University of Kansas alumni and friends set a new milestone in generosity, donating more than $253.2 million for KU in fiscal 2014, which ended June 30. This record is 45 percent higher than last year’s total of $174.2 million.
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Whether conducting research to tackle life-threatening diseases or implementing innovative classroom techniques to inspire students, James Orr, Ph.D., and Russell Swerdlow, M.D., are proven standouts at the University of Kansas.
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Christina Hixson, of Las Vegas, Nev., created the Hixson Opportunity Awards, which provides 11 KU freshmen each year with $5,000 renewable scholarships.
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University of Kansas alumni Charles and Sharon Kimbell like their hawks, including not only KU Jayhawks, but also Hutchinson High School Salthawks.
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The family of University of Kansas alumnus Donald C. Slawson has made a $16 million lead gift for construction of a hall to be located in KU’s planned Earth, Energy and Environment Center.
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University of Kansas School of Law alumnus Art Piculell of Portland, Oregon, and his late wife, Dee, have made a $500,000 gift to establish a professorship honoring the late Professor Earl B. Shurtz, who taught at KU Law from 1955 to 1977.
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For the third year in a row, the University of Kansas has been nationally recognized for the effectiveness and professionalism of its fundraising programs.
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In 1950, the prestigious Solon Summerfield Scholarship paved the way for Frank Newby to enroll at the University of Kansas. Newby would go on to earn two chemistry degrees from KU — a bachelor’s in 1954 and a Ph.D. in 1964.
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At KU, Ansley Bender has found a school with a welcoming community that genuinely cares.
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Two former KU chancellors and their wives — Archie and Nancy Dykes of Leawood, Kansas, and Gene and Gretchen Budig of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, have jointly established a new teaching professorship in the School of Business.
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