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July 10, 2007
Contact: W. Heath Peterson, KU Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760.
Contact: W. Heath Peterson, KU Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760.
KU Alumni Association welcomes new students to July 23 picnic in Topeka
LAWRENCE — New University of Kansas students and their parents from Shawnee County will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, in Topeka.
The KU Alumni Association and its Topeka chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at the Gage Park Westlake Shelter, 635 SW Gage Blvd. Area alumni, new students, students interested in learning more about KU and parents are invited to attend and enjoy complimentary food and beverages. Each new Jayhawk will also receive a free T-shirt.
Larry Tenopir of Topeka, chapter steering committee member, is coordinating the event. Alumni association staff will arrive with the signature KU trailer full of grills, burgers and brats for the festivities. Current KU students, alumni and university representatives will mix and mingle with students to answer questions and offer advice.
Alumni association representatives and guests planning to attend are: Jennifer Alderdice, director for student programs; Jill Miller, director of Kansas City programs; and Heath Peterson, director for Kansas Programs.
For more information or to make reservations, visit the alumni association Web site, call (800) 584-2957 or e-mail kualumni@kualumni.org.
The alumni association invited incoming students whose enrollment deposits were received by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships by May 1. The guests are listed below by their schools and hometown ZIP codes.
| First name | Last name | Last School Attend | Home Zip | Home City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica | Adams | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66605 | Topeka |
| Nathan | Corbin | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Brittany | Francis | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66604 | Topeka |
| Courtney | Harris | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66413 | Burlingame |
| Thomas | McDonald | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66409 | Berryton |
| Jessica | Smith | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66617 | Topeka |
| Jevon | Taylor | Allen Co Cmty College, Iola | 66611 | Topeka |
| Ronald | Robinson | Bitburg High School (Bitburg, Germany) | 09123 | APO military |
| Hillary | Caywood | Cair Paravel-Latin School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Ryan | Hood | Cair Paravel-Latin School (Topeka) | 66615 | Topeka |
| Christopher | Luxem | Columbia College Il | 66409 | Berryton |
| Amanda | Walters | Cottey College (Nevada, MO) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jody | Seibel | Ft Hays State University | 67601 | Hays |
| John | Beckman | GED - State of Kansas | 66608 | Topeka |
| Rachel | Burton | GED - State of Kansas | 66608 | Topeka |
| Ashley | Anguiano | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Patrick | Brennan | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Daniel | Chavez | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Joseph | Deneault | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Caleb | Dishman | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jill | Dorsey | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Steven | Frost | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Matthew | Hiatt | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66611 | Topeka |
| Sean | Kennedy | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Brett | Koehn | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66611 | Topeka |
| Linda | Lang | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Paul | Laskowski | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Ryan | Leiker | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Kyle | Purcell | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Ann | Putrah | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Kyle | Sabatini | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66604 | Topeka |
| Kelly | Schwartz | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Kolton | Slattery | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Erin | Stork | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66606 | Topeka |
| Emily | Thompson | Hayden High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jonah | Neff | Highland Cmty Coll Ks (Highland) | 66604 | Topeka |
| Margret | Grant | Highland Park High School (Topeka) | 66607 | Topeka |
| Joshua | Moore | Highland Park High School (Topeka) | 66616 | Topeka |
| Kallie | Foresman | Jefferson West High School (Meriden) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Brittany | Lewis | Jefferson West High School (Meriden) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Bridget | Hiltgen | Johnson County Cmty College (Overland Park) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Mary | Gaffney | Kansas City Kansas Cmty Coll | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Brianna | Barnes | Kansas St Univ Manhattan | 66502 | Topeka |
| James | Latta | Kansas St Univ Manhattan | 66611 | Topeka |
| Galen | Zachritz | Kansas St Univ Manhattan | 66611 | Topeka |
| Kyleigh | Haggard | Lawrence Free State High Sch | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Ruth | Kuefler | Mother Of Divine Grace School (homeschool) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Claire | Hinrichsen | Perry-Lecompton High School | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Sarah | Howard | Perry-Lecompton High School | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Shelby | Lewis | Perry-Lecompton High School | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Alyssa | Phillips | Perry-Lecompton High School | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Thomas | Triplett | Perry-Lecompton High School | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Sean | Reskey | Rossville High School | 66533 | Rossville |
| Marc | Roth | Rossville High School | 66533 | Rossville |
| Patrick | Salsbury | Rossville High School | 66533 | Rossville |
| Christopher | Seele | Rossville High School | 66533 | Rossville |
| Matthew | Adair | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Emily | Blodgett | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66608 | Topeka |
| Ashley | Bowser | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Samantha | Butler | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66608 | Topeka |
| Jessie | Damman | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Kimberly | Degand | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Brett | Haid | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Sarah | Hutchings | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Monte | Jones | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Katie | Martin | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Alicia | Massey | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Wesley | Nelson | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Kimberly | Remp | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Matthew | Rice | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66608 | Topeka |
| Emily | Roberts | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Ryan | Sayler | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Clayton | Schneider | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Bradley | Schuh | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Conner | Shreve | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Ryan | Sloop | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Kelsey | Smith | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Stephone | Stephens | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66606 | Topeka |
| Jordan | Tennant | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Matthew | Thiessen | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Amanda | Vanschaick | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Kelsie | Weick | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66618 | Topeka |
| Jeffrey | Whorton | Seaman High School (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Cassandra | Blatt | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Jennifer | Bollinger | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Doug | Brady | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Rebecca | Cannon | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66607 | Topeka |
| Kelsey | Fath | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Brian | Gilmore | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66609 | Topeka |
| Matthew | Gonzales | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66609 | Topeka |
| Bradly | Green | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Sarah | Grewing | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Erin | Guzman | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66050 | Lecompton |
| Melissa | Hersh | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Kathryn | Hogan | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66609 | Topeka |
| Allison | Jones | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Jason | Kingman | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Jennifer | Matney | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Alicia | Nelson | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66616 | Topeka |
| Megan | Piel | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Joshua | Reid | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Kyle | Riddle | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Marie | Schmidtlein | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66607 | Topeka |
| Megan | Schmidtlein | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66616 | Topeka |
| Brian | Shellenberger | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Jessica | Smith | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66609 | Topeka |
| Morgan | Smith | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Kasey | Taliaferro | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66409 | Berryton |
| Adam | Vossen | Shawnee Heights Sr High School (Tecumseh) | 66542 | Tecumseh |
| Danielle | Bulson | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66539 | Silver Lake |
| Christina | Carter | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66539 | Silver Lake |
| Caitlin | Grant | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66618 | Topeka |
| Brian | Hill | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66539 | Silver Lake |
| Nicolas | Miller | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66539 | Silver Lake |
| Brooke | Stebbins | Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School | 66539 | Silver Lake |
| Miles | Armstrong | Topeka High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Clayton | Ashley | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Stephanie | Atwood | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Samuel | Beasley | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Elise | Bruns | Topeka High School | 66611 | Topeka |
| William | Bryant | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Elliot | Buck | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Nicholas | Christensen | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Amber | Dasher | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Logan | Englert | Topeka High School | 66607 | Topeka |
| Stephen | Ferrell | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Alaina | Florez | Topeka High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Raul | Guevara | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Chase | Hamilton | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Brandon | Haverkamp | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Ryan | Hickey | Topeka High School | 66611 | Topeka |
| Michael | Holtz | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Jennifer | Kirmer | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Dylan | Kobs | Topeka High School | 66611 | Topeka |
| Abbigail | Long | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Alicia | Lopez | Topeka High School | 66616 | Topeka |
| Meghan | Lowry | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| George | Magnuson | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Chandler | Maxon | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Nicole | McClure | Topeka High School | 66611 | Topeka |
| Erina | McKinney | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Taylor | Obley | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Matthew | Oliva | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Elizabeth | Ramirez | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Abigail | Samuelson | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Michelle | Senne | Topeka High School | 66610 | Topeka |
| Austin | Snell | Topeka High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Morgan | Stewart | Topeka High School | 66611 | Topeka |
| Randy | Thompson | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Stephanie | Waugh | Topeka High School | 66606 | Topeka |
| Elgin | Woody | Topeka High School | 66605 | Topeka |
| Hanna | Boos | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Rebecca | Broxterman | Topeka West High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Jon | Hamilton | Topeka West High School | 66605 | Topeka |
| Sean | Hamilton | Topeka West High School | 66605 | Topeka |
| Carmelle | Hayes | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| John | Houston | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Danielle | Packer | Topeka West High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Kathryn | Sherwood | Topeka West High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Corbin | Spray | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Leigh Ann | Stallbaumer | Topeka West High School | 66618 | Topeka |
| Casey | Streff | Topeka West High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Robert | Talley | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| James | Thomblison | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| James | Van Slyke | Topeka West High School | 66614 | Topeka |
| Sarah | Waugh | Topeka West High School | 66604 | Topeka |
| Nathan | Allison | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Alexandra | Artzer | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jennifer | Babcock | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jabiz | Behzadpour | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Nathan | Boehr | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Leah | Coon | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Ryan | Cordts | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Casey | Cowger | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Mark | Cox | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Adrian | De La Cruz | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Amanda | Doerr | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Sarah | Downing | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66616 | Topeka |
| Casandra | Engelken | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Sara | Finney | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Steven | Foga | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Amanda | Gilbert | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Sarah | Gravenstein | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Christopher | Green | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Jacob | Hamilton | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66615 | Topeka |
| Mona | Kassim | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Patrick | Kearney | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66546 | Wakarusa |
| Whitney | Kimble | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66402 | Auburn |
| Rylee | Lindgren | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Zachary | Macchi | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Laura | Marshall | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Lori | Marshall | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Morgan | Matavosky | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Kelli | McGlohon | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Nikhil | Menon | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Kevin | Messer | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Brady | Montgomery | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Anne | Neal | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Alaina | O'Brate | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Courtney | Olson | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Faith | Pearson | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Cory | Perry | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Heather | Rafferty | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Robert | Schmank | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Micah | Schmidt | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Michael | Telthorst | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66402 | Auburn |
| Tyrell | Tenpenny | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Laura | Wichern | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Mark | Wilkins | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66604 | Topeka |
| Laura | Wittmer | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66615 | Topeka |
| Shin | Yang | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66604 | Topeka |
| Caroline | Zeller | Washburn Rural High School (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Sarah | Bure | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66605 | Topeka |
| Ashlee | Grover | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Adam | Irvin | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66617 | Topeka |
| Mary | McCauley | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66610 | Topeka |
| Cale | Miller | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66606 | Topeka |
| Steven | Novak | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Hunter | Rabe | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66614 | Topeka |
| Mallory | Schuetz | Washburn University (Topeka) | 66604 | Topeka |
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