Monday, September 22, 2008
Students, parents and alumni gathered near the corner of 13th and Ohio streets Saturday afternoon to celebrate the dedication of the University’s newest scholarship halls, the Floyd H. and Kathryn Krehbiel Scholarship Hall.
Krehbiel is the University’s twelfth scholarship hall and was officially opened in August, about a year after construction crews first broke ground in 2007. It houses 50 men.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway led the dedication ceremony, which also featured brief addresses from Dale Seuferling, the president of KU Endowment and Sai Folmsbee, Topeka junior and the hall’s president. Carl Krehbiel, who donated $4 million for the construction of the hall and a $400,000 maintenance fund, also spoke.
Krehbiel, a KU alumnus who lived in Stephenson Scholarship Hall until his graduation in 1970, named the new residence after his parents, who he said were two of the strongest and most positive influences in his life.
“I wanted to honor my parents,” Krehbiel said. “And I wanted to do something for the University. I just came to the conclusion that I could combine the two by contributing funds to a hall named after my parents.
“A person just could not ask for better parents than I had,” said Krehbiel, who brought his mother, Kathryn, to the dedication ceremony.
Jerome Davies, senior vice president for development for KU Endowment, said because most of the ingredients necessary to build the scholarship hall were readily available — namely land and money — the University’s role was primarily one of facilitator.
“Really, we were just at the table to assist Carl in making his dreams come true,” Davies said. “It’s been a lengthy process, but it really came together beautifully.”
After the dedication ceremony, residents of the hall led tours through the facility, which features a series of two- and three-person rooms, many of which are suites that share a single bathroom. The hall also features dining, recreation and study facilities.
As the newest scholarship hall on campus, Krehbiel topped many applicants’ preference lists. Josh Frederick, Lawrence freshman, said he knew he wanted to try “schol-hall” life after he visited his sister in Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall.
“I knew Krehbiel was going to be the newest hall, and probably the nicest, so I put it as number one on my preference list,” Frederick said.
Frederick also said he was impressed by the camaraderie evident in scholarship hall life.
“It’s very intimate,” Frederick said. “Since it’s only 50 people, you get to know everyone really well.”
Some students, such as Mike Robinson, Emporia freshman, said they felt sure Krehbiel would be their home for their whole time at the University.
“I love it,” said Robinson. “It’s a good place to live, good guys to live with. I don’t really have plans to live anywhere else.”
— — Edited by Ramsey Cox
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