Campus Buildings Directory

1134 W. 11th St. 66045

Pronounced: KAW-day

Bequeathed to KU by the estate of Dr. Mervin T. Sudler (1874-1956), Lawrence physician and dean of the Medical School 1921-24, this limestone house was built for him in 1929 by the Kansas City architectural firm of Buckley and van Brunt. It housed Audio-Reader, Architectural Services and KJHK radio before being renovated and opened in April 1992 as the Kade Center, which is supported by a foundation in New York established by pharmaceutical pioneer Max Kade (1882-1967). It has an apartment for a visiting professor, a library and a conference room.

See also: Baehr Audio-Reader Center; Broadcasting House; Sudler Annex

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Memorial Drive

The Korean War Memorial, honoring 44 members of the university community who died in that conflict, was dedicated April 16, 2005. The brick and stone terrace overlooks Potter Lake west of the campanile, and its centerpiece is a 7-foot copper sculpture of four entwined cranes by design professor Jon Havener; the cranes, ancient symbols of peace in the Korean culture, represent the four nations in conflict—the United States, China, North Korea and South Korea. The memorial, designed by university architectural services, was funded by donations from alumni and foundations in Korea and the United States.

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See also: Memorial Drive

1891 Constant Ave. 66047-3743

The Endowment Association, established in 1891, was the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university, and it remains one of the largest. It is independent and nonprofit and is the official fund-raising and fund-management organization for KU; it oversees gifts, bequests, endowments, property and other assets for the university. For many years its headquarters were on the main campus, but in 1976 the association moved to Irvin Youngberg Hall on West Campus, a building named for its longtime executive secretary. The association’s staff and services continued to expand, and in April 1998 it moved to this new building, a $5 million, 52,000-square-foot hall designed by Nearing Staats Prelogar Jones of Prairie Village.

See also: Youngberg Hall

2330 Crowell Drive 66047-3714

The 5,000-square-foot building, dedicated Oct. 27, 1990, was designed by Hicks-Messick and Associates of Lawrence. It is named for Fred Kurata, a professor of chemical and petroleum engineering 1947-78 who held two distinguished professorships and was a leader in thermodynamics research. The new building replaced facilities near 15th and Iowa streets that were razed when the Lied Center was built. It houses experimental and analytical labs; safety areas; computer and conference areas; a library; and mechanical areas.