University Daily Kansan, August 21, 1985
Page 12
Summer turnover changes KU's faculty lineup
By Sherry Gering
Staff Reporter
Each year, the University of Kan-
sas gains and loses students.
However, it's not just students that
come and go. This summer, several
administrative and faculty positions
became vacant or were filled.
Dale Scannell, dean of education for the past 16 years, left KU to become the dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland at College Park. He left KU on July 12.
Scannell said in June that he had been considering leaving $kU$ for several years. He had been here as long as a person could be, he said.
"An individual needs new challenges and opportunities," he said.
Paul Haack, associate dean of education for 14 years, was named acting dean of education on June 6.
The University lost its first ombudsman July 1. William Balfour, KU's ombudsman for eight years and professor of physiology and cell biology for 28 years, retired at the mandatory retirement age of 70.
As ambudsman, he listened to the problems of faculty, staff and students. He also instructed hundreds of students and handled many administrative tasks.
Balfour plans to continue to see many of the students who will be graduating and whom he has advised.
He said in June, "I'm going to audit art history because art was something I always felt I never knew enough about. They have a splendid art history department here and I want to spend time learning more about it."
Robert Shelton, associate professor of communication studies and religious studies, succeeded Balfour. The Americanman the day Balfour retired, July.1.
"I will try to be a listening ear for people who have difficulties that can't be met elsewhere in the University. And where it is possible, I will try to work out satisfactory resolutions to those difficulties," he said.
Shelton has been at KU since 1967 His academic work has been in interpersonal and intergroup relationships and social ethics.
He also has done counseling and has worked to resolve conflicts. He said he had been active in trying to stop violent activities during protest periods on campus.
KU housing also lost an important figure because of retirement. J.J. Wilson, who was KU's director of housing for 31 years, retired June 30.
at the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Wilson was primarily responsible for helping the University obtain most of its student housing. When he first came to KU, only Corbin Hall and Watkins and Miller scholarship halls had been built.
Wilson said although he had retired, he would continue to work on some KU housing projects. He said he also was helping with the building of a maintenance shop on West 15th Street, and he remains active in the remodeling of the kitchen and elevators at Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Kenneth Stoner replaced Wilson. He began his new job as KU's director of student housing July 1.
Stoner spent the past 12 years at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he was associate director of housing.
Stoner said in July that his staff was setting short-term and long-term goals. The short-term goals are to complete all University housing projects by the fall semester. He plans to replace locks on doors at Jayhawyer Towers. He also hopes to hire a full staff for food services in the residence halls and renovate the kitchen in Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
One long-range goal will be re-
Center helps when troubles arise
Lindvall said in July that his goal for the new position would be to work closely with the admissions office staff, other KU offices, high school majors, business schools, in other states and prospective students and their families.
The University also hired a new director of admissions this summer. Bruce Lindvall, 36, began his new job early this month. He replaced Linda Thompson, who resigned as director of admissions in November.
Lindvall was a Purdue University admissions specialist and for the past six years was assistant to the deans of the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine in West Lafayette, Ind.
Takeru Higuchi, Kuwana's predecessor, will continue as director and chief executive officer of Oread Laboratories Inc., the companion private corporation previously owned by the Kansas University Endowment Association, which was founded to patent and market new processes developed from the center's academic research. This summer it became a public corporation.
As director of admissions. Lindvall will be responsible for managing the admissions office and personnel.
evaluation of KU housing policies, he said.
Theodore Kuwana, professor of chemistry at Ohio State University, became director of KU's Center for Bioanalytical Research on June 3.
As director of the research center, Kuwana will guide the development of sophisticated analytical techniqe and equipment in chemical and petroleum industries.
The company, to be based in Lawrence, will work with different types of communications from universities, colleges and associations to private corporations.
Zimmer, who began as director of the center when it was created in 1978, now heads a six-member staff that is charged with assisting students by being experts on how the University of Kansas operates.
"We would discuss with the student what are the options," Zimmer said. "Those would include things like a possible part-time job or a short-term loan. Maybe the job would require dropping a class or maybe a student could request an incomplete
Dan Reeder, editor of the Kansas Alumni Association's Kansas Alumni magazine, left KU early this month to begin his own business.
She gave an example of a student who depended on his or her father for financial support in going to college, but because of illness or financial constraints, the father could no longer provide support.
Kuwana, 53, received his doctorate from KU. This month he became a Regents distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry.
The trials and tribulations of the college experience can put some students in quite a quandary. But the perplexed student trying to put together the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of campus life can get assistance on the first floor of Strong Hall.
Between 300 and 350 students visit the center each week during the regular school year. Staff members work with the students by phone or in person. Student questions range from what is the difference between dropping a class and changing course see
Lorna Zimmer, director of the Student Assistance Center, 121 Strong Hall, said recently that the center was designed to help students with problems who could not find a KU office specifically designed to meet their needs.
Mike Moore, the associate director of the office of university relations, left KU to become editor of the Quill, the monthly magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma
KU also hired a new assistant athletic director this summer. Gary Hunter, a KU graduate who has worked as an Overland Park trial lawyer for the past 16 years, began his duties July 1.
"On the other hand, the student comes here with a unique set of interests, desires, motivations and goals. It really is up to the student to choose from those opportunities that fit or enhance their growth, vision or experience."
"Our hope is to interact with the students so that individual needs can be met and they can make progress toward their goals." Zimmer said.
By J.P. Conroy
By J.P. Conroy Staff Reporter
Hunter received a bachelor's degree in business in 1966 and a doctorate in law in 1969 from KU.
tions to more serious problems of health, family or finances.
He replaced Lonny Rose, who resigned to return to teaching in the School of Law.
"I believe that they assume that I am a professional person and that means I will treat information confidentially and I have the ability to help them," she said. "But even beyond that, I hope I convey to them a sincere interest to help them if I can."
- some combination that would relieve the financial pressure but still maintain the academic pursuit as much as possible.
"The University has a wonderful variety of offerings that are classroom and non-classroom opportunities. It really is an offer and an invitation that the University makes.
Delta Chi. He began his new position July 8.
KU basketball fans will miss seeing KU assistant coach Bob Hill sitting on the bench this season. Hill accepted a position with the New York Knicks on July 11. Hill will replace Rick Pitino as head coach Hube Brown's top assistant next season.
If the student chooses to drop a class or request an incomplete in this situation, Zimmer said, the assistance center will help the student to complete the necessary paperwork.
Zimmer said students expressed confidence in her because they had an understanding that they were respected as a person.
"There are always tradeoffs between people's time and energy and the quality of what people are accomplishing."
Hill said in July. "In the National Basketball Association, it's all basketball. There's no recruiting and there's no PR.
"And the players are the best in the world. It's going to be a great challenge."
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