The University of Kansas
Motto	Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (I will see this great vision in which the bush does not burn)
Established	1865
Type	Public
Academic term	Semester
Endowment	US $1.049 billion (2006) [1]
Chancellor	Robert Hemenway
Provost	Richard Lariviere
Staff	5,500
Undergraduates	21,912
Postgraduates	5,963
Location	Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Campus	1,000 acres (4 km²)
Yearbook	Jayhawker Yearbook
Colors	Crimson and Royal Blue
Nickname	Jayhawks
Website	www.ku.edu

The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. The University was founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence under a charter from the Kansas Legislature. It also received assistance from former Kansas Governor Charles Robinson and his wife Sara, who donated 40 acres (160,000 m²) of Mount Oread land, and philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence, who made sizable monetary donations. Image File history File links Kuseal. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... USD redirects here. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Lawrence is a river city in and the seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ... Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Crimson is a strong, bright deep red color combined with some blue, resulting in a slight degree of purple. ... Royal blue is a lighter shade of blue. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Lawrence is a river city in and the seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ... Mount Oread is a geographical feature located near Lawrence, Kansas, to the southwest of Lawrence, at approximately 38°5747. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Amos Adams Lawrence was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1814, the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence. ...

The University's Medical Center and Hospital are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The KU Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metro area. There are also educational/research sites in Parsons, Topeka and a branch of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. Nickname: Location in Wyandotte, County in the state of Kansas. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Government  - Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area  - City 147. ... Parsons is a city in the northern part of Labette County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the central United States. ... This article is about the state capital of Kansas. ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ...

Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 27,875 students; an additional 2,769 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for a total enrollment of 30,644 students across the three campuses. The Lawrence campus and KU Medical Center combined employ 2,201 faculty members.^[2][3]

KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, the Beach Center on Disability, and radio stations KANU and KJHK. Kansas Public Radio station KANU was one of the first public radio stations in the nation. KJHK, the campus radio has roots back to 1952 and is completely run by students. The university is host to several notable museums including the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, the KU Museum of Anthropology, and the Spencer Museum of Art. The University is one of 60 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is a facility at the University of Kansas. ... KANU-FM operates on 91. ... KJHK 90. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the viewing or listening public. ... The University of Kansas Natural History Museum is a division of the KU Biodiversity Institute. ... The Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, or SMA, is an art museum on the campus of University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. ... The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. ...

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Academics

The University is a large state sponsored university. In addition to a large liberal arts college, it has schools of Allied Health, Architecture and Urban Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Welfare. (The study of academic sociology originated at the University in 1890.) The University also operates a selective Honors Program, with approximately 300 undergraduate students admitted each year, offering classes in many of these areas. For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... This article is about building architecture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In economics, a business is a legally-recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers, usually in an effort to generate profit. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... For other uses, see Pharmacy (disambiguation). ... ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous...

The most recent edition of Peterson's Guide to Competitive College calls KU "one of America's premier universities." For more than a decade, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has awarded KU a four-star rating for academics, social life, and overall quality of university life.

In 2007, U.S. News & World Report ranked KU as tied for 88th place in its ranking of the Best National Universities.^[4] In 2006, the Report ranked Kansas as tied for 45th place in Public Universities. The Report surveys over 1,400 institutions of higher education in the United States. U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Law School

Main article: University of Kansas School of Law

The University of Kansas School of Law, in Lawrence, Kansas, is the top law school in the state according to the 2008 U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the school 66th overall in its rankings of the best law schools.^[5] Classes are held in Green Hall at W 15th St and Burdick Dr, which is named after former dean James Green. The University of Kansas School of Law is a first-tier public law school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. ...

Medical Center

The University of Kansas Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kansas, treats over 19,000 patients per year.^[6] KU Med, as it is commonly known, is comprised of four basic schools: The KU School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Allied Health, and a second School of Graduate Studies. As of the Spring 2007 semester, there were 2,769 students enrolled at KU Med.^[7] The Medical Center also offers third and fourth year students an opportunity to do rotations at the Wichita campus. Nickname: Location in Wyandotte, County in the state of Kansas. ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ...

Edwards Campus

KU's Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas. Established in 1993, its goal is to provide adults with the opportunity to complete college degrees. About 2,100 students attend the Edwards Campus, with an average age of 32.^[8] Programs available at the Edwards Campus include developmental psychology, public administration, social work, systems analysis, engineering management and design. Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Government  - Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area  - City 147. ...

Notable faculty

• John Bricke, Ph.D., Edinburgh University. Philosophy of the Mind, Hume and Davidson Scholar.^[9]
• George Coggins, Frank E. Tyler Distinguished Professor of Law. J.D. from the University of Michigan.
• Steven A. Epstein, Distinguished Professor of Medieval History. Ph. D. from Harvard (1981). Multiple book publications to his name concerning late-medieval Genoa and Renaissance Italy.^[10]
• Bryant C. Freeman, an expert on Haiti, its language, culture, and history. He founded the Institute of Haitian studies at KU. He has been asked consulted various U.S. government and international organizations regarding Haiti, and was given the protocol rank of Major General with the U.N. peacekeeping force. He has published significant dictionaries in the language.^[11]
• Don W. Green, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering^[12] – co-editor of Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, the world's most widely used reference by chemical and petroleum engineers.^[13]
• James Gunn – Hugo Award-winning science fiction author and creative writing professor.^[14]
• David S. Holmes – Professor of Psychology. Ph.D., 1965, Northwestern University. M.D., 1968, Harvard University. Served on the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital, Northwestern University, University of Texas, and Princeton University. Author of "Abnormal Psychology" textbook.
• Kermit E Krantz MD, LittD (deceased 2007), University Distinguished Professor; Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor of Anatomy Emeritus. Developed the Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) and invented the expandable tampon.
• Jeffrey Lang, professor of mathematics and Muslim author.
• Stanley Lombardo – Classics professor and translator of numerous Classical works into English, including Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid.^[15]
• Charles D. Michener (retired) Ex-chairman of KU Entomology Department, Ex-director of the Snow Entomological Museum, Watkins Distinguished Professor of Entomology, member of the National Academy of Sciences. The Association of American Publishers gave its R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Professional Reference or Scholarly Work of 2000 to Michener's opus, The Bees of the World.
• Dr. Jan Roskam -- emeritus Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, author of eleven books on airplane design and flight dynamics and over 160 papers on the topics of aircraft aerodynamics, performance, design and flight controls.
• Kevin Willmott, of Junction City, KS, associate professor of Theater & Film^[16], writer and director of the film C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America^[17], which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and in 2005 was nominated for Best Film at the Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto in Porto, Portugal.
• Paul E. Wilson (deceased), distinguished emeritus professor of law. Wilson argued Brown v. Board of Education on behalf of the State of Kansas.

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Computing innovations

KU's School of Business launched interdisciplinary management science graduate studies in operations research during Fall Semester 1965. This innovative program provided the foundation for decision science applications supporting NASA Project Apollo Command Capsule Recovery Operations. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Interdisciplinary work is that which integrates concepts across different disciplines. ... Management science, or MS, is the discipline of using mathematics, and other analytical methods, to help make better business decisions. ... Operations Research or Operational Research (OR) is an interdisciplinary branch of mathematics which uses methods like mathematical modeling, statistics, and algorithms to arrive at optimal or good decisions in complex problems which are concerned with optimizing the maxima (profit, faster assembly line, greater crop yield, higher bandwidth, etc) or minima... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved idea, good, service, process or practice that is intended to be useful. ... Decision theory is an interdisciplinary area of study, related to and of interest to practitioners in mathematics, statistics, economics, philosophy, management and psychology. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. ...

KU's academic computing department was an active participant in setting up the Internet and is the developer of the seminal Lynx text based web browser. Lynx itself provided hypertext browsing and navigation prior to Tim Berners Lee's invention of HTTP and HTML.^[18] Lynx being used on Mac OS X Lynx is a text-only web browser for use on cursor-addressable, character cell terminals. ... An example of a Web browser (Mozilla Firefox) A web browser is a software application that enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network. ... In computing, hypertext is a user interface paradigm for displaying documents which, according to an early definition (Nelson 1970), branch or perform on request. ... Sir Tim Berners-Lee Sir Tim (Timothy John) Berners-Lee, KBE (TimBL or TBL) (b. ... HTTP (for HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the primary method used to convey information on the World Wide Web. ... HTML, an initialism of Hypertext Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. ...

Student Activities

Athletics

Main article: Kansas Jayhawks

The school's sports teams, wearing crimson and royal blue, are called the Jayhawks. They participate in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football) and in the Big 12 Conference. KU has won nine NCAA National Championships: two in men's basketball, three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field, and one in men's cross country. The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ...

KU football dates from 1890, and has played in the Orange Bowl twice: 1948 and 1968. They are currently coached by Mark Mangino, who was hired in 2002. The team plays at Memorial Stadium, one of the most historic NCAA football stadiums west of the Mississippi River. Memorial Stadium is currently undergoing renovation, begun in the summer of 2007, to add a $30 million dollar football practice faciltiy complete with indoor practice field and weight room along with improving the locker room facilities. Current NFL alumni include Moran Norris of the San Francisco 49ers, David McMillan of the Cleveland Browns, Charles Gordon of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Jones of the New York Jets, and Justin Hartwig of the Carolina Panthers. NFL Hall of Fame alumni include Gale Sayers and John Riggins among others. Head coach Mark Mangino 6th year, 35–35 Home stadium University of Kansas Memorial Stadium Capacity 50,071 - AstroPlay Conference Big 12 - North First year 1890 Athletic director Lew Perkins Website KU Athletics Team records All-time record 548–537–58 (.505) Postseason bowl record 4–6 Awards Conference titles... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Thomas Mangino (born August 26, 1956 in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks college football team. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas, on the campus of the University of Kansas. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division... Browns redirects here. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green, the Green and White, Jersey Jets Team colors Hunter green and white Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Woody Johnson General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American... City Charlotte, North Carolina Other nicknames The Cardiac Cats Team colors Black, Carolina Blue, and Silver Head Coach John Fox Owner Jerry Richardson General manager Marty Hurney Mascot Sir Purr League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1995–present) National Football Conference (1995-present) NFC West (1995-2001) NFC South (2002... Gale Eugene Sayers (born May 30, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas), also known as The Kansas Comet, was a professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears. ... John Riggins (born August 4, 1949, in Seneca, Kansas) is a former American Football running back, playing from 1971-1985. ...

The KU men's basketball team, who have fielded a team every year since 1898, are a perennial national contender currently coached by Bill Self. The team last played an NCAA National Championship game in 2003 and last won an NCAA Championship in 1988. The basketball program is currently the third winningest program in college basketball history with an overall record of 1,905-781. The team plays at Allen Fieldhouse, one of the most historic basketball facilities in the NCAA. Kansas has counted among its coaches Dr. James Naismith (the inventor of basketball and only coach in Kansas history to have a losing record), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen ("the Father of basketball coaching"), Roy Willams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and former NBA Champion Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown. In addition, legendary University of Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp played for KU's 1922 and 1923 Helms National Championship teams. In addition, NCAA Hall of Fame University of North Carolina Coach Dean Smith played for KU's 1952 NCAA Championship team. Both Rupp and Smith played under Phog Allen. NCAA Tournament Champions 1952, 1988 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1940, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 Conference Tournament Champions 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 Conference Regular Season Champions 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 The Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball program is the intercollegiate... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Dr. Forrest C. Phog Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. ... James A. Naismith,(November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ... Forrest Phog Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the Father of Basketball Coaching. ... Roy Williams (born August 1, 1950 in Marion, North Carolina) is head coach of the mens basketball team at the University of North Carolina. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of North Carolina is a seventeen campus system which includes all sixteen public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States and one public residential high school. ... Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. ...

In 2004, the KU Men's Bowling Team won the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships. The Women's Team placed 5th that same year.

Lew Perkins, previously at Connecticut, replaced Al Bohl as the university's athletic director in 2003. Under Perkins's administration, the department's budget has increased from $27.2 million in 2003 (10th in the conference) to $40.8 million (projected) in 2005 thanks in large part to money raised from a new priority seating policy at Allen Fieldhouse, a new $26.67 million eight-year contract with Adidas replacing an existing contract with Nike, and a new $40.2 million seven-year contract with ESPN Regional Television. The additional funds have brought improvements to the university, including:^[19] Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[2] Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... Look up million in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the company. ... Nike, Inc. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ...

• The Booth Family Hall of Athletics addition to Allen Fieldhouse;
• Brand new offices and lounges for the women's basketball program;
• Brand new scoreboard and batting facility for the baseball field;
• A new $35 million football facility adjacent to Memorial Stadium;
• The $8 million dollar 42,000 square foot Anderson Family Strength Center

Student publications

The school newspaper of the University of Kansas is The University Daily Kansan, which placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition, often called "The Pulitzers of College Journalism" in 2007. The KU Department of English publishes the Coal City Review, an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews and illustrations. The Review typically features the work of many writers, but periodically spotlights one author, as in the case of 2006 Nelson Poetry Book Award-winner voyeur poems by Matthew Porubsky. ^{[20] [21]}

Distinguished alumni

Nobel laureates

• Vernon L. Smith (M.A. in economics 1952), awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics[1]

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Honorary alumni

• Donald J. Hall, Sr., Chairman of the Board and former President and CEO of Hallmark Cards

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Politics, government, and education

• William H. Avery (1934), 37th Governor of Kansas (1965–1967) [2]
• Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1999-2007
• Brian Barker, Judge and Queen's Counsel in England
• Carol A. Beier (BS 1981, JD 1985) Kansas Supreme Court Justice
• George L. Brown, First African-American elected lieutenant governor in the U.S, (1974) and first African-American elected to statewide office in Colorado
• Arthur Linton Corbin (1894), professor at Yale Law School and scholar of contract law
• George Docking (1925), 35th Governor of Kansas (1957–1961)[3]
• Robert Docking (1948), 38th Governor of Kansas (1967–1975) [4]
• Bob Dole, former U.S. Senate majority leader and Senator from Kansas (1969–1996), presidential and vice-presidential nominee, WWII combat veteran. [5]
• Thomas Frank, author, What's the Matter with Kansas?
• Frederick Funston, attended 1885-1888, US Army general.
• John B. Gage (1907), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1940-1946)
• Robert L. Gernon (1966), Kansas Supreme Court Justice.
• Jane Dee Hull (1957), 24th Governor of Arizona (1997–2003) [6] (KU and Harvard are the only universities with 2 women alumni elected governors, see also Kathleen Sebelius)
• Ravi Parmeswar(1954), Vice President of Central Insights Group in Sara Lee Corporation
• Lee A. Johnson (BS 1964) Kansas Supreme Court Justice
• Nancy Landon Kassebaum (1954), First female U.S. senator (1979-1997) elected in own right without having been preceded in office by her husband.
• Kenton Keith, U.S. ambassador to Qatar, 1992-1995.
• Phill Kline (JD 1987), Former Attorney General of Kansas (2003–2006), current District Attorney of Johnson County, KS (2007-)
• Ron Kuby, civil rights attorney
• Lee Kyung-sook, president of Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea.
• Alf Landon (1908), 26th Governor of Kansas (1933–1937) and Republican nominee in the 1936 presidential election
• Delano Lewis, former National Public Radio CEO and ambassador to South Africa
• Deane Waldo Malott (1921), former Chancellor of KU and 6th president of Cornell University (1951–1963)
• David McClain, President, University of Hawaii
• John H. McClendon, an African-American scholar at Bates College
• Dennis Moore, current U.S. Congressman for Kansas District 3 (1999–present)
• Franklin David Murphy (B.S. 1936), Chancellor of the University of Kansas and Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles
• Lawton Nuss (BA 1975, JD 1982), Kansas Supreme Court Justice
• William C. Perry (1922), Chief Justice Oregon Supreme Court
• Eric Rosen, Kansas Supreme Court Justice
• Jim Ryun, former U.S. Congressman Kansas District 2 (1997–2007), three-time U.S. Olympic runner and silver medalist
• Kathleen Sebelius, 44th Governor of Kansas (2003–present) (KU and Harvard are the only universities with 2 women alumni elected governors, see also Jane Dee Hull)
• Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize laureate in economics
• Deanell Reece Tacha (BA 1968), current chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2001–present)

William Henry Avery (born August 11, 1911) was governor of the U.S. state of Kansas from 1965 to 1967. ... The Governor of Kansas holds the supreme executive power of the State as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. ... Kay Barnes (fullname Kay Waldo Barnes) is the current mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, a major American city with a population around 448,000 people, located on the northwestern boarder of Missouri. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ... Justice Carol A. Beier Carol A. Beier is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius. ... The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. ... George L. Brown The Honorable George Leslie Brown was born on July 1, 1926, in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Arthur Linton Corbin (1874 - 1967) was a professor at Yale Law School and a scholar of contract law. ... The Sterling Law Building Sculptural ornamentation on the Sterling Law Building Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. ... A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties that the law will enforce. ... George Docking Served as Governor of Kansas (1957-1961) for two terms. ... Robert Blackwell Docking, (October 9, 1925–October 8, 1983), was an American politician who served as the Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975. ... § Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1969-1996, serving part of that time as United States Senate Majority Leader. ... The Senate Majority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by the party conference which holds the majority in the Senate to serve as the chief Senate spokesman for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the... Thomas Frank Thomas Frank (born 1965) is an American author who writes about what he calls cultural politics. He is the founder and editor of The Baffler and the author of several books, most recently Whats the Matter with Kansas?. Other writings include essays for Harpers Magazine, Le... Whats the Matter with Kansas? (2004) is a book written by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the rise of conservative populism in the United States through the lens of his native state of Kansas, which was once a hotbed of the left-wing Populist movement of... Brig. ... John Bailey Jack Gage (February 24, 1887-January 15, 1970) was mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1940 to 1946 who made reforms following the collapse of the political machine of Thomas Pendergast. ... Robert Lawrence Gernon (July 29, 1943 – March 30, 2005) was born in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas. ... Categories: Stub | 1935 births | Governors of Arizona ... This is a list of Governors of Arizona: See also Governors of Arizona Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Arizona ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius (born May 15, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as the 44th Governor of Kansas. ... Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is an American consumer-goods company based in Chicago, Illinois, as well as the brand name of a series of frozen and packaged foods. ... Justice Lee A. Johnson Lee A. Johnson is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius. ... Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) formerly represented the state of Kansas in the United States Senate, having served from 1979 to 1997. ... Kenton Jermaine Keith (born July 14, 1980 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA) is a running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. ... Phillip D. Kline (known as Phill Kline) (born December 31, 1959) is the current Attorney General of Kansas, U.S., a position he has held since January 2003. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Ronald L. Kuby (born in 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a criminal defense and left-leaning civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host and TV commentator. ... Alf Landon Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, who was defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Delano Lewis (born 1938 in Arkansas City) has had leadership roles with the Peace Corps National Public Radioand the U.S. diplomatic corps. ... Categories: Academic biography stubs | Cornell University | Presidents of Cornell University ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Cornellians are persons affiliated with Cornell University, commonly including alumni, current and former faculty members, students, and others. ... For the U.S. drummer, see Dave McClain (drummer). ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Bates College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1855 by abolitionists, located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ... Dennis Moore (born November 8, 1945), is an American politician, and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Kansass 3rd congressional district[1]. // Moore was born in 1945 in Anthony, Kansas. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The 3rd Congressional District of Kansas is a congressional district in eastern Kansas. ... Dr. Franklin David Murphy (1916 - June 16, 1994) was an American administrator, educator, and medical doctor. ... The University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Justice Lawton R. Nuss Lawton Nuss is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Bill Graves in August of 2002. ... William C. Perry was the 34th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. ... The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the Oregon judicial department (branch of government). ... Justice Eric S. Rosen Eric S. Rosen is a Kansas Supreme Court Justice appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius in 2005. ... James Ronald (Jim) Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. ... The 2nd Congressional District of Kansas is a congressional district in eastern Kansas. ... Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius (born May 15, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American Democratic politician who currently serves as the 44th Governor of Kansas. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Categories: Stub | 1935 births | Governors of Arizona ... Vernon L. Smith is professor of economics and law at George Mason University, a research scholar in the Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science, and a Fellow of the Mercatus Center all in Arlington, Virginia. ... Deanell Reece Tacha (born 1946 in Goodland, Kansas) is the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: District of Colorado District of Kansas District of New Mexico Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma District of Utah District of Wyoming These districts were...

Media and the arts

• Stewart Bailey, television producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Scott Bakula, actor, star of Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise
• Etta Moten Barnett, actress and singer, was the first black artist to perform at the White House, and was Bess in the Broadway production of Porgy and Bess
• Kara Brock - Television and film actress.
• Danni Boatwright, former Miss Teen USA and Miss USA contestant, winner of Survivor: Guatemala
• Liliana V. Blum, Mexican writer
• Evan S. Connell, novelist, best known for Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge
• Bob Dotson, documentarian and NBC reporter, 4-time Emmy Award winner
• Von Freeman, Television Executive Producer ABC,NBC TV - The Radio Music Awards, Award winning Marketing director for his work in Los Angeles Radio.
• Moses Gunn, actor, was in the TV mini-series Roots
• Ann Hamilton (BFA 1979), sculptor, installation artist and 1993 MacArthur Fellow recipient
• Kevin Harlan, broadcaster for CBS and TNT sports
• Herk Harvey, Academy Award-winning director of over 400 industrial and educational short films as well as cult feature film Carnival of Souls
• Kevin Helliker, Chicago bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal, awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
• William Inge, a Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning author/playwright
• Don Johnson, actor, co-star of Miami Vice and Nash Bridges
• Tim Joyce, television journalist, writer, meteorologist
• Rebecca Kolls, former gardening expert on ABC's Good Morning America and HGTV and knife-hawking infomercial co-star
• Bill Kurtis, television journalist and producer best known as the host of numerous A&E crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files.
• Neil LaBute, filmmaker/screenwriter, wrote and directed the award-winning In the Company of Men, nominated for Palme D'Or for Nurse Betty
• Robert Morris, contemporary sculptor and painter (transferred to Reed College)
• Rob Neyer, baseball author and columnist for ESPN.com
• Sara Paretsky, novelist, best known for her frequent protagonist, V.I. Warshawski
• Mandy Patinkin, Emmy and Tony Award winning actor and singer (Yentl, The Princess Bride; TV's Chicago Hope)
• Artur Pizarro, concert pianist
• Maurice Prather, motion picture and still photographer and film director
• Betsy Randle, actress best known as the mother on Boy Meets World
• Rob Riggle, comedian, The Daily Show correspondent and former Saturday Night Live cast member
• Paul Rudd, actor from TV's Friends, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Clueless, The Cider House Rules, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
• Devin Scillian, television journalist and children's author
• Gerald Seib, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
• William Stafford (BA 1937), poet and pacifist, winner of the National Book Award for Travelling Through the Dark
• Dee Wallace-Stone, actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Howling)
• Catherine Warren, Miss Illinois USA 2006
• William Allen White, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author
• Carol Journey, Castmember on Big Brother 8
• Cara Gorges, Miss Kansas USA 2007, controversial 2nd runner up Miss USA

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, also known as TDS to fans and staffers) is a half-hour satirical fake news program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network in... Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor who played leading roles in two science fiction television series: Quantum Leap and Star Trek: Enterprise. ... Quantum Leap is a science fiction television series that ran for 97 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on NBC. It follows the adventures of Dr. Samuel Beckett (played by Scott Bakula), a brilliant scientist who after researching time-travel, and doing experiments in something he calls The Imaging... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Etta Moten Barnett, contralto, (November 5, 1901 - January 2, 2004) was an African American actress and singer. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... The cast of Porgy and Bess during the Boston try-out prior to the Broadway opening. ... Kara Brock (born March 29, 1974), is an American television and film actress, who is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Regina Foster on the television series, The Parkers, where she portrayed a sorority sister nemesis to Kim Parker (Countess Vaughn). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Danielle Boatwright (born July 13, 1975 in Tonganoxie, Kansas), a beauty queen and model from Kansas, won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season of the reality television show Survivor. ... Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 15-19. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ... Liliana V. Blum (born 1974) is a Mexican short story writer. ... Evan S. Connell (b. ... Bob Dotson is an American broadcast journalist employed by NBC News. ... An Emmy Award. ... Earl Lavon Freeman Sr. ... Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor. ... Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haleys work Roots: The Saga of an American Family, his critically acclaimed genealogical novel. ... Ann Hamilton (born June 22, 1956, Lima, Ohio) is a contemporary American artist best known for her installations, and use of textiles and sculptures. ... Installation art is a genre of western contemporary art which came to prominence in the 1970s. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ... Kevin Harlan (born June 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American television sports announcer. ... Harold A. Herk Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996), was an American film director. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Carnival of Souls is a horror cult film released in 1962. ... Kevin Helliker, American Journalist and 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner for explanatory journalism. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting has been presented since 1998, for a distinguished example of explanatory reporting that illuminates a significant and complex subject, demonstrating mastery of the subject, lucid writing and clear presentation. ... William Motter Inge (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Donald Wayne Don Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor well known for his fame in film and television. ... For the 2006 movie, see Miami Vice (film). ... Nash Bridges was an American television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ... Home & Garden Television is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows. ... Bill Kurtis (born September 21, 1940) is a television journalist and producer best known as the host of numerous A&E crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files. ... Biography is one of A&Es longest-running and most popular programs. ... American Justice is an hour-long criminal justice program on the cable channel A&E Network, hosted by Bill Kurtis. ... Cold Case Files is a program on the A&E Network hosted by Bill Kurtis which documents various diverse unsolved crime scenarios by using modern forensics and technology, criminal psychology and recent breakthroughs in the case(s) involving previously silent witnesses. ... Neil LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright. ... In the Company of Men is a 1997 film written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy and Stacy Edwards. ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Nurse Betty is a 2000 comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear. ... Bronze Gate (2005) is a cor-ten steel work by Robert Morris. ... Reed College is a private, independent liberal arts college located in Portland, Oregon. ... Rob Neyer is a baseball author and, since 1996, a columnist for ESPN.com. ... Sara Paretsky (b. ... ... Mandel Bruce Patinkin (born November 30, 1952) is a Tony Award winning and Emmy Award winning American actor of stage and screen, as well as a renowned tenor. ... An Emmy Award. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. ... This article is about the novel. ... Chicago Hope was a popular CBS drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 4, 2000. ... Maurice William Prather (September 6, 1926-January 9, 2001) was an American motion picture and still photographer and film director. ... Betsy May Randle is an American actress best known for her role as the mother on Boy Meets World. ... Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicled the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a pre-pubescent boy to a married man. ... Robert A. Riggle, Jr. ... The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor. ... For friendship, see friendship. ... The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ... Clueless is a 1995 comedy film loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, but set in a Beverly Hills high school. ... This article relates to the film, The Cider House Rules (film) directed by Lasse Hallström. ... William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 American film adaptation of William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. ... Categories: Stub | 2004 films | Comedy films ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... William Stafford. ... The National Book Awards is one of the most preeminent literary prizes in the United States. ... Dee Wallace-Stone (born Deanna Bowers on December 14, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an U.S. motion picture and television actress who is best remembered for her role as Elliots divorced mother in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and as Karen White... For the Atari 2600 video game based on the movie, see E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600). ... The Howling is a 1981 horror film directed by Joe Dante. ... Catherine Warren, Miss Illinois USA 2006 Catherine Warren is the current Miss Illinois USA 2006. ... The Miss Illinois USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. ... William Allen White Born in Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868, William Allen White was a nationally known newspaper editor for much of his life. ... Big Brother 8 was the eighth season of the US version of the reality TV-show Big Brother on CBS. The season was announced on February 1, 2007. ... Big Brother 8 can refer to: Big Brother 2007 (UK), the eighth UK series of Big Brother Big Brother 8 (US), the eighth US season of Big Brother Category: ... Cara Gorges (born April 6, 1987) is a beauty queen from Clearwater, Kansas who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ... The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ...

Science and technology

• Paul R. Ehrlich (MA/PhD 1957), entomologist, population researcher and author of The Population Bomb, and 1990 MacArthur Fellow recipient
• Joe Engle (BS 1955), former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel [7]
• Ronald E. Evans (BS 1956), former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy captain [8]
• Steve Hawley (BA 1973), current NASA director and former astronaut [9]
• Kevin Crump
• David Hillis, evolutionary biologist and 1999 MacArthur Fellow recipient
• Wes Jackson (MA 1960), environmental historian and founder of the Land Institute, a 1992 MacArthur Fellow recipient
• Bill James, noted Baseball sabermatrician and author of The Bill James Baseball Abstract in 1971
• Brian McClendon, VP of Engineering for Google Earth, formerly Keyhole
• Douglas Shane, director of flight operations for SpaceShipOne, which made the first privately-funded human spaceflight
• Mike McCamon (1985), former executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
• Walter Sutton, pioneer of cellular biology and genetics, physician, inventor
• Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer, discoverer of the dwarf planet Pluto
• Kent Whealy, co-founder of the Seed Savers Exchange, and 1988 MacArthur Fellow recipient

Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Stanford University professor and a renowned entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies). ... The Population Bomb (1968) is a book written by Paul R. Ehrlich. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ... Joseph Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932 in Dickinson County, Kansas) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Ronald E. Evans (November 10, 1933 - April 7, 1990) (Captain, USN Ret. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a NASA mission-specialist astronaut, who has made 5 spaceflights so far. ... David Mark Hillis is an American herpetologist and systematic biologist at the University of Texas - Austin. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ... Wes Jackson is the founder and current president of the Land Institute. ... The Land Institute works for agriculture to change from annuals grown in large fields of the same plant type to perennials grown as mixed species. ... George William “Bill” James (born October 5, 1949 in Holton, Kansas) is a baseball writer, historian and statistician whose work has been widely influential. ... Google Earth is a virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer and was created by Keyhole, Inc. ... SpaceShipOne test pilot Doug Shane Douglas B. Shane is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. ... Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOnes patch The Scaled Composites Model 316 SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched suborbital spaceplane that uses a hybrid rocket motor. ... Bluetooth logo This article is about the electronic protocol named after Harald Bluetooth Gormson. ... Walter Stanborough Sutton (April 5, 1877 - November 10, 1916) was an American biologist whose most significant contribution to present-day biology was his theory that the Mendelian laws of inheritance could be applied to chromosomes at the cellular level. ... An image of Clyde Tombaugh Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. ... For other uses, see Pluto (disambiguation). ... Kent Whealy is co-founder, with his wife Diane, of the Seed Savers Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the seed lines of heirloom plants and to the sharing of such seeds both through sales and through faciliating exchanges among member gardeners. ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution. ...

Business

• Kenneth S. "Boots" Adams (1921), former President and CEO of Phillips 66 Petroleum Company [10]
• Kenneth G. Adams (1972), President and CEO of Adams Investment Co. [11]
• Philip Anschutz, billionaire, founder of Qwest [12]
• Stephen Barackman, President of BIBofCA.com Los Angeles, CA
• Linda Z. Cook (1980), executive director of Shell Gas & Power, part of Royal Dutch Shell
• Paul Wilbur, CEO, Saleen Inc.
• David Dillon, Chairman and CEO, Kroger Co.
• Robert Eaton, former CEO of Chrysler Corporation
• Robert Kleist, founder and CEO of Printronix
• Lou Montulli, co-founder of Netscape [13]
• Alan Mulally (BS/MS), President and CEO of Ford Motor Company
• Christopher A. Sinclair (1971), former CEO of Pepsi-Cola, Co.
• Charles E. Spahr (1934), former CEO of Standard Oil of Ohio
• David Wittig, (1977) Former President and CEO of Westar Energy. [14]
• Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American, one of the world’s largest independent mining companies.

Phillips 66 is a brand of gasoline and service station in the U.S. The company that made Phillips 66 gasoline began in 1917 as Phillips Petroleum Company. ... Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman and supporter of Christian causes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Linda Zarda Cook, an American CEO of Shell Gas & Power, part of Royal Dutch Shell, in London and later in Canada. ... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... Paul Wilbur is a major figure in the Messanic music genre. ... David Dillon is the CEO of Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Robert James Eaton (born 1940) was a U.S. automobile businessman. ... The Chrysler Corporation was a United States-based automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... Printronix Inc (Nasdaq:PTNX) Founded in 1974 and headquatered in Irvine, California, Printronix is an independent supplier of line matrix printers and printers for bar code label printing. ... Lou Montulli is a programmer who is well known for his work in producing web browsers. ... For the English cricketer, see Alan Mullally. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... Christopher A. Sinclair (b. ... The current Pepsi logo Pepsi-Cola (often shortened to Pepsi), is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ... Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio was an American oil company that was acquired by British Petroleum, now part of BP. It was one of the successor companies to Standard Oil after the antitrust breakup in 1911. ... David Wittig (b. ... Cynthia Carroll is an American businesswoman. ... Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: ANGLO) is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. ...

Sports

For athletes and coaches, see the relevant section in Kansas Jayhawks The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. ...

• Wilt Chamberlain NBA Hall of famer and NBA All-time leader for most points in a game with 100 points.
• Paul Pierce NBA All-star on the Boston Celtics.
• Raef LaFrentz NBA Player from the Portland Trailblazers
• Kirk Hinrich NBA Player form the Chicago Bulls
• Nick Collison NBA Player from the Seattle Supersonics also known as "Mr. USA Basketball" for representing the country in international basketball since high school
• Gale Sayers NFL Hall of Fame running back.
• K. S. "Bud" Adams, Jr., owner of the Tennessee Titans [15]
• Jack Del Rio, former NFL linebacker, current head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars^[22](Del Rio played collegiately for the University of Southern California (USC). He earned his degree from KU while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.)
• John Riggins NFL Hall of Fame running back.
• Danny Manning Basketball player and coach. 2-time All-American 1988 recipient of the Naismith and Wooden Awards, Big 8 Player of the Decade for the 1980's, 2-time NBA All-Star
• Billy Mills, the only US athlete ever to win an Olympic 10,000m gold medal (at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics).
• Jim Ryun, former U.S. Congressman for Kansas District 2 (1997–2007), three-time U.S. Olympic runner and silver medalist
• Dean Smith, former men's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina and the second most winning coach in the sport.
• Adolph Rupp, former men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and the third most winning coach in the sport.

Wilton Norman Wilt Chamberlain (August 21, 1936–October 12, 1999), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. ... Paul Pierce (born October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He has been a starter every season since he was selected by the Celtics in the 1998 NBA Draft, and in 2002 he helped lead Boston to an... Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29, 1976, in Hampton, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBAs Portland Trail Blazers. ...   (born January 2, 1981 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an American NBA basketball player, currently starting at point guard for the Chicago Bulls. ... Nick Collison (26 October 1980-) is an American basketball player. ... Gale Eugene Sayers (born May 30, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas), also known as The Kansas Comet, was a professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears. ... Kenneth Stanley Bud Adams, Jr. ... City Nashville, Tennessee Team colors Navy, Titan Blue, White, and Red Head Coach Jeff Fisher Owner Bud Adams General manager Mike Reinfeldt Mascot T-Rac League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Eastern Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC Central (1970... Jack Del Rio, Jr. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Jacksonville, Florida Team colors Teal, Black, White, and Gold Head Coach Jack Del Rio Owner Wayne Weaver General manager James Harris Mascot Jaxson de Ville League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1995–present) American Football Conference (1995-present) AFC Central (1995-2001) AFC South (2002-present) Team history Jacksonville... John Riggins (born August 4, 1949, in Seneca, Kansas) is a former American Football running back, playing from 1971-1985. ... Daniel Ricardo Manning (born May 17, 1966 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. ... For the Irish poet, see Billy Mills (poet) William Billy Mills (born June 30, 1938) is the only American ever to win an Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 m run which he did at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... James Ronald (Jim) Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. ... District 2 for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is a congressional district covering most of eastern Kansas. ... Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. ... The University of North Carolina is a seventeen campus system which includes all sixteen public four-year universities in North Carolina, United States and one public residential high school. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

Tuition and costs

The University of Kansas is repeatedly listed as one of the best buys in higher education by such publications as Kiplinger’s, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Kaplan’s and the Princeton Review. Tuition at KU is 13 percent below the national average, according to the College Board, and the University remains a best buy in the region. Its 2004-05 in-state tuition and fees of $4,737 were lower than the University of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and most other public universities. The Princeton Review (TPR) is a for-profit U.S. company that offers private instruction and tutoring for standardized achievement tests, in particular those offered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), such as the SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in... The College Board is a not-for-profit examination board in the United States that was formed in the nineteenth century as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). ...

Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, first-time freshman at KU will pay a fixed tuition rate for 48 months according to the Four-Year Tuition Compact ^[23] passed by the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the compact, tuition will be $213 per credit hour for in-state freshman and $560 for out-of-state freshmen. For students who do not take part in the compact, current per-credit-hour tuition is $194.80 for in-state undergraduates and $511.70 for out-of-state undergraduates^[24]; these rates are subject to annual increases. The schools of architecture, business, engineering, fine arts, journalism, law, and pharmacy charge additional fees.^[25]

Gallery

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See also

• University of Kansas School of Law
• Kansas Board of Regents
• KJHK
• KUJH-LP
• University Daily Kansan
• Audio-Reader
• Scholarship hall
• Queers and Allies

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References

1. ^ KU Endowment Annual Report. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
2. ^ Kansas Board of Regents. Board of Regents Announces 2007 Spring Enrollment. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
3. ^ KU at a Glance. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
4. ^ US News Ranking National Universities.
5. ^ US News 2008 Ranking of Law Schools.
6. ^ KU Medical Center. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
7. ^ KU Medical Center Enrollment.
8. ^ About KU Edwards Campus. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
9. ^ John Bricke, Ph.D. Curriculum Vite.
10. ^ KU Distinguished Professors: Stephen A. Epstein.
11. ^ African and African American Studies.
12. ^ KU Distinguished Professors: Don W. Green.
13. ^ Knovel Library.
14. ^ James Gunn Biography.
15. ^ KU: Department of Classics.
16. ^ TH&F Assoc. Professor Kevin Willmott.
17. ^ C.S.A. The Movie Website.
18. ^ Early Lynx. Retrieved on 2006-09-29.
19. ^ King, Jason. "Hawk Market", The Kansas City Star (June 11, 2006), pp. C1, C14.
20. ^ 2006 Award Winner Reviews ~ Kansas Authors Club
21. ^ "Poet well-versed in voyeurism" ~ Lawrence.com, December 2, 2006
22. ^ Garfield, David. "NFL success, KU degree among Del Rio's rewards," KU Alumni magazine, Issue 5, 2007, page 55.
23. ^ Tuition at KU. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
24. ^ 2007-2008 Tuition & Fees. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
25. ^ Fall 2007 Special Rates. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.

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Further reading

• University of Kansas Traditions: The Jayhawk
• Kirke Mechem, "The Mythical Jayhawk", Kansas Historical Quarterly XIII: 1 (February 1944), pp. 3–15. A tongue-in-cheek history and description of the Mythical Jayhawk.

External links

• University of Kansas
• KU Edwards Campus

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