The Advancement Board for the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital will host Brackfest 2013 on Monday, March 18, at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Mo.
Continue readingKU Law alumni and Shook, Hardy & Bacon set $1 million goal for Advocacy Center
University of Kansas alumni employed by Shook, Hardy & Bacon have reached $880,000 in gifts and pledges for the KU Law School’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy.
Continue readingDana and Sue Anderson make $1.4 million gift for new KU School of Business building
Dana and Sue Anderson, of Los Angeles, have made a $1.4 million gift toward construction of new School of Business building at the University of Kansas. This brings contributions by KU alumni and friends for the new building to more than $33 million.
Continue reading$1.2 million estate gift from longtime Lawrence residents will benefit KU
A $1.2 million gift of farmland and cash from the estate of John M. and Frances R.B. Peterson will benefit University of Kansas students and faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Music and the Department of Dance.
Continue readingChicago couple make $1 million gift toward new KU School of Business building
Roger and Julie Davis, of Chicago, have made a $1 million gift toward construction of new School of Business building at the University of Kansas. This brings contributions by KU alumni and friends for the new building to more than $33 million.
Continue readingFundraising council to generate support for Midwest Cancer Alliance
Community leaders across Kansas have joined in the fight against cancer. They are volunteer members of the newly formed Midwest Cancer Alliance Funding Partners, which will hold its first meeting February 11 in Hays.
Continue readingUniversity mourns death of philanthropist Adele Hall
Leaders of the University of Kansas are mourning the death of Adele Hall, a Mission Hills, Kan., philanthropist and civic leader. She was vacationing with her husband, Don Hall, in Hawaii on Saturday, when she died unexpectedly at the age of 81. Memorial services are pending.
Continue readingKU alumnus provides gift for lasting scholarship hall support
At the University of Kansas, traditions come in all shapes and sizes, one of which is the scholarship hall system.
Continue readingRiss family makes $1 million gift toward new building for KU School of Business
The family of the late Robert B. Riss has made a $1 million gift toward construction of a new School of Business building at the University of Kansas. This brings contributions by KU alumni and friends for the new building to more than $33 million.
Continue readingJournalist’s $50,000 gift creates scholarship for KU journalism doctoral students
After a career in journalism that has spanned more than 60 years to date, University of Kansas alumnus Bob Sigman has given $50,000 to create an endowed scholarship for the new Ph.D. program in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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