WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2006
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3
Former Jayhawk named to Hall of Fame
Marilynn Smith, winner of the 1949 collegiate individual title as a member of the Kansas women's golf team will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame 2006 class on Oct. 30, at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Flia.
Smith, one of the original 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950 will join Vijay Singh, Larry Nelson and Henry Picard in this year's class. She will be inducted as this year's Lifetime Achievement inductee.
In her five-decade career from the 1940s-1980s on the LPGA tour, Smith won 21 titles including two majors, the 1963 and 1964 Titleholders Championships. She served as the LPGA president from 1958-1960.
Smith was also instrumental in the LPGA senior tour organizing one of the first events, the Marilynn Smith founders classic. She was the first female to broadcast at a men's golf tournament, reporting at the U.S. Open and the Colonial in 1973.
The Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, played at Alvamar Golf Club, has been an annual tournament there since 1993.
- Jack Weinstein
Nursing programs to get extra funding
All the public nursing programs
in Kansas will have the opportunity to receive funding from a ten-year Board of Regents proposal concerning the shortage of nurses in the state of Kansas.
The funding for the first year of the ten-year initiative was approved last week. Those institutions eligible for the funding must submit applications that were sent to them on June 1.
The plan was proposed to increase the nursing staff in the state of Kansas by 25 percent. It has been predicted by the Kansas Department of Labor that by 2010, to meet the workforce demand, there will be 6,890 new registered nurse positions available.
A reason for the shortage is a greater demand in the health care system for an aging population, during the time when many registered nurses will be retiring.
Senator Jim Barone (D-Frontenac) said it doesn't make sense that we have people interested in nursing, but are turned away from the school because lack of money.
"Here we have qualified applicants,but we don't have the funding," he said.
-Adrienne Bommarito
Czyz wins top award for closer in NCAA
Kansas senior closer Don Czyz was awarded the 2006 Stopper of
the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association last Thursday. Czyz has already been named to the Louisville Slugger All-America First Team, the All-Big 12 First Team and the 2006 College Foundation All-America team.
Czyz beat out Josh Fields of Georgia, Kevin Gunderson of Oregon State, Vinnie Pestano of Cal State Fullerton and Cole St. Clair of Rice to win the award.
The Overland Park native finished with a 6-0 record, a 1.56 ERA while leading the nation with 19 saves. The right hander struck out 60 in 63.1 innings pitched.
This past season, Czyz helped lead the Jayhawks (43-25, 13-14 Big 12) to their first Big 12 Conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA baseball tournament, their first since 1993.
Czyz holds the Big 12 career mark for appearances with 128. His 19 saves and 37 appearances this past season are a Kansas single-season record. He also holds KU career records for saves and appearances.
Last week, Czyz was selected in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Florida Marlins.
Jack Weinstein
Fairchild signs with Cleveland Indians
A seventh Jayhawk from the 2006 baseball squad has the opportunity to embark on his professional career.
Senior right-hander Ricky Fairchild signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians.
Fairchild transferred to Kansas from Tulane this season and became a mainstay in the Kansas weekend rotation. In 18 starts, Fairchild garnered a 6-6 record and ate up 95.1 innings while compiling 42 strikeouts. He tied senior closer Don Czyz for second-most wins on the team, and only senior right-hander Kodiak Quick pitched more innings.
Czyz, Quick, senior outfielder Gus Milner, senior shortstop Ritchie Price, senior infielder Jared Schweitzer and junior left-hander Sean Land were all drafted in last week's MLB Amateur Draft.
-Shawn Shroyer
Former golfer qualifies for 2007 U.S. Open
Former Kansas golfer Travis Hurst qualified for the 2007 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The Erie native shot a 70-67 making a total score of 137, last Wednesday in the 36-hole sectional qualifier in the St. Louis Open at Fox Run Golf Club.
Hurst was the only member at the sectional qualifier to shoot under par. The 2002 graduate was a two-year letter winner from 2001-2002.
Another former Kansas golfer, Matt Gogel, participated in the sectional qualifier, but did not qualify
for the U.S. Open. He shot a 36- hole for a total of 146.
—Jack Weinstein
corrections
Last week's The University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article "Falkenstein's football successor named" the following photo of David Lawrence should have been printed.
The article, "New provost ready to help staff, faculty and students," in last week's The University Daily Kansan incorrectly identified Richard Lariviere.