DAN SKINNER - Audio-Reader

For Friends and Supporters of the
Kansas Audio-Reader Network
SPRING 2016
Audio-Reader welcomes
DAN SKINNER
as Executive Director
We sat down with Dan to discuss his
history and goals for the future of
Audio-Reader
Meet Audio-Reader’s new
Development Director and
Program Manager
The Garden’s new feature
lives up to its name:
Sensory Pavilion
Director’s Note
Dan Skinner, Executive Director
Airwaves SPRING 2016
Airwaves is a newsletter published twice
a year for supporters of the Audio-Reader
Network of the University of Kansas.
Beth McKenzie
Meredith Johanning
Editors
The Audio-Reader Mission
The Kansas Audio-Reader Network exists to
provide print-disabled citizens with access
to the printed word and other information
via electronic media and other technologies.
Audio-Reader’s services are provided free
of charge to enable print-disabled persons
the opportunity to live their lives with the
greatest possible personal independence.
Moving Forward at Audio-Reader
As the new Director of Audio-Reader, it has been a pleasure meeting volunteers
and working with the staff. I’m proud to be associated with all of the good
work that Audio-Reader is doing. I’m looking forward to working with you to
keep Audio-Reader strong and expand the number of people we are able to
serve.
Your dedication to Audio-Reader is evident. We are only able to thrive through
your continued gifts of time, talent and resources. The recently concluded
annual HEA-R Campaign was a success. Thank you very much for your
support!
Your support becomes more and more critical to Audio-Reader as some of our
funding sources are shrinking. During this fiscal year Audio-Reader’s budget
suffered a loss of $24,797 due to State of Kansas income shortfalls and other
income shortfalls within the University of Kansas. These budget reductions,
and future potential cuts, have created the need for more donor funding to fill
the gap and make sure Audio-Reader will be able to continue providing its
services to our many listeners in Kansas, Missouri and across the United States.
Recently we welcomed two new staff members to the Audio-Reader family
to fill vacant positions. Nick Carswell joined us in March as our new
Audio-Reader Program Manager. Nick brings years of work with non-profit
organizations, broadcasting and as a musician. In April, Beth McKenzie
became our new Development Director. Beth came to us from Midland Care in
Lawrence and has a background in fundraising. We are excited about the fresh
perspectives Beth and Nick bring to the Audio-Reader team.
The Audio-Reader Sensory Garden now features a new pavilion. This unique
pavilion, which features a rammed earth column and walls, was made possible
through funding from Randy Austin and Colinda Austin Stailey in memory of
their uncle Dr. Johnnie Austin. A special thanks to Randy for his many years
of service and generosity toward Audio-Reader. The pavilion was designed and
built by KU engineering students at Dirt Works Studio. Be sure to experience
the pavilion the next time you visit the Audio-Reader!
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Together, we strive to provide
Access.
Empowerment.
Self-Sufficiency.
Kansas Audio-Reader Staff
Dan Skinner Executive Director
Steve Kincaid Chief Engineer
Nicole Banman Business Manager
Beth McKenzie Development Director
Meredith Johanning Assistant Development Director
Lori Kesinger Outreach Coordinator/Listener
Liaison
Nick Carswell Program Manager
Jennifer Nigro Coordinator of Volunteers
Lisa Werner Special Request Coordinator
George McCoy Telephoner Reader Supervisor
Billie Archer Weekend Telephone Reader
Supervisor
Susan Tabor Assistant Coordinator of Volunteers
Cover photograph: New Audio-Reader Executive Director,
Dan Skinner, photo by Audio-Reader
Questions or comments?
Audio-Reader
1120 West 11th Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
800-772-8898 | [email protected]
reader.ku.edu
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Development Corner
Updates on fundraising initiatives at Audio-Reader
Summer Fund Drive to Fill the Gap
Audio-Reader’s budget recently suffered an immediate and unexpected loss
of $24,797 due to State of Kansas income shortfalls and other income shortfalls
within the University of Kansas. Although we anticipated some cuts from
state funding, this shortfall hit us without warning, giving us no time to
plan or budget around the unexpected loss. Audio-Reader must raise enough
money with this summer campaign to offset the unanticipated losses.
Your generosity is critical to help raise the $24,797 needed to fill the gap
from these sudden budget cuts. Your donation ensures that we can continue
to provide our free 24/7 service and beautiful garden to thousands of
listeners in Kansas, Missouri and across the United States.
A postage-paid envelope is included in this newsletter. Gifts of all sizes
make a BIG difference! Thank you for supporting Audio-Reader!
On the Road Again…
Thank you to all of the donors who contributed toward the purchase of a new,
reliable vehicle for Audio-Reader. We’re pleased to announce that our outreach
team is on the road in Kansas and Missouri in our new 2016 Toyota Rav4 LE from
Crown Automotive in Lawrence, KS.
Our new vehicle is environmentally friendly with fuel economy at: City:
23mpg, Hwy: 30mpg. The Rav4 is very spacious and will be able to sufficiently
accommodate our outreach material. The Rav4 also has one of the best reliability
reputations in its segment – which is great for us as we plan to own this vehicle
for a long time (we drove our last van for almost 14 years). Speaking of the old
van, it will still be of service – it was transferred to KPR and will still be used by
Audio-Reader for FYEO purposes.
Audio-Reader staff welcoming home the new vehicle
New and Notable Major Funding
• 2015 HEA-R Campaign: $ 90,260
• Kansas Lions Sight Foundation: $17,500 for Braille and Large Print
Program Guides and satellite fees
• Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation: $9,324 grant for Braille Program
Guides, closed-circuit radios and Audio Description training for A-R &
Spencer Museum of Art staff and volunteers
• MERC Change for Community: $3,600
• German American Club of Topeka: $1,000
• CANS for the Community: $1,000
Beth McKenzie
Director of Development
Audio-Reader’s new Development
Director, Beth McKenzie
Introducing
Audio-Reader’s
New Development
Director
Audio-Reader’s new Development
Director, Beth McKenzie, started
full-time in April. Beth has over
ten years of non-profit experience
including fundraising, grant writing
and program management. Beth
comes to us from Midland Care,
where she served as the PACE
Site Manager for Douglas County.
Beth has also been very active in
the community, volunteering and
serving on boards and committees
when possible.
Beth has known many AudioReader volunteers and a few staff
members over the past several years
and was very impressed by how
positive and supportive the AudioReader family is, stating, “AudioReader has such an amazing donor
and volunteer base, and I’m excited
for the opportunity to help further
the services.” Beth has jumped right
in and is already a big help.
Welcome Beth! Stop by and
introduce yourself and plan to
receive introductory communication
from Beth through letters, emails,
phone calls or visits as she settles
into her new role.
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New Equipment to Improve Access
for Volunteers and Listeners Jen Nigro, Coordinator of Volunteers
Randy Troyer and a matching gift
from Tradebot Systems, we will soon
install recording equipment on par
with what volunteers at our Lawrence
location are using, leading to better
quality recordings and access to more
newspapers for our listeners.
Volunteer Merton Shatzkin reads in
the Alphapointe studio. Soon the
studio will feature new recording
equipment.
Audio-Reader’s studio at Alphapointe
in Kansas City, MO, is getting an
upgrade! Thanks to the generosity
of the Missouri Lions, volunteer
Currently, volunteers who record
Kansas City-area newspapers
from Alphapointe cannot easily
edit mistakes out of their audio
files. Additionally, to time their
session, they must turn away from
their reading material and look
out a window to see their progress
displayed on a monitor several feet
away from them. With the new
equipment, the time will be displayed
on a monitor in the recording booth
with them, and they will be able
to back up and correct mistakes by
pressing just a couple of buttons.
These may seem like small changes,
but they will lead to improved
recording quality for our listeners and
better efficiency for our volunteers. In
addition, we will gain the capability
to read from newspaper e-editions,
increasing the number of newspapers
we can read and making them
available to Audio-Reader listeners on
a timelier basis.
It’s the generous support of our
donors that makes the day-to-day
work of our volunteers possible, and
improves the quality of life for our
listeners. Thank you!
Five Fascinating Facts about
Audio-Reader’s New Program
Manager Nick Carswell
Nick has been with Audio-Reader for a few months now as the Program Manager. With his
background in music, radio and the arts, Audio-Reader was a good fit!
• Originally from Limerick, Ireland, Nick has spent time living in Australia and traveling
through Europe, South East Asia, South Africa and Australasia.
• Nick once worked as a dancing waiter in Johnny Rockets restaurant in North Carolina, on a
student summer work visa.
• Nick is an accomplished musician and has released five albums with various bands since 2010.
• Nick loves to surf, a hobby he learned at home in Ireland and got to practice in Australia.
New Program
Manager,
Nick Carswell
• Nick can whistle and hum at the same time, which means he can harmonize with himself. Give it a try!
Save the Date! For Your EARS Only 2016
September 9 & 10 Douglas County Fairgrounds
FYEO customers shop for treasures at the sale
last year.
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Audio-Reader is now accepting donations of vinyl LPs, CDs, DVDs
and audio equipment for the 14th annual benefit sale, For Your EARS
Only. Your donated items help Audio-Reader raise crucial operating
funds which directly help our listeners. For a complete list of accepted
donations and for more information about the sale, visit our website,
www.reader.ku.edu, or contact Meredith Johanning at 785.864.4634.
Help us make FYEO 2016 another ‘record’ year!
7th Annual Audio-Reader Golf Classic
It was a beautiful day for a golf tournament! 72 players and 20 volunteers came out in swing to make the 7th Annual
Golf Classic a huge success! This year’s tournament was held at Eagle Bend Golf Course and with the support of over 50
businesses and individuals, the tournament grossed over $21,000. KU Women’s Golf Head Coach Erin O’Neil chaired the
tournament committee and led the committee’s tireless enthusiasm and fundraising efforts. A big thank you to the golf
committee: Pete Knutson, Mark Praeger, Scott Weatherwax, and Randy Austin, without whom this wonderful day would
not have been possible.
The winning teams were:
1st place, flight A: Pat Bellows, Greg Gurley,
Miles Schnaer, and Joseph Winslow
1st Place, flight B: Kyle Beisner, Kent Beisner,
Cecil Kingsley, Mark Praeger
(Not pictured)
2nd Place, flight A: Dick Flynn, Butch Batman, Scott Weatherwax, Phil Barrett
2nd Place, flight B: Mark Mitchell, Robert Munoz, Dick Rohlfs, and Jim Gerhardt
Players had plenty of
opportunity for fun, including
Beat the Coach with Erin
O’Neil, watching KU Women’s
golf star Mook Kawinpakorn
hit for their team, trying to get
their ball to stay in the boat at
the Boat Hole, and good food,
drinks, and friends throughout
the day.
All of us at Audio-Reader
are extremely grateful for
our golf committee, our
volunteers, our generous
sponsors, and all the
players for coming out and
supporting us!
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Meet Audio-Reader’s New
Executive Director
We welcome Audio-Reader’s new leader and learn more
about his past experiences, his thoughts on the audio
information industry and his goals for Audio-Reader.
Dan
Skinner
by Meredith Johanning, Assistant Director of Development
Growing up in Kansas and even spending a year of school at the University of Kansas, new Audio-Reader Executive Director Dan
Skinner is no stranger to the Sunflower State and Lawrence, in particular. After almost 30 years building his career in various states
throughout the country, Dan was ready to return home to Kansas and plant his roots with Audio-Reader.
 Share with us your past career and what led you to
Audio-Reader.
My career started in Kansas and eventually led me back to
Kansas. Growing up in Hutchinson I started working in
radio when I was a senior at Hutch High School. I attended
KU during my junior year and completed my bachelor’s
degree at Wichita State University. I started my public radio
career when I joined the staff of KHCC in Hutchinson, now
known as Radio Kansas, and became their first Program
Director. I left Kansas in order to earn a Master’s Degree at
Ball State University while serving as the Program Director
of WBST in Muncie, IN. After graduating from Ball State,
I managed the public radio stations at Purdue University
in West Lafayette, IN, then later served as the President of
Texas Public Radio in San Antonio and Executive Director
of WKSU at Kent State University.
a small staff and a large volunteer base that, as a team,
provide programming for one of the premier audio
information services in the nation.
 How can we expect the budget shortfalls in the State
of Kansas right now to impact Audio-Reader?
The bad news is, we’ve already seen reductions in our
budget this fiscal year and more cuts are possible in
the future until the Kansas budget stabilizes. The good
news is we have many generous donors who believe in
the service provided by Audio-Reader. As noted earlier,
Audio-Reader will make a concerted effort to expand our
donor base and other sources of charitable support. We
will need to work harder at telling our story. What we do
is important and worthy of support.
When the position in Lawrence came open, I jumped at
the opportunity to return home to Kansas and became the
Director of the Kansas Audio-Reader Network and Kansas
Public Radio in November 2015.
 During your career you gained experience with a
an audio information service. Tell us more about that
experience.
While I was working at KHCC in Hutchinson, the
community college operated a small audio information
service. I volunteered to read the local newspaper and
I also programmed the automation system that placed
the programming on the KHCC subcarrier. While I
was president of Texas Public Radio in San Antonio, we
worked with the audio information service known as Owl
Radio. These experiences gave me an appreciation of audio
information services.
 Now that you’ve officially been on the job for over
6 months, what do you see as some of Audio-Reader’s
strengths?
Audio-Reader’s strength stems from the quality of people
involved and the variety of services offered. We have
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Dan speaking at the Sensory Pavilion dedication.
With the demise of some local newspapers and a reduction
in local reporting at many others, that information is
becoming harder to access. The industry will need to find
other sources, such as online news outlets, and work with
those content creators as partners in serving the needs of
our audiences. As a wide variety of content is available
from many sources, Audio-Reader needs to know our
audience well and serve their needs with programming
they will not easily find elsewhere.
The pavilion project leaders: Volunteer Frank Male,
Assoc. Professor Chad Kraus, Dan Skinner, and pavilion
benefactor Randy Austin
 What are your goals or future vision for Audio-Reader?
We have a lot to offer! More people need to be aware of
the services and be able to take advantage of them in
Kansas, Missouri and beyond. We will continue to work
on expansion of our service area and our donor base
and funding options. I believe more people will support
Audio-Reader once they hear our story and understand
the difference we make in the lives of those we serve.
A key part of our service is providing listeners with
information about their communities. Reading local
newspapers has been key to accomplishing that goal.
In the future, more and more of the people we serve will
be comfortable with digital media and will expect to use
their digital devices to hear what they want, when they
want it. They will expect our service to be available ondemand in the same way. Our challenge will be to provide
the content they want in a timely and accessible way. The
technology will change over time, but the “human voice”
our volunteers give to the content of the service will
remain key to our future.
 When you started at Audio-Reader, the Sensory
Pavilion project in the Sensory Garden was just
beginning to take place. Tell us about your experience
with the project over the past several months?
We have enjoyed working with the students at Dirt Works
Studio within the KU School of Architecture. Partnering
with the students and watching the project grow from
concept to completion was a fascinating process. The new
pavilion provides the Audio-Reader Sensory Garden with
a one-of-a-kind signature element that visitors will enjoy
for many years to come
Kansas Lions
Sight Foundation
Continues Their
Support
Kansas Lions Sight Foundation
Treasurer Andy Hoedl presents
Dan Skinner with a check for
$17,500 for the KLSF satellite
uplink, Braille Program Guides
and Large Print Program Guides.
This will be the 33rd year of their
support!
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Sharing the Gift of Sight…Through the Garden
It was during preparation last year for the Douglas County
Master Gardeners Tour when Audio-Reader learned
that the gazebo in the garden had become an unstable
structure and would require extensive repair in order to
remain usable. Audio-Reader was faced with a decision
on what to do about this special place in the garden
when Chad Kraus, Associate Professor in the KU School
of Architecture Design and Planning and director of
Dirt Works Studio, learned of this situation. After a few
conversations between Professor Kraus and Audio-Reader,
the idea for a new Sensory Pavilion began to take shape.
The Sensory Pavilion project was supported by AudioReader volunteer and Development Committee Chair,
Randy Austin and his sister, Colinda Austin Stailey, in
memory of their uncle Dr. Johnnie P. Austin.
A dedication ceremony for the new pavilion took place
on Friday, May 13 and is now ready to be enjoyed by all
visitors of the garden.
Since the start of the spring semester, 20 KU architecture
students, under the direction of Professor Kraus, have
made Audio-Reader’s Sensory Garden the focus of this
semester’s curriculum. “From the very first it was clear
that the mission of Audio-Reader, and in particular the
Sensory Garden, aligned beautifully with the principles
I try to teach” remarked Kraus. Long before the project
began, Kraus, his wife and children were regular visitors
to the garden. His son even affectionately refers to the
garden as his “Secret Garden.”
“I try to teach my students to embrace natural
phenomena,” continued Kraus, “such as natural light and
shadow, cultivating a sense of place, and paying close
attention to its subtlety and nuance in order to design for a
full and varied sensory experience.”
And a sensory experience it has become. From the crunch
of the crushed granite on the floor of the pavilion, to the
smell of cedar from the timber roof and benches, to the
simultaneous smooth and grainy feel of the rammed earth
column and walls. The new structure fully lives up to its
moniker: Sensory Pavilion.
Randy Austin and Colinda Austin Stailey cutting
the ribbon to the new Sensory Pavilion
“For years, Audio-Reader has been ‘sharing the gift of sight through sound.’ Now, with this unique pavilion, we
can also share incredible sights through touch and smell. The rammed earth of our column and walls was the same
process used to build parts of the Great Wall of China and The Alhambra in Spain. The signature scent of charred
cedar comes from a wood preservation technique of Japan, Shou Sugi Ban. This technique was employed in the
castles of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 17th century Japan and, lately, in more modern buildings in the Czech Republic,
Slovakia and throughout Europe.
“The bronze used in the bust of our Louisianan uncle, Dr. Johnnie P. Austin, by the Chinese-American sculptor, Kwan
Wu, will endure at least 1000 years, or so we are told. The Sensory Garden experience truly now spans time and
continents.
“This project was a personal commitment to the Audio-Reader mission and an expression of love by each and every
person involved. This magnificent pavilion is that love realized. Audio-Reader and the Austin family are truly
grateful.”
— Randy Austin, Sensory Pavilion Benefactor
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Donor
List
UNDERWRITERS
Douglas County Community
Foundation
Ethel and Raymond Rice
Foundation
Fairlawn Plaza Shopping
Center
Fry Eye Associates, P.A.
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City Society of
Ophthalmology
Kansas Lions Sight Foundation
Kansas Optometric
Association
Kansas Public Radio
KCUR Public Media
Kresie & Penzler, M.D.’s, P.A.
Ophthalmology
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Leavenworth Noon Lions Club
Lied Center
McDaniel-Knutson Financial
Partners
Overland Park Host Lions
Club
Retina Associates, P.A.
Starlight Theatre
Sedalia Lions Club
BENEFACTORS ($500+)
Anonymous
Atwood Lions Club
Brenda Berg-Dyck & Randal
Dyck
Carole Bishop Smith
Ann Bush
Cans For The Community, Inc.
Community Mercantile, Inc.
William Dann
Scott Dean
Eastview Lions Club
German American Club of Topeka
Hartley Family Foundation
Patricia Hartley
Susan Hewitt
Jackie & Russell Hilton
David Holmes
Independence Host Lions Club
Laura Hartley Lintecum
Deborah & Robert Lunning
Frank Male Sr.
Missouri Lions District 26-M4
David & Carol Parker
Paul Ross Charitable Foundation
David Pierson
Cathy Reinhardt & Norman
Our gratitude is extended to the following donors whose contributions have
supported the work of the Kansas Audio-Reader Network. Please note that
Audio-Reader publishes two separate donor lists each year.
This list reflects only those donations received between
October 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016.
St. Laurent
Kathy Sanders
Elinor Schroeder
Lori & Steve Tesdahl
Sylvia Small Wiedeman
George & Beverley Wilson
Elizabeth Hartley Winetroub
DIRECTORS CLUB ($300+)
Mary Ann & Michael Chappell
College Hill Plumbing, Heating,
Cooling, Electrical, Inc.
William Durkee
Charles & Erma Fisher
Hays Lions Club
Linwood Lions Club
Jack & Mary Ann Strong
PRODUCERS ($150+)
Augusta Evening Lions Club
Baldwin Lion’s Club
Lawrence Barmann
Basehor Lions Club
Robert & Margaret Bearse
Gary Beasley
Wilma Beckman
Anita & Leon Bell
Nancy Biles & Erik Lundquist
Richard & Suzanne Bond
Mary Bortko Williams &
Patrick Williams
Capital City Bank
Lester & Margaret Carlson
Brenda Carrieri
Robert Casino
Gary & Jeanne Clark
Sheldon & Virginia Cohen
Mike Corcoran
Robert Dey
Jerry & Ileene Donnelly
David Dumovich
Roger & Clarice Ewing
Dale & Connie Friesen
Goodwin & Shirley Garfield
Carol Gilmore
Tracy Harrison
Ruth Hatfield
Hiawatha Lions Club
Gary Hobin
Holyrood Lions Club
Mark Hutchins
Rob Johnson
KS Commercial Real Estate
Services, Inc.
Thomas & Melinda Kearney
Francis Kelsey
Linda Lang
Lansing Lions Club
Lynn & Robert Mackle
Paul McKie
Wayne Morris
Anthony & Karen Mynsted
Newton Lions Club
David & Jennifer Nigro
Anne Osborne
Ron & Maggie Poindexter
Mark Praeger & Sandra
Kaiser Praeger
Richard Quinn & JoAnne Kready
Ronald & Jean Ramberg
Joyce Schild
Roger & Mary Scott
Scott Smith
James & Thelma Taylor
Drs. Todd & Giannetti Eye Care, PA
Topeka Sunflower Lions Club
Austin & Ruth Turney
Kevan & Gail Vick
Kurt & Pennie von Achen
Voya Financial
Steven Warren & Eva Horn
William Westerbeke
SPONSORS ($50+)
Agra Lions Club
Curtis & Debra Anderson
Ernest & Margaret Angino
Michelle Anschutz
Marilyn Asklund
Nicole Banman
Robert Barrett
Beverly & William Bartscher
Arleta Bell
Belton Host Lions Club
H. W. Beningfield
Bisel, Inc. dba Minuteman Press
Marjorie Black
Carl Blomgren & Twyla Dell
Kevin & Deborah Boatright
Paul & Shirley Boatwright
Ronald Bonesteel
Nancy & Leo Bracciano
Bunker Hill Lions Club
Burlington Lions Club
Patricia Cahill
Central National Bank
Donald Chambers
Mary & Will Channon
Robert Cook
Charles Cooper
Michael Cornelius
George & Jane Cornwell
Raymond Crews III
William & Mary Cushing
Martha De Lay
Michael & Maxine Denniston
James Deputy
Derby Noon Lions Club
Larry Donham
Michael Doudoroff
Patrick & Lynda Dowling
Downs Lions Club
Gail Drexel
Merilee & Billy Joe Dymacek
Thomas & Jean Eblen
Emporia Noon Lions Club
John & Susan Esau
Craig Feigh
Oliver & Rebecca Finney
First National Bank
Eileen & Gordon Fitch
Bruce & Karen Flanders
George & Mary Frederickson
Linda & Victor Frost
Vincent & Dana Frye
Garnett Lions Club
Charles & Sandra Garrett
Kara & Torey Gerwin
Carl Graves
Captain & Katharine Gray
Gary Grunewald
Pat & Joe Grzenda
Donna Gunther
Stan Hamilton
Cristi Virginia Hansen
Donald & Carol Hatton
Ruth Kelley Hayden
Karen Stuart Heeb
Hill City Lions Club
JoAnne Hulsey
Roland & Joanne Hurst
Janis Brown Hutchison
Jane & Michael Imber
Independence Noland Road
Lions Club
Carol & Laird Ingham Jr.
Earl & Sonja Jacobs
Robert & Sheryl Jacobs
Jewish Community Women
Carol & Charles Jones
Faye Olmsted Jones
Rebecca Jordan
Clifford & Ann Frances Jury
Kansas Kiwanis Foundation, Inc.
Kanwaka FCE
Douglas & Rosemary Kaploe
Shirley Kasper
Mike & Elaine Kautsch
Orean & David Kent
Lesley Ketzel
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Paul Kincaid
Cecil Kingsley
Piet & Dorothy Knetsch
Julia Koerner
KU Endowment
Lake Winnebago Lions Club
Bonnie Lee
Lee’s Summit Downtown Lions
Club
Susan & Stuart Levine
Lindsborg Lions Club
Lions Club of Ransom
Geraldine & John Long
Martin & Joanna Long
Linda & John Lungstrum
Marykay Mahoney
Sara Marcus & Christopher
Maples
Helen Martin
Janette McCullough
Minneapolis Evening Lions Club
Frank Mirikitani
Allen & Marilyn Mitchell
William & Virginia Jean Mitchell
Alan & Lila Morris
Kimberly Morrow
Molly Mulloy
Susan & Gerd Murphy
N.K.A.V.I.
Michael & Carolyn Nauman
Carolyn Nelson
Sue & Lawrence Nishikawa
Jean North
Sara Orel
JoAnn Orth
Jack & Ann Ozegovic
Judy Paley
Elizabeth Parks
Catherine & Royce Parsons
Duane Patton
Joseph Pease
Kathleen Poole
John Potucek II
Janet & Herbert Poulsen
Floyd & June Preston
Michael & Joyce Reynolds
Donna & Harold Riehm
Mark & Kathryn Robbins
Catherine & Richard Robins
Philip Rogers
Scott & Janet Rogers
Dorothy Rohning
John Roper & Valerie
Vandenberg Roper
Mary Margaret & Kenneth Rowen
Del Ruff
St. Francis Lions Club
Davi & Janet Schaaf
Darcy Schild
Gregory & Eva Schmidt
Julie Scott
Scranton Lions Club
Richard & Harriet Shaffer
Carol & Delbert Shankel
Regina Shaver
Suzanne Sherr
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Stan & Janice Shumway
Dale Slusser & Sherry Fowler
Willa Smith
Michael Stokes & Cheryl
Kirby-Stokes
Donald & Marcia Stroberg
Phyllis Struble
Matthew Suggs & Feloniz
Lovato-Winston
Marty Surface
Emily & John Sutphin Jr
Rev. Constance Tanis
Cassie Thompson
Randy Troyer
Valley Falls Lions Club
Ventura Club
Cecilia Vigliaturo
Alta Walter
Walton Lions Club
Washington Lions Club
Sharon Watson
Elaine & Donald Webb
Kent & Janet Wellish
Marie Whitacre
Steven Sterling Whitfield
Sandra & Allen Wiechert
Ethelda Wilch
Gregory & Lorrie Windholz
Kimi Worstell-Laabs
FRIENDS (up to $50)
Marla & Dana Adkins-Heljeson
William & Margaret Arnold
Maxine Baker
David Barta
William Beaton
Cordula Becker
William Benkelman
Margaret Bishop
Samara Bradshaw
Don Brady
Steven & Katherine Bruner
Anne Burgess
Arthur & Janney Burgess
Gloria Cantrell
Toppy Carter, III
Robert & Alice Collins
Nancy Colyer & Benton Cobb
Marilyn & Joseph Daniels
Marilyn & Guy Dresser
Lynne & Morris Faiman
Ann Fiatte
Father Robert Flannery
William Fleming
Margaret Gammage
Richard Gier
Paul J.R. Graves
Teresa Gumm
Donald & Paula Hatcher
Carol Hatfield
Charles Henrie
Ralph Hiett
Frances Hines
Doris Hockenberger
Hoxie Hot Rodders Lions Club
Barbara Johnston
Donald & Alice Johnston
Kappa Kappa Iota Nu Rho
Conclave
Martha Kukuk
Audrey Leban
Roseann Levine
Sharon Luka
Betty Mai
Beverly Marion
Emma McElhaney
Sarah McTaggart
Bertha Jean Miller
Teresa Mock
H. L. & Glenna Morrow
Virginia & Kenneth Offutt
Ruth & Kenneth Ohm
Flora Ott
Kenneth Parker
Tywanna Paul
Ann Phemister
James & Marcia Powers
Mary Ann Rastorfer
Dale Rein
Patricia Reyes
Robert Roberts
Mrs. Frank Royer
Joseph & Cathy Russell
Patricia Schiefelbein
Kristin Scott
Norman & Sherry Slade
Steven Sodergren
Stafford Lions Club
James & Jean Stokes
Celia Stolts
Mark Strand
Velma Surface
John Vannicola
Carol Ann Vernon
Lena Marie Waltman
Tim & Audrie Wenger
Peter & Joan Whitenight
Wendell & Louese Winkler
Eleanor Woodyard
BRICKS for the
SENSORY GARDEN
In Memory of Ken Calhoun
1944–2015
Betty L. Emerson Howell
1919–2016
Remembering Mark
Bettencourt
Megan Wiechert Alden DG
1971–2011
Melinda M. Kearney
Let it grow!
Thank You Lorena Meyers
Original Gazebo 1999
A Place to Enjoy Garden
Tom Kearney
Happy 27th: TK+MK=4ever
Thank You Frank Male, Sr.
Pavilion 2016
Audio-Reader Sensory
Garden Pavilion 2016
With Thanks to Dirt Works Studio
Alexa Kaczor • Anna Collins
• Caitlin McKaughan •
Dillon Park • Elayna Svigos •
Hannah Underwood • Jared
Mundil • Jeremy Weiland
• Jeshua Monarres • Joey
Kaftan • John Schwarz •
Kelli Dillion • Kenzie Samp
• Mitchell Starrs •Nick Faust
• Patrick Griffin • Shummer
Roddick • Spencer Reed •
Stephen McEnery • Tanner
Hyland • Professor Chad
Kraus AIA • Mahesh Daas
Ed. D., DPACSA • Dean KU
School of Architecture Design
and Planning
PETEY CERF LEGACY SOCIETY
*denotes deceased
Mae S. Allen*
Anonymous* (3)
Anonymous
Anna Ballard “Petey” Cerf*
Randolph G. Austin
Janet and Richard Campbell
Sarah J. Cohen*
William A. Dann
Frank and Edna Day
Thomas P. Doyle
Marjorie Elliott*
Gladys Fredrick Burge*
Diana Seely Frederick
Lela Freienmuth*
Sara W. Gee*
Carl Graves
Phyllis J. Henney*
Margaret E. Herynk*
Jake Irvine*
J. Archie King*
Elsie Mae Luthey*
Wilma R. Miller*
Elwin J. Reynolds*
Elaine N. Roberts
Richard J. Schoeck*
Mildred O. Swendson*
Jane A. Tedder
Ralph Turner*
William R.* & Jean Van Lew
Jerry Vogel*
Mildred L. Wittick*
Lee Young
MEMORIALS
Jan Dean
Nancy Colyer & Ben Cobb
Victor & Linda Frost
Rebecca Jordan
Marykay Mahoney
David & Jennifer Nigro
John B. Naughtin
Michael & Julie Scott
Jack & Ann Ozegovic
Jack Schroeder
David & Jennifer Nigro
Harold E. Allen Service
Memorial
Kansas Kiwanis Foundation
DONATIONS in MEMORY of
Wendell & Lou Ella
Asklund
Marilyn Asklund
Margaret M. Barmann
Lawrence & Kathleen Barmann
Mark and Kathy Robbins
Harold C. Beckman
Wilma Beckman
Dean Bishop
Margaret Bishop
Arthur P. Burgess
Anne Burgess
Amelia A. Casino
Bob Casino
Emily Faye Catt
Leon and Anita Bell
Arlee Churchill
Russell and Jackie Hilton
Betty Cushing
Bill and Mary Cushing
Orville DeLay
Martha DeLay
Irene Donham
Carol Hatfield
Sally Ewing
Raymond Crews
Roger and Clarice Ewing
Raymond V. Frye
Vincent & Dana Frye
Rudolph M. Gerling
Judy Paley
Juliet Baxter Gilmore
Carol Gilmore
Larry Jay Heeb
Karen Heeb
Lollene E. Henrie
Charles Henrie
Jerry Niebaum
Jim & Thelma Taylor
Joseph Hewitt
Susan Hewitt
Emlin “Pete” North
Jean North
Stuart D. Hines
Frances Hines
Lois L. Neis
Billy Joe & Merilee Dymacek
Rose Mary Hurst
Roseann Levine
Leah M. Oroke
Donna Gunther
Howard & Rosie Hurwitz
Charles and Erma Fisher
Frances A. Scott
Kristin Scott
Reta Jacobs
Leon & Anita Bell
Earl & Sonja Jacobs
Mary Beth Smith
Scott Smith
Mary Karhut
Don and Elaine Webb
Mary Bess Kincaid
Paul Kincaid
J. Archie King
Brenda Carrieri
Roberta, Warren &
Robert Lesh
Father Robert B. Flannery
Clarence Mai
Betty Mai
Prof. Russ Messler
Floyd Preston
Nancy Ellen Mirikitani
Frank Mirikitani
Juanita Morris
Alan Morris
Susan Nelson Morris
David & Orean Kent
Marilyn H. Morris
Tom & Melinda Kearney
“My Father”
Michelle Anschutz
Lynn H. Nelson
Carolyn S. Nelson
Marvin Smith
Willa Smith
Shifra Stein
Robert F. Barrett
Andrew C. Struble
Phyllis Struble
Rosalie R. Talley
Bonnie Lee
Nancee Thompson
Cassie Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. V.J. Van Reekum
Royce & Cathey Parsons
Ruth Warren
Steven F. Warren
George W. Woodyard
Eleanor A. Woodyard
DONATIONS in HONOR of
Beth Rohning Barrett
Dorothy Rohning
Robert L. Campbell
Mary Bortko Williams
Maggie Carttar
Cathy Reinhardt
Tom & Carol Chaney
Allen & Marilyn Mitchell
Sensory Garden Ready for New Pavilion
Thanks to Dedicated Volunteers
Audio-Reader would like give a very special thank you to Head
Garden Volunteer, Frank Male, for his tireless dedication to the
Sensory Garden, especially over the last several months. Frank
spent countless hours first preparing the garden for the pavilion
construction and then carefully tending to it throughout the
process so that it would be at its best for spring and the pavilion
dedication. The garden would not be what it is today without
the efforts from all of our garden volunteers. Thank you!
Frank Male, Sr., Head Gardener
Craig Sweets
KU Alternative Weekend Breaks
Bill Padgett
Melissa Wick
Delta Gamma Sorority
Art Hadley
Elaine and Mike Kautsch
Molly Mulloy
Jennifer & Dave Nigro
Kent & Janet Wellish
Judith A. Hawley
Eastview Lions Club
Irven Hayden Family
Ruth Kelley Hayden
Nelda Johnson
Sharon L. Watson
Doug and Rosemary
Kaploe & Family
Doug & Rosemary Kaploe
Jane J. Kelsey
Francis Kelsey
Bruce Mensie
Jennifer & Dave Nigro
Lorena A. Meyers
Tywanna Paul
George Norton
Alan Shaver
Kathy Sanders
Teresa H. Mock
Mary A. Strong
Kanwaka FCE
Sharon Stratton
Joe & Marilyn Daniels
Velma Surface
Marty Surface
Virginia Vigliaturo
Cecilia Vigliaturo
Jessica Whitfield
Steven Whitfield
Beverley Wilson
Jan McCullough
Lawrence & Suzanne M.
Sherr
Sensory Garden Original Structure
Did you know the original gazebo was established in
the garden in 1999? Audio‑Reader volunteer, Lorena
Meyers, graciously provided the funds for the gazebo.
The gazebo, nestled at the end of the garden path,
quickly became a favorable place to sit
and enjoy the garden, while also
providing a full view of the
historic Baehr Audio-Reader
building. We are thankful to
Lorena for her vision of this
spot and where it has led the
Sensory Garden to today.
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