KU News Release

KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Paola

LAWRENCE — Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Anderson, Franklin, Linn and Miami counties and Baldwin City will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12, in Paola.

The KU Alumni Association and its East chapter will greet the next generation of Jayhawks at Paola Town Square Park, north of 15 W. Wea. 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.

Becky Thomas of Baldwin City, chapter president, is coordinating the event with alumni association representatives Jamie Winkelman, director of membership; Michelle Miles, director of the Kansas programs; and Lindsey Lawrence, alumni association 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:

Baldwin City 66006: Logan Arnold, Elizabeth Bartlow, Casey Bear, Bridgette Beerbower, Cameron Bryant, Olivia Catloth, Matthew Cramer, Hannah Elder, Timothy Fredrickson, Catherine Gerstner, Christopher Grissum, Hannah Harris, Courtney Johnson, Phillip Jordan, Hali Lyons, Elisabeth Miller, Travis Moore, Erika Munker, Jessica Rockhold, Brijette Romstedt, Alyssa Rudman, Amanda Vander Tuig, Allyson Voss, Alexander Woodruff-Hall and Connor Wright

Bucyrus 66013: Blaire Beutler, Kaitlynn Bundschuh, Melissa Hughes, Daniel Schons, Catelyn Smith, Ashley Wagner and Erin White

Colony 66015: Tanner Strickler

Fontana 66026 : Samantha Brocker

Garnett 66032: Cynthia Brown, Cheyenne Frohlich, Kayla Hanson, Sarah Holloran, Sarah Knox, Carly Koch, Miranda Naylor and Arlo Osler

Greeley 66033: Shane Rockers and Tyler Rockers

Kincaid 66039: Zachary George and Jacob Schooler

Lane 66042: Benjamin Davis, Bayley Hartman and Dakota Hunke

Louisburg 66053: Nicolette Arnold, Laurissa Beckman, Brooklin Besse, Jill Cutshaw, Brianne Hall, Kayleigh Kohlenberg, Trevor Lucas, Katie Mulich, Jillian Paegelow, Chad Renner, Sean Sweeney and Brian Willhoite

Mound City 66056: Sara Rowe

Osawatomie 66064: Samantha Branson, Katrina Inscore, Cynthia Marta and Angela Valizan

Ottawa 66067: Samantha Adamson, Trevor Barth, Meghan Caldwell, Bethany Crawford, Kathryn Duncan, Shelby Eichenberger, Amy Eneihen, Carissa Engelbert, Andrea Fouts, Theresa Gagnon, Nicholas Hermreck, Amanda Hinman, Julie Honn, Michelle Jamison, Harley Knudsen, Victoria McMahan, Jake Meredith, Christopher Nicholson, Jay Patel, Caitlin Smith, Mark Stringer, Kayla Watts and Chase Wood

Paola 66071: Ricky Barnes, Stacey Biller, Chadwick Brown, Gabriel Cunning, Wil Cunningham, Paige Emery, Holly Goodman and Hayden Mersman

Parker 66072: Amilee Gross

Pleasanton 66075: Terrence Baker

Richmond 66080: Lyndsay Scheckel

Wellsville 66092: Ashley Bolen, Amy Dickey, Jacob Dickey, Matthew Ferguson, Stephanie Guthrie, Sarah Her, Russell Miller and Jill Francis

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