THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005
HOMECOMING
Student Leaders Ex.C.E.L.
Finalists to be announced at Mizzou game
MEGAN PENROD
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
The Ex.C.E.L. Award for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership is a long-standing part of the University of Kansas' Homecoming tradition, and have been since they replaced conventional "King" and "Queen" in 1969.
The award aims to honor students who have demonstrated academic achievement and involvement in the community.
The Award Selection Committee narrowed the pool of 35 applicants to 10 finalists - five men and five women.
"The award finalists represent the best student leaders on campus."
Jennifer Denny Awards/Ex.C.E.L. Chair
The committee chose the finalists based on the finalists' capacity for leadership, effective communication skills, involvement in the community, scholarship and their ability to interact with a variety of student organizations and students.
The award finalists will be presented at a Homecoming reception on Friday, Oct. 28 and at the Homecoming parade.
will be announced following the halftime show of the Homecoming game versus Missouri.
The winners of the award
— one man and one woman
The recipients of the awards will receive $500 from the Board of Class Officers and a complimentary class ring from the Student Alumni Association.
The winners will also be able to hone their leadership skills by working on the Blueprints Leadership Conference during the Spring semester.
The conference, hosted by the Student Involvement and Leadership Center every spring, attempts to build leadership skills in students through group interaction.
"The award finalists represent the best student leaders on campus," said Awards/Ex.C.E.L Chairwoman Jennifer Denny.
She said this year's Award Selection Committee, "had a remarkable pool of applicants and there is no doubt the prestige of the award grows each year."
Denny said the finalists had shown "outstanding dedication to their peers and community" while they remained focused on their classes and received good grades.
This year's finalists are Juan Araoz, Ali Bannwarth, Greyson Clymer, Marynell Jones, Nicole Kansier, Elizabeth Morel, Ethan Nuss, Jenna Sheldon-Sherman, Kyle Stearns, and Tyler Waldorf.
Hunt a new tradition
ERIN CASTANEDA
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11A
Last Spring the members of the Homecoming Committee decided to bring a tradition from some of their hometowns to the University of Kansas.
A Medallion Hunt sponsored by The University Daily Kansan and Homecoming Committee is a new addition to Homecoming Week this year.
Daily events co-chairman, Kyle Stearns, Derby senior, said the medallion hunt was a tradition in Derby and other small towns in Kansas so the committee members thought it would be a good tradition to bring to the
KU campus to try to get more people involved in Homecoming events
Medallion Hunts a part of a long-standing ritual in Kansas. Several cities such as Independence, Derby and Wichita have had a medalition hunt for years. The Wichita Eagle used to sponsor the event for the Wichita River Festival.
medallion for a large cash prize.
The newspaper would run clues in the newspaper hinting where to find the medallion, a plastic disc, hiding on public property somewhere in the city limits.
The finder could redeem the
According to The Wichita Eagle, The Windwagon Treasure Medalion Hunt ended its 27-
ear tradition in 2001 in favor of a new contest that allowed more people to win and be involved.
The purpose of the medallion hunt at the University is to involve more people during Homecoming. Anyone can participate, and the chances for winning are better because the medallion is hidden on campus, not within city limits.
Jaybowl in the Kansas Memorial Union, which has an engraving
service, engraved the medallion.
Stearns said it is about the size of someone's palm.
That small piece of information in addition to weekly clues printed in the University Daily Kansan will lead a lucky winner to the secret location. When the medallion is discovered it can be turned in at Stauffer-Flint during regular operating hours.
Unlike the Medallion Hunts in other cities that provide a large cash prize up to thousands of dollars, the KU winner will receive a prize package including a Homecoming 2005 T-shirt, coupons for Lawrence businesses and the medallion.
"I hope my predecessors take this tradition on and it continues," Stearns said.
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