KU faculty members receive mentor awards

Seven Kansas University faculty members have received awards for their work mentoring graduate students.

The awards are from the Graduate and Professional Assn., the Graduate School dean’s office and the chancellor’s office.

Winners, who each received $100, were Bryan Foster, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology; Holly Storkel, assistant professor of speech, language and hearing; Allan Pasco, professor of French and Italian; Joyce McCray Pearson, director of the law library; Trung van Nguyen, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; Thomas McDonald, associate dean of the School of Social Welfare; Eva Horn, associate professor of special education; and James Daugherty, associate professor of music and dance.

In addition, Pasco was selected for the Chancellor’s Outstanding Mentor Award, which includes a $500 prize.

Indiana University to honor KU librarian

A Kansas University librarian will be honored next month by his alma mater.

Bill Crowe, Spencer librarian at KU, will be given the Distinguished Alumni Award at the American Library Assn. conference at Indiana University’s School of Library and Information Science.

The award is presented annually to “an alumnus who is making, or has made, an outstanding contribution to the Library Science/Information Science profession.”

Crowe, who received his Ph.D. from IU in 1986, has been in charge of the Spencer Library since 1999. He was vice chancellor for information services from 1996 to 1999, and was dean of libraries from 1990 until 1999.

Saturation patrol targets K-10

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office conducted a roving saturation patrol Friday on Kansas Highway 10 and made at least one arrest.

Lt. Don Crow said officers arrested one person for driving under the influence.

Officers found small amounts of marijuana in two cars, one with juvenile occupants and the other with adult occupants. No one was taken into custody, but the reports were forwarded to the district attorney, who may file charges on four subjects, Crow said.

The patrol also cited six speeding violations and several other miscellaneous violations.

The department is planning a checkpoint lane for May 28 at an undisclosed location, he said.

Input sought on homeless concerns

Those with constructive ideas, solutions or concerns about homelessness in Lawrence will have the opportunity to voice them at a public comment forum this week.

The Taskforce on Homeless Services will play host to forums at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, 1000 Ky., and at 4:30 p.m. the same day at the Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Those who cannot attend may submit written comments by May 31 to Cindy Nau at cnau@ci.lawrence.ks.us or by postal mail at Neighborhood Resources Department, P.O. Box 708, Lawrence 66046.

Railway schedules ‘Hobo Weekend’

Baldwin — Midland Railway is planning a “Hobo Weekend,” featuring arts and crafts, songs, poetry and storytelling, for visitors riding the railway.

Restored locomotives and coaches will take riders to a “hobo jungle,” where presenters will display crafts and tell, through poetry and song, about their days of riding the rails.

The trains will operate at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and May 23.

Tickets for the train rides are $9 for adults, $4 for children 4 to 12 and free for children 3 and younger. Tickets are available at the depot in Baldwin. There are no reservations, but seating is limited.

For more information, call Midland Railway at (800) 651-0388 or visit the Web site at www.midland-ry.org.

Event to examine water stewardship

An upcoming event will give people a chance to raise their stream consciousness.

The Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance’s seventh annual “StreamLink” social and training event will be June 11-12 at the Webster Conference Center in Salina. Activities include hands-on demonstrations of stream-study techniques, as well as a Big Band Dance at the Smoky Hills River Festival.

StreamLink is Kansas’ statewide volunteer stream and water monitoring community network.

More information is available at www.streamlink.org/ST2004 or by calling 840-0700.

Lawrence chess teams, players named all-stars

The Kansas Scholastic Chess Assn. recently elevated several Lawrence chess teams and individual competitors to all-star status.

Teams from Southwest Junior High, 2511 Inverness Drive, Quail Run School, 1130 Inverness Drive, and Wakarusa Valley School, Route 5, were all named all-stars.

This places each team among the top 10 schools in its division, based on the top four finishes of each team at tournaments in the 2003-2004 season, including the KSCA state championships.

Five individual Lawrence players also were named all-stars, based on their top-10 rankings: Deepyman Datta, Southwest, ninth grade; Benjamin Greenberg, Southwest, ninth grade; Alan Shi, Quail Run, fourth grade; Thomas Reams, Quail Run, sixth grade; and Roy Wedge, Wakarusa Valley, sixth grade.

Museum to teach workshop on textiles

A workshop this week will teach participants how to preserve special clothing and textiles for future generations.

Kerry Lippincott, an intern, and Alison Miller, a curator, will discuss how they care for textiles at Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., where they work. They also will talk about how to care for and store textiles at home.

The free workshop, part of a Kansas Humanities Council heritage grant, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday. Registration is required. For more information, call 841-4109.

Nominations sought for educator award

Nominations are being accepted for this year’s Mayor’s Excellence in Education Award.

Students, families and colleagues can nominate educators working in preschool through high school for the award. The award aims to demonstrate “the connection between successful communities, thriving students and committed educators.”

Nomination forms are available at www.lawrenceks.org, or at the City Manager’s Office at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Friday.

‘Ethan’ and ‘Emma’ top Kansas baby names

In 2003, Kansas produced more new Ethans and Emmas than any other names, according to the Department of Social Security’s recent audit of names filed for the year.

The state also filed a lot of Madisons, Emilys, Hannahs and Abigails, in that order, and Jacobs, Andrews, Joshuas and Josephs.

The names “Emily” and “Jacob” aren’t new to No. 1. Emily has topped the list since 1996, while Jacob has been ranked first since 1999.