University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

v y A. ce Chancellor Affairs Vice-Chancellor David Ambler came to the University of Kansas in 1977. Ambler assumed responsibili- ties for a comprehensive student services program including Student Housing, Health Services, the Kan- sas Unions, Admissions, Student Records, Financial Aid, Placement, counseling, Student Activities, Mi- nority Affair, Foreign Student Serv- ices and other programs to assist students. Ambler also held the rank of Associate Professor in the Depart- ment of Counseling Psychology where he worked with graduate stu- dents interested in pursuing careers in higher education. Ambler was active in many na- tional preofessional organizations and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the National Associa- tion of Student Personnel Adminis- trators. Ambler has been the recipient of several very distinguished awards. In 1983, the KU Student Senate selected him to receive their Higher Education Distinguished Service Award and in 1987 Ambler was the first recipient of the CLAS Award (Citation for Leadership and Acheivement in Student Services) established by the senior class to honor staff members of the Division of Student Affairs. That same year, he was recognized by his alma ma- ter, Indiana University, when he received the Robert H. Shaffer Dis- tinguished Alumni Award. With all of his responsibilitie Ambler still manages to devote tim to his wife, Mary Kate Harris, and his daughters Laura, a graduate o: the University of Kansas, and Sarah, a junior at Arizona State University. Ambler and his wifer are great supporters of the arts and science and are heavily involved in their church. -Amy St. Martin i