KU Women's Hall of Fame
The University of Kansas has a rich legacy of phenomenal women, many of whom have been inducted into the KU Women's Hall of Fame since its founding in 1970.
The individuals composing the Women's Hall of Fame are exemplary members of our society in both their overall impact and their outstanding character. Inductees have accomplished feats in their respective fields and their contributions, achievements, and success serve as inspiration for us all.
See the complete list of Women's Hall of Fame members below.
Women's Hall of Fame Display
Dr. Kala Stroup, a Hall of Fame honoree, had the vision for the KU Women's Hall of Fame display honoring past and current inductees located on the 5th floor of the KU Memorial Union at the Lawrence campus.
Women's Hall of Fame Members
Name | Year inducted | Career field |
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Adele Hall | 2014 | Philanthropy |
Alberta L. Corbin | 1989 | German, Higher Education |
Aletha Huston | 1983 | Human Development |
Alexandra Mason | 1980 | Library Studies |
Alferdteen Harrison | 2016 | African-American Studies, History |
Alice Lieberman | 2004 | Social Work |
Alice-Ann Darrow | 1991 | Music, Dance |
Alicia Ann Clair | 1984 | Music Therapy |
Alma Poehler Brook | 1989 | Art History |
Analee "Betsy" Beisecker | 2000 | Sociology, Preventive Medicine |
Andrea Norris | 2001 | Art History |
Anita Herzfeld | 1982 | Linguistics, Latin American Studies |
Ann Brill | 2015 | Journalism |
Ann Cudd | 2008 | Women's Studies, Philosophy |
Ann Eversole | 1994 | Higher Education |
Ann P. Turnbull | 1994 | Special Education |
Ann Schofield | 1991 | American Studies, History |
Ann T. Weick | 1992 | Social Welfare |
Ann Victoria Thomas | 1981 | Law |
Anna M. Cienciala | 1993 | History |
Anne Levinson | 2016 | Law, Community Activism |
Annette Rieger | 2006 | Social Work, Philanthropy |
Annette Stanton | 2005 | Psychology |
Audrey Langworthy | 2008 | Political Science |
Barbara Anthony-Twarog, PhD | 1995 | Science, Physics & Astronomy |
Barbara Atkinson | 2007 | Medicine, Higher Education |
Barbara C. Etzel | 1975 | Human Development |
Barbara M. Craig | 1979 | French & Italian |
Barbara Lukert | 2015 | Medicine |
Barbara Timmermann | 2014 | Medicinal Chemistry |
Barbara W. Ballard | 1985 | Politics, Higher Education Administration |
Barbara Watkins | 2002 | Higher Education |
Beatrice Wright | 1971 | Psychology |
Bernadette Gray-Little | 2017 | Higher Education, Psychology |
Bette Krenzer | 1981 | Engineering |
Beulah Duncan | 1985 | Community Organization |
Beverly Boyd | 1977 | English |
Beverly Smith-Billings | 2005 | Philanthropy, Psychology, Business |
Bonnie Ritter | 1977 | Communication Studies |
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan | 2009 | Mathematics |
Carlotta S. Nellis | 1990 | Housing Services |
Carol A. Beier | 2012 | Law |
Carol Fabian | 2016 | Medicine, Oncology |
Carol Marinovich | 2010 | Politics |
Caryl Kelley Smith | 1978 | Higher Education |
Cathy Daicoff | 2013 | Finance, Public Administration |
Charlene L. Muehlenhard | 1993 | Women's Studies, Psychology |
Christine Kenney | 2004 | Law |
Colleen McCain Nelson | 2017 | Journalism |
Connie Burk | 2015 | Activism |
Connie Novistky | 1970 | Community Service |
Cora Downs | 1970 | Biology |
Cora Lee Beers Price | 2003 | Classics |
Cynthia Carroll | 2012 | Geology, Business |
Deannell Reece Tacha | 1972 | Law |
Deborah J. Gerner | 1992 | Political Science |
Deborah J. Teeter | 2014 | Research & Planning |
Deborah Powell | 2002 | Medicine, Higher Education |
Debra Kamps | 2012 | Science, Disability Research |
Diana B. Carlin | 1998 | Higher Education, Communications |
Diane McDermott | 1996 | Psychology |
Donna Sweet | 2013 | Medicine |
Dorthy Pennington | 2004 | English, Communication Studies |
Edith L. Taylor | 2004 | Women's Studies, Higher Education |
Edith M. Freeman | 1991 | Social Welfare |
Edwyna Condon Gilbert | 1984 | English |
Elaine Sharp | 1988 | Political Science |
Eleanor J. Sullivan | 1993 | Nursing, Novelist |
Eleanor Malott | 1983 | Philanthropy |
Eleanor Scott Meyers | 1978 | Theology |
Elinor P. Schroeder | 1984 | Law |
Elizabeth A. Kuznesof | 1994 | Latin American Studies |
Elizabeth Broun | 2008 | Art History |
Elizabeth C. Banks | 1991 | Classics |
Elizabeth Miller Watkins | 1985 | Business |
Elizabeth Schultz | 1973 | English |
Elizabeth Sherbon | 1979 | Dance |
Emily Taylor | 1971 | Higher Education |
Esther Twente | 1970 | Social Welfare |
Esther Valladolid Wolf | 1988 | Social Work, Politics |
Evelyn DeGraw | 1980 | Art |
Evelyn Hitchcock Alden | 1976 | Philanthropy |
Florence Black | 1973 | Mathematics |
Florence Teat-Montgomery | 1996 | Housing Services |
Frances Degen Horowitz | 1974 | Higher Education Administration, Psychology |
Frances Ingemann | 1977 | Linguistics |
Genevieve Hargiss | 1983 | Music |
Gertrude Sellards Pearson | 1988 | Philanthropy |
Gisela A.M. Dreschoff | 1978 | Physics, Astronomy |
Gloria Farha Flentje | 2011 | Law |
Gunda I. Georg | 1992 | Chemistry |
Hannah Britton | 2011 | Political Science, Women's Studies |
Hazel Anderson | 1974 | Law |
Helen Alexander | 2007 | Science, Biology |
Helen Foresman Spencer | 1981 | Art |
Helen Martin Gilles | 1971 | Medicine |
Ida Hyde | 1986 | Biology, Physiology |
Irene Nunemaker | 1974 | Business |
Irene Peabody | 1981 | Music |
Jacqueline Snyder | 2009 | Higher Education |
Jacqueline Z. Davis | 2000 | Performing Arts |
Jan Kozma | 1997 | French & Italian |
Jan Sheldon | 2017 | Applied Behavioral Science |
Janet Hamburg | 1992 | Dance |
Janet Murgia | 2010 | Law |
Janet Sharistanian | 1985 | English |
Janet Sommer Campbell | 2013 | Broadcasting Administration |
Janice Kay Mendenhall | 1978 | Government Relations |
Jannette Berkley-Patton | 2018 | Health |
Jean Bragg Schumaker | 1993 | Child Psychology |
Jean F. Shepherd | 1985 | Law |
Jean Pyfer | 1980 | Health and Recreation |
Jeanne Gass Stump | 1970 | Art History |
Jill Sobel Quadagno | 1984 | Sociology |
Joan Brunfeldt | 1999 | Medicine |
Joan Hunt | 2007 | Biology, Immunology |
Joanne M. Collins | 1987 | Politics |
Joey Sprague | 2009 | Sociology |
Joyce Castle | 2003 | Music |
Juanita Strait | 2000 | Music |
Judith N. LeBlanc | 1981 | Human Development |
Judy Locy Wright | 2010 | Philanthropy |
Julie Robinson | 2015 | Law |
K. Barbara Jetter Schowen | 1988 | Chemistry |
Kala Mays Stroup | 1976 | Higher Education |
Karen L. Miller | 2010 | Nursing |
Karen Mitchell Humphreys | 2015 | Law |
Karen R. Keesling | 1976 | Women's Rights Activism, Military Affairs |
Karen Symms Gallagher | 1999 | Higher Education Administration |
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell | 1982 | Communication Studies |
Katherine Giele | 1980 | Higher Education Administration |
Katherine Rose-Mockry | 2011 | Higher Education |
Kathleen C. Doering | 1977 | Science, Biology |
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett | 1987 | Higher Education Administration, Psychology |
Kathleen Sebelius | 2009 | Political Science, Public Administration, Politics |
Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle | 1998 | Higher Education Administration |
Kathryn Vratil | 2013 | Law |
Kathy Barnard | 1991 | Art |
Kathy Davis | 2013 | Pediatric Palliative Care |
Kathy Suprenant | 2006 | Biology |
Kay Barnes | 2006 | Politics |
Kimberly Templeton | 2014 | Orthopedic Surgery |
Kristin Bowman-James | 1989 | Chemistry |
Lenoir Ekdahl | 1987 | Housing Services |
Leona Baumgartner | 1979 | Politics |
Liane Davis | 1996 | Social Work |
Linda Luckey | 2004 | Religion, Higher Education Administration |
Linda Mullens | 1996 | Higher Education Administration |
Linda Warren | 2005 | Medicine |
Linda Weir-Enegren | 2012 | Philanthropy |
Lorraine Haricombe | 2012 | Library Studies |
Louise Wheeler | 1973 | Law |
Lydia Beebe | 2018 | Business |
Lynette Woodard | 2018 | Athletics |
Lynn Bretz | 2011 | Communications |
M. Evelyn Swartz | 1979 | Education |
Mabel L. Rice | 1990 | Child Language |
Margaret "Peg" Byrne | 1983 | Speech & Language Pathology |
Margaret Battenfeld Hashinger | 1988 | Sociology |
Margaret Frailey Hayes | 1970 | Law, Government |
Margaret Wenski Amini | 1995 | Journalism |
Margo Gordon | 1983 | Social Welfare |
Maria Carlson | 2009 | Russian & East European Studies |
Marian Washington | 1979 | Athletics |
Marietta Hanna-Jackson | 1996 | Housing Services |
Marigold Linton | 2004 | Psychology |
Marily Harper Rhudy | 2014 | Pharmacy |
Marilyn Ainsworth Yarbrough | 1982 | Law |
Marilyn Stokstad | 1972 | Art History |
Maritza Machado-Williams | 2008 | Higher Education |
Marjorie Heard Franklin | 1988 | Engineering |
Marjorie Whitney | 1982 | Art |
Marlesa Roney | 2008 | Higher Education Administration |
Martha Langley | 2003 | Social Welfare |
Martha Peterson | 1972 | Higher Education Administration, Mathematics |
Mary Beck Briscoe | 2001 | Law |
Mary Burg | 2012 | Higher Education Administration |
Mary Grant | 1975 | Classics |
Mary Joan McCann | 1971 | Accounting |
Mary Klayder | 2018 | Education |
Mary Lee Hummert | 2003 | Communication Studies |
Mary Lou Michaelis | 1998 | Chemistry |
Mary Morrill Litchfield | 1975 | Public Administration |
Mary Murgia | 2010 | Law |
Mary Rosenbloom | 2002 | Library Sciences |
Mary Turkington | 1976 | Engineering |
Maryemma Graham | 2002 | English |
Marylee Southard | 1996 | Engineering |
Marynell Dyatt Reece | 2007 | Business |
Maude Ellsworth | 1970 | Art |
Mildred Clodfelter | 1986 | Business Administration |
Miriam Stewart Green | 1978 | Music |
Muriel Helen Johnson | 1986 | Women's Studies |
Nancy A. Dahl | 1993 | Science, Biology |
Nancy Kassebaum | 1984 | Politics |
Nancy L. Peterson | 1994 | Special Education |
Natalie Calderwood | 1990 | English |
Neeli Bendapudi | 2014 | Business, Marketing |
Nita Sundbye Sewell | 1972 | Higher Education Administration |
Nobleza Asuncion-Lande | 2001 | Communication Studies |
Nona Tollefson | 1986 | Psychology |
Nyla Branscombe | 2004 | Psychology |
Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka | 1997 | Theatre and Film |
Pamela Soltis | 2004 | Plant Biology |
Patricia Ann Wolfe | 1981 | Education, Administration |
Patricia Long | 2016 | Higher Education |
Patricia Thomas | 2011 | Medicine |
Polly Bales | 2005 | Music, Philanthropy |
Rae Sedgwick | 1987 | Law, Psychology, Advocacy |
Renate Mai-Dalton | 1995 | Business |
Julie Johnson Staples | 2018 | Advocacy |
Rita Napier | 1982 | History |
Rochelle Chronister | 1990 | Politics, Virology |
Rose L. Greaves | 1991 | History |
Rosemarie T. Truglio | 2015 | Human Development |
Sadye Logan | 1998 | Social Work |
Sally Mason | 1996 | Science, Higher Education |
Sandra Albrecht | 1996 | Sociology & Women's Studies |
Sandy Praeger | 2018 | Politics |
Sara Paretsky | 1988 | Business, Creative Writing |
Sara Thomas Rosen | 2013 | Linguistics, Higher Education Administration |
Sarah Deer | 2017 | Law and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
Sarah Jane Russell | 1993 | Women's Studies, Counseling |
Saralyn Reece Hardy | 2017 | Art and Museum Administration |
Sharon Lee | 2016 | Medicine |
Sharon S. Brehm | 1989 | Psychology, Higher Education |
Sheila C. Bair | 2011 | Finance |
Shelley Jane Miller | 1994 | Library Studies |
Sherry Borgers | 1990 | Psychology |
Shirley Harkess | 1984 | Sociology, Women's Studies |
Susan J. Kemper | 1992 | Psychology |
Susan V. Craig | 2004 | Art History |
Susanne M. Shaw | 1994 | Journalism |
Terry Evans | 2017 | Photographer/ Artist |
Betty Jo Charlton | 1997 | Politics |
Toni-Marie Montgomery | 2003 | Higher Education, Music |
Venida Chenault | 2016 | HIgher Education, Social Welfare |
Virginia E. Detlor | 1985 | Science, Biology |
Vivian McCoy Rogers | 1980 | Education |
Wealthy Babcock | 1973 | Mathematics |
Zelema Harris | 1988 | Higher Education |