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She built an online community while battling cancer. Now her parents are echoing her spirit by supporting tomorrow’s storytellers.

Sherwood and Marlene Zellermayer of Evanston, Illinois, establish scholarship fund at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications in honor of their late daughter and KU graduate, Jessica.

$8 million gift establishes KU’s first named deanship, two professorships, in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

David Pittaway has built a storied career in private equity since graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in History in 1972. As a sixth-generation Kansan, he is honoring his family’s legacy and making history of his own with the first named deanship at KU.

Blending sound and circuitry

Richard Wheeler was ahead of the curve. By the time he reached high school, he had already discovered the combination of passions that would shape the rest of his life and inspire him to make a blended gift — which includes a current gift and a gift through his estate plan — to support KU students who share those passions.

Built on tradition

Jayhawks are shaping the future of campus through world-class design — and paving the way for generations of KU architects

Brian and Beth Ellyn McClendon make $4 million gift to KU Engineering to boost recruitment and retention

The University of Kansas has always meant “home” to Brian McClendon. Now he and his wife, Beth Ellyn, have made a $4 million gift to his alma mater to support professorships and a program that helps ensure collegiate preparedness and success for aspiring Jayhawk engineers.

Penny family’s generosity helps restore Potter Lake’s beauty

The University of Kansas community gathered Sept. 26 to commemorate the renovation of Potter Lake’s natural beauty. University leaders spoke in praise of the renewed site, and students tested the water with a cardboard-boat competition.

‘True giving is not measured by wealth’: Richard Paegelow’s legacy of generosity at KU   

When he was studying Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas in the late 1960s, Richard Paegelow embarked on a one-year study abroad trip to Costa Rica. This transformational trip inspired him to later give back to the Costa Rica study abroad program, among many others, so more students could gain invaluable cultural experiences as he had.