Regents approve raises for university leaders
The Legislature approved an eight percent raise for state corrections officers and Highway Patrol troopers and an average two percent pay rise for college faculty. Regents set pay for top university leaders including Jon Wefald at 208,820 and Don Beggs at 183,652, while keeping Clay Blair as chair and Jack Wempe as vice chair. Plans to rename Wilcox to president and CEO may be discussed next month.
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Bill Graves
Highway Patrol
Regents
Hemenny
Kansas
Frid Kerr
Pratt
Hemenway
Jon Wefald
Kansas State
Don Beggs
Wichita State
Ed Hammond
Fort Hays State
Kay Shallenkamp
Emporia State
Tom Bryant
Pittsburg State
Wilcox
Clay Blair
Mission Hills
Jack Wempe
Little River
Kansas Higher Education System
Lawrence dental gap clinic to rely on grants and volunteers
The Douglas County Dental Coalition plans a Lawrence clinic with volunteer hygienists and dentist staff. Patient payments will slide on eligibility, with grants funding salaries. It has received 46 000 and 12 000 grants from Rice Foundation and Kansas Health Foundation respectively, and built from Health Care Access ties. The effort labels dental care as a social justice issue amid many minimum wage jobs.
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Hygiensts
Lawrence
Rice Foundation
Kansas Health Foundation
Uglas County Dental Coalition
Afte
Douglas County
Kamas Health Foundation
Dental Coalition
Heartland Community Church
Mayer
Donita'Bouton
John Hay
Coalition
Health Care Access
Nikki Rhea
Topeka
Emporia
Kansas City
Elliott
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
Weseman Expected to Receive Three Year Contract
Lawrence school board plans to offer Randy Weseman a three year contract with a near five percent raise. The former 25 year district employee would move from a 118000 annual salary to about 123900 under the plan. Terms to be released after Monday’s meeting.
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Lawrence
Randy Weseman
Weseman
District reads seek fixes for uneven reading progress
Austin Turney closes term as board president as the board weighs solutions to district reading gaps. Young notes the Soar to Succeed program was uneven in elementary schools with four to twelve weeks of use. Salkind stresses including Lawrence schools’ achievements. New York School highlights strong second grade reading results amid turnover and overall district shortfalls.]]
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Austin Turney
Young
New York School
New York
Kennedy School
Jack Davidson
Joan M. Blackwell Depoorter
Port Byron
Iowa
Eric Depoorter
Tipton
Arthur Depoorter
East Moline
Denise Michaels
New Windsor
Michelle Faris
Marcia Rosencutter
Ozawkie
Obituaries Notice for VanKeuren McCall and Doudna
Obituaries list services for 80 year old Helen L. VanKeuren of Pittsburg with pending arrangements at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Jack Elliott McCall of Ozwakie aged 56 dies in a small plane crash. memorial Mass set at St Theresa’s in Perry and cremation planned. Russell H. Doudna, 75, Ozawkie, graveside with military honors at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Doudna former bus driver and educator, survived by wife Joan and multiple stepchildren. services at Barnett Funeral Home with further notices on page 4B.
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Helen L. VanKeuren
Pittsburg
Warren McElwain
VanKeuren
Mt. Carmel Medical Center
Perry
Jack Elliott McCall
Ozawkie
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church
Mr. McCall
Tucumcari
N.M
Joyce Francis
Helen (Schneier) McCall
U.S.C
Kaw Area
University of Missouri At
Kansas City
Kansas University
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
ErCoupe Club of America
Ruth C. Benz Register
Lawrence
Donald
Seattle
Wayne Thomas
Los Angeles
Scott Register
Overland Park
Ron Register
Jacksonville
Fla
Catholic Charities
Central Ave
Kan
Christian Foundation For Children & Aging
Elmwood Ave
Penwell-Gabel Midtown Funeral Home
Topeka
Leavenworth
Russell H. Doudna
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Ozawkie American Legion
Doudna
Hickory Pointe Care Center
Oskaloosa
Stacyville
Iowa
Irvin Vern
Jessie Pearl (Benton) Doudna
Iowa Wesleyan College
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Illinois
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Salkind
Jack McCall
Russell Doudna
Joann DeWitt
Rapid City
Jessie Gail Adams
Blue Grass
LaVern M. van Sycc
Buffalo
Barnett Funeral Home
Dove Cremation Service
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