News Categories: Giving Stories

Love for KU spans generations, spurs faithful support

Why do we consistently give to KU? The answer to the question spans many years, first going back to my dad’s (Robert Lawrence Piper, KU class of 1927) high school years. And I know this because he wrote in his memoirs

Scholarship honors couple’s dedication to KU and to their community

The family of Phil and Helen Everley wanted to recognize the couple’s love of education and service to their community of Eudora, Kan.

Chancellors Club Teaching Professor expands reach through blog

Amy Devitt, professor of English, has taught writing, rhetoric and English language studies at the University of Kansas for over 30 years.

Scholarship opportunities spark student’s passion for teaching

Aaron Carrillo, a junior majoring in human biology and specializing in pre-medicine, maintains an optimistic outlook on life.

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.

Don 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.

Gift 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.

Professor’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.

Following 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.

Donors 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.