How to get $5,000

Be honest. When you hear the words “Prize Patrol,” you think Publishers Clearing House, don’t you.Well, there won’t be millions handed out, but KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Provost Richard Lariviere will be handing out checks for $5,000 to 20 KU professors, starting with six on Thursday.The checks are part of the award that come with the W.T. Kemper Fellowships for teaching excellence. They’re handed out at the start of each academic year and have been for 12 years.Professors on all of the KU campuses are eligible for those awards._So, who do you think deserves the next Kemper? Who’s the best KU instructor you ever had? Here’s a list of last year’s winners._For more on this story, check back at LJWorld.com tomorrow, or pick up a copy of Friday’s Journal-World.