After 41 years of directing bands and teaching music at the University of Kansas School of Music, world-renowned musician and composer James Barnes will retire this spring.
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In his second-floor corner office in Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories at the University of Kansas, Professor Ron Borchardt gestures to file cabinets lining a wall.
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On a visit to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas, you would be hard pressed to find someone who did not know the work and impact of Sandy Mason.
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For more than a century, the University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks have added spirit and music to KU football games. Next fall, the 270-member marching band will return to Memorial Stadium with yet another crowd-pleaser in store — new uniforms in KU’s colors — crimson and blue.
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A $1 million gift from The Bernard Osher Foundation will strengthen an endowed fund that benefits the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a unit of Continuing Education at the University of Kansas.
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Keith and Laurie Tennant, of Vero Beach, Florida, have made a $1 million gift commitment to support research near and dear to their hearts.
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University of Kansas alumni who are partners and employees of BKD — one of the largest CPA firms in the nation — have contributed more than $300,000 toward construction of a new home for the KU School of Business. Construction began this spring, and the new building will open its doors for classes in fall 2016.
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A $58 million gift from the estate of late University of Kansas alumni Madison “Al” and Lila Self will provide direct support to benefit students. With their lifetime and estate gifts, the Selfs donated $106 million to KU, making them the most generous private donors to date in the history of the university.
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The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas has launched a student-run strategic communications agency, thanks to donors who have provided $400,000 in support to date.
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Pat Hysko honored her mother’s commitment to educate their Zimbabwe “family.” Since then, Hysko established a gift commitment to provide support
for international students at KU.
