KU News Release

Three KU students receive 2009 Judy Ruedlinger scholarships

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alumni Association presented three outstanding Student Alumni Association leaders with Judy L. Ruedlinger Awards of $1,000 each for spring 2009.

The recipients are Brent J. Blazek, a senior from Lenexa; Angela Palacioz, a senior from Wichita; and Aly Rodee, a senior from Wichita.

The Judy L. Ruedlinger Award honors the first Student Alumni Association adviser, who was known by her students as “Judy Rudy.” The award was established to maintain commitment and involvement of past, present and future members of the Student Alumni Association at KU. The award is granted to those who convey pride in membership, public awareness of the Student Alumni Association and a sense of permanence, strength and integrity in the organization. Ideally, it also is meant to encourage Student Alumni Association members to join the KU Alumni Association after graduation and continue contact with the university.

The Judy L. Ruedlinger Award Fund is managed by KU Endowment, the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management foundation for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.

The awards were presented Dec. 4 in the Kansas Union.

Student award recipients are listed below by hometown, major, level in school, parents’ names and high school.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Lenexa 66215
Brent J. Blazek, senior in secondary education, son of Don and Debbie Blazek; St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67212
Angela Palacioz, senior in journalism and mass communications (strategic communication), daughter of Steven and Susan Palacioz; Wichita High School Northwest.

Aly Rodee, senior in communication studies, daughter of Mike and Liz Rodee; Wichita High School Northwest.

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