University of Kansas Support Staff Senate
UNIVERSITY SUPPORT STAFF SENATE MEMBER PROFILES
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Peggy Palmer, President, University Support Staff Senate I recently received my 40-year service pin, recognizing my career at KU which began in September 1971. My first position was in the Office of the Registrar, a job I took after high school. Seven years later I became the Office Supervisor for KU Printing Services, a position I held for almost 20 years. I have worked in Strong Hall, the main administrative building on campus, since 1999 when I began working as the office manager for Student Success. For the past three years I've worked with the Provost Business Services team as the budget and personnel staff for the office. I was elected as University Support Staff President and began my two year term in May 2012. The USS Senate represents the interests, values and insights of all University Support Staff and communicates with the University of Kansas administration, the Kansas legislature and others on behalf of the University Support Staff. |
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Jan Akers Administrative Professional, Sr. Chemistry 864-3471 jakers@ku.edu Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member |
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Delores Barnard Administrative Associate Teaching & Leadership 864-9720 dleonard@ku.edu |
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Tom Boxberger General Maintenance Worker, Sr. Environmental Stewardship teebox39@ku.edu |
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Lea Chaffin University Support Staff Senate, Secretary Administrative Professional Office of Admissions 864-5899 lchaffin@ku.edu Chair - Legislative Affairs |
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Teri Chambers University Support Staff Senate, Treasurer Administrative Associate Economics 864-2841 tchambers@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel |
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Kathy Chaney Administrative Associate, Sr. Office of Admissions 864-5405 kchaney6@ku.edu Committee Member - Legislative Affairs University Senate Representative |
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Betty Colbert Administrative Associate, Sr. University Registrar 864-5452 bcolbert@ku.edu Committee Member - Legislative Affairs |
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Dennis Constance University Support Staff Senate, President Maintenance Supervisor - Custodial F.O. Housekeeping 864-9758 dcon@ku.edu University Senate Representative - Ex-officio Senex Representative - Ex-officio United Way Committee Planning & Resources Committee |
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Luke Daniels General Maintenance Worker F. O. Carpenter Shop 864-4770 ldg@ku.edu Committee Member - Legislative Affairs |
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Cynthia Davis Administrative Associate, Sr. Army ROTC 864-3311 cadavis@ku.edu Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member |
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Debora Deering Administrative Associate, Sr. Business 864-4500 deering@ku.edu Chair - Personnel Committee University Senate Representative |
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Le-Thu Erazmus Administrative Associate, Sr. Anthropology 864-2630 lerazmus@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel |
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Linda Gerdes Administrative Professional Student Financial Aid 864-5496 lgerdes@ku.edu EEO 7 (Service/Maintenance) Representative Committee Member - Legislative Affairs Unclassified Senate Representative |
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Sharon Lee Green Administrative Professional Biological Sciences 864-5888 greensl@ku.edu Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member |
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Ruthie Hatfield Administrative Associate, Sr. Psychology/Research in Education 864-7019 ruthie@ku.edu Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member Retirees Rights & Benefits Committee |
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Yelena Kistanova Administrative Associate, Sr. Civil/Environmental/Architechural Engineering 864-3775 kistanova@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel |
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Darleen Landis Custodian F. O. Custodial Services 864-4770 d277l587@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel |
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Margaret Mahoney Administrative Professional Dole Institute of Politics 864-1418 mahoney@ku.edu EEO 5 (Technical/Paraprofessional) Representative Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member Parking Commission |
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Mary Murphy Administrative Associate, Sr. CED - Academic Outreach/Distance Education 864-7893 memurphy@ku.edu Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member Transit Commission |
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Peggy Robinson Skilled Trade Worker - General Maintenance Student Housing 864-3097 peggyrob@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel University Senate Representative |
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Karen Schoor General Maintenance Worker, Sr. F. O. Special Services 864-4770 EEO 6 (Skilled Crafts) Representative Committee Member - Personnel |
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Darlene Secondine Administrative Associate, Sr. Kansas Geological Survey 864-2157 darlenes@ku.edu EEO 4 (Secretarial/Clerical) Representative Communications and Public Relations Committee - Committee Member |
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Susan C. Shaw Administrative Associate Parking & Transit 864-7275 scshaw@ku.edu University Senate Representative |
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David Tabor Skilled Trade Worker - Paint, Sr. F. O. Paint Shop 864-4770 tabe61@ku.edu Committee Member - Personnel |
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Chris Wallace University Support Staff Senate, Vice President Lock System Specialist, Sr. Housing Maintenance Shop 864-1252 ewallace@ku.edu Judicial Board |




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