Wednesday, August 24, 2005
The Jayhawk is recognized throughout the nation, but now it has received acclaim for its location on the side of police cars.
The KU Public Safety Office was awarded third place in an annual contest for police car design in the July 2005 issue of Law and Order magazine, which is distributed monthly to state and federal law enforcement agencies.
More than a couple hundred agencies entered the contest, said Ed Sanow, editor of Law and Order.
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KU's police force placed third in a national contest of police car graphics. The university's colors of crimson and blue are proudly displayd across KU's police cars.
Police Chief Ralph Oliver and Assistant Chief Chris Keary designed the car graphics when the office received new vehicles in October 2004, Oliver said. They added the Jayhawk, which had never adorned the flanks of past vehicles, Keary said.
Outside Carruth-O’Leary, Joe Tate, Fairbanks, Alaska, sophomore, inspected the car’s design.
“I would have made the Jayhawk bigger,” Tate said. “It’s all right as far as cop cars go.”
The office entered the contest several years ago, but the publication neglected to mention the office’s previous entry, Keary said. The article lists several national and international agencies that entered.
“I don’t know if our entrance was processed last time,” Keary said, laughing. “This is the first time we were judged.”
The contest aims to aid other departments in marking their cars professionally, Sanow said.
“If another university wants to change graphics, they can look to universities like yours,” Sanow said.
The design process did not cost more than it has in previous years, Keary said. Luminous Neon Art & Sign Systems, 615 Vermont St., affixed the decals on the cars, he said.
Carrie Jones, Oklahoma City senior, examined the car.
“We should have gotten first,” Jones said. “It makes me feel protected.”
— Edited by Tricia Masenthin
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