Planning Committee
The Planning Committee is open to those who want to participate in developing events and initiatives for the WWI Commemoration. Membership will change during the four-year project. If you are interested in participating, please contact Lorie A. Vanchena at vanchena@ku.edu.
Lorie A. Vanchena, Chair; Academic Director, European Studies Program; Associate Professor, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Jennifer Duhamel, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Global & International Studies
Adrienne Landry, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Bart Redford, Assistant to the Director, Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Anne Dotter, Associate Director, University Honors Program
Sally Utech, Associate Director, Hall Center for the Humanities
Amanda Martin-Hamon, Associate Director of Community Engagement, Spencer Museum of Art
Amy Duke, Public Programs & Visitor Experience Manager, Spencer Museum of Art
Anthea Scoufas, Engagement and Education Director, Lied Center
Marike Janzen, Coordinator, Peace & Conflict Studies; Assistant Professor, Humanities & Western Civilization
Howard Graham, Associate Director, Academic Programs, Office of First-Year Experience
Marc Greenberg, Director, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures; Professor, Slavic Languages & Literatures
Van Kelly, Associate Professor, French & Italian
Sarah Goodwin Thiel, Head, KU Libraries Center for Community/Affiliate Initiatives and Engagement; Coordinator, KU Libraries Exhibits Program
Sheryl Williams, Curator of Collections, Spencer Research Library
Rebecca Smith, Director of Communications and Advancement, KU Libraries
Nathan Wood, Associate Professor, History
Erik Scott, Assistant Professor, History
David Neely, Director of Orchestral Activities, School of Music
Kylie Smith, Assistant to the Dean for Advancement, School of Music
Abby Magariel, Watkins Museum
Mike Reid, Director of Public Affairs, KU Memorial Unions
Sam Moore, B.A. History, Dec '13
Jessica Palko, Graduate Student, Museum Studies
Jake Doerr, History major, University Honors Program
Audrey Coleman, Senior Archivist, Robert J. Dole Archive & Special Collections, Dole Institute of Politics
Melanie Coen, Communications & Marketing Director, Dole Institute of Politics
Nicole Perry, Assistant Director, Center for Undergraduate Research
Melanie Coen
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Melanie Coen
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Mike Denning, Director, Graduate Military Programs
Randy Masten, Assistant Director, Graduate Military Programs
Daniel Atkinson, Assistant Director, Kansas African Studies Center
George D. Norton, Director of Corporate Development, Kansas Public Radio
Phil Wilke, Media Manager, Kansas Public Radio
George Thompson, Historical Advisory Committee to The National World War I Museum