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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Kansan
Wednesday
November 19, 1997
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Vol. 108 • No. 65
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Kansas women lost 86-74 in last night's game against Athletes In Action, a collection of former collegiate and professional players.
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Student Union Activities' Batman theme week begins tonight. "The Mask of the Phantasm" shows at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium.
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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Roberts probes Haskell's future
School could become state-funded university
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By Ryan Koerner
rkoerner@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Sen. Pat Roberts discussed high school football memories and national legislation during an informal meeting with Haskell Indian Nations University president Bob Minor yesterday.
Roberts, who once played football for Holton High School in Haskell Stadium, stopped in Lawrence to discuss legislation he has introduced to Congress that would promote Haskell to a four-year institution.
The legislation would bring Haskell to the state university, land-grant status of other Board of Regents institutions like the University of Kansas.
"This is a courtesy call on my part," Roberts said. "I want to share with President Bob my outlook on the legislation. I have been invited on campus to see the university first-hand."
During his visit, Roberts looked at Haskell's economic impact studies, student demographics and the campus.
Minor said that while Haskell had several areas for improvement, a new science building was at the top of the list.
he met with Minor, Dennis O'Malley, professor of chemistry, and Rose Rodriguez, student senate vice president. They discussed priorities for the campus from their different perspectives.
"The building we are in now is a high school building that has been converted from the days when it held science classes for a boarding school," O'Malley said.
Haskell offers only freshman and sophomore-level science classes. If Robert's legislation is passed, Haskell will be able to develop an environmental studies degree program.
The environmental studies program would become Haskell's second degree program, joining elementary education.
Rodriguez said that the student senate was behind the proposal to make Haskell a four-year university.
A new science facility will be contingent on the success of Roberts' legislation and the financing it will provide.
Roberts said the Kansas congressional delegation supported the bill. However, he said he does not want to be too optimistic until the bill reaches the floor when Congress returns to session in February.
Sen. Pat Roberts, left, and Bob Minor, Haskell president, look at a quilt that was given as a gift to Roberts by Haskell Indian Nations University. Roberts toured Haskell and talked with faculty and students yesterday. Photo by Geoff Krieger/KANSAN
Econ professor is Moscow-bound
El-Hodiri selected to teach Russian government officials
By Matthew Friedrichs matff@ukans.edu Kansan staff writer
Mohamed El-Hodiri is headed to Russia with love — and money.
The University of Kansas professor of economics and Russian and East European studies won't be converting communists to capitalists. Instead, he will be training government officials how to plan budgets on regional, republic and federal levels.
El-Hodiri said yesterday he would take a 20-month leave of absence from the University beginning in the spring semester.
El-Hodiri said the World Bank will provide the Russian Training Foundation with a $30 million grant. The foundation has hired the Barents Group, a subsidiary of KMPG Peat and Marwick LLP.
El-Hodiri
the largest services firm in the world, to develop a training program.
The University will benefit from El Hodiri's experiences in Russia, said Maria Carlson, chairwoman of Russian and East European studies.
"This is a major thing with an enormous budget," Carlson said. "This is going to bring KU considerable international visibility."
As project manager for the program, El-Hodiri initially will coordinate efforts in the United States and Russia to develop a curriculum and arrange facilities. He then will select and train 300 Russian instructors and observe the first cycle of training of 1,000 Russian administrators.
EI-Hodiri, who is fluent in Russian, visited the country in 1994 as a consultant to the Parliament.
"What I want to do is convince the Russians that American economists are not ideological." El-Hodiri said.
As El-Hodiri works with Russian government officials, he will increase his knowledge and understanding of Russian economics, said Joseph Sicilian, economics chairman.
"This is an excellent opportunity for him to increase his knowledge of the Russian system." Sicilian said.
El-Hodri also heads a group at the University that studies transition in dynamic systems. His time in Russia will help him better understand the changes in the largest republic of the former Soviet Union.
"When Russia changes from communism to capitalism, the rules of the game change," El-Hodiri said. "We want to study what happens in this difficult process of transition."
Sicilian said economics would assign another instructor to teach the courses.
El-Hodiri said he would continue to work with two undergraduate students on their honors projects and advise three doctoral students via e-mail.
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Jeff Williams, Lawrence junior, and Justo Aviso, Lawrence resident, make votive candles at Waxman Candles. Christ- Werts. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
Watkins physician receives Woman of the Year award
By Sarah Chadwick schadwick@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas physician has received the William I. Koch Award for Outstanding Kansas Woman of the Year.
Dee Ann DeRoin, Watkins Health Center physician and president of the Haskell Foundation, will accept the award at a Dec. 8 dinner at Washburn University in Topeka.
The previous two award recipients were KU women's basketball coach Marian Washington and former Kansas Governor Joan Finney. Washington and Finney nominated DeRoin for the award.
"On the one hand, it's pretty exciting," DeRoin said. "On the other hand, it's a little bit daunting and scary. The first two people were obvious choices who were comfortable with the limelight and attention. This year they made a point of looking for someone who is not in the limelight and is making a difference."
DeRoin said she thought she won the award because of her work with the Haskell Foundation, a fund-raising group similar to the KU Endowment Associia.
DeRoin: Received Outstanding Kansas Women of the Year award.
tion. She has been on the board of trustees since 1988 and has been president of the foundation for the last couple of years, she said. She has worked part time as a physician at Watkins since 1990.
"Dr. DeRoin is the definition of 'leadership by example,'" said William Koch, a Wichita native
"I don't think it's going to change my life," DeRoin said of the award. "I've been incredibly lucky. I have a medical career, I have my family life and I even have extra time to work in the community."
Three standards are used for determining the award: persistence despite personal difficulties and hardship, participation in community activities and creating new paradigms for success in an ethical, logical, and rational manner.
In addition to working with Haskell, DeRoin has brought new ideas to Watkins, said Watkins director Jim Strobel.
who founded the award program to honor outstanding women in 1995. "Throughout her career, she has selflessly devoted her time and talents to improving the lives of others. Her dedication and commitment can serve as models to all."
"The main thing I see about her is the perspective she brings into the medical staff meetings," Strobl said. "She considers every angle of each issue. She is one of the most professional people I know and her consideration of others is one her trademarks."
Since moving to Lawrence in 1982, DeRoin has worked with the Advisory Board of the Lawrence Indian Center, the Association of American Indian Physicians, the Iowa Tribe Powlow and the Cultural Preservation Committee, the American Academy of Family Practice, the Women's Health National Steering Committee of the Indian Health Service, the Boards of Directors of the Association on American Indian Affairs and the Haskell Foundation.
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