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KU Mortar Board initiates new members for 2007-08

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LAWRENCE — Forty-two University of Kansas students were recently initiated into Mortar Board, a senior honor society.

The initiation ceremonies were April 15 at the Kansas Union, followed by a reception at the chancellor’s residence for student and alumni members and their families and invited guests.

Janet Mody, a KU graduate student from Lawrence and president of Mortar Board’s Lawrence-area alumni chapter, spoke to the group. This year’s Mortar Board officers, President Rob Williams, Manhattan senior, and Vice President Megan Guhl, Haven senior, conducted the ceremonies. Carolyn Blatchford, Glen Ellyn, Ill., senior, and Michael Raupp, Leawood senior, tapping and initiation co-chairs, organized events.

Assisting with ceremonies were Linda Mullens, senior budget and personnel administrator in the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success and Mortar Board adviser, and Sandy Garrett, Lawrence Mortar Board Alumni adviser to KU’s student chapter.

Mortar Board members are selected based on distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average and hold senior status during some or all of the academic year. What became KU’s Mortar Board chapter was founded in 1912 as the Torch senior women’s honor society. In 1924, it affiliated with the national Mortar Board women’s honor society. Mortar Board opened membership to men in 1975. This year, 85 applied for membership at KU.

The new members are listed below by hometown, major, parents’ names and high school.

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