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University Daily Kansan, September 9, 1981
Alumni center construction to begin soon
By LISA BOLTON Staff Reporter
Construction of the K. S. "Boots"
Adams Alumni Center may begin this
semester, Dick Wintermute, KU alumni
association director, said yesterday.
"We are expecting and hoping and planning for a ground-breaking ceremony before the end of 1981, hopefully in November." he said.
Wintermote said he expected construction of the three-floor center to take at least 18 months.
Architectural plans for the **$4.9 million facility were approved in April 1980 by the association's planning and building committee.**
Plans include recreational space for retired KU faculty members on the first floor and office space for the alumni association on the third floor.
The second floor will house a private club for alumni, faculty and staff. The membership fee has not been determined yet, Wintermote said.
The center is named for the late Kenneth S. Adams Sr., who played basketball and football at the University of Kansas. Adams' family and friends have donated $2 million to the center.
Originally from Horton, Adams graduated from KU in 1921. During a career with Phillips Petroleum Co., in Bartlesville, Okla., he was president and chairman of the board of directors. He died in 1975.
The center also is funded by private donors through the KU Endowment Association.
"It is all privately supported. No
monetary funds are involved." Winterte
note said.
Donors have contributed $4.3 million so far towards the goal of $4.9 million, Jim Martin, endowment association vice president, said.
"While that may seem close to being complete, the last $600,000 will be the most difficult to raise. There's no question about that," he said.
The center will be built on the northeast corner of 13th and Oread streets on land formerly owned by Alpha Chi Omega sorority. The endowment association purchased the land in sections beginning in 1973, Martin said.
By MARK ZIEMAN Staff Reporter
Licensed cyclists to compete at KU
Both licensed racing cyclists and weekend enthusiasts can compete in five races to be held at the University of Kansas on Sunday, Sept. 20, an organizer of the event announced last week.
Three of the races, called the KU Criterium, will be for licensed cyclists and are promoted by the Mt. Oread Bicycle Club.
The criterium is a good spectator race because it's held on a small hill in the valley between Dickey Imber, associate professor education and organizer of the races.
"You'll actually see one-quarter to one-third of the race if you position yourself in a strategic spot," he said.
"The best way to watch it is to walk around, maybe they take some turns. Maybe, if you're lucky, you'll see a crash."
Each race will be run on a 9-mile closed course course beginning and ending at Strong Hall. The course, which will be closed to traffic during the races, will run from Jayhawk Road, past the Campanile on Memorial Drive and up Sunflower Road back to Jayhawk Boulevard.
The two races sponsored by recreational services are called the Chancellor's Cup, said Ron Richardson, assistant director of recreational services. Each race, one for men and one for women, will be two miles.
The Chancellor's Cup is open to all KU students, staff and faculty members, Richardson said. Unlike
The second race, beginning at 9 a.m., is for men between the ages of 15 and 19 and men ages 19 to 35 who are in levels 3 and 4 of competition. Levels range in difficulty from 1 to 4 with 4 being the easiest, Imer said. The distance of the race is 22.5 miles.
The final race of the day will begin at 11:15 a.m. and will be for men ages 19 to 35 who are in levels 1 and 2 of competition.
"This is the major race," Imber said. "This is the one we'd really like to encourage people to come to A one." A one is just about Olympic level.
The race, which is 45 miles, will feature many accomplished cyclists, Imber said. Included in the field will be a member of the Olympic Development Team, Steve Tilford.
The KU Criterium, which is sanctioned by the United States Cycling Federation, begins at 8 a.m. The first race will be for women of all ages and in all distances of the race is 13.3 miles, which is 15 laps around the course.
Prizes for the KU Criterium will be furnished by area bike shops, Imbere said. The estimated prize amount for the three races is more than $1,000.
There is an entry fee for each licensed race, and entry forms are as follows: the SUA Office, Imbreal. There is a $2 additional fee for late entries.
the other races, there will be no entry fee.
The Chancellor's Cup races will begin at 10:30 a.m.
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