KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Hays

July 7, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Jackson Sanner, KU Alumni Association, (785) 864-4760.

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Hays

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Ellis, Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Russell, Smith and Trego counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, in Hays.

The KU Alumni Association and its Smoky Hill chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Gellas, 117 E. 11th 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.

John Jeter of Hays, chapter president, is coordinating the event with alumni association representatives Heath Peterson, director of Kansas programs; Mike Davis, senior vice president of programs; and Danny Lewis, director of national chapters. 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.

Downs 67437: Nathan Foster

Ellis 67637: Breanna Ellison

Glade 67639: Brendan Allen

Hays 67601: James Baldwin, Sarah Bassett, Brandon Beck, Kelli Bryant, Courtney Daily, Jennifer David, Patrick Flax, Kyle Haley, Caitlyn Hendershott, Justin Howard, Taryn Kippes, Tyler Kitson, Tabitha Marcotte, Courtney Nienke, Kevin Pham, Joseph Pince, Blake Pruter, Michael Raven, Trevor Schmidt, David Shelden, Jeremy Snyder, Shelby Stewart, Stephanie Stoss and Jacob Wasinger

Hill City 67642: Christopher Miller, Robyn Reese and Wyatt Robinson

Lenora 67645: Phillip Becker

Long Island 67647: Stanton Nelson

Natoma 67651: Michael Albert

Norton 67654: Ashley Colip and Joshua Gallentine

Osborne 67473: Aaron Geist

Paradise 67658: Arthur Thompson

Phillipsburg 67661: Melanie Bilby, Alexandra Orr and Rebecca Zillinger

Plainville 67663: Eric Sears

Russell 67665: Brittni Counts and Courtney Mead

Smith Center 66967: Geoff Stewart

Victoria 67671: Brittany Goetz and Abby Hammerschmidt