Maureen Elizabeth Warren has won the 2006-2007 Kansas University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Leadership Scholarship for her leadership roles in Queers & Allies, a KU student organization, as well as for her academic merit. This is the second year that Warren has received the scholarship.

Allison Hansen-Warren, a 2006 KU School of Social Welfare graduate, has won the 2006 Christine Robinson Queer of the Year Award for her work for LGBT education and awareness in the Lawrence community.

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Nate and Allison Burghart, Lawrence, announce the birth of their son, Hudson Douglas Burghart, born July 10, 2006, in Overland Park. He has a sister, Isabella Jewel Burghart, 2. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Debby Kelso, Overland Park. Paternal grandparents are Jon and Mary Burghart, Derby. Great-grandparents are Gaylord and June Ransdell, Overland Park.

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Matthew Taylor, Lawrence, graduated from the University of Arkansas during the spring 2006 term.

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Sarah Szabo, daughter of Robert and Margo Szabo, Lawrence, has been named to the 2005-2006 Lawrence University dean’s list by maintaining at least a 3.4 grade-point average. She is a 2003 graduate of Lawrence High School.

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Annie Young Merriam has been notified that she is a life member of the Magna Charta Dames. Annie also is a life member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a past regent of the local Betty Washington chapter.