Dinner to honor KU retirees

More than 40 faculty and unclassified members will end university careers
KU will honor retiring faculty and unclassified staff members with a dinner at 6 p.m. May 26 in the Kansas Union ballroom.

Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger will recognize the employees during the annual dinner.

Retirees and one guest will be guests of the chancellor. Cost for additional guests is $15. For reservations, send a check payable to KU to Bev Mater, Chancellor’s Office, 230 Strong Hall. Reservation deadline is May 19.

Honorees, their departments and years of service are:

John T. Alexander, history, 39; Lynn B. Anderson, Continuing Education, 22; Jess Andrews, Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute, 6; Robert E. Barnhill, KU Center for Research, 8; Pieter Berendsen, Kansas Geological Survey, 30; Sherry Ann Borgers, Psychology and Research in Education, 31; Henry W. Buck Jr., Watkins Student Health Service, 18; David Anthony Burress, Policy Research Institute, 19; John H. Bushman, teaching and leadership, 34; Susan B. Case, libraries, 25; Dennis M. Dailey, social welfare; 36; Cal W. Downs, communication studies, 38; Georgann H. Eglinski, law administration, 17; Susan E. Embretson, psychology, 30; Thomas Erb, teaching and leadership, 27; Benjamin S. Friesen, molecular biosciences, 45; Lee C. Gerhard, Kansas Geological Survey, 18; Jacob U. Gordon, African/African American Studies and life span studies, 34; David M. Griffin, architecture and urban design, 36; Shirley J. Harkess, sociology, 33; Gary L. Hawke, journalism, 11; Charles J. Himmelberg, mathematics, 46; Pam Houston, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 24; Rathe Karrer*, Bureau of Child Research, 12; George Kellas, psychology, 35; Carl E. Locke Jr., chemical and petroleum engineering, 19; John E. Mullens, public safety, 33; Jerome Niebaum, Information Services, 23; Andrea Norris, Spencer Art Museum, 16; Robert Rankin, linguistics, 36; Robert B. Sanders, molecular biosciences, 38; John G. Sayler; Printing Services, 28; Sidney Shapiro, law school, 28; Robert C. Spires, Spanish and Portuguese, 35; Haskell Springer, English, 36; Charles L. Stansifer, history, 42; Peter Thompson, art, 40; Tom Weiss, economics, 37; George Woodyard, Spanish and Portuguese, 39; Flora R. Wyatt, teaching and leadership, 37; Po-Lung Yu, business, 27.
*deceased