University Daily Kansan, October 20, 1962
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Officials cautioned Student Senate on bus fund transfers, Ambler says
By DON KNOX Staff Reporter
KU administrators had repeatedly advised the Student Senate to tighten up the transfer of bus system money, and have it delivered for student affairs said yesterday.
But David Ambler, the vice chancellor, said that despite attempts to improve bus fee procedures, no KU officials had prior knowledge of embellishment of funds from KU on Wheels.
Steve McMurry, the former student senator in charge of the service, was arrested Sept. 15 on five charges of felony theft involving $2425 of bus system money. McMurry, who had overseen the funds since 1974, faces a Nov. 1 preliminary hearing on those charges.
OFFICIALS FROM the district attorney's office have said they are considering whether to file more charges in the case. Harry Warren, assistant district attorney, said last week that an investigation into the matter indicated that "substantially more" money was missing.
Ambler said yesterday that administrators had warned Senate leaders several years that more careful oversight of bus system funds was necessary.
"We were telling them that we were not altogether comfortable with their methods," Amber said. "But it's a cheap hindspend shot to tell them 'Hey, we told you so.' I don't care to play that game."
DAVID ADKINS, student body president, said yesterday that there had been talk to improve the handling of money from other Senate boards.
"As I understand it, there had never been any known misuse of student bus
fees in the past," Adkins said. "But there have been different times, in my discussion with past student body presidents, that it was known that there was some room for misuse to occur."
IN A 1977 letter from Ambler to Craig McCoy, University compilator at that time. Ambler wrote that he suggested that the Senate tighten controls over the transfer of money to the House and told the House to compilate its office.
"Student senators were selling bus passes at the end of enrollment." Ambler said yesterday of the letter. "But that money wasn't getting to the comprister immediately. It was decided then that the students should deliver the money to the comprister at the end of each day."
A system developed later that year alleviated the need for senators to handle bus pass money. Students who want to buy bus passes at enrollment will merely include the money with their tuition.
DESPITE THE change in the method of selling bus passes at enrolment, Ambler said, administrators never considered changing procedures of bus passes sold at the Kansas Union. The charges against McMurry involve money taken from the sale of bus passes at the Union.
"It wouldn't have been convenient to change the system." Ambler said. "Because the comptroller's office is located in Carruth-O'Leary, all the students would have to buy their bus passes to go to school to go up to sell bus passes at any other place someone else is going to have to handle the money."
But Ambler denied that students were not capable of handling bus system funds.
"I AM CONCERNED about having good accounting procedures and checks and balances, who wander the money." Ambler said, "But to say that students aren't capable of handling money is wrong. There are many reasons that leave high school in an easy go into business and handle money well."
Ambler said he was certain that the whole incident would improve both sales and accounting procedures for KU on Wheels.
"The University has moved quickly and responsibly to work on correcting this problem," he said. "There is no evidence that all of this is going to be very positive."
Ambler also reaffirmed his personal stance on leaving control of the bus system with the students, regardless of income of the criminal proceedings.
"I don't intend to tell the Student Senate that we are going to stop their system," Ambler said. "They provide an invaluable service to the University and can help to enhance community, in terms of traffic and parking control."
IN A RELATED matter, a Lawrence accounting firm submitted the low bid on an audit of the Lawrence Bus Co., the University comproller said yesterday. KU on Wheels has a relationship to Lawrence Bus Co. buses.
John Patterson, the present compre-
tor, said that Scheheraz, Harrod
and Bennett had been selected to
conduct the audit, which will be paid
for by the Student Senate. Patterson
expected the audit to begin Nov. 1.
Ambler said that an internal audit of KU on Wheels and a separate police investigation were still continuing.
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Three financial aid programs release figures
The figures for three of the 1981-82 campus-based financial aid programs have been completed. Jerry Rogers, a student financial aid, said yesterday.
The amount disbursed for the three programs is $2,346,520 for 2,774 students eligible for the financial aid.
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disbursements totaled $1,244,818 among 1,170 students, exceeding both the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Program and Work-Study programs. Rogers said.
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In the 1989-81 academic year, Rogers said his office distributed $2,347,444 among 2,620 eligible aid applicants for the NDSL, and work-study programs.
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