ACROSS KU
CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
STEPHONN ALCORN
WILLIAM W. HUMPHREY III
SCHALIE A. JOHNSON
ALLISON LONG
WINIFRED S. PINET
ABBEY RUPE
NEW KU ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES ELECTED The KU Endowment Board of Trustees elected Stephonn Alcorn, William W. Humphrey III (Trey), Schalie A. Johnson, Allison Long, Winifred S. Pinet (Win) and Abbey Rupe as new trustees at their annual meeting in October. Alcorn received his bachelor’s in finance in 2017 from KU, where he served as student body president. He is a vice president at the Blackstone Group. Humphrey graduated from KU in 1987 with a bachelor’s in business administration and earned a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1990. He is chief legal officer at Lockton. Johnson received a bachelor’s in environmental studies in 2003 from Connecticut College and a law degree from KU in 2006. She is a partner at Wallace Saunders. Long earned a bachelor’s in accounting and business administration from KU in 1985. She is senior vice president, administration and chief operating officer at KU Endowment. Pinet graduated in 1980 with a bachelor’s in English and received an MBA in 1982, both from KU. She is president and CEO of Sycamore Associates. Rupe received a bachelor’s in microbiology from KU in 2001 and a medical degree from KU School of Medicine-Wichita in 2005. She is a faculty pediatrician at Salina Family Health Care Center.
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LIED CENTER OF KANSAS CELEBRATES 30TH SEASON The Lied Center’s 202324 season kicked off in September with a schedule featuring national Broadway tours, legendary musicians, trailblazing artists, hysterical performances, family shows and more. A few highlights include Buddy Guy, Annie, Ira Glass, MEAN GIRLS, Leo Kottke, Jesus Christ Superstar and Mandy Patinkin. In celebration of the 30th anniversary, the Lied Center is inviting the community to become a permanent part of the venue by naming an auditorium seat. The Lied Legacy Seat Campaign supports a new endowed fund for local students’ bus transportation to school-only performances every year. More information can be found at lied.ku.edu/name-a-seat.
SILVISAURUS CONDRAYI DESIGNATED THE OFFICIAL KANSAS LAND FOSSIL Silvisaurus condrayi, the only dinosaur known to have lived in what is now Kansas, was named the official state land fossil by Gov. Laura Kelly in April. In 1955, Warren Condray found the fossil skeleton on his Ottawa County land and donated it to the KU Natural History Museum. The fossil was described as a new species of dinosaur by KU paleontology researcher Theodore Eaton in 1960 and named Silvisaurus condrayi, in honor of the Kansas rancher. Silvisaurus, which means “woodland lizard,” stood 3 feet tall, was about 12 feet long and lived during the Cretaceous period 145.5-65.5 million years ago.
