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Veterans Alumni Network Challenge Coin

KU Veterans Alumni Network Honorary Coin Recipients

The KU Veterans Alumni Network Honorary Coin is presented annually to two individuals who have made far-reaching contributions to the KU Veteran Community.

Name
Inscription
Year
Senator Robert J. Dole
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 1
Presented to Senator Robert J. Dole for your service to the University of Kansas and its military veterans.
2011-2012
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 2
Presented to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little for your service to the Military Veterans at University of Kansas
2012-2013
Chancellor Robert Hemenway
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 3
Presented to Chancellor Robert Hemenway for your service to the Military Veterans at University of Kansas
2012-2013
Chancellor Gene Budig
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 4
Presented to Chancellor Gene Budig for your service to the Military Veterans at University of Kansas
2012-2013
Chester Nez
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 5
Presented to Chester Nez, U.S. Marine, Navajo Code Talker and Kansas Jayhawk, for your service to our country.
2013-2014
General Charles Boyd
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 6
Presented to General Charles G. Boyd, U.S. Air Force, for your service to our country.
2013-2014
Dr. Neeli Bendapudi
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 7
Presented to Dr. Neeli Bendapudi for your support to our service members and KU Veterans.
2014-2015
Betty Colbert
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 8
Presented to Betty Colbert, for your support to our service members and KU Veterans.
2014-2015
Chris Lansdell
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 9
Presented to Chris Lansdell for your support to our service members and KU veterans.
2015-2016
Teresa Riggins
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 10
Presented to Teresa Riggins in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2016-2017
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 11
Presented to Chancellor Doug Girod in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2017-2018
Richard Schiefelbusch
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 12
Presented to Dr. Richard Schiefelbusch in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2018-2019
Randy Masten
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 13
Presented to LTC Randy masten, USA (Ret), in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2019-2020
Michelle Lang
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 14
Presented to Michelle Lang in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2020-2021
April Blackmon Strange
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 15
Presented to April Blackmon Strange in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2020-2021
Dr. Jim Martin
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 16
Presented to Dr. Jim Martin in appreciation for your untiring support and professionalism.
2021-2022
Heath Peterson
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 17
Presented to Heath Peterson appreciation for your unwavering support to the KU Veterans Alumni Network
2022-2023
Bill Eckert
KU Veterans Alumni Network | Honorary Coin 18
Presented to Bill Eckert in appreciation for your unwavering support to the KU Veterans Alumni Network
2022-2023

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