KU News Release

July 2, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Jackson Sanner, KU Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760.

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in McPherson

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Harvey, Marion, McPherson and Rice counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, in McPherson.

The KU Alumni Association and its Santa Fe Trail chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Lakeside Cabin, 1101 E. Euclid St. 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 Chaney of McPherson, chapter president, is coordinating the event with alumni association representatives Jamie Winkelman, director of Flying Jayhawks; Michelle Miles, director of the Kansas Honors Program; and Lindsey Lawrence, intern. 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 KU Alumni Association invited transfer students and incoming freshmen whose enrollment deposits were received by the Office of Admissions and Scholarships by May 1. The guests are listed below by their hometown ZIP codes.

Burrton 67020: Cory Hatchel

Halstead 67056: Murphy Kaufman

Hesston 67062: Phillip Bastow, Kelcie Frey, Desiree Kuhns, Ellen Moulds, Stephen Rizza, Breanna Short, Riley Spencer and Olivia Unruh

Hillsboro 67063: Diana Wright

Inman 67546: Blake Ward

Lindsborg 67456: Sarah Gross, James Miller, Cooper Nickel, Maggie Pihl and Brendon Wishcop

Lyons 67554: Brennan Clark

Marion 66861: Tyler Beeton, Luke Bowers and Matthew Thierolf

McPherson 67460: Emily Bissell, Stacy Blagg, Jack Campbell, Megan Godwin, Barton Hageman, Layne Johnson, Alena Morrow, Staci Regier, Molli Schmidt, Jacob Suenram, David Vo, James Vo and Audrey Yowell

Newton 67114: Chaz Carr, Taylor Claassen, Joel Goering, Chelsea Gronau, Natalie Hagman, Clay Jarrell, Scott Kristenson, Gabriel Lujano, Dustin Rowe, Tiffany Sutton, Kara Wiebe and Megan Williams

North Newton 67117: Luke Schmidt

Raymond 67573: Saundra Guldner

Sedgwick 67135: Carly Adams, Megan Arrington and Cameron Flora

Sterling 67579: Bailey Burgess, Jamie Gellerman, Brittney Haynes, Phillip Hinshaw and Kezia Peterson-Sommer

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