KU Chancellor Reaffirms Goals At Refurbished Budig Hall
Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway spoke at a faculty and staff convocation in Budig Hall about reaffirming campus goals for the turn of the century. He cited increases in National Merit Scholars and ACT scores, noted over $100 million in research funds, and stressed continuing support for scholarships while addressing salary growth and minority recruitment. He envisions KU as the institution of choice for metropolitan Kansas City and joked about lifelines like Kansas 10 and Interstate 70.
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KU Names Faculty Award Recipients At Convocation
KU Provost announced teaching and research award winners during the annual faculty and staff convocation. Recipients include Allan Press for social welfare teaching, Carole Rich as Del Brinkman Professor, Sherry Borgers for education, Michael Ott posthumous Gretchen Van Bloom award, and Higuchi Endowment winners Norman Saul and Gunda Georg for humanities and basic sciences. Narayan and Gill also noted for biomedical and applied sciences honors.
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Five unsafe area dams listed by state agency
The Lawrence area includes five unsafe dams with two city owned structures near Oskaloosa. State officials released a 34 dam list nationwide with both high and significant hazard ratings. Linwood, De Soto, and Tonganoxie house the other unsafe dams.
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Tonganoxie
Sarcoxie Lake
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Wayne Finch
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