60 get tuition assistance for summer 2005

The tuition assistance program has granted 60 awards for KU staff members this summer, allowing classified and unclassified staff with six months of full-time or part-time KU employment to attend classes at reduced cost. Awards were made to 55 people last summer.

The program normally covers tuition for one class per semester and can cover up to a five-hour course. Classes should be structured courses that meet on a scheduled basis with days and times published in the Timetable of Classes.
Accelerated programs and independent study courses are not part of the tuition assistance program, nor are seminars and conferences that are part of professional development.

Participants are encouraged to take classes at KU, but exceptions can be granted for programs not offered at the university. Vocational classes also may be covered through the program. Faculty, faculty equivalents including academic staff, and those on student appointments are not eligible.
Acceptance into the program is not automatic, and eligibility does not guarantee admission into the university.

For more information visit the Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Web site, www.hreo.ku.edu/index.shtml and click the tuition assistance link, or contact Lynn George at 864-7415 or lgeorge@ku.edu. The application deadline for the fall semester was July 15.

Recipients for the summer 2005 term:
David W. Anderson, safety and security officer I, Spencer art museum; Tammie Benham, coordinator, bureau of child research; Travis J. Berkley, information resource manager, information services-information technology; Kurt Blythe, library assistant III, libraries; Trudy Bowen, public service administrator I, admissions and scholarships; Daniel Chapman, administrative assistant, academic resource center; Shawn Chevreux, assistant director of marketing, athletics; Radha Chigurupati, research assistant, Higuchi biosciences center; Samantha Christy-Dangermond, adviser, college of liberal arts and sciences; Rebecca N. Claassen, library assistant I, libraries; Carolyn Jean Clark, program associate, law library; Katherine M. Crowe, administrative specialist, admissions and scholarships; Chelsea R. Curry, research assistant, bureau of child research; Margretta de Vries, administrative specialist, parking services;

Sonia Farmer, senior administrative assistant, Spanish and Portuguese; Karen Esther Feltner, administrative officer, housing office administration; Lisa Flaig, public services administrator II, admissions and scholarships; Jessica Angela Garcia, adviser, education administration; Allison Gile, interpreter, academic achievement and access center-disability resources; Jennifer Lynn Green, program specialist I, student financial aid; Olga V. Gusak, teacher, center for research on learning; Karen J. Hammond, information technology consultant I, university registrar; Barbara Hicks, administrative specialist, Naval ROTC; Erica D. Hicks, assistant registrar, university registrar; Megan Jaton Hill, assistant director, admissions and scholarships; Elizabeth L. Hodges, administrative assistant, business administration; Robin A. Holladay, administrative specialist, English; Megan L. Holroyd, senior administrative assistant, business administration; Alex Hornbrook, administrative specialist, linguistics; Maud Humphrey, accounting specialist, history of art; Jane Njeri Irungu, coordinator, graduate school/international programs;

Catherine L. Jarzemkoski, spirit squad coordinator, athletics; Katharine F. Keating, video production specialist, athletics; Pat Kuester, business manager, education administration; Ming Hsiang Kuo, program assistant, transportation center; Jennifer Lange, marketing coordinator, athletics; Valerie Lee, systems software program analyst I, information services-information technology; Michael Paul Lemon, adviser, education administration; Jessica Rose Ludlum, information specialist I, business administration; Tricia Ann Masenthin, accounting specialist, pharmaceutical chemistry; Robin Merritt, administrative specialist, study abroad; Elizabeth Montgomery-Anderson, coordinator, business administration; Bridget Murphy, senior administrative specialist, student success-vice provost; Santos C. Nunez, program director, multicultural affairs;

Craig Cornell Pearman, administrative specialist, African/African American studies; David J. Pedersen, video board assistant director, athletics; Austin L. Porter, graphic designer, Spencer art museum; Dawnelle Sue Prince, coordinator, engineering administration; Amy D. Quirin, senior administrative specialist, graduate school/international programs; Angela Riffey, administrative assistant to associate athletic director/senior women's administrator, athletics; David Eric Scherrer, programmer I, center for research on learning; Sarah Jane Scholle, administrative specialist, admissions and scholarships; Rhonda Lee Sharp, program assistant, libraries; Jessie M. Sloan, senior administrative assistant, history of art; Jean Wu Stribling, research assistant, center for research on learning; Bobbi Studstill, senior administrative specialist, pharmacy practice; Jean Thoma, secretary, facilities and event management, athletics; Tammy Weatherholt, library assistant I, libraries; Renee Williams, project coordinator, academic programs for excellence; Nikki Lea Wolf, research assistant, bureau of child research.