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University Daily Kansan, November 18, 1983
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The Fred Ellsworth Medalitions will be presented tomorrow to five olimnii who have represented bottom left, Charles Slawwon, Wichita, Wendell Holmes, Graham Gadsby, gmade grade 393. Availaton Road; John O'Leary Jr., Lt.-Colonel; Mike Shaker, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Alumni Association to give medallions to 5 graduates
By the Kansan Staff
The highest awards given by the University of Kansas Alumni Association — the Fred Ellsworth Medallions — will be presented to five alumni tomorrow at an all-age banquet in the Kansas Union ballroom.
The medallions honor "unique and significant service to the University" The alumni chosen to receive them are Kathryn Langmade Langer, 933 Avon Road; Wendell Holmes, Hutchinson; John Sawyer, Charles Skawson, Wichita; and Charles Snpher, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Fred Williams, executive director of the Alumni Association, said recently, "I think the awards are highly significant. They are a way of honoring the people who have taken part in this event and to articulate themselves to the University."
Nelson graduated in 1931. When she was leader of the Campus Planning Committee, she convinced students to decorate apple trees to decorate the campus.
HOLMES GRADUATED FROM KU in 1928 and later earned a law degree from George Washington University. He was national president of the Alumni
Association from 161 to 162 and has been on the Citation Selections Committee and the Board of Directors.
O'Leary graduated in 1948 and is president of the Peoples State Bank in Luray. He was the association's national president from 1979 to 1980 and has been a member of the Alumni Association Executive Committee, the board of directors, the Adams Alumni Steering Committee and the Alumni Center Planning and Building Committee.
Slawson graduated in 1920 and was an active member of the Alumni Association and director of the Chancellor's Club.
Spahr graduated in 1934. He received the KU Distinguished Service Citation in 1964 and the Distinguished Engineering Service Citation as a life trustee of the Kansas University Endowment Association.
THE ANNUAL AWARD was established in 1975 to honor the late Fred Ellsworth, longtime executive secretary of the association. Students, faculty, alumni and Kansans referred to Ellsworth as "Mr. KU."
Ellsworth Hall, a residence hall on Daisy Hill, was named in his honor in 1965
The class of 1958 will be the first to gather in the K. S. "Boots" Adams Alumni Center to celebrate its 25th annual reunion this Homecoming weekend.
Bv the Kansan Staff
1958 reunion to be first at Adams center
Two days of activities have been sponsored by the University of Kansas Association.
The association's planning committee is looking forward to the first reunion in the new Alumni Center, Sue Alumni planning chairman, said recently.
In July the association moved into the $5 million, three-story center, which houses faculty-alumni club and museum for faculty, as well as alumni Association offices.
THE FAMILY OF THE late Kenneth
is a doctor in Kingman, said that he already had made plans to get together and go shopping.
"I like reunions and I plan on coming and having a good time." Never said.
BOB HOPKINS, president of boo Hopkins Volkswagen, is planning to attend the reunion because he is a member of the class of 58.
"The 25th year of any event is a very special time," he said.
Bonded she hoped that two other planned activities would help make the situation better.
The first is the presentation of the class gift at the dinner party this evening to the Alumni Association in appreciation for their work. The gift is a painting of a panoramic view of Kansas by Kansas City artist James Hamil
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More than 150 members of the original 1,800 members of the class of '58 are expected to return for this weekend's activities, Donna Neuner, assistant director at the Alumni Association, said.
The second attraction is a slide show
of old photographs and memorabilia put together by Ellen Proudfit Williams and Ken Spencer, both members of the 1958 class.
"I's a very nice addition of the U.S. and we're very pleased," said Sander.
Class president Robert E. Boyer, who
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S. "Bools" Adams, a KU graduate and former president of Phillips Petroleum Co., donated $1.3 million three years ago to help build the center. Faculty and alumni contributions also helped build the center.
Activities begin today with a cocktail party and a silver anniversary dinner party at the Alumni Association dinner at 6:30 p.m and dinner is at 7:30 p.m.
THE COCKTAIL PARTY will take place on the first floor of the Alumni Center and the dinner party will be in the room. Mr. McGee and All American rooms.
Tomorrow's activities begin with registration at 9 a.m. in the main lobby of the Kansas Union, Chancellor Gene A. Budig will then host an Eye-Opener party from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the chancellor's residence.
At 11 a.m. there is an all-University
atlcoming luncheon in the Union bldg.
The class of 1958 presented the University with a fountain that now sits in the courtyard of Murphy Hall. The fountain was the class gift in 1968 and was given to honor their reunion, said Neuner.
The class is planning to sit together at the game tomorrow afternoon.
Homecoming activities conclude with the Homecoming dance featuring an alumni dance band of the '40s and a student jazz band
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The all-University homecoming luncheon and the homecoming dance have been planned by the University from the Alumni Association, sponsored.
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The class of 1958, seen here 25 years ago swinging to one sound of Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, will be the first class to celebrate its anniversary reunion in the K.S. "Boots" Adams Alumni Center.
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