The University Daily Kansan
Monday, July 22, 2013
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UNIVERSITY
Alumni donation doubles student financial support
EMMA LEGUALT elegualt@kansan.com
The late Stata Norton Ringle and her husband David's $10 million endowment gift will create student scholarships, support for getting new books and medical manuscripts and maintain current collections at the Clendening History of Medicine Library at KU Medical Center and the Kenneth Spencer Research Library on the Lawrence campus.
During her 28-year career at the University, Ringle served as professor emerita of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition and the dean of the School of Health Professions (then the School of Allied Health).
In addition to improving the two libraries, the gift will more than double the amount of financial support available for University students pursuing health-related
goals.
"It's a sizable gift that is very impactful, and it also has breadth of uses in terms of supporting students directly and providing special support for library collections," said Dale Seuferling, president of KU Endowment.
"She was an outstanding person, an outstanding dean and an outstanding scientist," said John Ferraro, professor and chairman of the Department of Hearing and Speech and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Health Professions.
Ferraro said Stata was aware of the need for student funding to bring the "best and brightest" into the school's programs.
"It's an amazingly generous bequeath on their part," he said. "It showed her conviction for supporting her students and the School of Health Professions."
Edited by Megan Hinman
NATION
Graduate receives Fulbright scholarship
Chelsea Hochstetler, a recent graduate, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship. Hochstetler will be one of 1,700 people traveling abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2013-2014 academic year.
"It is going to give me the chance to learn so much. It is also quite an honor to be given the opportunity to represent my country," Hochstetler said.
The Fulbright program is the premiere U.S. international educational exchange program funded by the U.S. government and is intended to bolster relations between the U.S. and other countries.
Hochsettler will be travelling to Indonesia for the coming year to
participate in an English Teaching Assistantship. She and the rest of the grant recipients were selected based on academic and professional achievement as well as leadership potential.
"I am excited to really study Islam, to understand Indonesian culture, to learn the language and to grow as an individual. I'll be teaching, but honestly, I'm certain that I'll learn as much from my students as they will learn from me." Hochstetler said.
This is a unique opportunity for recipients to broaden their educational horizons.
Outside of the initial opportunity of teaching abroad, a number of Fulbright recipients have gone on to have very illustrious professional careers. So far 44 recipients have won the Nobel Prize and 78 have won Pulitzer Prizes.
— Caleb Sisk
The KU International Programs office processes U.S. passport applications for students, KU employees and even the general public.
POLICE REPORTS
Information based on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office booking recap.
- A 23-year-old female was arrested yesterday on 23rd Street near Zarco Park on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $250.
- A 19-year-old male was arrested on Saturday on 23rd Street and Silicon Avenue on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $250.
- A 41-year-old male was arrested on Saturday on the 2300 block of Murphy Drive on suspicion of battery. Bond was set at $1000.
Allison Kohn