Five inducted into Women’s Hall of Fame

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame inducted five new members Tuesday evening. The five women were: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; Jacqueline Snyder, chancellor of Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Mo.; Maria Carlson, professor of Slavic languages and literatures; Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics; and Joey Sprague, professor of sociology.

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Five new women will join the KU Women's Hall of Fame.

Hall of fame inductees

Maria Carlson

Bozenna Pasik-Duncan

Kathleen Sebelius

Jacqueline Snyder

Joey Sprague

Outstanding Woman Staff Member

Mary Ryan

Outstanding Woman Educators

Kelley Massoni

Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett

Leslie Tuttle

Women Mentoring Women

Mary Klayder

Outstanding Woman Student in Leadership

Erin Lewis

Outstanding Woman Student in Community Service

Molly S. Sailors

Outstanding Woman Student in Partnership

Jodi Gentry

Ethel Bohning Single Mother

Shylo Ann Bundy

Melissa Halder

Sally Mason Outstanding Woman Student in Science

Stephanie Hill

Outstanding Woman Student in Athletics

Hannah E. McMacken

Outstanding International Woman Student

Mary Orieji Mba

Outstanding Woman educator

Alma Poehler Brook

Laura Dalton

Brianna Fenn

Ashley Martin

Kelley Massoni

Leslie Tuttle

Heather Lunk

On-Campus Housing and Sororities

Kelsey Andrews

Julia Barnard

Elizabeth Bartkoski

Charlotte Berry

Rachel Burchfield

Ashley Byrd

Leslie Chang

Amy Eastin

Mary Emerson

Laine Johnson

Elizabeth Kane

Whitney Kimball

Andrea Long

Ennie Ndoro

Sally Strnad

Amanda Taylor

Erin Whipkey

Joanne Zhou

To see past winners and award descriptions, visit http://www.etwrc.ku.edu/~etwrc/recognition/award/index.shtml

The Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center celebrated its selections and unveiled the first physical display of the hall of fame on the fifth floor of the Kansas Union.

Students can read about the women featured in the hall of fame and their accomplishments on a Web site displayed at an adjoining kiosk. Currently, the Web site is available only at the kiosk, but it should be public on the center’s Web site soon, director Kathy Rose-Mockry said. The Web site will also feature a program that allows students looking for mentoring to get in touch with hall of fame inductees through the Internet instead of by filling out a contact form.

The induction ceremony was part of the annual Women’s Recognition Program. Following the ceremony, the program honored 39 women, including 25 students, who influence the university community through their contributions to the University.

Ashley Byrd, Memphis, Tenn., junior and an award recipient, said she helped freshmen acclimate to university life and also organized events such as cookie decorating to help students relieve stress during finals week. Her coworkers noticed her efforts and nominated her for the award.

“It’s a great honor,” Byrd said. “I felt like I’ve done a lot of work and it’s nice to be recognized for it.”

The program, sponsored by The Commission on the Status of Women and the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, began in the mid 1960s and inducted its first members in 1970. Rose-Mockry said it was just as relevant today.

“It’s still 78 cents on dollar in terms of women’s versus men’s salaries ,” Rose-Mockry said. “Women are still under represented and there are big issues with women’s belief in the their own ability to succeed.”

Ryan Campbell, Olathe senior and resource center outreach coordinator, helped organize the even and said it was important for men to take an interest in problems facing women.

“Issues of equality are a mindset that affects both men and women and something both sexes have to be cognizant of,” Campbell said.

— — Edited by Chris Hickerson

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