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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2014
Page
2
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A Celebration of Life service for Kevin C. Brock, 64, of Lawrence, is pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Further details will be provided by the funeral home and the family.
Funeral services for Kurt P Melton age 52 of Kansas City Kansas are scheduled from 9 to 11 a m on May 12 2014 at Skradski s Funeral Home in Kansas City Kansas He died peacefully on May 5 2014 leaving a family to mourn him.
Funeral service for Justin J D Clare Downer 55 of Lawrence Kansas will be at Warren McElwain Mortuary at 10 00 am Tuesday May 13 2014 Burial follows in Appanoose Cemetery Rural Overbrook KS He died May 9 2014 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Born September 14 1958 in Garden City KS son of Keith Lowell and Carol Jean Downer He worked in construction and led several Garden City landmarks and Twin Peaks projects in Olathe and Independence Survived by wife Vicki Sue Simmons. father Keith Downer. mother Candy Downer. daughters Rashawn Slinkard Tashina Case. son Jace Downer. brother Arlan Downer. sisters Roxanna Weston Robin Fawvor five grandchildren He was preceded by his mother Carol Dechant brother Harlan Downer and sister Rhonda Oliver Family greet friends May 12 2014 5 00 7 00 p m at the Mortuary Memorials to Finney County Historical Society May be sent care of Warren McElwain Mortuary Online condolences at warrenmcelwain com.
The FBI pursues alleged misconduct in Kansas state and local government tied to former Brownback aides now lobbyists and KanCare contractors. Experts say proving criminal intent requires written evidence and multiple witnesses while officials deny coercion and stress legal compliance in lobbying and contracts.
Long retires after a long career in higher education with leadership roles at Johnson County Community College and the University of Missouri Kansas City. She earned a master's in adult education from Central Missouri State and a doctorate in educational policy from Kansas University. Baker University hosts about 950 students on its main campus and nearly 4,000 across Kansas and Missouri.
Baker College will confer undergraduate degrees at 1 p.m. May 18 as Long prepares to step down after eight years. Online courses rose from about five percent to around 50 percent under her tenure, amid competition from for profit and traditional schools. A new $11.43 million science education facility, a 200 person residence hall, and revamped dining and student center mark the campus changes. Lynne Murray will succeed Long as president, joining Baker after serving at Gallaudet University.
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Patricia Long has served as Baker University president since 2006. Her prior roles include executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri Kansas City and deputy chancellor for university communications. She held UMKC posts in student affairs and enrollment, was dean at Johnson County Community College, and worked as an educator in the Kansas City school system. Long holds a BA in mathematics from Southwest Baptist University, an MA in adult education from Central Missouri State University, and a EdD in higher education from Kansas University.
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