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