In Academe news, Dan Close and Jeffrey Jarman oversaw winning students; Kimberly Engber was awarded the John R. Barrier teaching award; Lynne Davis is being knighted in the French order of arts and letters; and the campus community celebrated distinguished service and faculty awards. In addition, the recent deaths of Roland "Joe" Banks, Bill Caldwell, Tippy Dye, Clark Garnsey, Bernice Ray-Hutcherson and Marjorie Lee Taylor are noted. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1590.
