Cecile Accilien, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Haitian Studies in the Department of African and African-American Studies at KU. Although born in Haiti, she has lived in states all across… Read More »Haitian and US History Entwined
Three of the newest members of Lawrence Central Rotary shared the spotlight in a recent panel interview. All are excited about how Rotary can expand their networks of friendship and opportunity for community service in… Read More »New Talent and Energy Joins Lawrence Central
Audrey Coleman received the Becky Castro Award from President Fred Atchison at Lawrence Central Rotary’s annual anniversary event. He thanked Coleman for her work and dedication on a significant initiative to fulfill the Club’s mission–the… Read More »Audrey Coleman Honored with Becky Castro Award
Jerry Harper, a retired Lawrence lawyer, told Rotarians about Dr. J.R. Brinkley, the notorious goat-gland doctor from Kansas. In 1917, Brinkley arrived in Milford, KS, to establish a practice. When a local farmer convinced him… Read More »J. R. Brinkley: Medical Quack and Marketing Genius
Jim Hoy, author, educator, and Kansas native, sang “The Old Chisolm Trail” to launch his story about the American cowboy. Cowboys were typically men between the ages of 19 and 22, he explained. They managed the herds… Read More »Cowboy Songs Tell the Story
