KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Dodge City

LAWRENCE – New University of Kansas students and their parents from Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Hodgeman, Meade and Ness counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 14, in Dodge City.

The KU Alumni Association and its Western chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at a picnic in their honor at the Mariah Hills Club House basement, 1800 Matt Down Lane. Area alumni, new students, students interested in learning more about KU and their parents are invited to attend and enjoy complimentary food and beverages. Each new Jayhawk will also receive a free T-shirt.

Shane Bangerter, steering committee leader, and chapter members Bill and Susan Bunyan, all of Dodge City, and association representatives Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs, and David Ochoa, coordinator for member relations, are coordinating the event. 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.

For more information or to make reservations, visit www.kualumni.org, call the KU Alumni Association at (800) 584-2957 or e-mail kualumni@kualumni.org.

The Alumni Association invited incoming students whose enrollment deposits were received by the KU Office of Admissions and Scholarships on or before July 11. The guests are listed below by their hometowns and ZIP codes:

Bucklin (67834): Jamie Lewis

Cimarron (67835): Paige Addison

Dodge City (67801): Taryn Arbogast,Tanner Brock, Brianna Herbert, Alec Hernandez, William Hill, Shelby Matheny, Chelsea Morton, Kelli Ralph, Kayla Ramirez and Hope Stein

Englewood (67840): Aaron Goodnight

Greensburg (67054): Lindsey Heft

Hanston (67849): Jordan Hann

Ingalls (67853): Marshall Dwyre

Jetmore (67854): Isaac Bradshaw and Jessica Shuler

Montezuma (67867): Grant Holmes

Ness City (67560): Jared Stoecklein and Joslyn Stum

Plains (67869): Jacob Borth and Taryn Glaser

Spearville (67876): Aaron Salem and Rebecca Temaat

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