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2008-09

  • KU junior wins $10,000 scholarship from national math educators group
  • KU art, design students honored with awards, scholarships
  • KU students win Gilman and Boren scholarships to study abroad
  • KU sophomore selected to participate in Oxfam leadership program
  • School of Education announces spring graduate, undergraduate awards
  • KU graduate students researching cancer pharmaceuticals win national fellowships
  • More than 255 KU students earn Global Awareness Program certification
  • Kansas Geological Survey honors five outstanding KU students
  • KU announces spring 2009 honor roll
  • 27 KU students receive awards, scholarships from economics department
  • Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces June 19 graduates
  • School of Pharmacy honors students, faculty and Kansas pharmacists
  • Graduate earns award to support study of librarianship, foreign language
  • KU history department honors 14 outstanding students
  • KU students win Fulbright, Boren and German exchange research awards
  • Six students receive funding to study climate change at KU
  • KU’s Formula SAE team gears up for next competition
  • Law student wins best oral advocate award at international competition in Taiwan
  • Outstanding students recognized at law school hooding ceremony
  • Doctoral student wins philosophy department’s Robinson Essay Contest
  • KU honors outstanding theatre and film students, alumni
  • Students in Slavic languages and literatures honored
  • English department presents awards, scholarships for 2009
  • McNair Scholars Program announces summer internships, awards to graduates
  • School of Engineering honors graduates, faculty
  • Four KU engineering students win Tau Beta Pi scholarships
  • KU art history department announces 2009 awards
  • KU ultimate team to play in national tournament Memorial Day weekend
  • KU psychology department honors graduating seniors
  • KU music and dance department presents awards to two outstanding juniors
  • KU classics department honors 2009 award recipients
  • Doctoral student’s examination of sex tourism wins 2009 Laird essay contest
  • KU student wins top piano prize in 2009 Naftzger Young Artist competition
  • KU to host leadership training institute for African governmental officials
  • Kansas ROTC units commission new officers in May 18 ceremony in Kansas Union
  • KU math department presents awards, scholarships worth more than $62,000
  • KU junior’s essay on migrant crossing in Sonoran Desert wins Whitcomb prize
  • Kansas School of Business, Command & General Staff College program celebrates first grads
  • Kansas Members of honors program, university scholars to be recognized May 16
  • KU ‘Ecohawks’ successfully create hybrid car
  • KU student earns highly competitive grant to study in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia
  • Graduation stories: The sky’s no limit for senior designing unmanned aerial vehicle
  • KU senior wins national $2,000 Phi Kappa Phi award
  • KU piano student wins scholarship; piano alumnus to compose piece for Greensburg
  • Hall Center announces Sias Graduate Fellowship winner for 2009
  • Jayhawk Motorsports heads to Detroit for annual Formula SAE competition
  • Two students win Argersinger Prizes for outstanding dissertations
  • KU students, alumna win $30,000 research fellowships
  • KU engineering students design solar powered drop box for audio visual materials
  • University Women’s Club presents three scholarships to KU students
  • KU philosophy department announces 2009 award recipients
  • Hemenway awarded outstanding civilian service medal by U.S. Army
  • KU Air Force ROTC honors outstanding cadets at spring awards event
  • Marketing students win first, second places in sales call contest
  • KU graduate students receive grant for oral history project
  • KU political science department presents awards, inducts honor society members
  • KU law school selects Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming class
  • KU student wins Phi Kappa Phi chapter Blackiston fellowship
  • KU announces 52 graduates of law enforcement training center
  • Journalism students win awards from Kansas Association of Broadcasters
  • KU announces banner carriers for 2009 commencement ceremony
  • More than 100 KU undergraduates to present research at April 25 symposium
  • Mathematics Prize Competition winners announced
  • KU students create campus rain garden at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center
  • KU, Haskell students to present research projects April 28
  • KU journalism school wins national Hearst competition three years in a row
  • KU Mortar Board initiates new members for 2007-08
  • KU student pharmacists honored for helping Greensburg residents get flu shots
  • Two KU graduate students win scholarships for work presented at research summit
  • KU’s outstanding graduate teaching assistants to receive awards April 29
  • Four KU students earn scholarships from School of Business
  • KU announces 20 students selected as 2009-10 orientation assistants
  • 15 graduate students win prizes in campus research competition event
  • KU members of Society of Professional Journalists advance in national contest
  • KU law students earn positions through summer diversity clerkship program
  • 10 graduating seniors selected for Chancellor’s Student Awards
  • KU senior wins Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship for biomedical research
  • KU engineers use composite materials to extend life of existing bridges
  • KU graduate student researcher takes aim at deadly brain tumors
  • KJHK wins 15 awards from Kansas Association of Broadcasters
  • National Community Pharmacists Association selects KU senior for internship
  • Pharmacy student receives KU’s first Walgreens Diversity Scholarship
  • KU students earn credit working as interns for officials in Topeka
  • 10 KU students working this spring as interns in Washington, D.C.
  • KU debaters bring home National Debate Tournament championship
  • Two KU students win Goldwater scholarships; two earn honorable mentions
  • KU pharmacy students to offer bone health screenings to Douglas Co. senior citizens
  • Workshop to focus on financial aspects of post-college life
  • KU law students finish second in nation in bankruptcy moot court competition
  • KU graduate student charts sinkholes that undermine a vital Kansas highway
  • Law student earns internship with nation’s top office of international trade
  • KU announces student award winners from Kansas IDeA symposium
  • KU moot court team to compete in international finals in May in Taipei
  • Debater March Madness sends KU to four national championship tournaments
  • Studio 804 wins American Institute of Architects’ Education Honor Award
  • KU announces 2009 Schuelerkongress results
  • KU engineering students help with rebuilding New Orleans
  • KU nominates two juniors to compete for Udall scholarships
  • KU announces awards, recognition for members of Marching Jayhawks band
  • KU graduate students to present projects at research summit March 12 in Topeka
  • Four KU students competing for national Goldwater scholarships
  • KU senior to present composition at electro-acoustic society meeting
  • KU students to volunteer March 16-20 at seven Alternative Spring Breaks sites
  • KU journalism students hit home runs with internships
  • KU announces Undergraduate Research Award winners for spring 2009
  • KU names 15 Kansas Asia Scholars for 2009
  • KU announces 2009 Kansas IDeA Network scholarship recipients
  • Students learning German to compete in language, cultural contests at KU
  • KU journalism students place first, fifth in national sports writing competition
  • KU medicinal chemistry doctoral students receive $23,000 in fellowships
  • KU piano student reaches finals in national music competition
  • KU pharmacy students volunteer with free dental clinic Feb. 20-21 in Manhattan
  • KU clarinetist wins top prize in symphony contest; pianist places third
  • Successful season, loyal following are goals for KU hockey team
  • Two KU students advance in national Truman scholarship competition
  • Just like men’s basketball team, KU debaters win at K-State
  • Athletics Director’s Honor Roll recognizes 392 student athletes
  • KU students meet with billionaire investor Warren Buffett
  • KU nominates five students for national Truman scholarship competition
  • C-SPAN2 program to feature Native American graduate student Feb. 13
  • KU senior wins 2009 Gates Cambridge Scholarship
  • KU spirit squads finish in top 10 at 2009 national cheer/dance competition
  • KU announces student members of 2009 homecoming steering committee
  • KU announces students named to fall 2008 honor roll
  • KU law students excel in regional international moot court competition
  • University Theatre stages new look at Greek myth ‘Eurydice’
  • KU announces fall 2008 candidates for degrees
  • KU mathematics department awards $3,600 in scholarships for spring semester
  • Two KU students compete in national music teachers contest
  • KU students to perform Feb. 14 in Hays Symphony Orchestra Competition
  • Law students witness biodiversity law in action on Virgin Islands research trip
  • KU debaters win West Georgia tournament and cash in
  • Army, Naval ROTC units announce fall 2008 graduates commissioned as officers
  • 43 KU students earn Global Awareness Program certification
  • KU announces 62 graduates of 2009 LeaderShape Institute
  • KU to honor 2009 University Scholars at Jan. 31 men’s basketball game
  • Four KU Army ROTC students, alumni chosen for National Order of Merit
  • KU ends semester No. 1 in nation in varsity debate in National Debate Tournament report
  • Just add water: Campus fountain becomes public art piece
  • KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society announces new members
  • KU ROTC announces Veterans Day vigil student participants
  • Three KU students receive 2009 Judy Ruedlinger scholarships
  • KU plans recognition ceremonies for fall graduates, ROTC members
  • KU architecture students to showcase emergency shelter model Dec. 10
  • Mellon fellowship funds KU student’s study of African-American women’s clubs
  • The art of physics: KU junior’s jewelry, sculpture designs win national prizes
  • Five student groups chosen to perform in upcoming Rock Chalk Revue
  • Spirit squads to compete in national competition Jan. 16-18
  • KU metalsmithing students return from international exhibition in Germany
  • KU graduate student runner up in YouTube contest for aspiring journalists
  • 63 KU students to volunteer Jan. 5-9 at seven Alternative Winter Breaks sites
  • KU moot court team wins spot in national competition
  • Two KU debate teams make finals at Wake Forest tournament Nov. 15-17
  • KU class works to build hyper-efficient car
  • Center for Sustainability announces leadership award winners
  • KU faculty, students exhibit artwork in South Korea
  • Tax students host financial planning workshop for artists Nov. 16
  • KU seniors select HOPE Award finalists, will name winner at Nov. 15 football game
  • KU graduate student is semifinalist in YouTube contest for aspiring journalists
  • ROTC students to observe Veterans Day with vigils, campus events Nov. 7-9
  • Law school honors new Rice scholars and more than 130 scholarship recipients
  • KU debaters win first place, best speaker in Harvard University tournament
  • KU senior advances in Rhodes scholarship competition
  • KU graduate student’s paper on ‘fauxtography’ in news wins award
  • KU junior selected to attend 2009 presidential inauguration
  • KU student researcher braves Antarctic chill to gauge ice thickness
  • KU to honor more than 680 top scholars on football field Nov. 15
  • 2008 ExCEL Award winners announced at homecoming game
  • KU to honor students competing for Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill scholarships
  • Law students working with domestic violence shelter to raise awareness, support
  • KU accounting students compare tax proposals from presidential candidates
  • KU announces National Merit, National Achievement, National Hispanic scholars
  • 10 finalists for ExCEL Awards to be recognized during KU homecoming events
  • 16 students named Chancellors Club scholars for 2008-09
  • KU announces fall 2008 Watkins-Berger, Summerfield scholars
  • Department of Student Housing announces 2008-09 student leaders
  • KU pharmacy students provide free flu shots to Greensburg-area residents
  • KU graduate takes top honors in national college journalism competition
  • Recent KU graduate wins awards in legal writing competitions
  • More than 600 women join KU sororities
  • KU, Texas Southern teams to debate ‘The Impact of Race in Education’ on Oct. 10
  • KU debaters win prestigious University of Kentucky invitational tournament
  • Two KU students win $1,000 Chancellor’s Writing Prizes
  • Signs of success: Deaf soccer player Emily Cressy thrives on applause she sees
  • KU debaters start 2008-09 season with wins at two tournaments on opening weekend
  • University Theatre to present wacky farce ‘A Flea in Her Ear’
  • KU announces names of more than 900 summer 2008 graduates
  • KU’s Theatre for Young People to present children’s fable
  • KU announces 27 public administration interns at sites nationwide
  • KU graduate students win first place in international robotics contest
  • 31 KU, Haskell students in NIH science programs to attend Sept. 10 reception
  • 2007-08

  • Student team wins design contest
  • National recognition for student chapter of hospital pharmacists
  • Peer educators to mentor students
  • Journalism student intern at Al Jazeera English
  • Mount Oread Scholars
  • School of Medicine first-year medical students
  • National phramacy association scholarships
  • National pharmacy business plan contest
  • Business students return from summer consulting
  • Cancer research fellowship
  • Athletic trainers' society honors students
  • Law enforcement training center graduates
  • Graduate student producing election special
  • Bramlage Family Foundation scholarship
  • Students working with supercollider scientists
  • Students experience China's economic power
  • Science and engineering project
  • Summer Theatre stages world premiere
  • Spring 2008 honor roll
  • Fall 2008 Undergraduate Research Award winners
  • Senior finalist for physics award
  • Kansas Geological Survey awards
  • Journalism students use classroom lessons
  • New Phi Alpha Theta members
  • Student named to all-star tuba ensemble
  • Department of Art awards
  • School of Business doctoral program awards
  • Fund for Theological Education fellowship
  • KU field anthropology students study Pawnee Indian village
  • Department of English awards and scholarships
  • School of Business awards
  • National Honor Society engineering scholarships
  • Kansas City Advertising Club scholarships
  • Studio 804 earns LEED Platinum rating in Greensburg
  • Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
  • School of Law hooding honors
  • Psychology department awards
  • Fulbright and Boren awards
  • Students win design awards
  • Service learning certification
  • School of Education awards
  • Economics department awards
  • Classics department awards
  • Theatre and film awards
  • Global Awareness Program certification
  • Engineering awards
  • Journalism awards
  • ROTC commissioning
  • University Honors Program cording
  • Math department awards
  • Mortar Board for 2008-09
  • Art history awards
  • Political science awards
  • Spring degree candidates
  • 2008 Peer Adviser Team
  • CLAS awards
  • Slavic languages awards
  • Top scholars of 2007-08
  • Board of Class Officers
  • Freshman Leadership Council
  • McNair Scholars
  • Commencement Banner Carriers
  • Chancellor's Student Awards
  • Hispanic American Leadership Organization officers
  • Rock Chalk Revue
  • Undergraduate Research awards
  • Undergraduate Research Symposium
  • Debate Team awards
  • Goldwater Scholarship winners
  • Debate Team
  • RESPECT Awards
  • Women's Recognition Program
  • Student One-Act Projects
  • Asian American Student Union officers
  • Theatre and Film awards
  • Alternative Spring Break
  • Goldwater Scholarship nominees
  • Truman Scholarship nominees
  • Twelfth Night
  • University Scholars honored
  • Concert Choir preformance
  • Architecture students help rebuild Greensburg
  • Fall 2007 honor roll
  • Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • Global Awareness Program
  • Fall 2007 degree candidates
  • Service learning certification
  • 2007 Phi Kappa Phi initiates
  • ROTC students participate in Veterans Day events
  • 2007-2008 Scholarship winners
  • H.O.P.E. Award winners
  • Journalism students named finalists in national advertising competition
  • H.O.P.E. Award finalists
  • Rhodes Scholar finalist
  • ExCEL Award winners
  • The Music Man
  • Dean's Scholars
  • Sustainability Leadership Awards
  • Alternative Winter Breaks
  • ExCEL Award finalists
  • Chancellors Club Scholars
  • Rhodes and Marshall scholarship nominees
  • Scholars in Rural Health Program
  • AIGA scholarship for graphic design
  • 2007-08 freshmen senators elected
  • 2007-08 student housing leaders
  • Summer 2007 graduates
  • First Hall Center Scholar announced
  • Board of Class Officers
  • New KU sorority members
  • Learning Communites name peer educators
  • Mount Oread Scholars
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