Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AMBASSADORS Front row: Heidi Hartman, Brian Uphoff, Greg Doan, Jennifer Yackley, Christine Bogner, Jada Tangeman, Agnes Elzinga. Second row: Rabiha Abuzeineh, Amanda Groce, Heather Sumner, Kimberly Jones, Janna Croley, Christina Scheuerman, Susan Abbott, Andy Starbuck. Back row: Jenny Foster, Joanna Willits, Ann Gnebler, Joseph Denham, Leslie Lovitch, Corissa Weeks, Jill Baier. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COUNCIL Front row: Sara Smith, Kimberly Jones, Jennifer Redetzke, Jennifer Dreiling, Heather Wagner, Susan Gillespie. Second row: Cathleen Donahue, Chuck Allen, Rachel Schoenberger, Heather Sumner, Becky Creager, Christy Barker, Gina Holden. Back row: Kristi Hoffman, Terra David Parks, David Griffin, Karla Hightower, Elizabeth Simons. COLLEGIAN AD DESIGN STAFF Fall Front row: April Luscombe, Ivonne Alfonso, Amy Smith, Amy Anderson. Back row: Kristen Latto, Martin Tinker, Zachary Baze. COLLEGIAN AD DESIGN STAFF Spring Front row: Lynn Wuger, Zachary Baze. Second row: Kristen Latto, Amy Anderson. Back row: Wanda Haney, Heather Campbell. COLLEGIAN AD STAFF Fall Front row: Darren Werth, Amanda Kelley, Steve Cook, Babette Lewis, Kyle Chansler. Second Row: Heidi Atwood, Erin Nelson, Stacy Foulk, Karah Levely, Shanna Shaw, Jennifer Gassmann. Back Row: Chad Helin, Ben Underwood, Todd Noble. 174 tennis CLUB

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Jessica Carnahan, junior in animal science, is named Miss Rodeo K-State Feb. 22. Winning the honor encouraged Carnahan to become more active in the Rodeo Club. The club worked for several weeks to prepare for the event. (Photo by Steve Hebert) The Ottomatic choice, Aaron Otto, senior in political science, and Amy Knedlik, junor in accounting, add to their already busy schedules by throwing their gloves into the ring for the student body presidential election. (Photo by Steve Hebert) FREE time myths BY BARBIE HOLLINGSWORTH five hours of sleep constituted free time for some over-involved students. The activities I have now, they are my free time, Kevin Stamm, junior in biological and agricultural engineering, said. I like to stay pretty active with my time, so I just can ' t waste it. As awards chair at FarmHouse fraternity, chair of public relations for Engineering Ambassador ' s Executive Board, treasurer of Chimes junior honorary, intramural sports participant and vice president of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Stamm said he stayed busy. With his list of activities, Stamm declined to be in K-State Marching Band in the fall after a stressful sophomore year. I was staying up until 2 and getting up at 7, Stamm said. In the mornings, I had a hard time getting motivated and really liking school. JD Weber, graduate student in animal sciences and industry, said he stayed busy with Rodeo Club, Rodeo Team, Horseman ' s Association, Agriculture Student Council and two honoraries. Keeping up with classes and activities became too much at times, he said. There are some times when you have to say, ' No, school is why I ' m here, ' but I ' ve never met a group leader who hasn ' t understood that grades are impor- tant, Weber said. Rodeo Team has to have a 2.5 GPA to compete. Kathy Hill, sophomore in life sciences, said her involvement as a Student Alumni Board member, Student Foundation vice president, Pre-Nursing Club president and Delta Delta Delta sorority vice president gave her educational experience outside the classroom despite the extra time commitment. You learn a lot of skills you can ' t learn in the classroom that are valuable to getting a job, she said. You don ' t have as much time to play around, but that ' s the only drawback I see. At times, Brian Olsen, junior in biology, said he spent up to 30 hours a week with activities. Olsen, 1996 Sigma Chi fraternity president, Student Alumni Board member, assistant wrestling coach at Manhattan High School, Men ' s Glee Club, Chimes junior honorary member and Golden Key National Honor Society member, said it was important to do what he enjoyed. When life became too hectic, Olsen said he re-evaluated his schedule. Sometimes I feel like I need to sit back and spend a little time hanging out with my roommates, he said. If I feel like I ' m getting over involved, I try to step back and remember family and friends are what are important. over INVOLVED 173

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S ET up with money BY SARAH IRICK Warming up at practice, Otto Romer, tennis club vice president, serves the ball to Weesam Alkhatib, sophomore in chemistry. Club members competed in a match against the K-State women ' s tennis team where they won No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles matches. The club also competed against tennis clubs and varsity men ' s teams. (Photo by Clif Palmberg) Before practice, the club gathers for an informational meeting. With the addition of a national sponsor, the club ' s 14 members focused less on fundraising and more on upcoming tournaments. To thank Grupo Romer for their sponsorship, members sent a thank-you letter and a with the company ' s logo on it. (Photo by Clif Palmberg) a national sponsor brought a new look to the men ' s tennis club. Otto Romer, tennis club vice president and junior in chemical engineering, said the club asked Grupo Romer, an importing and exporting company, to sponsor the team. Romer ' s father, Richard Romer, owned the Miami-based company and agreed to become the club ' s first sponsor. We ' re not a big team, and it wasn ' t that much money, so he agreed to do it, Romer said. Romer said the sponsor ' s $900 donation bought club uniforms. In exchange for purchasing the uniforms, the company logo was placed on the sleeve. He said the sponsorship helped relieve the team ' s financial burden. We don ' t have to worry that much about fundraisers, Romer said. We can focus more on having tennis meets with other schools. James Wolf, club treasurer and sophomore in business administration, said the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics provided the club with an $850 budget. With this money the club paid for part of their practice costs at Cottonwood Racquet Club, advertising and transportation to matches at Tabor College, William Jewell College and the University of Missouri at Columbia. (Continued on page 177) tennis CLUB 175