Tower-Fall-2020

10 TOWER | FALL 2020 Professor and Women’s Advocate Leaves Legacy for Future Students Dr. Ann T. Gundry, professor emerita and former director of the KU Women’s Center, has made three generous gifts to the university, including a featured speaker series. Gundry established the Dr. Constance P. Dent and Dr. Ann T. Gundry Distinguished Speaker Series in collaboration with the Women’s Center and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program. This gift will provide funding to bring internationally known speakers to KU. In addition, Gundry established endowed scholarship funds for women’s tennis and to benefit students in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program. All of the gifts were given in memory of Gundry’s late spouse, Dent, who was a professor of psychology at KU for more than 30 years. Gundry was the first director of the Department of Women’s Studies and director of the Women’s Center from 1991 until her retirement in 2004. She is an avid supporter of the center, women’s studies and women’s intercollegiate athletics at KU. NEWS NOTES KU foundation & alumni Arts Hall of Fame Coming to KU The Kutztown University Arts Society announced it will recognize excellence in the arts with a new hall of fame (located in Schaeffer Auditorium) and honorary designation. The recipients of the newly established Schaeffer-Sharadin Fellow designation will be inducted into the first class of the KU Arts Hall of Fame. Each year, up to six new Schaeffer-Sharadin Fellows will be chosen. These positions are open to any alumni, faculty, emeriti or community member who demonstrates outstanding contributions to the performing arts, visual arts, or as a patron. kuf.org/arts-society/arts-hall-of-fame Astronomical Observatory Dedicated The Kutztown University Foundation dedicated the C.R. Chambliss Astronomical Observatory, named in honor of the generous support from Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss (pictured above), professor emeritus of astronomy, on Nov. 15, 2019. The observatory is located atop the Grim Science Building and houses a 24-inch (0.61-meter) Ritchey-Chretien optical telescope system that is used for education, community outreach, and professional research projects. Chambliss joined the faculty of Kutztown in 1970, where he served for the next 33 years. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and International Astronomical Union. The asteroid Chambliss (23707) has been named for him.