Stitt Robinson Memorialized by Kansas University Colleague
Calder Pickett recalls Stitt Robinson a superior teacher and friend from Lawrence, a WWII veteran and North Carolina native who taught at the University of Kansas. He highlights Robinsons efficiency, teaching style, and roles in local historical societies, noting lifelong friendship and mutual retirements in 1988.
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Stitt Robinson
St.Kansas University
University of Minnesota
Stitt
Lawrence
Anschutz
North Carolina
Charlotte
Davidson
Presbyterian
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Virginia
Virginia
Jim Seaven
North America
Columbus
America
Europe
George Patton
Department of All-Stars
Amby Saricks
Ozzie Backus
Reese Saricks
George Anderson
Ambrose
Oswald
Titt
Philip Freneau
Robinsons
Connie
Kathy
Robinson
Walter
Westerners Club
Historical Societies
State of Kansas
Architect Wiechert Retires After Shaping KU's Campus
Allen Wiechert, 56, retires as University Architect after overseeing design and renovation of more than 146 Kansas University buildings and projects totaling about half a billion dollars. His work spans KU campuses and affiliated centers, earning him a reputation as a campus institution. He plans private design work and stays in Lawrence with his wife Sandra and three grown children.
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Kansas University
Malott
Kansas Union
Allen Wiechert
del Shankel
Allen
Wiechert
Kansas State University
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
KU School of Medicine
Wichita
Regents Center
Overland Park
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
Hutchinson
Stouffer Place
Independence
Sandra
Lawrence Public Library
Trinity Episcopal Church
Salvation Army
Kansas School of Religion
Lawrence
Lawrence, ~ Campus
Dynamo volunteer keeps thrift store flows in Douglas County
Maxine Hougland volunteers at the Social Service League thrift store and First Southern Baptist Church in Douglas County. She manages donations and deliveries every Thursday for five years and aids the kitchen committee quarterly at a Lawrence interdenominational nutrition site. The 70 year old worker is praised as a real dynamo and longtime community helper.
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Maxine Hougland
Social Service League
A.L
First Southern Baptist Church
Naismith
Douglas County
Hoagland
Walsh
Hougland
Lawrence
Roger Hill Volunteer Center seeks volunteers for July 22 events
The Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a United Way service in Douglas County, requests volunteers for a July 22 picnic for children with special needs from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. Other tasks include gardening at an agency for older adults and visiting residents at a retirement and health café. Teens sought for daytime shifts and preschool child care on the first Monday each month 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Two volunteers needed for the latter. Call 865 5030 to learn more or get involved.
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Roger Hill
United Way
Douglas County
Allen Wiechert Admiration and Dreams Across Careers
Allen Wiechert cites influence from many people including his father Norman scouts and teachers He recalls his wife and the Washington National Cathedral completion and consecration in 1990 as deeply impressionable He muses about being a baseball player or a Boy Scout leader and mentions a favorite book about Wright and photographer-architect Nova Writ Nt.
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Washington National Cathedral
Ant
The
Boy? Scouts of Armerica
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Journal-World
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Earl Richardson
Journal-Wentty
Lied
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Paore
Norman
Emapl
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