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MONDAY.AUGUST 18,2003
DEDICATION
Institute preserves Dole's legacy
Zach Straus/Kansan
Former Sen. Bob Dole and Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina) wave to the crowd during the formal dedication ceremony for the Robert J.Dole Institute of Politics.The Dole Institute opened July 22.
By Jennifer Wellington
jwellington@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
July 22 marked two more significant events in former Sen. Bob Dole's life. He celebrated his 80th birthday with Tom Brokaw, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and former President Jimmy Carter, and he attended the formal dedication of his building, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
Tom Brokaw emceed the dedication in front of the Dole Institute July 22. He said the dedication and the building were a tribute to "an native son of Kansas and the great political system he was so proud to be a part of."
Former President Carter took the stage to a standing ovation and spoke to the crowd about the "greatest generation." He said the greatest generation might not be the people who fought in World War II and worked after the war to rebuild the United States, but rather the "greatest generation" were those who preserved peace in America.
The crowd welcomed National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. Rice, who lives in the same building as Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, in Washington D.C., said she admired Dole for his foreign policy issues and his respect for Kansas.
"He never forgot Kansas in his time in D.C.," she said. "You always heard the Kansas in him."
Before taking the role as national security adviser, Rice was a provost at Stanford University, the "KU of California," Brokaw said.
As Dole took the stage near the end of the dedication, the crowd stood and applauded the man Robert Norton-Smith, Dole Institute director, said was
the "youngest 80-year-old" he knew.
In the spirit of friendship, Dole presented Norton-Smith with a plaque, naming him a "true gentleman, scholar, and friend."
Dole also recognized Jack Lucas, a Medal of Honor recipient from Mississippi. Lucas, who fought in World War II, lied about his age and joined the army at age 14. He was awarded the Medal of Honor at age 17. Monday night, before the USO show, Lucas met Dole and said one of his dreams in life was to meet Carter.
"He never forgot Kansas in his time in D.C. You always heard the Kansas in him."
Condoleezza Rice National Security Adviser
Dole brought Lucas up on stage to greet the former president, and after a formal handshake, Lucas gave Carter a big bear hug.
Veterans such as Lucas arp the men the Dole Institute's dedication is honoring, Dole said.
"They're the real reason why we're here," Dole said. "Our ranks may be dwindling, but our memories endure."
He also stressed the importance of the Dole Institute to future students and generations.
"To the young who seek information and inspiration," he said. "Never stop reaching for the stars, no matter the difficulties."
The dedication ended with the crowd's lively rendition of "Happy Birthday."
— Edited by Annie Bernethy
DEDICATION
Moments of war recalled by many
By Jennifer Wellington
jwellington@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Veterans, alumni, family, friends and a handful of KU students attended the event July 20.
Some came to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics KU Goes to War program to get out of the 100 degree heat; others came to hear about the changes the University of Kansas and its students went through during World War II.
Twenty-three veterans surrounded the Lied Center stage as Bill Kurtis, KU alum and television broadcaster, moderated a discussion between three veterans and Bill Tuttle, American studies professor.
Tuttle began the discussion with a history of the University during the war. He spoke to "flashbulb memories," or moments in history when people remember everything.
Dec. 7,1941,the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, was one of those moments for KU students,Tuttle said.Many students were opposed to the war before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he said,but after two University students lost their lives there,attitudes changed.
As the war progressed, Tuttle said, the number of servicemen on campus increased.
The University enacted a trimester system to allow students and servicemen to complete their degrees in two-and-a-half years, instead of four.
Claudine "Scottie" Lingelbach was one of those students. A 1944 graduate, Lingelbach decided during her junior year that she wanted to be "more than a pin-up girl" and joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service immediately after college, working in Washington with top-secret documents.
Lingelbach told the crowd about her "flashbulb moment" on Dec. 7, when she was at Watson Library studying.
The third speaker, Richard Schiefelbusch, flew as a navigator on B-24 bomber.
After he left combat, Schiefelbusch came to the University. When asked what he wanted to study, Schiefelbusch said he "wanted to learn how to help people." He majored in clinical speech and psychology and founded the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in 1949. After 35 years as the director of the clinic, it was renamed The Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies.
The final speaker, John "Buck" Newsm, was a naval science professor at the University after the war. One of his most vivid memories from the war included a fellow naval officer, Doug Payne, who spent four years during the war dedicated to one ship, the USS Hopkins.
In a tribute to the 23 veterans on the stage with the presenters, an emotional Newsm saluted them and all the other "Doug Paynes" in the building.
— Edited by Maggie Newcomer
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