24 With Honors

32 Green Dream

36 Danforth’s Big Day

2 Lift the Chorus
Letters from readers

5 First Word
The editor's turn

6 On the Boulevard
KU & Alumni Association events

8 Jayhawk Walk
One big-league debut, two jackpots, 141derful years on Mount Oread and more

10 Hilltopics
News and notes: KU Med partners with Saint Luke’s, autism center planned and more

16 Sports
Football rolls to historic start; basketball tips off with top-five ranking.

42 Association News
Millies honor chapter volunteers; Roundup rallies Wichita Jayhawks.

46 Class Notes
Profiles of a football hero, a coach for life, a crusading physician and more

66 In Memory
Deaths in the KU family

68 Rock Chalk Review
Architect designs for better elder care; alumna’s novel charts family tragedy

72 Oread Encore
Creation story: When crimson met blue