600 Date: 5/15/2013 As a University of Kansas freshman in mechanical engineering, Ronald Hill built a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus and demonstrated it (under water) at a KU engineering exhibition. Today, 60 years later, that project represents the type of innovative mindset that he and his wife want to advance at KU.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1665-7672 Date: 5/14/2013 to 11/14/2013 University of Kansas alumna Kathleen Hall, of Lecompton, Kan., has made a leadership gift to establish a geology professorship at the University of Kansas. Gene Rankey, associate professor of geology, will be the inaugural recipient of the Hubert H. and Kathleen M. Hall Professorship in Geology.]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1662-7638 Date: 5/10/2013 A gift from Sandra W. Gautt, University of Kansas faculty member in the Department of Special Education, will establish the Gautt Teaching Scholar Fund. The endowed fund will support KU’s director of the Center for Teaching Excellence.]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1658-7592 Date: 4/29/2013 This year, an estimated 30,000 patients will come to The University of Kansas Cancer Center for cancer care. To help guide them through their treatment, Tom and Teresa Walsh, of Leawood, Kan., have made a $2.5 million gift to support a nurse navigation program.]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1641-7474 Date: 4/25/2013 As the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning marks its centennial anniversary this weekend, the school is also celebrating a gift to honor the occasion. The Prairie Village architectural firm of Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones (NSPJ) has made a $100,000 gift for a student prize within the school.]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1632-7475 Date: 4/25/2013 In appreciation of the educational foundation he received at the University of Kansas, John Eyler, of Kansas City, Mo., has established a gift commitment to create full renewable scholarships in architecture and music at KU.]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1634-7507 Date: 4/22/2013 A $2.7 million gift from the Hall Family Foundation will provide lasting support for the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. The gift includes $500,000 to establish a distinguished professorship in the collaborative humanities, $1 million to create a postdoctoral fellowship in the digital humanities, and $1 million to establish a mid-career fellowship in the humanities. It also includes $210,000 to support Hall Center initiatives during the next three years.]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1625-7506 Date: 4/17/2013 Students at the University of Kansas will benefit from a new center to be built on Naismith Drive, thanks to a leadership gift from KU alumni Paul and Katherine DeBruce, of Mission Hills, Kan.]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1620-7508 Date: 3/14/2013 The Advancement Board for the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital will host Brackfest 2013 on Monday, March 18, at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Mo.]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1585-7227 Date: 2/25/2013 University of Kansas alumni employed by Shook, Hardy & Bacon have reached $880,000 in gifts and pledges for the KU Law School’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy. Their latest contributions, combined with anticipated matching gifts from the firm and the Center’s existing endowment, are expected to bring the Center’s total endowment to $1 million.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT ID1312-1546-7444