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the university daily kansan
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Famous faces make the University a famous place
ByEmily Cummings
Kansan correspondent
editor@kansan.com
In past years the University of Kansas has seen many faces walk its campus. A lot of these faces went on to become well-known individuals in fields ranging from theater to engineering. What some of them share is that what they majored in did not necessarily become their career. Others though, took what they gained and applied it in their careers.
and updated one of these faces is author Sara Paretsky. This 1967 political science graduate became one of the most influential female mystery writers. Her books include Blacklist, Total Recall and Killing Orders. Paretsky has also received distinguished awards. In 1988, she received the Silver Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers Association for her book Blood Shot. She was inducted into the University's Hall of Fame the same year. She also received the Mark Twain Award for Distin-
KU has been the home to other famous faces as well.
Scott Bakula, actor (TV's Quantum Lamp, Enterprise)
Ella Menten Barnett, actress and singer (first African-American woman to entertain at the White House)
Jack Del Rio Jr., Jacksonville
Jaguars coach
Robert Eaton, former CEO of Chrysler
Moses Lunn, actor
Joe Engle and Steve Hawley NASA astronauts
Mosses__unn, actor
Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb
Rebecca Kolls, ABC weathercaster, gardening expert (HGTV's Rebecca's Garden)
Delano Lewis, former National Public Radio CEO and ambassador to South Africa
Elmer McCollum, discovered vitamins A and D
Lou Montulli, co-founder of Netscape
Airplanes, Boeing Co.
Alan Mulally, executive vice president and CEO of Commercial
Mandy Patinkin, actor (Yent, The Princess Bride, TV's Chicago Hope)
Arthur Pizzerro, concert pianist
Gale Sayers, football player Vernon Smith, Nobel laureate in economics
Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer and discoverer of the planet Pluto Lyotte Woodard, two-time All-American, 1984 Olympic gold medalist.
Source: www.jayhawks.ku.edu
guished Contribution to Midwest Literature in 1996.
Bill Kurtis is another famous face that has walked the University's campus. This 1962 journalism graduate became one of tele-
for the A&E network. He's received countless awards including an Emmy and The Thurgow Marshall Award for Investigative Reports.
vision's top investigative reporters. He's covered stories for CBS and A&E. He founded his own production company, Kurtis Productions, and created Case Files and American Justice
Many basketball legends have graced the University's campus, but no other female surpasses Lynette Woodard. The 1981 speech communications graduate became the University's all-time leading scorer and ended her career with 1,714 rebounds. She became an All-American twice, and went on to help the 1984 Olympic basketball team win the gold. In 1985, she joined the Harlem Globetrotters.
Paul Rudd attended the University in the late '80s. He came to the University as a theater major, and in his second year received the Spencer Tracy Scholarship, but headed for the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. In 1995, he made his movie debut in Clueless. He also went on to star in Romeo and Juliet, Cider House Rules and The Object of My Affection. He was recently on Friends as Mike, Phoebe's husband.
The theater was also an outlet for William Inge. A1953 graduate in speech and drama, Inge became a noted playwright. His plays include Farther Off From Heaven, Picnic and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. His most famous screenplay was his first, Splendor in the Grass. It went on to win him an Academy Award for best screenplay. The University is home to his Oscar and his namesake, the William Inge Theater in Murphy Hall.
Edited by Collin LaJoie
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