Wheat State Whirlwind Tour 2000:   Oh, the places you'll go; the Kansans you'll meet       A busload of KU faculty, many of them new to the state, take off for five days of meeting, greeting, learning, and networking.

University Relations Photo - David McKinney Don Steeples, distinguished professor of applied geophysics, gathers with faculty in a wheatfield on his family farmstead near Palco northwest of Hays for a short course on producing wheat. Later this month, Steeples will return to Palco to help his brother harvest the crop.