Military

Ceremony to honor reservists today

The U.S. Army Reserve will honor 11 reservists for their service during Operation Iraqi Freedom in a ceremony today at Clinton Lake.

The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. at shelter six. The soldiers are assigned to the 824th Quartermaster Detachment based in Lawrence. They were in Iraq from February to December 2004.

The Welcome Home Warrior Citizen Award is a new soldier recognition program implemented to thank soldiers and families for their sacrifices in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The award package includes an encased American flag, a commemorative coin and certificate, a lapel pin set, and a Welcome Home Warrior Citizen flag.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony.

Kansas University

Engineering students place third in contest

A team of 12 Kansas University engineering students recently took third in the Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design West competition.

The students received $500 and a plaque in a competition that centered around a radio-controlled aircraft capable of carrying large amounts of weight.

The students had to design, build and fly the plane and give a written report and presentation. Standings were based on how much weight the planes could carry and how well the students did in their paper and presentation.

The competition was April 22-24 in Fort Worth, Texas.

KU student named Boren Scholar

A sophomore at Kansas University has been named a 2005 David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholar by the National Security Education Program.

Jay M. Kimmel is the 37th KU student to receive the award since its inception in 1994. The scholarships provide funding for undergraduate and graduate study for students who plan to work in federal national security.

Kimmel plans to study at a central Asian country during the 2005-06 school year. He’s majoring in political science and international studies, and has taken courses in Turkish and Uyghur at KU.