KU tuition assistance participation sets record

The tuition assistance program has granted 159 awards to KU staff members this spring, surpassing the previous record of 157 awards made last spring. Awards were made to 55 people last summer, and the fall program included 155 participants.

The program is available to classified and unclassified staff with six months of full-time or part-time KU employment by the time classes begin. The program normally provides tuition for one class a semester and can cover up to a five-hour course.

Acceptance into the program is not automatic, and eligibility doesn’t guarantee admission into the university.

The tuition assistance application form is available on the Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Web page, www.ku.edu/~kuhr, by going to the tuition assistance link. For more information, contact Lynn George in Human Resources and Equal Opportunity at 864-7415 or lgeorge@ku.edu.

The application deadline for the 2005 summer semester is 5 p.m. Friday, April 8. Applications should be forwarded to the Tuition Assistance Committee, c/o Human Resources and Equal Opportunity, 103 Carruth-O’Leary Hall.

Recipients for the spring 2005 term are:

Mahboob Ahmed, information systems analyst, engineering administration; David Anderson, safety and security officer I, Spencer art museum; Ranjit Arab, program assistant, University Press of Kansas; Michele Arellano, program assistant, study abroad; Pat Argueta, accountant II, university registrar; Mike Auchard, carpenter senior, housing maintenance; Rebecca Bailey, program assistant, multicultural affairs; Nancy Baker, systems software program analyst I, information services-information technology; Tammie Benham, coordinator, Bureau of Child Research; Travis J. Berkley, information resource manager, information services-information technology; Saibal Bhattacharya, assistant scientist, Kansas Geological Survey; Michael Patrick Bidwell, administrative specialist, admissions & scholarships; Kurt Blythe, library assistant III, libraries; Mary Catherine Boatright, administrative officer, business administration; Linda Bonebrake, assistant to the dean, fine arts; Jayne Michelle Brandel, research assistant, Bureau of Child Research; Daniel Breci, continuing education instructor, Law Enforcement Training Center; David Burnham, program assistant, natural history museum & biodiversity center; Darcie Callahan, adviser, Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center; Teri Michelle Chambers, senior administrative assistant, economics; Dan Chapman, administrative assistant, academic resource center; Li Cheng, systems specialist, Center for Research on Learning; Shawn Chevreux, assistant director of marketing, athletics; Samantha Christy-Dangermond, adviser, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Rebecca Claassen, library assistant I, libraries; Carolyn Jean Clark, program associate, law library; Laurie Phillips-Crees, continuing education instructor, Law Enforcement Training Center; Kelsie Cropp, research assistant, division of biological sciences; Katherine Crowe, administrative specialist, admissions and scholarships; Chelsea Curry, research assistant, Bureau of Child Research; Soline d’Haussy, program assistant, libraries; Cynthia Davis, administrative specialist, Army ROTC; Yolanda Davis, administrative specialist, geology; Angela Marie Dittrich, assistant director, study abroad; Donna Duncan, grant specialist, vice provost for research; Patricia Lynn Dunsworth, administrative specialist, Law Enforcement Training Center; Vincent Edwards, program assistant, education administration; 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; Renee Frias, coordinator, study abroad; Traci Lynn Fullerton, information specialist I, information services-information technology; Charles Gabel, research technologist, mechanical engineering; Rebecca Joy Gillam, adviser, education administration; Gretchen Goodman-Jansen, research associate, Bureau of Child Research; Matthew Grafel, library assistant II, libraries; Olga Gusak, teacher, Center for Research on Learning; Randi Dawn Hacker, project coordinator, Center for East Asian Studies; Joan Rebekah Hahn, administrative officer, university registrar; Kevin Halgren, information systems supervisor, engineering administration; Laura Halstead, program assistant, business; Justine Hamilton, coordinator, study abroad; Karen Hammond, information technology consultant I, university registrar; Brian Allen Hanabury, administrative specialist, university registrar; Jessica Ann Haremza, program assistant, applied behavioral science; Richard Barnett Henderson, general maintenance repair technician senior, housing maintenance; Kevin Hickey, electrician senior, facilities operations electricians; Barbara Hicks, administrative specialist, Naval ROTC; Erica Hicks, assistant registrar, university registrar; Megan Jaton Hill, assistant director, admissions and scholarships; Elizabeth Hodges, administrative assistant, business administration; Robin Holladay, administrative specialist, English; Alex Hornbrook, administrative specialist, linguistics; Maud Humphrey, accounting specialist, history of art; Catherine Jarzemkoski, spirit squad coordinator, athletics; Patricia Jones, painter senior, facilities operations painters; Chris Keary, assistant director, public safety office; Robert Kinder, information specialist I, engineering administration; Pat Kuester, business manager, education administration; Ming Hsiang Kuo, program assistant, transportation center; Noelle Kurth, project coordinator, Center for Research on Learning; Kathy Lafferty, library assistant II, libraries; Yibonka Beri Lainjo, assistant director, admissions and scholarships; Jennifer Lange, marketing coordinator, athletics; Valerie Lee, systems software program analyst I, information services-information technology; Monica Rene Lemmons, coordinator, business; Tatiana Lindsi, research assistant, biochem research service lab; Fernando Llull, custodial specialist, facilities operations custodial services; Sara Rae Logan, research assistant, Higuchi Biosciences Center; Marilyn Sue Lorenz, assistant director, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Jessica Rose Ludlum, information specialist I, business administration; Susan MacNally, program assistant, vice provost for research; Tricia Ann Masenthin, accounting specialist, pharmaceutical chemistry; Daniel Matthews, systems specialist, law administration; Michael McCaffrey, safety and security officer I, Spencer art museum; André McCloyn-Fortune, assistant director of admissions, admissions and scholarships; Debra McCord, coordinator, social welfare; Sue McDaniel, administrative assistant, English; Alexis Michelle McKinley, coordinator, business; Neha Mehta, legal assistant, vice provost research; Stacy Mendez, assistant, education administration; Lynn Menke, coordinator, Bureau of Child Research; Claudia Mercado, associate director, admissions and scholarships; Robin Merritt, administrative specialist, study abroad; Kate Marie Meyer, assistant, Spencer art museum; Stephanie Miller, accountant I, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Virginia Ray Miller, senior administrative assistant, university registrar; Elizabeth Montgomery-Anderson, coordinator, business administration; Alice Moore, assistant director, admissions and scholarships; Hollyce Morris, accounting specialist, new student orientation; Andrew Moulton, senior administrative assistant, Russian and east European studies; Kristine Moyer, administrative officer, Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center; Maureen Elizabeth Mulally, painter senior, housing maintenance; Bridget Murphy, senior administrative specialist, student success-vice provost; David Darrell Nelson, II, programmer I, Center for Research on Learning; Hang Thi Nguyen, adviser, education administration; Santos Nunez, program director, multicultural affairs; Kathryn Orth, custodial specialist, student housing-Ekdahl dining commons; Pat Owens, administrative specialist, architecture administration and academic; Jayaprakash Pakalapati, programmer I, networking and telecommunication services; Margaret Patterson, research aide, Center for Research on Learning; Jessica Brungardt Pauls, assistant director of admissions, admissions and scholarships; Craig Cornell Pearman, administrative specialist, African/African American studies; David Pedersen, video board assistant director, athletics; Bernice Loretta Penix, senior administrative assistant, education administration; Reuben Perez, assistant dean, Center for Campus Life; Amanda Jane Peterson, assistant director, student financial aid; Lori Jo Phillips, administrative specialist, graduate school/international programs; Austin Porter, graphic designer, Spencer art museum; Katherine Pryor, associate director, theatre and film; Amy Quirin, senior administrative specialist, graduate school/international programs; Jason Davis Rath, administrative specialist, admissions and scholarships; Beth Ridenour, fiscal analyst, comptroller’s office; Angela Riffey, administrative assistant to associate athletic director/senior women’s administrator, athletics; John Rinnert, media production technician, instructional development and support; Daniel Rolf, manager/administrator, architecture administration and academic; Angela Kay Ruble, research assistant, Bureau of Child Research; Mike Rusche, library assistant II, libraries; Marysa Sacerdote, administrative assistant, international student and scholarship services; David Eric Scherrer, programmer I, Center for Research on Learning; Sarah Schmidt, research assistant, division of biological sciences; Jennifer Schmitendorf, administrative specialist, engineering administration; Ronald Schorr, microcomputer systems support technician III, mechanical engineering; Kristi Schultz, accountant I, business and financial planning; Walter Schwarz, systems specialist, Applied English Center; Rhonda Lee Sharp, senior administrative specialist, Writing Center; Jodi Simek, outreach coordinator, Russian and east European studies; Jessie Sloan, senior administrative assistant, history of art; Jeremy Staab, installation/service technician II, networking/telecommunications; Christopher Steadham, library assistant, law library; Debora Stewart, library assistant II, Kansas Geological Survey; Bobbi Studstill, senior administrative specialist, pharmacy practice; Kim Taylor, program assistant, natural history museum and biodiversity center; Jean Thoma, secretary, facilities and event management, athletics; Amanda Thomas, administrative specialist, engineering administration; Jeffrey Thomas, director of laboratories, electrical engineering and computer science; Gail Tiemann, program associate, special education; Margaret Townsend, research associate, Kansas Geological Survey; Susan Ann Transue, lab educational technician, division of biological sciences; Jodi Troup, coordinator, animal care unit; Teri Varuska, coordinator, applied behavioral science; Tammy Weatherholt, library assistant I, libraries; Susie Faye Whalen, administrative specialist, pharmacy; Renee Wiesner, assistant registrar, university registrar; Cathleen Lynn Wilkinson, accountant I, comptroller’s office; Renee Williams, project coordinator, academic programs for excellence; Howard Wills, assistant research professor, Bureau of Child Research; Nikki Lea Wolf, research assistant, Bureau of Child Research; Anastacia Ellen Wolfe, information specialist I, journalism; Katie Wulf, administrative assistant to women’s basketball, athletics.