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KU Giving Magazine

Fall 2024
Issue 39
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President's Note
By Daniel J. Martin

Features

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A Bountiful Season on the Prairie
Kelly Kindscher highlights career with new book on edible plants.
By Anne Tangeman
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Making Aquatics Accessible to All
Specially tailored swim lessons help children with autism dive into water safety and life skills.
By Emily Becker
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Music to Your Ears
From the Hill to the Bob Dylan Center, KU Music student Taylor Zickefoose’s fellowship is a songwriter’s dream come true.
By Michelle Strickland

Across KU

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Campus Happenings — Fall 2024
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Winter Family Provides Generous Gift For KU Gateway District Project

Departments

Every Gift Matters – Julie Cheslik and Paul. M. Black
History professorship gift reflects parents’ appreciation for liberal arts education.
Jayhawk Faithful – Sam Porritt
One wrong step changed Sam Porritt’s life. Now he’s working with The University of Kansas Health System to help change as many lives as possible.
KU Faculty Portrait - Joseph Hines II
Joseph Hines II, senior director of research operations at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, keeps his motivation at front and center.
Giving Snapshots – Fall 2024
Endowment Donors share their reason for giving.
Time And Place – Celebrating a Century of the KU School of Business
The KU School of Business marks its 100th anniversary, evolving from a modest program in 1924 into a thriving center for business education today.
KU Endowment 101 – Campaigns
Why are campaigns such a powerful fundraising tool?
KU Student Portrait - Naomi Franklin
Naomi Franklin’s passion for constitutional law guides her career ambitions.