MONDAY,MAY6,2002 NEWS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 5A AWARDS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A goes to students that show intelligence and devotion to their studies. - Kendra Seaman, Wichita senior, will receive the Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award. Robert McKenney, Clinton, Mo., senior, will receive the Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award which rewards leadership in KU Greek community. Kyle Browning, Overland Park senior, and Jessica Bankston, San Angelo, Texas, senior, will both receive the Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award that goes to students who demonstrate a concern for furthering the ideals of the University and higher education. Jennifer Bacani, Fredonia senior, and Eric Snider, Wichita senior, will both receive the Agnes Wright Strickland Award in recognition of their academic record and dedication to the University. Students will receive money for the awards except the Agnes Wright Strickland one, which gives the students a lifetime Alumni Association membership. Snider said that being involved in organizations such as Alternative Breaks and Student Senate had made his campus experience more enjoyable. Browning, student body vice president, said that the work he did outside the classroom, such as with Student Senate and Amnesty International, would help him with his career in political activism. Contact Shaffer at ishafer@kansan.com. Edited by Sarah Warren. Jennifer Bacani Kyle Browning Awards winners Jessica Bankston Eric Snider Not pictured Karrigan Börk, Kendra Seaman, and Anneliese Stoever "The plaintiff has caused the trustee to spend quite a bit of money," Marino said. "If anything it's the women that have caused the trust to deplete." BANK Marino said the trust was bound to lose money as long as the suit was pending. Holly Worthen The $44,000 paid to the bank's former law firm covers only the time period from April 2000 to February 2001. Bank of America was unavailable to comment on CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Brown had billed the scholarship hall residents $42,000 from February 2000 through February 2002. As part of the suit, the residents have asked for Bank of America to pay those bills but not out of the trust fund. the amount billed since then. Both sides say they want to preserve the trust. Sarah Jackson, Abilene senior and Miller resident, said it would be discouraging to see the fees taken out of the trust because they had worked to defend it. and future residents deserved to live in well-maintained facilities. Zahad said the trust should be preserved because current "Our desire is to manage the trust to meet those needs," Zahnd said. The residents have pursued the lawsuit for more than two years. The two halls combined house 100 women. Originally, 26 of the residents signed the petition to take the matter to court. After this semester, 14 of the original 26 will remain. The residents are suing for more than $75,000 in damages to the trust. Zahdn said both the University and the bank thought the trust allowed the University to accumulate interest from the trust to complete large-scale renovations necessary for the halls. The trust fund was established in 1939 when Elizabeth Miller Watkins died. Under Watkins' will, she bequeathed $250,000 to be used for maintenance, upkeep and operations to the two scholarship halls. By 1999, the trust fund had grown to about $3.5 million. contact Carr at mccarr@kansan.com. Edited by Kristi Henderson. HILLEL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A departing could be difficult. He said they organized events students wanted to attend. "The next people that have to do these three jobs have some pretty tough shoes to fill because they did such an outstanding job," he said. Shafer-Landau said that the transition should be smooth and the search for new leaders for both organizations had already begun. She said the Hillel foundation will interview their first candidate tomorrow, and the Community Center was already talking with a University of Kansas graduate to fill the rabbi position. Raschke said she was confident that this marked a beginning for Hillel, not an ending. "Andrew, Sue and I worked very hard this year to put Hillel on the map, and I think we did so." Raschke said. "And I don't think that it's just going to die off." Zidel agreed but called on students to take responsibility as the organization is going through transition. "They should recognize how different this year was," he said. "And if they enjoyed it, then they should really come in and continue it. "And if they didn't enjoy it, LINDSEY KILIANY/KANSAN then they should come in and figure out a way to make it what they want." Andrew Zidel, Susan Shafer-Landau and Lisa Raschke (not pictured), leaders of the KU Hillel Foundation, will leave KU at the close of the year. apracht@kansan.com. Edited by Sarah Warren. 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