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Alumnus grants business school $500,000
Topeka banker gives money to support the faculty, maintain level of teaching excellence
By Alex Hoffman
ahoffman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas School of Business has received $500,000 from an alumnus for a new professorship.
Anderson W. Chandler, chairman of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Co. in Topeka, is giving the money in the form of an endowment, said John Scarffe, director of communications for the Kansas University Endowment Association.
The Anderson W. Chandler Teaching Professorship in Busi-
"It's partly because of the experience he had with his professors that encouraged him to establish the professorship."
John Scarffe
Director of communications for the Kansas University Endowment Association
sen at a later date, by providing a stipend beyond the state salary.
The professorship will promote the professor's distinguished service to University students.
It also seeks to maintain the level of teacher excellence in the school that Chandler valued when he was in school.
"It's partly because of the experience he had with his professors that encouraged him to establish the professorship," Scarffe said.
After serving a year in the Army Air Forces in World War
II, Chandler pursued his education at the University through the GI Bill.
"I wanted to get as good a training as I could to follow in my career in banking," he said.
Chandler, a 1948 graduate, followed his father into the banking business and gained further experience at the University from three professors: Irvin Youngberg, former professor of economics; Frank Stockton, former business dean and Leland Pritchard, former professor of international finance.
Pritchard became his mentor
during his time at the University. He said the professors gave him a good grasp of what was involved in the banking profession.
Chandler is also a member of the School of Business board of advisors.
His support for the school has resulted in other contributions to the Endowment Association.
In 1996, he gave $500,000 to establish the Anderson Chandler Lecture Series, one of four lecture series in the school.
Edited by Scott Christie
Group meets up to support Wesley Clark
As one of nine Democratic presidential candidates, former general appeals to organization
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Shaylisa Hurte, Lawrence graduate student and coordinator for the Douglas County Clark Campaign, talks to a group of fellow Wesley Clark supporters. The group meets every first Monday of the month to discuss actions it can take to help Clark win the Democratic primary and then the election.
By Joe Hartigan jhartigan@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
One member came with two dozen Clark bars, and there were pins and bumper stickers that read Clark '04 as well.
Rebekah Zemansky, Lawrence freshman, was the lone University of Kansas undergraduate student to attend a Wesley Clark campaign meet-up Monday night.
Zemansky was there with about 10 others who want Clark, a Democrat and former NATO commander, as their next president.
"Bush scares me," Zemansky said. "I don't want to see him in office again. To me, it's definitely worth being politically-conscious."
The group members, who are part of a statewide Clark campaign group called Kansas For Clark, want President George W. Bush out and Clark in.
Zemansky said a big part of
"Bush scares me. I don't want to see him in office again. To me, it's definitely worth being politically-
conscious."
Rebekah Zemansky Lawrence freshman
the reason she was supporting Clark was because he was electable.
"I want to support the candidate with the best chance of beating Bush," she said. "I try to think about what I'd fight for, or my brother. I wouldn't want my brother in Iraq right now."
Shayla Hurte, coordinator of the group, agreed that Clark's electability was a major part of her support for him, among other reasons.
"He's a good man," Hurte said. He thinks that as an American
it's not only your right but your responsibility to question your government. You can't tell me he's not patriotic."
Reba Good, Overland Park sophomore and community service chairwoman for the University of Kansas College Republicans, said she would vote to reelect Bush.
"I just feel like we need to come together," Good said. "I think he still has time to mature a little more. I think he can. I believe in him."
Good said a big part of the reason she supported Bush was because of his experience and the way he handled crises in the past.
"Bush goes by his intuition, and that's something I believe in very strongly." she said. "His heart is in the right place."
The Democratic primaries, which will determine who will run against Bush in the general election, begin in January.
— Edited by Ehren Meditz
Meetings could go online in future
The following happened at last night's City Commission meetings;
City officials want to reduce paper consumption and increase efficiency by putting all materials for meetings on the Internet.
n Ron Hall, information systems director, gave a presentation to the commission about a Webbased agenda.
Hall estimated the total cost for the project would be $51,792. The project would include buying 12 notebook computers for commissioners and city staff.
The Langston Hughes Center for Community Enrichment was at the top of the list for possible re-use of the Carnegie Library, 901 Vermont St.
The Lawrence Carnegie Arts Commons, Parks and Recreation, Lawrence Children's Library and Museum and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Douglas County followed on the list. The project is set to be completed Jan. 1,2004.
The commission approved the donation of a sculpture by Alan Jay Glenn entitled "Inside Out."
■ New drinking establishment licenses were approved for 's Sushi Station, 1730 W. 23rd St., and Jade Indian Grill, 3300 W. 15th St.
David Dunfield, Lawrence mayor, announced that Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., received the highest level of recognition presented by the Kansas Award for Excellence Foundation at a conference in Wichita yesterday.
This is the fifth year the hospital has received recognition from the foundation.
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