KU News Release

KU freshmen elect five Student Senate representatives

LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas freshmen have been elected by their classmates to serve as Student Senate members for 2006-07. They join about 80 student leaders representing each of KU’s schools, campus living groups and various organizations.

This year, 33 students campaigned for the five senator positions, the highest number since the Student Senate began holding fall semester elections four years ago for senators to represent the incoming freshman class. All other Student Senate elections are held in mid-April for the next academic year.

Andrew Payne, Garden City senior and Student Senate Executive Committee chairman in charge of freshman elections, said about 700 ballots were cast for a total of 2,702 votes in the Sept. 5 and 6 elections. Payne said he estimated that about 15 percent of the freshman class voted.

Newly elected freshman senators, their hometowns, majors, parents’s names and high schools are:

ALLEN COUNTY
From Iola 66749
Scott Toland, freshman in pre-journalism, son of John and Karen Toland; Iola Senior High School.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66049
Mason Heilman, freshman in political science, son of Steve and Sally Heilman; Free State High School.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan 66502
David Wilcox, freshman in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, son of Dan and Beth Wilcox; Manhattan High School.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67204
Adam McGonigle, freshman in pre-law, son of Eric and Robin McGonigle; Wichita High School North.

PHILIPPINES
From Manila
Alison Zeigler, freshman in pre-law, daughter of Robert and Crissan Zeigler; Brent International School.

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