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1 “Major companies today are
3 “KU is a great asset for the state
5 “We made this gift as a living
becoming more international.
However, people in other countries
don’t necessarily view business the
way we do. It’s important for our
students to have the opportunity
to experience different cultures
and attitudes — it makes them
more capable of working in today’s
global marketplace.”
Don Faught, B.S. 1973 Mechanical
Engineering, Red Feather Lakes,
Colo.
$30,000 outright, $50,000
estate commitment — to support
international studies by students
in the School of Engineering.
2 “I established the scholarship
to help build KU’s outstanding
foreign language and area studies
programs, and as a memorial to my
parents and aunt, who imparted
to me an appreciation of my
Ukrainian heritage.”
Peter Jarosewycz, Kansas City, Mo.
$32,000 outright— for the
Jarosewycz Family Scholarship in
Ukrainian Studies in the Center for
Eastern European and Eurasian
Studies; for graduate students with
an interest in Ukrainian Studies, one
of the leading programs in that
area in the United States.
and a wonderful opportunity for
Kansas kids. It deserves support
from those of us who’ve benefited
from it.”
Darrel Cohoon, B.A. English
1965, and Sharon Cohoon, 1966,
Huntington Beach, Calif.
$500,000 — bequest expectancy to
provide unrestricted support for the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
4 “My training at KU enabled
me to have a long and successful
professional life. In return, I wanted
to leave a legacy for my residency
training program, which will be
instrumental in further elevating
the qualifications of newly
graduated residents.”
Misha Curtis, M.D., Certificate of
Residency 1980, Scottsdale, Ariz.
$500,000 outright— to establish a
visiting professorship in obstetrics/
gynecology at the School of
Medicine.
memorial to Gail and to provide
a teaching tool for pharmacy
students. It’s a small token of the
family’s appreciation for the great
education we received at KU.”
Jim Heim, Pharmacy 1969, and
Nora Kaschube, Lawrence, Kan.
$30,000 outright— to endow a
fund for the School of Pharmacy’s
medicinal garden. The garden
was dedicated in 2011 and
named for Jim’s wife and Nora’s
sister, Gail Heim, Pharmacy, 1969,
who died of cancer in 2009.
6 “It’s good to have the ability
to make the gift. It seems like a
small thing in comparison to what
I got out of attending KU’s School
of Social Welfare. I had so many
opportunities that I wouldn’t have
had otherwise. It opened doors for
me that I probably wouldn’t even
have tried to find — let alone open.”
Roger Werholtz, master’s in Social
Welfare 1978, and Shirley Werholtz,
Lawrence, Kan.
$50,000 — bequest expectancy
to benefit the School of Social
Welfare; $30,000 for a scholarship
and $20,000 for unrestricted
support for the school.
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4 KU GIVING | SUMMER 2012