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IN MEMORY

Barbara L. Long

Barbara L. Long, 80, died April 16. She worked for Continuing Education from 1979 to 1993. Survivors include two daughters and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Shriners Crippled Children, sent in care of the Eudora Chapel, 1003 John L. Williams Drive, Eudora, KS 66025.

Annie M. DePriest

Annie M. DePriest, 69, died April 21. DePriest was a baker and worked at the Department of Student Housing for 14 years. Survivors include three sons, a daughter, two brothers, a sister and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care House, sent in care of Barnett-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

Christy Bradford

Christy Bradford, 64, died April 24. She came to KU in 1999 as lecturer in the journalism school. She also was a mentor in KU's Multicultural Scholars Program. Before coming to KU, Bradford worked as the managing editor of the Detroit News, where she helped the paper win a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for beat reporting. She is survived by her husband, Ed Barton; a brother; and a sister.

NOTABLE ALUMS:

Pioneer nutritionist and 1903 KU graduate Elmer McCollum of Fort Scott initiated the system of naming vitamins with letters and isolated the growth-promoting factors now called vitamins A and B. But he was no pill popper. Rather, he was a fierce believer in nutrition through food, saying vitamins were no more "vital" than other nutrients. His home in Baltimore is a National Historic Landmark.