Kansas University has selected five recipients of the 2006-07 Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed on graduates of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The recipients are Thomas G. Burish of Notre Dame, Ind., provost of the University of Notre Dame; Steven Hawley of Houston, an astronaut whose missions include the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope; Rosemary O’Leary of Manlius, N.Y., distinguished professor of public administration and co-director of the Program for the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University; Randy Scott of Los Altos Hills, Calif., chairman and chief executive officer of Genomic Health; and B.H. “Pete” Fairchild of Claremont, Calif., poet and the Lorraine Sherley professor of literature at Texas Christian University.

Awards will be presented during the annual Deans Club Banquet in April.