KU News Release

KU announces newly elected freshmen senators

LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas freshmen have been elected by their classmates to serve as Student Senate members for 2007-08. They join about 80 previously elected student leaders representing each of KU’s schools and campus living groups and various organizations.

KU has conducted fall-semester elections since 2003 to fill senate positions to represent the incoming freshman class. All other Student Senate elections are held in mid-April for the next academic year.

This year, 26 freshmen campaigned for the five senator positions. The election was held Sept. 4 and 5. Adam McGonigle, a sophomore from Wichita and Student Senate Executive Committee chairman in charge of freshman elections, said about 1,360 ballots were cast, representing about 9 percent of the freshman class.

The five freshmen senators elected in the order of most votes:

— Katherine “Katy” Clagett, Colorado Springs, Colo.
— Michael Wade Smith, Goodland
— Andrew “Andy” Haverkamp, Hoyt
— Elizabeth A. “Libby” Johnson, Lawrence
— Robert Andrew “Drew” Carlson, Edina, Minn.

The newly elected freshmen senators are listed below by hometowns, majors, parents’ names (when available) and high schools.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66044
Elizabeth A. “Libby” Johnson, undeclared in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Carey and Jean Johnson; Lawrence High School.

JACKSON COUNTY
From Hoyt 66440
Andrew “Andy” Haverkamp, chemical and petroleum engineering and pre-medicine, son of William and Grace Haverkamp; Royal Valley High School.

SHERMAN COUNTY
From Goodland 67735
Michael Wade Smith, international business; General Education Development diploma.

COLORADO
From Colorado Springs 80907
Katherine “Katy” Clagett, Spanish and business, daughter of Robert and Mary Anne Clagett; William J. Palmer High School.

MINNESOTA
From Edina 55424
Robert Andrew “Drew” Carlson, journalism, son of Andy and Mary Carlson; Academy of Holy Angels High School.

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