- For the third year, new and returning KU students will benefit
from Coca-Cola Merit scholarships.
The scholarships are awarded to children of KU faculty and staff.
All incoming freshmen receive $1,000 awards. Returning KU students
receive checks for $1,000, $750, $500 or $250, depending on their
grade-point averages.
To be eligible, students must have a minimum composite ACT score
of 24 and a 2.5 grade-point average, or an ACT score of 21 and
a 3.0 grade-point average. Other requirements include status
as a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in at least 12
credit hours. For a student to be eligible, at least one parent
must be a full-time staff member - classified, unclassified or
faculty.
This year's 169 recipients and their faculty/staff parent(s)
are listed below:
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- INCOMING FRESHMEN
Toluwalase Ajayi, Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, associate professor
of women's studies and theater and film; Lauren Barbe, Cheri
Parsons, admissions and scholarships; Cynthia Belcher, Priscilla
Belcher, office assistant III, student health services; Jessica
Bird, Michelle Bird, office manager, linguistics; Mildred Boone-Salazar,
Andrew Townsend Peterson, associate professor of biological sciences;
Brittany Bublitz, Bruce Bublitz, associate professor of business;
Patrick Cady, Suzy Shupe, clinical assistant professor, nursing;
Michelle Chappell, Mary Ann Chappell, director of recreation
services; Michael Coggins, George Coggins, professor of law;
Amy Dick, Steve Dick, photographer, university relations; Sangeetha
Dileepan, K.N. Dileepan, associate professor, allergy division,
KUMC; Farima Farokhi, Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering;
Christopher Farris, Bill Farris, network services and operations;
Laura Gagnon, Glennon F. Gagnon, senior systems analyst/programmer,
Kansas Geological Survey; Andrea Glatz, Jay Glatz, food services
manager, Kansas and Burge unions; Rajesh Gogineni, Sivaprasad
Gogineni, distinguished professor of electrical engineering and
computer science; Kuroki Gonzalzles, Leatrice Smith-Gonzalzles,
secretary II, KANU-FM; Casey Green, Patricia Green, medical staff
professional, student health services; Evan Grosshans, Kip Grosshans,
associate director, student housing; Bradley Gusick, Michael
J. Gusick, electronics technician, chemistry; Julia Hardin, Richard
Hardin, chair, English;
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- Trisha Hastings, Robert Christensen, graphic designer II,
Life Span Institute-Parsons; Sommer Heiserman, Lynn Heiserman,
executive secretary, fine arts; Kimberly Herrman, Beverly Herrman,
custodial supervisor I, facilities operations; Dennis Hilding,
Jerel Hilding, associate professor of music and dance; Fiona
Hunter, Rachel Hunter, music director, KANU-FM; Jacob Imber,
Michael Imber, professor of teaching and leadership; Leanna Jenkins,
Loretta Jenkins, research assistant, neurology, KUMC; Jarrett
Johnson, Michael L. Johnson, professor of English; Lucas Johnson,
J. Kelly Johnson, instructor of molecular biosciences, and Theresa
Knoll Johnson, constituent development, Endowment Association;
Himeezembi Kamatuka, Ngondi Kamatuka, director of grants, education
administration; Jared Karten, Mary Karten, accountant I, human
resources; Arsen Kharatyan, Elza Kharatyan, research assistant,
anatomy and cell biology, KUMC; Elizabeth Lee, Steven Lee, associate
professor of psychology and research in education; Sarah Markham,
Paul Leon Markham, associate professor of teaching and leadership;
Amanda Martin, Mike Martin, technologist II, clinical laboratories,
KUMC; Melanie Matzeder, John Matzeder, employment/compensation
manager, human resources, KUMC; Ethan McDonald, Thomas McDonald,
professor of social welfare, and Alice Lieberman, associate professor
of social welfare; Bryce McMichael, Scott McMichael, director,
athletics corporation; Cora Mitchell, Paul Schumaker, professor
and chairman of political science; Jamie Mitchell, Kim Mitchell,
assistant professor, Higuchi Biosciences Center; John Ott, Greg
and Genna Hurd, research assistant, Policy Research Institute,
and the late Michael E. Ott, professor of art;
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- Michael Padget, Steve Padget, associate professor of architecture
and urban design; Thomas Peterson, Jim Peterson, technical director,
University Theatre; Joseph Ralston, John Ralston, professor of
physics and astronomy; Natalie Ralston, James Ralston, professor
emeritus of music and dance; Robert Ramp, Eugene A. Ramp, research
associate, Life Span Institute, and Kathryn A. Kirigin, associate
professor of human development and family life; Jessica Rodriguez,
Fred Rodriguez, director, Center for Teaching Excellence; Catarina
Rozman, Karl Rozman, professor of pharmacology, toxicology and
therapeutics, KUMC; Ella Seibel, Charles Seibel, associate director,
Applied English Center; Yi Tang, Daonian Liu, educational support
technologist, information resources, KUMC; Elizabeth Trotta,
Cheryl Trotta, secretary II, surgery, KUMC; Loyola Ukpokodu,
Peter Ukpokodu, African-American studies; Mason Umholtz, Mark
D. Umholtz, carpenter II, architecture and urban design; Jessica
Vanek, Jama E. King, office specialist, card center; Stephanie
Wakefield, Susan Wakefield, program assistant, Higuchi Biosciences
Center; Mathew Wehner, Beth Wehner, accountant II, printing services;
Christopher Wheatley, Katherine Pryor, associate director, University
Theatre; Paul Whittemore, Andrea Whittemore, English lecturer,
and Don Whittemore, senior scientist, Kansas Geological Survey;
Nicholas Williamson, Stephen Williamson, professor of clinical
oncology, KUMC; Sihao Xia, Jianghai Xia, assistant scientist,
Kansas Geological Survey; Michael Yimer, Bedru Yimer, professor
of mechanical engineering; Adam Younger, Susan Younger, art director,
Alumni Association.
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- CONTINUING STUDENTS
Femi Adeyanju, Toyin Adeyanju and Yemi Adeyanju, Matthew Adeyanju,
associate professor of health, sport and exercise science; Eniola
Ajayi and Temidayo Ajayi, Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, associate
professor of women's studies and theater and film; Jessica Anderson,
Nathan M. Anderson, nurse, KUMC; Toni Argueta, Pat Argueta, accountant
I, university registrar; Daniel Atwater, Jane Atwater, research
assistant professor, Life Span Institute; Vicente Avila III,
Vicente Avila Jr., director of facilities management, KUMC-Wichita;
Ann Basow, Robert Basow, associate professor of journalism; Amy
Bettis, Linda Orr, executive secretary, chancellor's office;
Jennifer Blackwell, Karen Blackwell, senior coordinator, Alzheimer's
Disease Center, KUMC; Michael Blue, William Blue, professor of
Spanish and Portuguese; Elizabeth Boldridge, Florence Boldridge,
director of diversity program, engineering; Kelly Borchardt,
Ronald Borchardt, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry; Tracy
Chiles, Linda Chiles, university technologist II, KU Hospital
clinical laboratories; Julie Chonko, Arnold Chonko, professor
of nephrology, KUMC; Alex Clifford, Norman Clifford, associate
scientist, Policy Research Institute; Samuel Constance, Dennis
Constance, custodial crew leader, student housing; Kevin Conway,
Billie N. Conway, library assistant, Watson Library; Stephen
Cook, Eddy Jones, custodial specialist, facilities operations;
Katherine Crowe, William Crowe, Spencer librarian; Jennifer Curtis,
Pam Curtis, office specialist, continuing education; Erin Daniels,
Carol A. Daniels, office assistant III, business administration;
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- Jessica Dunn, Winnie Dunn, professor of allied health, KUMC;
Brett Elliott, Gera Elliott, office specialist, architecture
and urban design; Fadil Elmansour, Fatima Harrak, assistant professor
of religious studies; Emily Faurot, David Faurot, associate professor
of economics, and Deborah Faurot, director of laboratories, molecular
biology; Thomas Fawcett, Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, associate
provost, and Steve Fawcett, professor of human development and
family life; Johnny Ferraro, John Ferraro, professor and chairman
of hearing and speech, KUMC; Derek Fincham, Jack Fincham, pharmacy
dean; Jason Fleischauer, Shirl Fleischauer, accounting utility
clerk, Endowment Association; Kelly Fletcher, Katherine A. Fletcher,
clinical assistant professor of nursing, KUMC; Stephen Floor,
Erik Floor, associate professor of molecular biosciences; Lyman
Fox, Michael H. Fox, assistant professor of health policy and
management; Lorelei Garcia, Donna Garcia, accounting specialist,
pharmaceutical chemistry; Katherine Glatz, Jay Glatz, food services
manager, Kansas and Burge unions; David Gnojek, Vince Gnojek,
professor of music and dance; Joy Grisafe, David Grisafe, associate
scientist, Kansas Geological Survey; Anna Gronbeck-Tedesco, Susan
Gronbeck-Tedesco, assistant to the provost; Jan Grzymala-Busse,
Jerzy Grzymala-Busse, professor of electrical engineering and
computer science; Kristina Hadl, Sandra Hadl, registered nurse
II, student health services; Jacob Hecker, Edwin Hecker Jr.,
professor of law; Amber Heiserman, Lynn Heiserman, executive
secretary; fine arts;
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- Danica Hildenbrand, Wendy C. Hildenbrand, teaching associate,
occupational therapy education; Melissa Hinton, H. Scott Hinton,
chairman of electrical engineering and computer science; Sara
Holmberg, Mark Holmberg, associate professor of music and dance;
Matthew Jansen, Kathy Jansen, procurement officer I, office supply;
Thomas Johnson, Dan Johnson, senior administrative assistant
to the general counsel, and Jeannette Johnson, assistant to the
provost; Nicholas Kallail, Ken Kallail, associate professor of
family and community medicine; Jessica Katich and Lisa Katich,
John Katich, associate professor of journalism, and Laura Katich,
athletics; Kristen Kautsch, Mike Kautsch, professor of law; Margaret
Keel, William D. Keel, professor of Germanic languages and literature;
Sara Keidel, Sabrina Keidel, office assistant IV, journalism;
Isa Kretschmer, Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, director, Freshman/Sophomore
Advising Center; Sarah Kurien, Susan Kurien, assistant director
of dietetics and nutrition; Matthew Lewis, Carolyn Chinn Lewis,
assistant to the director, Spencer Museum of Art; Russell Lowe,
Wanda Lowe, office specialist, human development and family life;
Jose Espinosa Machado, Maritza Machado-Williams, project director,
supportive educational services; Joshua Mahlios, Marc Mahlios,
chairman of teaching and leadership;
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- Daniel Menke, Barbara Menke, office specialist, education
administration; Jane Miao, Desui Miao, collection manager, Natural
History Museum; Michelle Miles, Nancy Miles, KU Card administrator;
Rachael Miller, Barbara R. Miller, accountant I, Life Span Institute;
Sarah Miller, Betty Jo Miller, accounting specialist, political
science; Charles Morales II, D. Dorothy Coker, office assistant
III, English Laura Neeley, James Neeley, librarian III, and Kathleen
Neeley, librarian II; Oliver Newton, Barry Newton, professor
of architecture and urban design; David Oxandale, Molly Mulloy,
administrative assistant, university governance; Tara Pagano,
Ron Ash, professor of business; Henry Paustian, Alisa Branham,
assistant to the dean, education administration; Magan Pearson,
Joyce A. McCray Pearson, director, law library; Margaret Perkins-McGuinness,
Mary McGuinness, assistant director, Applied English Center;
Gwendolyn Perney, Claudia Perney, benefits manager, human resources;
Michelle Petersen, Barbara Petersen, director of administration
and budget, continuing education; Lindsey Porter, Meredith Porter,
assistant to the vice chancellor, Center for Research; Meghan
Ralston, James Ralston, professor emeritus of music and dance;
Edward Rholes, Julia Rholes, assistant dean of libraries; Sarah
Rickel, Rita M. Rickel, office assistant IV, SE Kansas Distance
Education Program; Nathan Rodriguez, Fred Rodriguez, director,
Center for Teaching Excellence; Shauna Rooney, Gail Rooney, director,
Career and Employment Services;
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- Gabriella and Marissa Rozman, Karl Rozman, professor of pharmacology,
toxicology and therapeutics, KUMC; Emily Schulte, Rebecca Schulte,
assistant curator, libraries; Sarah Shannon, Lisa Shannon, developer
analyst, Computing Services; Edward Small, Edward S. Small, professor
of theatre and film; Cinnamon Smith and Jasmin Smith, Shad Smith,
clinical assistant professor of general and geriatric medicine,
KUMC; Andreas Sophocleous, Marios Sophocleous, senior scientist,
Kansas Geological Survey; Emily Southard, Marylee Southard, associate
professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; Ian Spiridigliozzi,
Erin Spiridigliozzi, assistant dean, College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences; Anne Stephens, John Stephens, professor of music
and dance; Janet Strauss, Eric Strauss, professor of architecture
and urban design; Brian Tarnow, Karen Tarnow, clinical assistant
professor of nursing, KUMC; Juan Toledo, Alejandro Toledo, plumber
II, facilities operations; Michael Turvey and Paul Turvey, Robert
Turvey, associate registrar; Lysette Van Pelt, Ola Faucher, director
of human resources; Lauren Vanek, Jama King, office specialist,
card center; Sabra Volek, Thomas Volek, associate professor of
journalism; Beth Wegner, Jane R. Wegner, director, Schiefelbush
Clinic; Donika Wiley, Linda J. B. Wiley, secretary II, molecular
biosciences; Carmen Winters, Rose Winters, application program
manager, academic computing; Richard Zerwekh, Robert Zerwekh,
director, engineering management program.
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