2012-13 Annual Report
KU Alumni Associationby the Numbers
Supplement to Kansas Alumni magazine
Dear Members:
The KU Alumni Association and its members exist to strengthen the University of Kansas by informing, engaging and mobilizing
the KU community worldwide. Since 1883, members of the Association have built one of the most influential and powerful alumni networks nationally.
This past year saw record numbers of student and alumni programs
and events stretching worldwide. While hosting 450 events this past year, our partners included Kansas Athletics, the University’s academic schools, KU Endowment, the KU Libraries and many more. Through our energetic outreach, we bring talented KU faculty, staff, students and news from campus to the key communities where KU graduates live. The Association’s comprehensive programs aim to increase the value of the KU degree: the more engaged and the larger the network, the better for the University of Kansas.
What has enabled us to expand so dramatically has been the
tremendous growth in the Presidents Club. Launched eight years ago, the Presidents Club has now grown to more than 400 annual members who collectively provide more than $700,000 per year in support of our additional communications and programs. These members, from all across the country, are listed in this year’s Annual Report.
We thank you for all that you do for KU and the KU Alumni
Association. You have our commitment that we will continue to represent your interests and will continue to grow so that the University remains close to your heart.
Rock Chalk!
Kevin J Corbett, c’88
President
Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84
National Chair, 2012-’13
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Evans and Corbett
ContentsHighlights of the Year ....................................... 2
Membership and Alumni Records ................ 4
Year-End Financial Report ............................... 6
Presidents Club Members ............................... 9
Association Board & Sta� ..............................17
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7: 50 Year Reunion Committee
17: Gold Medal Club Reunion Committee
60: A�nity Chapters (Black Alumni, Hispanic Alumni, Band Alumni, Veterans Chapter)
Total KU Alumni Association Volunteers 2,135
The KU Alumni Association’s mission is to strengthen the University of Kansas by informing, engaging and mobilizing the KU community. Through its programs and communications, the Association reaches thousands of Jayhawks who are passionate about KU.
Highlights of the Year, by the Numbers
Jayhawk Generations
Scholars from 29 states are on
campus in fall 2013.217THIS NUMBER INCLUDES 134
FRESHMEN, AN INCREASE OF
50 PERCENT OVER FALL 2012.
40: Kansas City Chapter
30: Wichita Chapter
200: Kansas Chapters
95: National Chapters
16: International Chapters/ Network
155: Kansas Honors Program
37: Student Alumni Leadership Board
15: Homecoming
Adams Alumni Center
67 CHAPTERS
(22 in Kansas, 45 national) Extensive international network
� 450 EVENTS
(220 in Kansas)
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’Hawk Days of Summer connects sta� members with
Jayhawks in all kinds of settings.120 events in 90 days
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55,000 ATTENDEES
46,000 GUESTS
900 events at 1266 Oread Avenue
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30th Anniversary Since 1983, the center has served the entire
KU community, including students, alumni and friends, and current or retired sta�.
Alumni Chapters
Academically qualifying out-of-state students from KU families receive partial tuition
waivers ranging from $18,288 to $46,700 over four years, based on their achievement. Among the 134 freshmen Jayhawk Generations Scholars for
fall 2013, 86 received the largest award.
Legacy ScholarshipsAlumni established the Legacy Scholarship
and helped revamp all KU Scholarships, a bene�t for all students.{ }
Volunteers
2013 KU Alumni Association Volunteers:
Chapter groups enjoy KU camaraderie, recruit students and work to strengthen the University.
�e Association relies on the help of volunteers to connect Jayhawks across the globe and achieve its goals. We are indebted to these Jayhawks for their loyal service.
NATIONAL BOARDOF DIRECTORS23
JAYHAWKS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION1,440
1,500 emails sent(an increase of 500 over the previous year)
130,000 alumni email addresses
162,442 (including donors and friends)
40,000 participants in social media
Broadcast emails
For 42 years, KHP has reached out to high school seniors across the state.{ }
Kansas Honors Program
37 EVENTS3,500 SCHOLARS121,428 SINCE 1971
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11,213Annual Regular
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3,245Annual Jayhawk
Society
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17,572Life Regular
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1,336Life Jayhawk
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6,420New Graduate
Members
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1,206Student Alumni
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976Future Jayhawks
Total Members:
41,968
Membership and Alumni RecordsAs of June 30, 2013, the Association included 41,968 members —a record number of Life Members and a dramatic increase in the number of Future Jayhawks memberships for children. The annual regular membership category includes 6,420 graduates of the Class of 2013, whose one-year memberships are gifts from KU Endowment.
� Less than 100 � 100-249 � 250-499 � 500-999 � 1,000-4,999 � 5,000 + � 40,000 +
� Less than 1,000 � 1,000-1999 � 2,000-2999 � 3,000-4,999
� 5,000-9,999 � 10,000 + � 100,000 +
Total Alumni Overall ...........338,311Total Alumni in United States, Military & U.S. Territories ...........332,756
U.S. Degree-holders ........................ 213,803
Kansas Alumni .................................... 169,635
Kansas degree-holders ................. 91,233
International Alumni ...................... 5,555
International Degree-holders ... 3,337
Alumni Records# OF RECORDS
ON FILE FOR KU DEGREE HOLDERS
217,140Total database: 718,359
Alumni in the U.S.
Alumni in Kansas
Membership type:
76
Financial summary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
Management & General6%
Membership & Fundraising13%
Programming82%
The Association is a careful steward of resources, with more than 80% of funding going directly to programming. Highly efficient charities spend 75% or more
of expenses on programming.* You can be confident that your investment in the Alumni Association is being put to good use!
*charitynavigator.org 11/08/13
Year-End Financial Report
Program Efficiency
Revenues
Operating Expenses
� 15%, $1,054,466 Membership dues
� 15%, $1,060,774 University support & external grants
� 15%, $1,029,871 Unrestricted contributions
� 8%, $552,288 Bequests & restricted contributions
� 15%, $1,040,809 Royalties
� 11%, $786,843 Sales, commissions & event registrations
� 11%, $720,399 Investment income
� 10%, $703,691 Unrealized gain on investments & endowments
� 25%, $1,528,287 Chapters & constituent groups & advocacy
� 13%, $821,125 Publications
� 8%, $514,778 Records
� 30%, $1,814,976 Events & awards
� 3%, $207,530 Student Programming
� 2%, $96,237 Other
� 13%, $787,731 Membership development & fundraising
� 6%, $350,452 Management and general
The figures that appear in the financial summary shown here are derived from the 2013 financial statements audited by Mize, Houser & Company, P.A., which has issued an unqualified opinion.
$6,949,141
$6,121,116
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$10,000 + Richard A. Billings & Judy Howard Billings Lakewood, CO
Donald R. Brada, Sr. & Carolyn Cromb Brada Lawrence
James P. Broyles & Terry Broyles Newport Beach, CA
Linda Simons deMenocal & Daniel C. deMenocal Jr. Bedford, NY
Barton L. Duckworth & Debra Dennis Duckworth Houston, TX
Cindy L. Fritzel & Tim B. Fritzel, Lawrence
William R. Hagman Jr. & Dorothy F. Hagman Naples, FL
Helen B. Healy & Edward J. Healy, Eastborough, KSLawrence Hickey Jr. Joplin, MO
Catherine Holland, Russell
Monte C. Johnson & Kay Rathbone Johnson Lawrence
Thomas N. Kelly & Anne O’Donnell Kelly Western Springs, IL
Barbara McLiney King & Brian C. King Leawood
Brad Korell & Justin McNulty Austin, TX
Lindsey E. Leonard Canonsburg, PA
Dorothy Wohlgemuth Lynch Olathe
Je�rey B. Morrison & Mary Margaret Morrison Lawrence
James E. Mosimann Leawood
George E. Nettels Jr. & Mary Joanne Myers Nettels Pittsburg
Allyn W. Risley & Jill Bogan Risley, Houston, TX
Edward F. Ryan & Laura Smith Ryan Saint Louis, MO
Scott R. Seyfarth & Eileen Seyfarth, Hinsdale, IL
Dan C. Simons Sr. & Trisha Simons Lawrence
Dolph C. Simons Jr. & Pamela C. Simons Lawrence
Pamela A. Simons East Gull Lake, MN
Linda Ellis Sims & Russ Sims Independence, MO
John H. Stau�er Sr., Topeka
John T. Stewart III & Linda Bliss Stewart Wellington
Todd L. Sutherland & Laura B. Sutherland Lawrence
Kyle D. Vann & Barbara A. Vann The Woodlands, TX
Level
$5,000 - $9,999James E. Bredfeldt Bellevue, WA
Melissa Montoya Burnam & Robert L. Burnam League City, TX
Tom H. Collinson & Jane Fox Collinson, Pittsburg
Jill M. Corbett & Kevin J. Corbett, Lawrence
Timothy A. Crown & Heidi Jo Crown, Phoenix, AZ
William R. Docking & Judy O. Docking Arkansas City
Ray D. Evans & Sarah A. Evans, Leawood
Randy J. Gilmore & Virginia G. Gilmore, Liberal
Scott J. Gilmore & Jennifer Gilmore, Liberal
Charles E. Heath & Kathleen M. Heath, Lawrence
Ronald E. Hill & Sue Hill Lee’s Summit, MO
Forrest E. Hoglund & Sally S. Hoglund Dallas, TX
Amy S. Hurst Cincinnati, OH
Nancy Schehrer Jones & Jones B. Jones, Lawrence
Jay A. Kerutis, Mesa, AZ
Mike J. Kongs & Cindy Schreiner Kongs Washington
Thomas M. Leonard & Deborah L. Leonard Venetia, PA
Shade K. Little Jr. & Bernadette Gray-Little Lawrence
David L. Murfin & Janet Lusk Murfin, Wichita
Gary W. Padgett & Sue Summerville Padgett Greenleaf
A. Scott Ritchie & Carol L. Ritchie, Wichita
Jay P. Ruf & Lori Ruf Overland Park
Mary F. Ventura & Randy L. Sedlacek, Roeland Park
The Presidents Club recognizes annual gifts of $1,000 to $10,000 and more in support of the Association’s work to build a network that is
an active and powerful community to strengthen the University.
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Presidents Club 2013 members
members of the KU Alumni Association Presidents Club.400
30 GAVE $10,000 OR MORE.
(Individuals & households)
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Malcolm W. Applegate Indianapolis, IN
Marc A. Asher & Ellie Asher Leawood
Kenneth L. Audus & Cheryl A. Audus, Lawrence
Richard J. Ayesh & Patti S. Ayesh, Wichita
Rick Ball, Great Bend
John W. Ballard III & Cynthia S. Ballard, Overland Park
Tracy Ashlock Barton Lake Oswego, OR
R. Michael Beatty & Mary Nell Beatty, Salina
Frank J. Becker & Barbara A. Becker, Lawrence
Kathleen A. Becklo� & Michael C. Becklo� Leawood
Catherine R. Bell & Joseph N. Sterner, Shawnee
Neeli M. Bendapudi & Venkata Ramana Bendapudi, Lawrence
Gary N. Bender & Linda Wright Bender Kansas City, MO
J. Robert Benz & Janet B. Benz, Wilson, WY
James E. Berkley & Vicki E. Berkley, Stockton
Leslie Sweem Bhutani & Ashish Bhutani Greenwich, CT
Mike Berkley & Debra Berkley, Salina
Clay C. Blair III & Janet Blair Olathe
Amy Lucas Blankenbiller & Duane Ray Blankenbiller Topeka
Nicholas M. Blasi & Clare Blasi, Fairway
Wayne J. Boeckman & Patricia Boeckman Fort Worth, TX
Richard L. Bond & Suzanne S. Bond, Overland Park
Craig Boomhower Garden City
Ray L. Borth & Raena L. Borth, Leawood
Lorie A. Bowman, Leawood
Tom E. Bowser & Judith Strunk Bowser, Olathe
Timothy E. Brandt & Debra A. Brandt, Lawrence
Leslie Davenport Brett & George H. Brett Mission Hills
Derek S. Bridges & Mary Bridges, Overland Park
Jack H. Brier, Topeka
Aaron R. Brinkman & Kerry Brinkman, Dallas, TX
Suzanne R. Brito & Raul F. Brito, Wichita
Carol Ann Brown & Clifton L. Brown Jr., Alexandria, VA
James P. Brown & Christian Weld-Brown, Leawood
John C. Bumgarner Jr. & Mary Ann Bumgarner Tulsa, OK
F. Taylor Burch & Lisa Howell Burch, Lantana, TX
Paul “Bud” Burke Jr. & Debbie Weihe Burke Lawrence
Gayle R. Cain & Nancy Johnson Cain Overland Park
John M. Callen & Kelly Edmiston Callen, Wichita
Debra Elmore Campbell & Welsey E. Campbell Garden City
David M. Carr & Colette L. Kocour, Wellington
Francis E. Carr, Wellington
Kevin E. Carroll & Lisa M. Carroll, Johns Creek, GA
Paul L. Carttar & Mary Frances Ellis, Lawrence
Ruth M. Cathcart-Rake & William F. Cathcart-Rake Salina
Ellen C. Chindamo & Bradly L. Chindamo, Lawrence
Eddie A. Clark, Euless, TX
Richard C. Clarkson Denver, CO
Donald H. Close & Robbin S. Close Newbury Park, CA
Cathrine Coberly Amarillo, TX
Howard E. Cohen & Debra L. Cohen, Leawood
Allison J. Cole & Darren L. Cole, Katy, TX
Kent Colvin, Liberal
William J. Cook, Chicago, IL
Martin J. Cornejo & Jenae Cornejo, Wichita
Dan Crawford, Plainville
John Crawford, Hays
Scott Crawford, Hays
Ivan E. Crossland Columbus
Brandon S. Cunningham & Alaina Nesmith Cunningham, Hays
Cathy L. Daico� Ridgewood, NJ
Patricia W. Daniels & Bradley A. Daniels Shawnee
Robert M. Daugherty Jr. Reno, NV
D. Jerome Davies & Melanie K. Davies Lawrence
Michael W. Davis & Karyn Zarley Davis Lawrence
T.S. Dibble & Alice M. Dibble, Westerville, OH
John B. Dicus & Brenda Roskens Dicus,Topeka
Steve M. Dillard & Gena Gunn Dillard, Wichita
Steven J. Dillman & Kelly K. Dillman Kansas City, MO
Dee Ehling Dillon & David B. Dillon, Cincinnati, OH
Je�erson D. Dillon & Tracy M. Dillon, Mission Hills
Stacey D. Dillon & Reed Dillon, Lawrence
Jason T.M. Dinneen & Julie Pedlar Dinneen Chicago, IL
Thomas R. Docking & Jill S. Docking Wichita
Mark A. Domitrovich Chicago, IL
Robert L. Driscoll & Marilyn Rockwell Driscoll Seabrook Island, SC
Walter P. Dyck, Holland, TX
Archie R. Dykes & Nancy Haun Dykes, Leawood
Gregory E. Ek & Debra M. Ek, Wichita
Kenneth J. Eland, Hoxie
Stephen R. Ellsworth & Barbara Ellsworth Rock Hill, SC
John R. Elmore & Rosemary R. Elmore Lawrence
John C. Ertz & Kimberly DuBois Ertz Shaker Heights, OH
George J. Farha & Brenda K. Farha Wichita
Robert J. Farha & Rebecca Cleavinger Farha Lawrence
Martha J. Fee, Hutchinson
Yvette L. Fevurly Evanston, IL
Jan P. Fincham Paradise Valley, AZ
Lynn R. Fisher, Hays
Robert B. Fiss & Kimberly A. Fiss, Shawnee Mission
Nina Beeler Fowler & Doug Fowler, Fredonia
Charles L. Frickey & Diana Paris Frickey, Oberlin
William B. Vollbracht Denver, CO
Thomas S. Ward & Debbie B. Ward, Mission Hills
Kurt D. Watson & Sue Watson, Andover
Sibyl Goetz Wescoe & David B. Wescoe La Jolla, CA
V. Cheryl Womack & Dean Piearson, Mission Hills
Level
$3,000 - $4,999Ray E. Allen & Nancy Smith Allen, Liberal
Lyle Billips, Bogue
Ellen S. Bolen & Dan P. Bolen Mission Hills
Allane Corcoran Scottsdale, AZ
Richard J. Cummings & Laura Herring Cummings Wichita
Donald D. Davis & Rebecca J. Davis, Edmond, OK
Robert G. Elton & Suzanne G. Elton, Leawood
Sharon Perry Galloway Lawrence
Rick A. Harrington & Suzan Davis Harrington Scottsdale, AZ
Sheri Welter Hauck & Steve D. Hauck Arroyo Grande, CA
William M. Hougland & Carolie Hougland Lawrence
Nancy L. Miles & John D. Miles, Lawrence
Erick E. Nordling & Debbie L. Nordling, Hugoton
Harold Burton Rice Jr. & Joan A. Rice Walnut Creek, CA
E.S. Riss & Janis Dye Riss Mission Hills
Miles E. Schnaer & Paula G. Schnaer, Olathe
Nancy Eckert Selleck & Clyde A. Selleck Greenville, SC
Virginia Child Shackelford & William H. Shackelford III Mission Hills
John L. Stewart & Christi Stewart Lake Quivira
Je� Wilson & Vicki H. Wilson, Salina
Level
$1,000 - $2,999Heather E. Abrahamson & Timothy E. Abrahamson Parkville, MO
Donald D. Adams & Ann Wees Adams, Hutchinson
Allison Head Anderson & Craig A. Anderson Overland Park
Dana K. Anderson & Sue Anderson Los Angeles, CA
Justin R. Anderson & Jean Pinne Anderson Lawrence
Steven C. Anderson Wichita
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Denver, CO
Through eight cross-country moves in 15 years, KU and the Alumni Association have remained con-
stants for Life Members Braden, j’96, and Ashley Hop-kins, j’97. They met when they both sold advertising for the University Daily Kansan. Since then his career as an energy trader has taken them to his hometown of Wichita; Long Beach, Calif.; Chicago; Houston; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Connecticut; back to Houston; and finally to Park City, Utah, where he is president of SC Fuels Trading. He also serves on the board of a com-pany that acquires minor-league baseball franchises.
The couple has pledged $500,000 from their estate to the Association and $500,000 to the University. “Because of my relationship with Kevin Corbett, I’ve come to see how visible the Association has become in connecting alumni and KU,” Hopkins says. “The As-sociation is critically important for KU.
“It’s important to recognize and support financially those institutions that helped you get to where you are—it’s a big part of life. I have a lot of strong emo-tional connections to KU. It was a very special place, where I learned some solid skills in terms of commu-nication and writing and real-world skills that were
grounded in the journalism school.” Even in faraway Park City, where Hopkins is an
avid hunter and fly fisherman and the entire family is involved in outdoor sports, their three children know about their parents’ alma mater. “I grew up watching Kansas basketball on TV,” he recalls, “and now my three are glued to the set.”
“Ashley and Braden, while moving all over the country, have always looked for ways to stay engaged with KU and the Alumni Association,” says Corbett, c’88. “Their support helps to ensure that alumni and students will enjoy one of the most powerful university networks in the country.”
Ashley and Braden Hopkins and family
Donor ProfileBraden and Ashley Hopkins$500,000
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Kristen Garlinghouse & Brad K. Garlinghouse Atherton, CA
Tara Tarwater Gatti & John M. Gatti Overland Park
Sandra W. Gautt, Lawrence
Je� N. Gentry & Polly How Gentry, Andover
Harry T. Gibson & Becky G. Gibson, Lawrence
Mark H. Gillie, Dallas, TX
Douglas A. Girod & Susan K. Girod, Mission Hills
Shane Glazer, Kansas City, MO
Je�rey P. Goble & Sharon R. Goble, Mission Hills
Cecilia Romero Godwin & Andrew K. Godwin Leawood
William S. Green, Lawrence
Lewis D. Gregory & Laura L. Gregory, Leawood
Karlyn Ann Greve & Bryan E. Greve, Lawrence
Robert M. Hagg & Jessica Hagg, Mission Hills
Jacqueline M. Hall & Sterling G. Hall, Sublette
Chris G. Hamman & Christine M. Hamman Wichita
Bill Hanna, Wichita
Teresa L. Hanna & Christopher D. Hanna Lawrence
Michael J. Happe & Shannon Fitzsimmons- Happe Eden Prairie, MN
Richard R. Hargrove & Karen A. Hargrove La Selva Beach, CA
Ingrid L. Hartman, Lawrence
Bradley S. Harvey & Michele D. Harvey Colorado Springs, CO
Charles S. Haviland & Barbara J. Haviland Mission Woods
Blake A. Hedges & Kristin V. Hedges, Lawrence
Charles L. Hedrick & Dorothy L. Hedrick Saint Petersburg, FL
Harry H. Herington Jr. & Cindy Herington, Olathe
James Hiatt, Mesa, AZ
Matthew F. Hickam & Stacey Cook Hickam, Topeka
Allan K. Higdon & Judy Dold Higdon, Wichita
Chip Hilleary & Ti�any A. Hilleary, Westerville, OH
David K. Hodgson & Melody Hodgson, Washington
Zachary D. Holland & Melissa L. Holland, Denver, CO
CAPT J. Craig Hostetler Gaithersburg, MD
Jay Howard & Julie R. Howard, Austin, TX
Shirley Rice Howard Salina
The Hon. Karen M. Humphreys, Wichita
Donald L. Hunt Toluca Lake, CA
James P. Huntington & Terrie Webb Huntington Fairway
Steven B. Hurt, Lakeway, TX
John M. Impens Overland Park
Jerry J. Jennett & Kay M. Jennett, Valdosta, GA
Drue Jennings & Emily A. Jennings, Prairie Village
John H. Jeter & Ann Marie Jeter, Hays
William W. Jeter & Nancy Jeter, Hays
James H. Johnson & Tami Pabst Johnson Garden City
Je� M. Johnson & Corey Eley Johnson, Wichita
Je�rey A. Johnson & Dawn Boyett Johnson Highlands Ranch, CO
Donald A. Johnston & Alice Ann Dowell Johnston Lawrence
Peter S. Johnston & Sara Peckham Johnston Salina
Christopher A. Jones Chicago, IL
Thomas K. Jones & Patricia Lynn Jones, Prairie Village
Jyll Standiford Kafer Lenexa
Con M. Keating & Barbara Schmidt Keating Lincoln, NE
Je� Kennedy & Patricia A. Gorham, Wichita
Randall K. Kilian & Terry Kaase Kilian Castle Rock, CO
Charles E. Kimbell & Sharon Lynch Kimbell Hutchinson
Lynn H. Kindred & Ann C. Kindred, Mission Hills
Richard T. Konn Palm Desert, CA
Helen Gordon Kraemer Hays
Richard G. Kraemer & Mary M. Kraemer, Hays
Barbara Knecht Kreutzer & Robert L. Kreutzer Garden City
Cory L. Lagerstrom & Julianne Leeland Lagerstrom, Mission Hills
Alma Moreno Lahm & Richard E. Lahm Lawrence
Thomas W. Laming & Jennifer L. Laming Leawood
Sondra M. Langel & Richard D. Smith, Wichita
E. Grant Larkin & Kathleen Korte Larkin, Lawrence
Milton J. Lebsack, Denver, CO
Gaye Leonard & John A. Leonard, Denver, CO
Kurt A. Level & Elaine D. Level, Andover
Danny B. Lewis & Laura L. Lewis, Eudora
Jim W. Lewis, Dodge City
Carol Hochscheid Logan & Fred J. Logan Jr., Leawood
W. Max Lucas, Lawrence
Bonnie Anderson Maddox & Michael J. Maddox Leawood
Katherine Beasley Martin & Thomas B. Martin Leawood
Je�rey A. Mason & Nona Duerksen Mason Goodland
Barry C. Mayhew & Cynthia L. Mayhew Mission Hills
Scott H. McCallister & Julie K. McCallister Westlake, OH
Michael T. McCoy & Shelle Hook McCoy, Topeka
Janet Martin McKinney & Kent S. McKinney Kerrville, TX
Sidney A. McKnight Jr. & Carole Popham McKnight, Parker
Bruce M. McPherson & Patricia Mullen McPherson, Topeka
David P. Meagher Jr. Beavercreek, OH
Bobb A. Meckenstock & Sharon Blackman Meckenstock, Hays
Pamela J. Menzie & Je�rey L. Menzie, Ulysses
Earl D. Merkel & Kathleen A. Merkel, Russell
M.D. Michaelis & Dee Peachee Michaelis Wichita
Jill Simpson Miller & Reed D. Miller, Webb City, MO
Susan E. Miller & Douglas C. Miller, Mission Hills
Nathan Millhouse Overland Park
Rosa M. Mitchell & Brian L. Mitchell, Elkhart
Lawrence F. Montague & Barbara J. Montague Fairfield, CT
Brian L. Moore & Karen S. Moore Kansas City, MO
Dennis F. Moore Jr. & Michelle R. Moore Wichita
Phillip B. Moran & Vicki Moran, Sugarland, TX
Zachary L. Morin & Sarah Maggi Morin Longmeadow, MA
Joe C. Morris & Susan A. Morris, Leawood
Marvin R. Motley & Susan Nordin Motley, Leawood
Kevin M. Moyer & Catherine Veach Moyer, Ulysses
Phillip C. Moyer, Bellaire, TX
Thomas E. Mulinazzi & Kathryn J. Mulinazzi Lawrence
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For Jay Howard, the news that 134 out-of-state freshmen from KU families received
Jayhawk Generations Scholarships for fall 2013 is especially sweet. Howard, b’79, was among those who helped create the program, which launched in 2009.
Former alumni chair Joe Morris, b’61, focused on improving KU’s student recruitment efforts when he chaired the Association’s national Board of Directors from 2007 to ’08, and he asked fellow Board member Howard to lead a task force to study various options. The group compared tuition discounts that uni-versities in neighboring states used to recruit legacy students, and evaluated the potential benefit of such a program at KU.
“The project was born of the collective frustration among many alumni who felt KU wasn’t doing the best job in recruiting students, especially retaining the sons and daughters of KU alumni,” Howard recalls.
Along with KU leaders, Howard and Kevin Corbett, c’88, Association president, convinced the Kansas Legislature to approve partial tuition waivers for academically qualifying out-of-state students from KU families. This year’s group of 134 freshmen is a 50 percent increase over fall 2012.
Howard has long been a Life Member of the Alum-ni Association, but his involvement as a volunteer and donor began when he saw an ad in Kansas Alumni magazine for KU Endowment’s Chancellors Club.
“When you are first starting out on your career, you don’t think about giving back and you don’t have any money,” he says. “But when I got my head above water, I saw the ad and thought, ‘I can do that,’ so I donated $1,000.”
Soon after, he and his wife, Julia, hosted a Chancellors Club event in their Austin, Texas, home, and he became a member of the KU Memo-
rial Unions Corporation board, a natural result of his student leadership as president of Student Union Activities. After his service to the Unions, he became a director of the Alumni Association, serving eight years on the Board, including a year as national chair. Cur-rently he is a KU Endowment trustee and a steering committee member for Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas, and he has pledged $1 million from his estate to benefit the Alumni Association.
“Everything started snowballing,” Howard says of his growing involvement. “People asked me to do things and I loved it, and I loved meeting everyone. People give you accolades for volunteering, but it’s so much fun. We get far more out of it than we put into it. … You already love KU so much that if you have an opportunity to do something, you leap at it because of your desire.”
Donor ProfileJay Howard$1 Million
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Fenton R. Talbott & Judith Pierson Talbott Santa Fe, NM
Allison Arbuckle Taylor & Matthew C. Taylor Prairie Village
Elaine Sehon Taylor Lawrence
Robert D. Taylor & Kathleen A. Taylor Mission Hills
William B. Taylor & Marilyn K. Taylor Olathe
Beth Greathouse Tedrow Garden City
Lawrence L. Tenopir Topeka
John C. Thomas & Becky VanWyhe Thomas Baldwin City
Jeanne Waymire Tinberg Leawood
Roger R. Tobias & Deborah K. Tobias, Lyons
Michael L. Treanor & Teresa Treanor, Lawrence
Joyce McKoon Trower & James A. Trower Salina
Melanie L. Trump & Timothy T. Trump Tulsa, OK
Lisa Evans Tuchtan & Kenneth M. Tuchtan Bethesda, MD
Christopher J. Tyrrell & Brianne Kelley Tyrrell Kansas City, MO
David A. Van Eekeren Flossmoor, IL
Martin C. VanDerSchouw & Amy C. VanDerSchouw Castle Rock, CO
Brenda J. Vann & Duane W. Vann, Kansas City
Thomas E. Vaughn Chicago, IL
Kevan A. Vick & Gail Ellena Vick, Lawrence
Sharon Weaver Vitter & Je�rey S. Vitter Lawrence
T.J. Mullender, III Overland Park
Julie Nagel & Aaron C. Nagel Lawrence
Warren J. Newcomer Jr. & Theresa Cernich Newcomer, Topeka
Laird G. Noller & Karleen Noller, Lawrence
Barbara A. Nordling Lawrence
Craig B. Novorr & Alyson Novorr, Overland Park
The Hon. Robert E. Nugent III & Linda D. Nugent Wichita
Glenn E. Nyberg & Camille Bribiesca Nyberg Wichita
David O. Ochoa Kansas City, MO
Charles L. O’Keefe & Kristin Pieper O’Keefe, Leawood
Maynard F. Oliverius & Sarah Oliverius, Topeka
Lindsay Olsen, Leawood
Melissa Rodgers Padgett & Brent R. Padgett Lawrence
Lisa R. Parman & Dwight S. Parman, Topeka
Javed S. Patel & Armena Patel, Saratoga, CA
Roberta L. Patterson & Petra T. Tashe�, New York, NY
Robert P. Peebler & Susie Mastoris Peebler Houston, TX
Stephen J. Pennington Kansas City, MO
Cindy Emig Penzler & Craig A. Penzler, Lawrence
Heath Peterson & Carrie Robertson Peterson Lawrence
Lori Anderson Piening & Mark Piening Austin, TX
Winifred S. Pinet & Brian C. White, Plymouth, MI
Chris E. Piper & Kristin K. Piper, Lawrence
Kate Harding Pohl & Brad Pohl, Findlay, OH
Scot L. Pollard, Lawrence
J. Richard Pratt & Nancy Ha�ner Pratt, Topeka
Richard E. Putnam & Robin Putnam, Omaha, NE
Thomas A. Rainbolt Lawrence
Brett A. Reber & Kathryn Meade Reber McPherson
Gil M. Reich & Kay Lambert Reich, Barrington, IL
J. R. Reilly, Leavenworth
Cathy A. Reinhardt & Norman A. St. Laurent Lawrence
Ellen O. Remsing Manhattan
Rick R. Renfro & Nancy Samuels Renfro Lawrence
Charles E. Rhoades & Anne Jones Rhoades Mission Hills
Walter F. Riker III & Christine David Riker Alpine, WY
Mark J. Ritter, Salina
John H. Robinson Jr. & Kyle Simmons Robinson Kansas City, MO
Connie Miner Rockers & Patrick N. Rockers Greeley
Michael E. Rockers & Nancy Jean Rockers Greeley
Tyler C. Rockers, Lawrence
Clint M. Rogers & Dimity Rogers, Ellsworth
Kellie A. Rogers & Timothy R. Rogers San Francisco, CA
Christopher T. Ropp & Alsai S. Ropp Lawrence
Kim Uden Rutter & Rick J. Rutter, Chanute
Robert N. Sanner & Jennifer Jackson Sanner Lawrence
James R. Sauer & Eileen M. Sauer West Lake Hills, TX
Kenneth R. Schmidt III & Stephanie M. Schmidt Lawrence
Daniel L. Schriner & Sally A. Hare-Schriner Lawrence
James K. Schwartz & Kelli L. Schwartz Leawood
James H. Schwartzburg & Bonnie C. Schwartzburg Lawrence
Gregory E. Schwerdt & Laura A. Schwerdt Topeka
Jody Bosch Sellers & Ricky L. Sellers Council Grove
Dale Seuferling & Marianne Seuferling, Lawrence
Albert I. Shank & Donna L. Shank, Liberal
Robert F. Shapiro Tampa, FL
William D. Short Jr. & Sharon Holefelder Short, Oxford
Dolph C. Simons III & Lisa M. Simons, Lawrence
Ron Simpson & Mary Jane Simpson, Joplin, MO
Jerry D. Skillett & Lenor Skillett, Altadena, CA
Becky Nettels Sloan & Steve W. Sloan Pittsburg
Perry M. Smith & Krista Schmidt Smith Great Bend
Russell D. Smith & Martha C. Smith Overland Park
James D. Snyder & Laurie Lane Snyder, Winfield
James L. Spencer & Angela D. Spencer Wichita
Amy Blosser Spikes & Andrew T. Spikes Lawrence
Peggy Spitz & Charles A. Spitz, Wall Township, NJ
Alan M. Stearns & Maria Z. Stearns, Tustin, CA
Robert T. Stephan & Marilynn J. Stephan Overland Park
Nancy Tade Stoppel & Larry D. Stoppel Washington
Angela Ri�ey Storey & Daniel W. Storey Lawrence
Jay B. Strayer & Kay A. Strayer, Glen Ellyn, IL
Jacob L. Strecker & Andrea Thibault Strecker McPherson
Monty E. Strecker & Catherine R. Strecker Ellinwood
A. Mark Stremel & Toni P. Stremel, Manhattan
Kala Mays Stroup Lawrence
Janna M. Stueve & Patrick J. Stueve, Kansas City, MO
John B. Sturgeon & Samantha Lee Sturgeon Leawood
Daniel J. Suiter & Maria Suiter, Pratt
Perry H. Sutherland Kansas City, MO
Carole A. Swenson Lee’s Summit, MO
Deanell Reece Tacha & John A. Tacha Malibu, CA
2005The year the Presidents Club was established.
In Kansas City, the nation’s largest community of Jayhawks, the Rock Chalk Ball is a favorite KU tra-
dition. Brian King, c’98, and his wife, Barbara “Buffy” McLiney King, c’95, attended their first ball in 2005 at the invitation of his friend and business partner Cory Lagerstrom, c’94, g’98, l’98.
By the following year, the Kings were chairs of the ball. “I think we have attended every ball since then,” King recalls. “We love it. It’s a fun event that provides great outreach in the Kansas City area. You can just tell that people have it on their calendar early, and they don’t want to miss it.”
The ball led the Kings to other involvement: Brian led the Kansas City Chapter as president from 2007 to 2009 and served four years on the chapter board, helping the group expand its activities to more than 30 events each year. The Kings also hosted a reception for state legislators from Kansas City and members of the Alumni Association’s advocacy group, Jayhawks for Higher Education.
“When I became involved and saw everything that the Association was doing, it was hard not to get behind Kevin Corbett and his team,” King says. “The Association is on the front lines in connecting with alumni all over the country and all over the world. Kevin has a passion that’s infectious and everyone around him is the same way. Their goal is simply to make KU better.”
The Kings, who are Life Members, have provided a $100,000 gift to create an endowment that will fund
Association programs, and Brian remains involved as a steering committee member for KU Endowment’s Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas. “We love the direction the University is going, and the campaign is addressing a lot of important needs,” he says.
King cites meeting Buffy as the highlight of his student years, but his connection to KU began years before, when he attended games with his father. “We try to pass that down to our kids with the games, the camps, the museums and the Dole Institute,” he says.
But the children will stay home on April 26, 2014, while Brian and Buffy attend the next Rock Chalk Ball to enjoy the KU camaraderie, the auctions, dinner, dancing and a few speeches. “We’re always thrilled to be part of it,” Brian says. “It’s an exciting KU tradition.”
Bu�y and Brian King and family
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2013-’14Board of Directors
CHAIR• Jeff Kennedy, j’81, Wichita
CHAIR-ELECT• Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98, Wichita
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE • Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84, Leawood• Jeff Kennedy, j’81, Wichita• Douglas C. Miller, b’71, l’74, Mission Hills • Debbie Foltz Nordling, d’79, Hugoton• Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98, Wichita• Richard E. Putnam, c’77, l’80, Omaha, Nebraska• Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83, Hinsdale, Illinois
DiRECtoRS to 2014• Douglas C. Miller, b’71, l’74, Mission Hills• Debbie Foltz Nordling, d’79, Hugoton• Camille Bribiesca Nyberg, c’96, g’98, Wichita• Richard E. Putnam, c’77, l’80, omaha, Nebraska• Larry D. Stoppel, c’73, Washington
DiRECtoRS to 2015• Paul L. Carttar, c’76, Lawrence• Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83, Hinsdale, Illinois• Brenda Marzett Vann, c’71, g’72, Kansas City• Jeff L. Wolfe, b’83, Meridian, Idaho
DiRECtoRS to 2016• James Bredfeldt, c’70, m’74, Bellevue, Washington• John Jeter, c’77, m’81, Hays• Shelle Hook McCoy, d’73, Topeka• Lori Anderson Piening, b’92, Austin, Texas• Mark Randall, j’03, Englewood, Colorado
DiRECtoRS to 2017• Donald R. Brada, c’61, m’65, Lawrence• Luke B. Bobo, e’82, Ballwin, Missouri• Kevin E. Carroll, assoc., Atlanta, Georgia• Marci K. Deuth, e’05, Washington, D.C.• Gregory E. Ek, b’76, Wichita
DiRECtoRS to 2018• John W. Ballard iii, b’73, Overland Park, Kansas• Aaron R. Brinkman, j’98, Dallas, Texas• Debi Dennis Duckworth, d’79, Houston, Texas• Jill Simpson Miller, d’01, Webb City, Missouri• Jerry D. Skillett, b’81, Altadena, California
Association Sta�
PRESiDENtKevin J. Corbett, c’88
ADMiNiStRAtioN
• Heather Hawkins, j’06, Executive Assistant to the President• Heather Heideman, ‘07, Receptionist• Marcia Wilson, Office Assistant
ALUMNI CENTER
• timothy E. Brandt, b’74, Director of Adams Alumni Center
ALuMNi, StuDENt & MEMBERSHiP PRoGRAMS
• Michael Davis, d’84, g’91, Senior Vice President for Donor and Membership Programs• Brad Eland, b’09, g’11 Director of Academic Programs• Emily Ellison, c’11, Coordinator of Operations• teri Harris, Director of Membership• Kelsey Hill, c’12, Coordina-tor of Alumni Programs• Paige Hofer, d’90, Coordinator of Student Programs• Jacey Krehbiel, d’12, Coordinator of Alumni Programs• Michelle Lang, b’01, Assistant Director of Kansas Programs• Danny Lewis, d’05, Director of Alumni Programs• Lynn Loveland, ’78, Assistant Director of Wichita Programs• Heath Peterson, d’04, g’09, Vice President of Alumni Programs• tyler Rockers, d’13, Coordi-nator of Alumni Programs• Betsy Winetroub, c’05, As-sistant Director of Kansas City Programs
COMMUNICATIONS
• Steven Hill, Associate Editor, Kansas Alumni magazine• Leah Kohlman, c’11, Communications Coordinator• Chris Lazzarino, j’86, Associate Editor, Kansas Alumni magazine• Jennifer Sanner, j’81, Senior Vice President for Communications and Corporate Secretary• Valerie Spicher, j’94, Graphic Designer• Daniel Storey, Sta� Photographer and Videographer• Susan Younger, f’91, Creative Director
DEVELoPMENt
• Angela Storey, b’04, g’07,Associate Development Director
FINANCE
• Jodi Nachtigal, Controller• Dwight Parman, Senior Vice President for Finance and Human Resources and Treasurer• Karen Whipple, Accountant
HoSPitALitY SERViCES
• Laurie Doud, c’98, Event Coordinator• Bryan Greve, Senior Vice President for Hospitality• Laura Stephens, ’08, Assistant Director of Hospitality
iNtERNEt SERViCES AND MARKETING
• Debbi Johanning, c’98, Digital Media Content Manager • David Johnston, j’94, g’06, Director of Internet Services and Marketing• Jane Mahoney, j’13, Digital Media and Marketing Coordinator• Michael Wick, c’83, Web Developer
LEGACY RELAtioNS
• Joy Larson Maxwell, c’03, j’03, Director
RECoRDS
• Bill Green, Senior Vice President for Information Services• Brittany Johnson, c’11, Records Specialist• Julie Lowrance, Records Specialist and License Plate Administrator• Linda McCaffrey, ’85, Records Specialist• Helen Meseraull, d’66, Records Specialist• Stefanie Shackelford, Vice President for Alumni Records
Kurt W. Vollertsen & Rebecca L. Vollertsen Oberlin
Ken Wagnon & Louise Tomlinson Wagnon Wichita
Kate Mrkonic Walsh & William J. Walsh Jr Wichita
The Hon. Michael E. Ward & Lissa Leonard Ward El Dorado
Roger D. Warren & Linda D. Warren, Hanover
David O. Weaver & Barbara A. Weaver, Aurora, CO
Greg L. Wells & Christine Wells, Liberal
Tom West & Jan Roth Wichita
Stacey Robisch Willenborg & David R. Willenborg Lawrence
Delbert L. & Barbara Ossian Williamson Wellington, FL
Mark P. Wilson & Charlene J. Wilson, Olathe
Elizabeth Hartley Winetroub Prairie Village
Elizabeth L. Winetroub Fairway
Je� L. Wolfe & Barbara Blinn Wolfe Meridian, ID
Walter C. Womack & Sheri Seibert Womack Kansas City, MO
Jo Letta Laron Woolwine & Thomas C. Woolwine Westwood Hills
Je�rey S. Worly & Laurie Phillips Worly New Albany, OH
Rich Worner & Lorie Walker Worner, Leawood
David C. Wysong & Kathryn L. Wysong Mission Hills
Richard R. Yoxall & Andrea Groves Yoxall Liberal
Scott A. Zerger, Olathe
George Nettels Jr. of Pittsburg recalls going to Jayhawk football games as a child in the 1930s.
His father taught him early that KU meant family. “My dad lost his father when he was 6 years old, and the University became a father to him,” he explains. “Because of the love my dad had for the University, we kids all have the same affection.” He and his wife, Mary Joanne “Josie” Myers Nettels, ’50, in turn guided their four children to the Hill for college.
Like his father, Nettels, e’50, became involved with the Alumni Association, and his commitment has endured through the years. He and his wife became Life Members in the 1940s and quickly became known as stalwart volunteers. During the 1960s and 1970s, George served terms on the national Board of Directors, leading the Association as president (a role now known as national chair) from 1977 to ’78. He proudly notes that his father, George Nettels Sr., e’21, led the Association years before, from 1948 to ’49.
Following his terms on the Board, Nettels continued his national leadership as co-chair, with former Phillips Petroleum
CEO William Douce, e’41, of the fundraising effort to build the Adams Alumni Center, which opened in 1983. Most recently the Nettels have contributed $100,000 as Presidents Club donors to support the Association’s programs.
As the Alumni Center marks its 30th anniversary this year, Nettels recalls that the project began with a phone call he received from Chancellor Archie Dykes; Dick Wintermote, c’51, executive director of the Alumni Association; and Todd Seymour, j’50, KU En-dowment president, who wanted to pay him a visit in Pittsburg. When the three arrived, “I knew they hadn’t come for tea or coffee, so I asked, ‘What are you up to?’” Nettels says. “When they explained that they wanted me to help Bill Douce raise money for an alumni center, I couldn’t very well refuse.”
Nettels especially remem-bers the generosity of former Phillips CEO Paul Endacott, e’23, and the Adams family of Bartlesville, Okla., whose major gifts made possible the building of the Center, which is named for Adams family patriarch and former Phillips Petroleum CEO K.S. “Boots” Adams, ’21. He also credits Wintermote and former Assoc-iation national president Bill Martin, b’49, for the vision to build the Center. “Bill really contributed the genius to the project,” Nettels says. “It sure has lived up to our expecta-tions. It has been a place where we’ve had an awful lot of fun.”George and Josie Nettels
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