From 1996 through 2011, nearly 300 University of Kansas professors received William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence.
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San Francisco couple give $1 million to KU School of Law
Proud of Jayhawk ties that span generations, University of Kansas alumni couple Lydia Beebe and Chuck Doyle, of San Francisco, have made a $1 million gift to KU Endowment for the KU School of Law.
Continue reading$107 million in private gifts contributed to cancer center goal
They came from modest donors in rural Kansas, and from prominent civic leaders in Kansas and Missouri. Large and small, their gifts shared the common vision of bringing an NCI-designated cancer center to the region.
Continue readingKU mechanical engineering receives $20,000 gift
Grundfos, a global pump manufacturer that strives for environmental sustainability, has made a $20,000 gift for the University of Kansas School of Engineering’s mechanical engineering program.
Continue readingGift from Mexican government supports Latino healthcare in underserved Kansas communities
A $31,000 gift from the government of Mexico for the University of Kansas Medical Center addresses health disparities of Latinos in the Kansas City area and in southwest Kansas.
Continue reading$1 million gift establishes physiology chair at KU Medical Center
An educational opportunity at the University of Kansas Medical Center made such a positive influence on his late daughter’s life that Jim Osborn, of Honolulu, has given $1 million to create the Kathleen M. Osborn Chair in Molecular and Integrative Physiology in her memory.
Continue reading$1.7 million estate gift establishes scholarship for KU students studying in Germany
A $1.7 million estate gift from two late Topeka psychiatrists has established a study abroad scholarship for University of Kansas students to study in Germany.
Continue reading$50,000 gift commitment will create scholarship for KU’s School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas alumnus Roger Werholtz and his wife, Shirley, have made a $50,000 gift commitment to benefit KU’s School of Social Welfare.
Continue reading$1.25 million gift creates neuroscience fellowships at KU Medical Center
A $1.25 million gift to KU Endowment has created the Mabel A. Woodyard Fellowships in Neurodegenerative Disorders at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Continue readingDonors commit $612 million toward $1.2 billion goal for Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas
Building on four years of record private giving, KU Endowment has publicly launched Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas, a $1.2 billion fundraising campaign to support the aspirations of the University of Kansas and The University of Kansas Hospital.
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