KU News Release

Nov. 8, 2006
Contact: Lt. Col. Sandra Leiker, Air Force ROTC, (785) 864-4676.

ROTC units plan to observe Veterans Day in three KU campus events

LAWRENCE — Reserve Officer Training Corps units for the Air Force, Army and Navy/Marines will participate in Veterans Day observances at the University of Kansas. All observances are open to the public.

All three units will participate in “A Tribute to Veterans” at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the Dole Institute of Politics and in a retreat at 4 p.m. Friday at the Strong Hall flagpole. Retired Navy Capt. J.W. “Buck” Newsom will speak at the Dole Institute, and a reception will follow. Following the Strong Hall retreat, retired Marine Lt. Col. Dorothy Kendrick will speak at Room 130 Budig Hall. The Air Force Arnold Air Society is the retreat host.

At 7 p.m. Friday, all ROTC cadets will conduct a 24-hour vigil at the Vietnam and Korean memorials on Memorial Drive through 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. A lamp lighting ceremony will precede the vigil. The cadets and midshipmen plan to participate in one-hour shifts with two students on duty at each memorial.

Newsom, of Lawrence, attended the U.S. Naval Academy before service in World War II in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Hopkins, USS California and USS St. Paul. Before retiring in 1964, he served as Navy ROTC faculty at KU. He later became vice president of Centron Productions, Lawrence.

Stover-Kendrick, of Stilwell, was president of the Naval Discharge Review Board before retiring in July 2001. Her career included service with the Marine Crops Air Ground Combat Center in 29 Palms, Calif. She also served with Marine Corps Reserve offices in Kansas City, Kan., and New Orleans. In addition to her military education, Stover-Kendrick is a graduate of Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, and has a master’s degree in education from Florida Atlantic University. She is currently a substitute teacher at Stilwell Elementary School.

Cadets participating in the tribute at the Dole Institute are listed below by hometown, level in school, major, parents’ names and previous school attended (when available).

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Lenexa 66215
Army Cadet Lt. Michael C. Beaman, senior in psychology, son of Clifton and Karen Beaman; Johnson County Community College and Shawnee Mission West High School.

From Leawood (66209) and Oxford, Ohio (45056)
Air Force Cadet Shana Blythe Kayne, graduate student in communication studies, daughter of Joseph and Brenda Kayne; spring 2005 KU graduate in fine arts; Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park.

From Mission 66202
Navy Midshipman Third Class Bernice N. Ballayan, sophomore in chemistry, daughter of Susan E. Ballayan; Shawnee Mission West High School.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
From Leavenworth 66048
Army Cadet Cpl. John Arthur Irvine, junior in management, son of Marcia and John Irvine; Leavenworth High School.

RENO COUNTY
From Haven (67543) and Wichita
Air Force Cadet Nicholas Tambling, freshman in psychology, son of Michael Tambling and of Rene Hendricks of Wichita; Goddard Senior High School.

ROOKS COUNTY
From Stockton 67669
Navy Midshipman Fourth Class Levi D. Earl, freshman in history, son of Donald and Jaqueline Earl; Stockton High School.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67235
Air Force Cadet Charles Hobbs, freshman in history, son of Douglas and Dana Hobbs; Maize High School.

From Wichita (67235) and Haven (67543)
See RENO COUNTY: Nicholas Tambling

WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City 66109
Navy Midshipman Third Class Derek Lee Miller, sophomore in psychology, son of Peggy Miller; Piper High School.

CALIFORNIA
From Suisun City 94585
Air Force Cadet Hannah Marie Waddle, nondegree-seeking student, daughter of Kevin and Nonna Waddle.

COLORADO
From Colorado Springs 80920
Navy Midshipman First Class Michele Kathryn Dierks, senior in sport sciences in the School of Education, daughter of Stephen Roger Dierks; Rampart High School.

MISSOURI
From Florissant 63034
Army Cadet Pvt. Helen Kathleen Draffen, freshman in history, daughter of Nancy and Terry Draffen; Hazelwood Central Senior High School.

OHIO
From Oxford 45056
See JOHNSON COUNTY: Shana Blythe Kayne

TEXAS
From Allen 75013
Air Force Cadet Alejandro E. “Alex” Carrera, sophomore in biology, son of Jessie and Jesus Carrera; Allen High School.

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