Wednesday, April 30, 2008 HNU archive
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Events
- Tulsa Area Alumni Event - May 1
- KC Chapter at the T-Bones game - June 10
- Douglas County Chapter at Brother's - 6:30 p.m. June 11, and 8 p.m. at Concert in the Park. For reservations, contact Greg Burger at greg_burger@yahoo.com.
- South Central Chapter Social at Cabaret Oldtown - 7 p.m., June 28, and 8 p.m. musical comedy “Cabaret… Gone Country!" For reservations, contact Sharon Bezdek at sbezdek@sbcglobal.net.
- South Central Golf Scramble – Hesston, Kan. – Sept. 28
- Homecoming 2008 - October 24 - 26
John Blaufuss Memorial Run/Walk raises $10,000
The third annual John Blaufuss Memorial Run/Walk on Saturday, April 19, at Emporia State University raised about $10,000 for ESU scholarships. More than 200 participants followed the 5K running course or the 2-mile walking route, ending at the Sauder Alumni Center for refreshments and awards. All proceeds from the annual event, sponsored this year by Barnhart Builders of Olpe, Kan., benefit ESU’s General Scholarship Fund. For the full story, including event photos and results of the 5K race, click here.
Planned giving website features new tips this month
Do you have questions about estate planning? Planned giving? Your will? Each month on our gift planning website, we feature new articles and interactive features that cover such topics. You’ll find it all at www.emporia.edu/giftplanning.
New articles this month include tips on how to take advantage of higher gift annuity payout rates, how to give the gift of a scholarship, and how to account for changing estate tax rates in your estate plan. For more information, visit the website or contact Linda Pease at the ESU Foundation, (620) 341-5440 or lpease@emporia.edu.
ESU recognizes employee service with annual awards
A combined total of 840 years of service on the part of 46 employees was noted during 
ESU’s Employee Service Recognition reception on April 25, while T.J. Rains and Gloria Swift were named the university’s top two employees.
Rains, of the Technology and Computing Services Department, was named Outstanding Unclassified Professional of the Year. Swift, administrative specialist in the Office of International Education, was named Outstanding Classified Professional of the Year. ESU employees who have reached 10, 20, 30 and 40 years of service were also recognized. See the full list by clicking here.
Emporia State MBA student captures National Collegiate Table Tennis title
Make way for yet another national championship-caliber athlete in Kansas. Alfred Najem, a 24-year-old master’s of business administration student at Emporia State University, has captured the 2008 National Collegiate Table Tennis Association’s (NCTTA) men’s singles championship. Read more
Kansas students select 2008 William Allen White Children’s Book Award winners
“A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray,” by Ann M. Martin and “Airball: My Life in Briefs,” by L. D. Harkrader are this year’s winners of the William Allen White Children’s Book Awards. The awards will be presented at the 56th annual William Allen White Children’s Book Awards ceremony Saturday, Oct. 4 at William Lindsay White Auditorium in Emporia. Read more
Pianist returns to help Emporia celebrate Cinco de Mayo
An internationally-known pianist makes a return visit to Emporia in May to help the community observe the Cinco de Mayo celebration. Dr. Jesús María Figueroa and four of his piano students will wrap up their visit to Emporia with a public concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 5 in Heath Recital Hall, Beach Hall on the ESU campus. Read more
SPORTS
Baseball’s winning streak ends at 35 games
The incredible winning streak of ESU’s baseball team may have come to an end last weekend against the University of Central Missouri, but the postseason is nearly upon us. The men dropped three games to UCM in Warrensburg but won the series finale, tying the MIAA record for most conference wins in a season. The Hornets, now 43-6 and 29-3 in the MIAA, will face Washburn in the opener of the Turnpike Tussle at 5 p.m. Friday, May 2 at Glennen Field in the Trusler Sports Complex. The rivalry continues with two games at Washburn on Saturday, with the fourth game back in Emporia on Sunday. For more baseball news, click here.
Softball wins fourth consecutive league crown
For the first time in MIAA history, a softball team has won four consecutive league titles – and it’s your Hornets. The #21 Hornets swept Washburn 4-2 and 11-3 on Senior Day at the Trusler Sports Complex this weekend to clinch the league regular season championship and the top seed in this week's post season tournament. The Hornets are scheduled to play at Newman in Wichita on Tuesday and begin play in the MIAA Tournament on Thursday. ESU will take on the eighth seed at 12 noon at the Mid-America West Sports Complex in Shawnee, Kan. For more softball news, click here.
ESU's Kent places second in MIAA heptathlon
Brooke Kent placed second with a provisional qualifying mark in the MIAA heptathlon, while Ryan Green was eighth in the heptathlon to give ESU a total of nine points. Craig Saalfeld also provisionalled in the decathlon as he placed sixth overall. Meanwhile, in the final tune-up for the MIAA Championships, Emporia State brought home four provisional qualifiers from the OU Sooner Invitational on Saturday. For more track and field news, click here.
ESU splits four matches at MIAA tennis tourney
The ESU men's tennis team won their first match against an MIAA opponent in five years and the women tied for fifth after dropping a five and a half hour long match in the first round of the MIAA Tennis Tournament over the weekend. Get your tennis news here.
For more on Hornet athletics, visit www.emporia.edu/athletics
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Last Updated May 14, 2008