Bill Balfour a longtime KU figure and friend
Calder Pickett writes a tribute to Bill Balfour a longtime University of Kansas figure from 1957 to 1985 a dean of students and university ombudsman noted for his calm handling of student protests teaching physiology and earning teaching awards He is remembered for his Sunday School mitten tree dedication and a life rich with family friends travel and birding in Kenya as he faces illness and hospital care alongside his wife Oane and their enduring circle of associates.
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Bill Balfour
Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship
Kathy
Kanu
Bill
Minnesota
Mayo Clinics
Rochester
University of Minnesota
Army Medical Corps
Elmer Beth
Universitys
Chancellors’ Club
Oane
Balfours
Dane
Millard
Fillmore
White House
H. L.mencken
Mencken
Kenya
James Thurber
Grant
Appomattox
Planning a new direction for Price Banks in Lawrence
Price Banks, longtime city county planning director, prepares to resign by June 1 after 11 1/2 years in the post. The 39 year old Michigan native built a career amid growth debates, balancing developer interests with neighborhood concerns, while pursuing aviation as a hobby. He recalls first flying a Cessna 152 under instructor guidance before earning 99.6 flight hours in training. Banks and Marjorie Jordan, whom he met during graduate school, married in 1968.
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Price Banks
Banks
Planner
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Douglas County
Michigan
Lawrence
Lansing
U.S. Navy
Michigan State University
Marjorie E. Jordan
Price Banks Transition Marks Kansas City Planning Career
Price Banks, a long time Lawrence planning official, resigns effective June 1 after years shaping growth battles including a mall project, North Lawrence outlet plans, and south Iowa Street development. He will start a private land planning law practice while defending his stance on regulation and policy influence. Banks notes his family, including two children Trevor and Taylor, taught him humor and tolerance. He says he did not choose to resign due to pressure but to pursue new work.
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Price Banks
Lawrence
Banks
Taylor Banks
Kansas University
Sixth
Massachusetts
Iowa Street
Myles Schachter
Price
Price,” Schachter
J. Stewart
Terrawest Construction Co
Journal-World
Wildgen
Wask Banks
Jo Andersen
Volunteer youth organizer Sumner advances Project Freedom work
Patrick Sumner Ilkes serves as a volunteer youth organizer for Project Freedom of Lawrence, formerly the Lawrence Community Coalition, building a Youth Task Force and ensuring student participation on committees. The 27-year-old KU junior majors in American studies and volunteers about 20 hours weekly, also aiding a national youth sports program for low income youths this summer.
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Patrick Sumner Ilkes
Project Freedom of
Lawrence
Lawrence Community Coalition
Project: Freedom
N.H
Summer
Lori Johns
Project Freedom
Sumner
Mak
Kansas University
Kansas City
Washington, D.C
Ronald Reagan
Central America
South Africa
Volunteer Opportunities at Roger Hill Center in Douglas County
The Roger Hill Volunteer Center seeks volunteers to coordinate publicity and fundraising for a fall art celebration. A thrift store needs workers for customer service and clothing organization. Shifts run 10 am to 3 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Carpenters and plumbers are needed for maintenance on a historic building run by a social service group. Call 865-5030 to learn more or to get involved with United Way of Douglas County.
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Roger Hill
United Way
Douglas County
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Pickett
Calder Pickett
Alma, Mich
Atounnal-Woltida Phota
Trevor
Taylor
Patrick Sumner
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