Aaron Carrillo, a junior majoring in human biology and specializing in pre-medicine, maintains an optimistic outlook on life.
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Estate plans to benefit disabled students at KU
On a winter morning, you’re likely to find The Rev. Brinton W. “Pete” Woodward Jr. maple sugaring at his home on Squam Lake in Holderness, New Hampshire.
Continue readingDon Green’s legacy lives on
After nearly 50 years in the classroom, Don Green has officially retired, but his positive influence in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering will continue — the Don Green Faculty Fellowship will see to that.
Continue readingGift creates professorship, curatorship at KU, Biodiversity Institute
A gift from Edith L. Taylor and the late Thomas N. Taylor, both University of Kansas professors and paleobotanists, will create a joint professorship and curatorship in the department of ecology & evolutionary biology and the Biodiversity Institute at KU.
Continue readingProfessor’s phone call provided pivotal moment for KU student
As a junior at the University of Kansas, an unexpected phone call from a professor put Bill Plybon back on track to major in accounting.
Continue readingFollowing support for scholarships, Cochran makes gift for new business building
University of Kansas alumnus Norm Cochran has made a $100,000 gift toward a new building for the KU School of Business.
Continue readingDonors score a victory for Jayhawk collection
When James J. Ascher Sr., and his wife, Mary Ellen, learned that a popular collection of Jayhawks that had been displayed at the Kansas Union was about to be sold in online auctions, the Overland Park, Kan., couple took swift action, making a $130,000 gift to keep the mythical birds at the University of Kansas.
Continue readingGift creates art scholarships and increases music, architecture scholarship funds at KU
A significant planned estate gift commitment from University of Kansas alumnus John Eyler establishes new scholarships in visual art and art history at KU, and also increases the architecture and music scholarships that he established in 2013.
Continue readingPediatric neurology lectureship to add to educational experience at KU Med
“A lifetime of experience is worth sharing.”
Continue readingCharitable gift annuities provide reliable returns
Several years ago, Richard Paegelow, Glendale, Calif., was helping his mother, Vivian, with her finances, seeking stable income to meet her needs.
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