Welcome recognition

To the editor:

What a pleasure it was to open the Sunday March 20 issue of the Lawrence Journal-World to find several pages devoted to Academic All-star Teams from 2011 and 2001. I read every word. The coverage was good, giving the reader pertinent information and at the same time, making it personal by using frequent quotes. The section on All-stars from 2001 was especially interesting. What pathway has each scholar chosen, and what advice is being offered? The reporter did an excellent job of summarizing each response.

Although I don’t begrudge this community’s enthusiasm for sports, I wish there was more recognition of the academically gifted. After all, these are the future leaders we will all depend on to lead our nation and to make improvements in our lives. It’s about time young scholars were given the recognition they so richly deserve.