Five candidates decline Lawrence school superintendent post
Junction City educator Max Heim plans to leave his district for a tenured Kansas University education job and not apply for Lawrence's vacant superintendent post. Others including Bill Wilson Brad Tate Salina's Andy Tompkins and KU professor George Crawford say they are not candidates, citing early timing and respect for the ongoing selection process. Crawford notes many qualified applicants will compete once the wake over Neuenswander's resignation ends.
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Max Heim
Lawrence
Dan Neuenswander
Heim
Kansas University
School of Education
Neuenswander
Bill Wilson
Wilson
Lawrence High School
Brad Tate
Salina
Andy Tompkins
Tompkins
George Crawford
Crawford
High level hirings await Douglas County acting administrator
Pam Madl named acting county administrator effective March 5 and plans to hire a successor to Chris McKenzie, who resigned January 31 to lead the League of Kansas Municipalities. Madl will also oversee selection for a regional juvenile detention center while screening 75 applicant resumes.
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Douglas County
Pam Madl
County Commission
Madl
Chris McKenzie
League of Kansas Municipalities
McKenzie
Madi
David Doemland
Pam Madi
Kansans to head KU alumni board
William Hougland of Wichita will chair the Kansas University Alumni Association board, with John Stauffer of Topeka serving as executive vice chairman. The pair will begin their one year terms July 1 under a policy shift from president and execeutive vice president to chairman and executive vice chairman. Hougland, KU 1952, led Koch Oil for 28 years and has prior board experience. Stauffer KU 1949, heads Stauffer Communications and was on the board 1978–1983.
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Kansas University Alumni Association
KUAA
William Hougland
Wichita
Hougland
Association
Chancellor's Club
Williams Fund
John Stauffer
Stauffer Communications Inc
Topeka
Stauffer
Lawrence board weighs superintendent search process
The Lawrence school board debates its selection method for a new superintendent after Dan Neuenswander announced his July departure for Pittsburg. Former member Mary Lou Wright recalled 1984 steps where KU faculty assisted with screening while board members and a community group handled interviews and references. The board aims to set a March 20 application deadline and a April 17 target for a new leader, with a meeting at the district Service Center to discuss qualifications and form.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Mary Lou Wright
Dan Neuenswander
Pittsburg
MS. Wright
Ku’s School of Education
Clinton Pkwy
North Lawrence residents react to downtown plan
North Lawrence Improvement Association president Bob Moody reported residents favored cleaning and developing the North Second Street corridor while opposing downtown access proposals that might raise traffic over the Kansas River bridge. The Chamber task force urges Eastern Parkway completion and landscaping to improve the downtown entrance.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
North Second Street
Bob Moody
Moody
Lawrence
Lawrence Inc
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