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Area students graduate at Kansas University
Kansas University s Class of 20 7,000, including
2,555 who completed degree
work in summer and fall 2007.
Because KU conducts only one
formal commencement ceremony
each year, many of these candidates
for degrees will return Sunday, May
18, for the university s 136th commencement
procession into Memorial
Stadium. More than 4,000 memhers
of the Class of 2008 are expected
to participate.
Faculty and candidates for de
degrees will assemble about 2 p.m.
along Memorial Drive for the procession,
which begins at 2:30 p.m. The
program begins about 3:30 p.m. In
case of inclement weather, participants
should call KU Info, (785) 864-
3506, or listen to local radio and television
stations to learn the exact time
of the
Commencement information and an
up-to-date schedule of events are
available online at www.commencement.ku.edu.
Area graduates include:
Gregory M. Brunin, son of Dave
and Kathy Brunin, St. Marys,
BiochemistryBA, senior, Bachelor of
Arts/Biochemistry; Michele Lee Diesel,
daughter of Mary Diesel, St.
Marys, EconomicsBGS, senior,
Bachelor of General Studies/Economics;
Nicholas Allen Perry, son of
Jean Perry, ArIBFA, sŒæi r,B clŁlor
of Fine Arts/Art. All are St. Marys
High School graduates. Se age 19.
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AreTtudents ) graduate from KU Co
Derek David Ronnebaum, son of
David and Beth Ronnebaum, Rossyule,
Sport ScienceBSE, senior,
Bachelor of Science in Education,
Rossville High School graduate.
Peter L Bollig, son of Jerry
Bollig, Silver Lake, PhilosophyBA,
senior, Est Asian Lang & Cultures
Minor & Bachelor of Arts/Philosophy;
Matthew A Bryant, son of Brad
and Nancy Bryant, Silver Lake,
EconomicsBA, senior, Bachelor of
Arts/Economics & Co-Major: International
Studies; Zachary Kent
Phelps, son of Kendall and Sherma
Phelps, Silver Lake, Political
ScienceBGS, senior, Economics Minor
& Bachelor of General Studies/
Political Science. All or graduates of
Silver Lake Junior/Senior High
School.
Preston Dean Hoobler, son of
Sidney Hoobler, Maple Hill, Communication
Studies BGS DECL, senior,
Bachelor of General Studies/
Communication Studies, Rossville
High School graduate.
Sharon Ann Johnson, daughter of
Wayne Johnson, Paxico, Sport Science
BSE, senior, Bachelor of Science
in Education, Wabaunsee Senior
High School, Alma, grad
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ARuffd Leavenworth representa
By JoEI. WALSh J\ KgTi IE\V( Ri!! iNF(
A 16-year veteran member of the
Kansas House of Representatives,
Rep. Candy Ruff, D-Leavenworth, has announced she will not file for re-election
lit 2008.
It s been a lot of flirt, Ruff who
represents Kansas s 40th District,
which includes eastern Lansing, eastern
Leavenworth and parts of northern
Leavenworth County, said by
phone Friday. Ruff
She becomes the second longtime
Leavenworth County lawmaker this
year to announce plans to retire from the
Legislature. State Rep. Kenny Wilk, R-Lansing,
announced his decision to retire a week ago.
Ruff will receive a Ph.D. in Kansas and military
history from Kansas this spring
and plans to pursue a career in academia after
her departure from the Kansas House.
I told my husband I was going to get a tattoo
when I got my Ph.D., and he said, You re
going to get a job, Ruff said with a laugh.
During her 16 years as a lawmaker in
Topeka, Ruff was involved in a variety of issues.
She received the most recent attention as a
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tive not seeking re-deechief
sponsor of the Personal & Family
Protection Act, which passed in 2006
and opened the door for concealed
carry licenses in the state.
Her stance was seen as an unlikely
one for a female and a Democrat, Ruff admitted.
In the lexicon of politics, I consider
myself a conservative Democrat,
she added, saying, If anything, I think
the issues of gun rights and being a
law-abiding citizen are all above being
Republican or Democrat.
A former Army brat, a wife of a
retired MP and with a son who flew a
Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan in
2006, Ruff also said, I ve been very involved
in veterans issues.
She currently serves on the state Business,
Commerce and Labor, Arts and Cultural
Resources, Federal and State Affairs,
Judiciary and Rules and Regulations committees.
The vacancy already has drawn two candidates.
Democrats Melanie Meiers, a lieutenant
colonel in the Army Reserve, and Laura
Gasbarre, a Leavenworth city commissioner,
are set to vie for the 40th District seat in an
Aug. 5 primary election.
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Who s
the boss? After arriving at Kansas State University
in 1986, K-State president Jon
Wefald (above) saw a lot of his peers at
what would eventually become Big 12
schools come and go over the years.
In the aftermath of Wefald s announcement
this week that he was
retiring in 2009, here s a glance at the
current leaders of all 12 conference
schools.
U Baylor University
President: John M. Lilley
Since when: November 2005
Compensation: $179,726
University of Colorado
Chancellor: G.R Bud Peterson
Since when: July2006
Compensation: $359,200
Iowa State University
President: Gregory Geoffrey
Since when: July2001
Compensation: $421,082
University of Kaisas
Chancellor: Robert Hemenway
Since when: 1995
Compensation: $338,193
Kansas State University
President: Jon Wefald
Since when: 1986
Compensation: $336,274
I University of Mlssoutl
Chancellor: Brady Deaton
Since when: October2004
Compensation: $356,022
University of Nebraska
President: James B. Mullen
Since when: August 2004
Compensation: $363,181
University of Oklthoma
President: David L. Boren
Since when: November1994
Compensation: $412,017
I Oklahoma State University
President: V. Burns Hargis
Since when: December2007
Compensation: $350,000
S University of Texas
President: William Powers Jr.
Since when: February 2006
Compensation: $599,780
Texas A&M President: Elsa A. Murano
Since when: Earlier this year
Compensation: N/A
I Texas Tech
President: Jon Whitmore
Since when: 2003
Compensation: $467,166 Sonrces Chronicle of 111i.r Education?
Enrollment climbed from 17,630 in
Wefald s first year to 23,332 last fall, a
32.3 percent increase. Here!s a look at
how enrollment changed at other Big
12 schools over that time:
School Fall 86 Fall 07 Change
Baylor 11,003 14,008 +27.3%
Colorado 22,946 28,988 +26.3%
lowaState 26,431 26,160 -1%
Kansas 28,259 29,260 +3.5%
Missouri 22,532 28,477 +26.3%
Nebraska 23,899 22,973 -3.8%
011 20,582 26,219 +27.3%
OSIJ 20,634 23,005 +11.5%
Texas 46,140 50,201 +8.8%
A&M 36,570 46 +27.2%
Tech 23,479 28,260 +20.3%
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IIO ( THE DOME By: Senator Derek Schmidt
2008 session concludes; here s a wrapup
TOPEKA The 2008
session of the Kansas legislature
concluded this past week. The
wrap-up session lasted eight days,
and the session overall lasted 90
days. A tew tughIights from the tmal
week, all of which I supported,
include:
Health care: We gave final
approval to legislation that will
expand eligibility for the state s
Healthwave insurance coverage
to several thousand more Kansas
kids, mostly in working families.
Some critics have suggested this
approach is defective because it
relies heavily on federal funding,
but that actually seems to me to
be one of its strengths - it builds on
a tried and true federal program
to provide coverage to more kids
without putting the full, burden
on Kansas taxpayers.
Education: We provided for
an increase in state education
funding by about $37 million,
which will match the rate of
inflation, for the 2009-10 school
year. The money to pay for this
fifth straight year of increase is
now set aside in a lockbox so it
will be there next year.
Budget: The final state
budget grows overall state
general spending by just over 5
percent, which is an improvement over recent years. Ever since the
school finance litigation and the
resulting infusion of new state
funds in 2005, the state budget has
been growing at an unsustainable
rate. This year s effort to reduce
the rate of growth - we almost
cut it in half from last year s rate
- is a first step toward putting the
budget on a sustainable footing.
Nonetheless, the next few years
look very difficult in terms of
balancing the state budget.
Children programs: The
final budget provides more than
$10 million in windfall money from the multi-state jobacco
litigation settlement to give a oii
time boost to pre-kindergarten programs m our state. Years ago,
the state made the commitment to use tobacco settlement money to promote the well-being of
children, and this decision carries
on that tradition. Because this is
windfall money from litigation,
and not taxpayer money, its use for
this purpose does not worsen the
state s overall budget situation.
Senior tax relief: The
legislature gave final approval
to tax-relief legislation that will
provide a new state income tax
credit to certain low-income senior
citizens.The provision will provide
more than $2 million per year in
tax relief to low-income senior
citizens for the first three years
and about $3.4 million per year in
relief after that. The tax bifi also
provides disaster-recovery help
and shifts part of the corporate
tax 1o of Kansas corporations
and onto multi-state corporations,:
doing business in Kansas.
Pharmacists: The final
budget provides funding to
expand the School of Pharmacy.:
at the versi of as. One of the argum n made m or ot
this funding was that many small, rural counties have no pharmacist:
and that one of the problems
(though not the only problem) is
that not enough pharmacy school graduates are being produced by our universities. -:
With the 2008 session now
concluded, except for the final
ceremonial adjournment on May,
29, it now is time to catch up on
paperwork. I ve appreciated all
the mail and emails you have sent.
during this legislative session,
and I hope to catch up on replying:
to those in the next few weeks.
The best way to reach me will
remain through my Topeka office
at the State Capitol, Room 390-E,.
Topeka, Kansas 66612 or by phone,
at (785) 296-2497. You also can e-
mail me through my Website at
wwwDerekSchmidt.com. .1
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Leaders from the JJnhiesity
of Kansas and Kansas S joined forces
Thursday, and the result
was a step toward reality for
the Johnson County education
and research triangle.
The Johnson County Commission
voted unanimously
in favor of a public hearing
on the issue and to put it
on the ballot for the Nov. 4
election. The public hearing
likely will take place during
one of the commission s
Thursday morning meetings
in the next few weeks.
If approved, the proj
project would be funded by an
eighth-cent sales tax. The
project has been estimated
to stimulate $1.4 billion in
the economy and would
connect the KU Cancer
Center with the Edwards
Campus and the K-State
bioscience park in Olathe,
which will feature the
National Food and Animal
Health Institute.
KU Chancellor Robert i and K-State
President Jon Wefald spoke
together in favor of the
project, which they said
would stimulate economic
and educational growth not
only in Johnson County, but
throughout the state.
Our universities are competitive
with one another
on the athletic fields, but we
have come together today
in support a cause that will
provide Johnson Countians
and Kansans alike with the
opportunity for a victory in
which everyone is the winner,
Wefald said.
Hemenway said the first
phase of the project would
be the 75,000-square-foot
Business, Engineering and
Technology Center, which
he said would bring 10 new
degrees and 1,000 students
per year to the Edwards
Campus.
Both Hemenway and
Wefald spoke about the
benefit of bringing stateof-the-art
of-the-art facilities for both
animal and human health,
including cancer research,
to the area. Hemenway said
it would have countless benefits
for the county.
As a cancer survivor, I
know firsthand the importance
of having access to
exceptional care, he said. I
applaud the Johnson County
civic leaders who, in proposing
the triangle, have
recognized the importance
of finding a cure and new
treatments for cancer and
other diseases right here at
home.
The commission also
heard from others who
spoke in favor of the project.
Jorg Ohie, head of Bayer
Healt LLC s Animal
Health Division, spoke in
favor of the project.
We intended to shape
hers the future of the animal
health industry, Ohie
said.
Terry Calaway, president
of Johnson County Community
College, also asked
the commission to put the
project on the ballot and
said the college s relationship
with KU and K-State
had allowed the three institutions
to move toward a
common interest.
There is one thing we all
have in common: We all
want to do the right thing
for Johnson County, Calaway
said. This is a really
good idea, and this is a good
idea for right now.
Supporters Mary Birch
and Bob Regnier took questions
from the commission
for about an hour before
Commissioner Ed Eilert
made a motion to conduct
a public hearing and to put
the item on the ballot. The
motion passed 6-0, with
John Toplikar absent.
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MARK BE WAR
SPORTS EDITOR
The time is 10:42 on a
Saturday morning. Do you know where yonr missing Johnson
Coo nty Kansas University basketball
fan is?
You might do well to begin
your search here, right outside
these closed doors that lead into
Bishop Miege High School in
Roeland Park. Here the gatherered
throngs stand in a pair of
lines that snake their way out of
sight around the building s edge,
out toward Reinhardt Drive and
presumably .... Lawrence?
Trust. It s a long line. The
patient multitudes have collected
to pay homage to the KU
Barnstormers, a group of traveling
KIT basketball seniors six
strong on tour to allow their
fans an up-close-and-personal
glimpse and maybe even a touch
of the 2008 NCAA men s basketball
championship.
Step right up.
PLACES, PLACES!
Long wait? Tell it to Au
Gascoigne and flm George, a
pair of 13-year-old Overland
Park residents and seventhgraders
graders at Indian Woods Middle
School. They are the very first
fans in line.
We woke up at 8. We got out
here at 9, Gascoigne explained,
with George nodding in agreement
while leaning against the
school s closed doors.
Predictably, the two are
decked in KU championship tshirts
and tote the famous Sports
illustrated with Mario Chalmers hitting The Shot on its cover.
Sometimes a bit of misinformation
can be a good thing. The
two OP kids came out operating
under the assumption the autograph
session with the KU players
- Russell Robinson, Sasha
Kaun, Darnell Jackson,
Rodrick Stewart, Brad
Witherspoon and Jeremy
Case began at 10.
When in reality, the event was
to begin at 10:30. Now at 10:45, it
will still be 10 or so more minutes
until these doors magically swing
open and lead the kids and hundreds
of others into an auditori
auditoriurn of Jayhawks, but it s all good.
Nobody ever turned around
10 minutes before McCartney or Ringo, and neither of those
guys ever took out Memphis in
overtime. So they wait.
ThE VIP TREATMENT
Actually, a group of a halfdozen
dozen or so wheelchair-bound
fans gathered quietly in the corner
of the auditorium got the
very first shot at their crimson
and blue stars.
Leading off, Bill Crow of
Prairie Village. Appropriately
Crow, well-known as a longtime
superfan for nearby Shawnee Mission East High School, gets a
friendly assist across the stage
from aiiother superfari, longtime
Miege superfan James
Brownie Browne. I just love being a Jayhawk,
Crow gushed. This has been a
dream year for us. I never
expected this after the Bucknell
and Bradley years. I ll leave it at
that, but you know what I
mean.
Highlights? Start the reel.
Russell (Robinson) came up to
me and shook my hand with a
big smile, Crow reported.
That meant a lot to me. And
Damell (Jackson) was very
easy to talk to.
Another accomplished mission:
Gascoigne and George got
their shirts and magazines
signed shortly after Crow
crossed the stage.
Meanwhile, one wonders if
Beatles security ever had to put
up with this
My fault, security guard
Mark Babcock said with a
frown. People are making off
with the nametags on the table
in front of the players. I should
have taped them down.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
KU signee and Miege senior
Travis Releford, one of the
lucky group of high school allstars
stars set to take on the
Bamstormers, looks right at
home signing autographs with the
other Jayhawks. So much so that
a photographer anived late and
now can t tell which guy signing
is the non.Jayhawks senior.
Even so Releford admitted to
Sasha Kaun, the KU senior seat-
seated
ed immediately to his left, that
he felt a little uneasy affixing his
signature to KU championship
memorabilia.
Kaun, who had become
acquainted with Releford when
the two sat together on an airline
flight last summer, immediately
put the new Jayhawks performer
at ease.
He said, You re part of the
family now, Releford later
reported. So you can sign it.
light.
THE DEFENSE RESTS
For the six people out there
who care, here it is: Final score,
KU Barnstormers 104, high
school all-stars from Miege, St.
Thomas Aquinas and Bishop
Ward 97.
Several times in the game s
final moments the high school
all-stars pulled to within five,
only to be instinctively rebuffed
by the Barnstormers.
Top scorers? Hey, you try
scoring this game at home, what
with kids coming out of the
stands, putting on Robinson s or
Case s jersey, and with the thing
dangling to their feet, putting up
shots for the Jayhawks team. Or sidelined player/coach
Stewart, still nursing a broken
kneecap, taking feeds, popping
shots and dishing assists. While
sitting on the KU bench. You get
the idea.
Halftime score: Barnstormers
60, high school all-stars 44.
Nice defense, gang.
Hey, notes Miege coach
Rick Zych, his eyes perusing
the packed house. They didn t
pay their 12 bucks to see
defense.
Point well-taken, if not the
shooters.
ALWAYS TIME FOR A FRIEND
Someone clues the KU Barnstormers in at halftime to
the fact a former KU footballer
is in the house, and before you
can say champs Kaun and
Case set sail across the packed
gym to touch base.
Paul Bower, a KU football
wide receiver from 1972 to 1976
and an Overland Park resident,
sits in a wheelchair along the far
baseline.
I was on Spring Break,
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Bower explained. ÓI was body
surfing and a wave took me
headfirst into the sand. There
was spinal cord damage. IÒve
been working to get healthy
ever since. That happened in
March of 2007.Ô
ÓHow you doinÒ, man?Ô greets
Case upon arrival. ÓYou doinÒ all
right?Ô The three chat until
Kaun gets pulled away by a
schoolgirl for photo opp No.
2,026 of the day. Somewhere,
Ringo understands.
- ÓItÒs
ÓItÒs incredible how big they
are and how much athletic ability
lihey have,Ô marveled Bower.
ÓAtÒ pretty amazrng what these
kids can do. And itÒs fun to
watch them. No pressure on
Õthem. Just out there enjoying
life and enjoying the day.Ô
TAKE THAT, KID
Despite pregame assurances
to the contrary from Kaun and
Robinson, the KU guys came to
play a bit. You canÒt just turn
that spigot off. The high-school
all-stars loved it.
ÑIt was an awesome experience,Ô
St. Thomas Aquinas High
senior Keith McCullough, who
will attend Drury University on
a full scholarship next season,
said afterward. ÑFull house. One
of the best games IÒve played in,
to be honest. IÒll definitely tell
KU JATHAWKS OVERTAkE 11 A
NO PROBLEM Bishop Miege senior Travis Releford signs autographs for some of his young fans Saturday.
NOW WHAT? High school all-star Willie Reed meets with i in the person of the KU BarnstormetsÒ Sasha Kaun.
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my grandkids.Ô
ÓThere was some trash-talkmg
between me and Jeremy
Case,Ô reported Miege senior
Jay Payton, who has yet to
affirm his college choice. ÓHe
told me to get out there (to
guard him). And of course he
made the shot.Ô
JAYHAWKS DREAMS It has been a couple hours
now since the grandfather held
up a No. 1 gesture for a camera
while kneeling alongside KUÒs
Robinson, seconds after a young
boy had done the very same.
Now a burgundy Lincoln Towncar putts along Johnson
Drive back toward civilization.
Even in traffic the balding,
middle-aged guy slows a bit to
look down and smooth out
some ruffles in the KU jersey he
had worn to Miege to get signed.
Whether you are 8, 18 or 88,
there are no wrinkles allowed
on a day this good.
Contact Mark Dewor at 385-
6061 or mdewavK pubUca!ions.com.
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1J Łiense, defense from New York, New York KU senior standout, NCAA champion Robinson offers insights, tips br improving defensively
MARK DEWAR
SPORTS tDITOR
On 9aturday, Kansas
University senior guard standout
Russell Robinson took a few
moments to share some -
insights with
Sun. readers
during an SUN
SPORTS
Q&A
appearance
at Bi.shop
Miege High
School.
_______________
Robinson
came to
Miege along with other
Jayhawks basketball seniors as
part of the KU Burnstor tou which comes on the heels
of KU 37-3 march to glory
awi the program fifth overall
all-time championship and
third NCM Championship.
The 6-1, 205-pound guard
proved a study in durability in
his final collegiate season. The
lone Jayhawks performer to
stail every game, he averaged
7.3 points and just overfour
assists per contest while defensively
finishing behind only
backeourt mate Mario
Chalmers for team honors in
steals n iU, 79.
Q. So just where is the
craziest place someone ever
hit you with the signature
New York ... New York!
that accompanied your every
introduction into KU home
games in Lawrence? A. (Thrning to Barnstormers
teammate Brad Witherspoon)
Where is that we were where
they did it really good? Ottawa.
Ottawa did New York, New
York real good. I kind of got a
little chill. Just a little chill.
Q. How much of basketball
defensive prowess is
want-to versus actual skill
if you were to attach a percentage
to it?
A. I d say 30 percent of it is
your technique, 70 percent of it
is your heart. The pride. When that stuff kicks in, that takes me
to another level defensively.
Q. How critical has your
abifity to play good defense
proven in achieving the things
you have in basketball?
A. It s critical because it adds
to my game. For me it creates
offense and it also takes pressure
off my other teammates.
They don t have to worry about
having to guard the best player
because they know Russell s got
it. It helps the team in a lot of
4 uan you snare one specific
defensive tip for the
young masses out there? For
one thing, you and Mario are
blessed with such great
anticipation. Can that be
learned at all?
A. At this level that s kind of
natural. You kind of know it.
But my thing is, you just work
hard and give a lot of effort, and
that will make up for a lot of
your deficiencies defensively.
Just work hard. Go as hard as
you can every play and that will
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Q. Sitting a couple of
seats down from you at this
table is Travis Releford, a KU
signee and The SunÒs twotime
time Player of the Year. As
the senior veteran, what
advice would you pass along
to Travis to make his own transition to the Jayhawks
program easier?
A. Travis is good. HeÒs going
to be ii a great situation
because weÒre losing a lot of
seniors and itÒs going to be wide
open for him as far as plenty of
playing time. The more important
thing, heÒs been up to all the
games. HeÒs been in the locker
room. HeÒs familiar with the
guys. The adjustment is not
going to be as much for him as
somebody else.
Q. Your court vision is
outstanding. Where do you
fix your eyes in order to play
your very best defense?
A. You read eyes. ThatÒs the
way you anticipate the easiest.
Their body movement, the ball
sometimes. But the main thing
is, keep the guy in front of you
and good things will happen
from there.
Q. How about an update
on you, Russell?
A. I graduate (with a degree
in communication studies) next
Sunday. I walk. IÒll be done with
school. ThatÒs just as important
as winning the national championship.
Probably more important
for me and my family. Then
IÒm off to try to make the NBA.
Q. We see all these kids
walking around here decked
out in their Russell
Robinson gear today. When
you were growing up, did
you have that poster on the
wall, that guy you idolized
and wanted to emulate?
A. At a young age it was, of
course, Michael Jordan. As I got
older, guys like Ben Gordon,
New York area guys I always
looked up to. But unlike these
(fans), I never got a chance to
meet those guys and hang out
with them like I got to hang out
with these guys.
Q. Finally, you have posed
for a lot of pictures today
where either you or the fan
or both of you are holding up
the No. 1 gesture with index
fingers. It was a long time
coming. How does It feel to
finally be able to throw that
No. 1 up in the air?
A. (Laughing) ItÒs great. And
every once in a while it hits us,
like, ÑWow, we won the whole
national championship.Ò You
know, I guess weÒve been used
to seeing everybody else win it
and seeing other teams have
their success. HereÒs our
moment. So weÒre going to live
it up to the fullest and hopefully
bring another one home soon.
Gontact Mark Dewar at .985-
6061 or mdewar tions.coÒm.
GOOD SIGN KU fan Bill Crow of Prairie Village gets a friendly push
fitm James Brown Saturday and meets KU standout Russell Robinson.
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Gi new Cowley County
CASA executive director
Linda Jean Groth began as the
new executive cirector of CASA
of Cowley County on April 17.
Thanks to a grant from the
Legacy Foundation, Groth was
able to work with former CASA
director Mary Jarvis for two
weeks before Jarvis retired.
Because this is a solo position,
the CASA Board of Directors
was very grateful that the grant
enabled Groth to have some onthe-job
the-job training before her predecessor
left.
A graduate of Emporia State
University, Grot taTi graduate
level courses in public
administration from the
University of Kansas. She has a
to years experience as
executive director of two social
service agencies, most recently
for 13 years at Opportunity
Center, Inc. in Ponca City.
She has been an active participant
in the community where
ever she has lived.
The CASA Board of Directors
was pleased to hire a person of
such exceptional credentials and
experience as the new executive
director.
Groth was born and raised in
Cowley County and is a graduate
of Winfield High School. Having
been away from the area since
then, she has returned to Cowley
County to take the CASA position.
CASA, Court Appointed
Special Advocates, is a not-forprofit-agency
profit-agency that recruits, trains,
and supports volunteers who are
assigned to children who are
before the courts in need of care.
The most vulnerable individuals
in Cowley County, children
who have been abused or
neglected, are appointed an
advocate who monitors their
needs and reports to the court.
Due to limited funds and volunteers,
more children are in
need than are currently being
served. Donations from the community
are key in funding this
important work.
If you have interest in serving
as an advocate or in making a
financial contribution to the
CASA of Cowley County program,
phone Linda Groth at
(620) 221-6467.
Linda Jean Groth
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HIGHLIGHTS
Amanda Wilson, daughter
of Wesley and Shirley Wilson
of Wichita, and Joseph Baldwin,
son of Peggy Baldwin of
Evans, Cob., were married
April 19, 2008, at Ascension
Lutheran Church in Wichita.
Pastor Mike Bingenheimer
officiated.
Kern Holding of Valley
Center was the bride s attendant.
Kern and the bride are
2004 graduates of Valley Center
High School. Joseph Giuga
of Brooklyn; N.Y., was best
man. He and the groom served
together in the U.S. Army and
in Iraq.
Flower girl was Jordan Q niece th and the ring bearer was Austin
Warren, cousin of the bride.
Others who assisted in the
wedding were ushers Daniel
Wilson, brother of the bride,
and Matthew Baldwin, brother
of the groom; Crystal Wilson,
sister of the bride, gift table
attendant; Karly Marshall,
cousin of the bride, guest book
attendant, and Michelle Warren,
cousin oi the bride, serving
table.
The couple will reside in
Colorado Springs, Cob., following
Amanda s graduation
from Emporia State University
in May. Joseph is now based at
Fort Carson, Cob.
i.t.t.
Seth D. Houston of Valley
Center, Peggy P. Arnold
of Park City and Sabra Parris
of Bel Aire will be honored
May 16 by Butler Community
Co1legeas 08 Order of the Purple. To
be eligible for the Order of
the Purple, students must have
completed 30 hours at Butler Cot College and have
a 3.75 or highercumulative
grade point average. The ceremony
will be at 7 p.m. in the
Butler Gymnasium in the 500
building at the El Dorado campus,
901 S. Haverhill Road.
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Bradye Peniston, a 2008
graduate of Valley Center High
School, will receive a $4,000
Red and Black Scholarship to
attend the University of Central
Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo.,
next year. She is the daughter
of Steve and Brenda Peniston.
.ttt
Lisa Long of Valley Center
will take part in Bethel
College s 115th Commencement
May 25 in North Newton.
Baccalaureate service will
be at 10a.m. in Bethel College
Mennonite Church, with
commencement at 2:30 p.m.
Both are open to the public.
Long completed her coursework
work in December 2007 for a
bachelor s degree in business
administration.
ttt
Ten area students have been
announced as candidates for
degrees at the 1( during 111136th commencement
May 18 at Memo
ia4.S in-Lawronce. Valley Center High School
graduates are Mara Michelle
Bertsch, daughter of Bruce
and Brenda Bertsch, who will
receive a degree in history;
Matthew Joseph Smarsh, son
of Betty Getz, communication
studies, and Kyleigh Marie
Rice, daughter of Angela
Gragg, nursing.
.Erin N. Gunzelman,
daughter of Debra and Leo
Gunzelman of Valley Center,
will receive a degree in general
studies. Louisa M. Lipke, also
of Valley Center, will receive a
degree in nursing.
Heights High School graduates
are Taylor Denise Mcintosh,
daughter of Iris McIntosh,
general studies; Bryce Justin
Edgar, son of Terry and Lisa
Edgar, master s in accounting
and information systems;
Mathew Alan Graham, son of
Brad Graham, general studies;
Maria Ahmad, daughter of
Basharat and Bushra Ahmad,
East Asian language and
cultures, and Jenna Logan
Brewer, daughter of Jeff and
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Amanda and
)oseph Baldwin
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Jill Brewer, general studies.
ttt Sharon Gleason was honored
May 5 at a retirement dinner
for her 22 years of service
to USD 259. She spent all 22
years at Harry Street Elementary.
She was in teaching for
37 years, including 15 years
in Missouri. Sharon and her
husband, Tom, live in Valley
Center.
lii.
Wichita State University hasTI Õ of incoming freshman scholarships
for the 2008-09 school
year to the following 2008
Valley Center High School
graduates: Braden Schoentha1cr,
Stephanie Balleau, JacobÕ
Beming, Courtney Spangler,
Rachel Kohr, Jennifer Decker,
Christopher Dolezal, Bradley
Schuessler, Tyler Lohmann,
Kristen McCune, Daniel
Herman, Con Durham, Alec
Toews, Ashley G1 Rachel
Safarik, Austin Rogers, Eric
Ruby, Stephanie Capps, Amanda
Fontes, Justin White, Cory
Pugh and Gretchen Wiswell.
Each award amount ranges
from $1,000to $10,000. The
scholarships are awarded based
- academic achievement and
extracurricular involvement.
ttt
Emily Elizabeth Green of
Valley Center and John Michael
Maier of Augusta have
announced their engagement.
Emily is the daughter of Michael
and Rebecca Green, also
ofÒValley Center.. Jol is the
son of Jerry and Brenda Maier,
also of Augusta.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Valley Center High School.
The prospective .bridegroom
is a graduate of Augusta High
School. They are both students
at Wichi e Univ
wor ing toward a bachelorÒs
degree in exercise scienc
A June 21, 2008, wedding
has been set.
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411U r YVilliamS
of Valley Center will celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary
with an open house from 2 to
4 p.m. May 31 in the Wesley
Celebration Center of the First
United Methodist Church, 560.,
N. Park, Valley Center. Their
children, Bruce and Denise
Williams and Loretta Thomas,
will host the event.
Roger retired as a meter
reader supervisor from Kansas
Gas and Electric in 1990 after
34 years service. Karen retired
from Sedgwick County Educational
Services Cooperative in
2000 after 24 years service.
Roger Williams and Karen
Johnson were married May
31, 1958, at Bentley Methodist
Church in Bentley.
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Trenton Albrecht, 2005Ò
Valley Center High School
valedictorian, will graduate
Summa Cum Laude May 16
from Wichita State Univer&
He wi ive a ou e major
in math and computer science.
Trenton plans to pursue
a masterÒs degree in math and
continue working for a software
and Wet site development
company.
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Stephanie Dianne Winn,
daughter of Richard and Terria
ÑWinn, has received the Amsden
Award from the Kress Founda
Foundation Department of Art History
at the University of Kansas.
The
ing the 33rd annual Amsden Awards Ceremony on May 2.
The Amsden Book Awards
were established in 1976 by
the late Floyd and B Amsden of Wichita. Faculty
members and graduate teaching
assistants selected winners
based on classroom excellence
regardless of class level or
major. More than 45 students
received books on subjects in
which they excelled.
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Õ The Bel Aire Senior Center
will be hosting two events in
May to celebrate Older Amencans
Month. There will be an
open house from 3 to 5 p.m.
May 18 to showcase the center
and its services and events.
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There will be an Artsfest at
7 p.m. May 31 at the center
featuring area senior artists,
musicians and poets. Refreshments
will be served at both
events. For more information,
contact the center at 744-2451,
ext. 121.
ff1.
, zD o Aire has been selected for the
Council on Legal Education
OpportunityÒs (CLEO) Sophomore
Summer Institute, June
8-28, at the Northern Illinois
University School of Law in
DeKaIb, Ill.
The CLEO Sophomore
Summer Institute has been
held annually since 2003 and
aims to prepare students from
diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic
and geographic
backgrounds for the challenges
of law school admission and
academic preparation. CLEO is a nonprofit project of the
American Bar Association.
This year, about 20 students
from across the nation are participating
in the institute.
Williams is an honors student
majoring in international
studies and journalism and
mass communications (strategic
communications), and
plans to pursue a law degree.
He is the son of Kevass and
Teketa Harding and a graduate
of Wichita Northeast Magnet
School. As a high school stadent,
he participated in KUÒs
Black Leadership Symposium.
)ohn Maler and
Emily Green
Roger and Karen
Williams
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CHS senior receives
KU scholarship
Times News Report
reporter@eldoradotimes.com
Daniel Per.sons, a
senior at Circle High
School, was awarded
Kansas Universi Geographic
Scholarship.
The renewable scholarship
is valued at
$10,000 over four
years.
Persons has been accepted
into KU s master
of architecture program
for the fall of 2008.
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