Sigma Kappa - University of Kansas

H H H Sigma kappa Zelina Higginbottom Hickox '47 In memory of Dallas Shores '47 Areta Hemphill Garden '48 Jane Sullivan Hursh '49 In memory of Helen Ward Sullivan '15 and Mary Frances Sullivan Larson '40 In honor of Megan Sullivan '10 Donna Karr Kibbey '49 In memory of Thelma Sprout Keller '50 In honor of a great University Marjorie Albright Hazlett '50 Shirley Rothberger Hodges '50 Lois Clough Merriman '52 Phyllis Wilson Dammer '53 Velma Gaston Farrar '53 Janice Adriance Fonkelsrud '55 Arlene Abel Luchsinger '57 Rita Harris Clifford '60 Judith Fraser-Flamer '61 Carol Walker Heiman '61 Julia Jarvis Leakey '61 Paula Masoner Lohmeier '61 Betty McLain Brown '62 In memory of Joleen Miller Leslie '62 Patricia Meyer Nall '62 Kathlyn Reed '62 In memory of Ruth Krehbiel Reed '27 Mary Linda Jewell Sullivan '62 Deanna Dalbom Weeks '62 Joan Lee Howard '63 Joy Kline Moser '63 Loneta Wilson Schmollinger '64 Ann Cushing Conner '65 Barbara Musgrave Kerns '65 Nancy Polson Schuetz '65 Valerie Lewis Hammons '66 Jeanine Ninemires Morton '66 Ellen Holtsberg '67 Harriet Tia Justus '67 Cynthia Miller Wright '67 Barbara Deetjen Bromby '68 Kathleen Leary Holly '68 Deborah Green Murrell '68 Catherine Ecroyd '69 Marty Paulson Pope '69 Carolyn Rothery '69 Gail Johnson Scott '69 Linda Richards Stoker '69 Sharen Opperman Mingee '70 Deborah Phillips Corder '71 Denise Eldridge Gossage '72 Julianne Chaney Jarvis '72 Susan Brazee Tucker '72 Barbara Hannas Payne Johnson '75 Martha Haefele Domme '75 Holly Wilbur Lowe '75 In memory of Anneliese Schnierle Engelmann '50 Regina Jones Squires '75 Vicki Farrar Thompson '75 In memory of Anneliese Schnierle Engelmann '50 Joyce Siler Bellassai '76 Karen Schlager Stansberry '77 Anne Dawkins Barbour '78 Melinda McClellan Burton '78 Sheila Norton Christiansen '78 Janet Schulenberg Wiens '78 In memory of Helen and John Schulenberg Carol Coyle '80 Stephanie King '81 Lynlea Hall Keightley '82 Mary Sauder-Newman '82 Kendra Gooch Schoeman '82 Judith Foley '83 Shalene Bayless Link '83 Denise Ellena Berland '84 Laura Bulgren '84 Amy Wallner Ward '85 Laura McKee Sweet '88 Tish Holub Taylor, Ph.D. '88 Julie Jakobe Benelli '89 Sarah Strief Bonefas '89 Dana Baasen Rosenthal '90 Amelia Kovar-Donohue '91 Christy Cain Neilson '91 Kimberly Schrameyer Simonds '91 Marcy Smoler Woodhouse '92 Gretchen Havner '92 Susan Yager Velasco '93 Samantha Ventsam '95 Wendy Wiedel Horan '96 Kara Donohoe Manning '96 Carly Zimmerman Stowell '96 Elizabeth Wristen Wakeman '96 Melissa Yeager '96 Stacey Hurst Morgan '97 Melissa Gard '98 Lesley Hughes '98 Kelli Jenkinson '98 Rachel Burger Welland '98 Ana Duran Williams '98 Katie Ellena '99 Laura King Bourdelais '00 Brandy Moske Vargas '00 Angela Harness '01 Ashley Osbern Biondi '02 Christy Rachow Larson '02 Blair Schipper '02 Melissa Malone Godinez '03 Jessica Stelzer '04 Amanda Cromer Lehr '05 Ashley Conrad '06 Pucetti Family Gift Ariel Pucetti '09 Rachel Pucetti '13 Megan Sullivan '10 and Family In memory of Miss Norinne Andrea Banner '11 sigma kappa helped lindsey Willard '06 help others a s a dedicated KU fan, Lindsey Willard '06 decided to break tradition and venture west to Lawrence for college instead of heading to Mizzou like most of her high school friends. It was an unpopular decision, coming from Missouri, but one that ultimately paid off. Lindsey graduated with two degrees from KU—a B.A. in communication studies and one in political science —and followed up those accomplishments by attending law school at the California Western School of Law. Lindsey's hard work and dedication paid off as she now works as a public defender for San Diego County. "I take great pride in my job," Lindsey said. "I'm a trial attorney, so I really enjoy fighting for individuals who need help and need someone in their corner as an advocate. I represent people who can't always afford someone to do that for them. I'm grateful for the skills I learned at KU and in law school allowing me to do what I can for a positive outcome in the case and allow that person to be successful in the future." In addition to her schooling, Lindsey gained a lot of knowledge from her time in Sigma Kappa that she uses today. "I definitely learned a lot about myself during those years, as well as lessons on leadership and communication. I don't think I would have excelled in my career if I hadn't been a member of the sorority. I have been approached at work about leading various training sessions because of the leadership skills I gained at Xi Chapter. Sigma Kappa was a foundation for me to do well in my job today." For Xi's current membership and recent graduates, Lindsey advises them to do something they love. "I love my job, but I have friends who wake up every day who aren't so lucky. Be sure to try different things and explore various areas of interest. You don't want to pigeonhole yourself into a career you don't love. Stay hungry." Even as a San Diego resident, Lindsey still maintains her love for KU basketball. If given the opportunity, she would relive the night KU won the National Championship in 2008. "Some friends and I had traveled to San Antonio for the Final Four game, and after we won, we knew we had to get back to Lawrence for the final game so we could be there if we won. I was with a group of Sigma Kappas during the final game, and after we won I remember running from campus to Mass Street. It was like being on top of the world. Such an amazing memory I'll never forget." You can contact Lindsey at lindsey.willard10@gmail.com. Page 3

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