| Organization | Washburn University |
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| Location | Topeka, Kansas (US) |
| Coordinates | 39°2′9.5″N95°41′56.0″W / 39.035972°N 95.698889°W |
| Website | www |
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  Location of Crane Observatory | |
Crane Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Washburn University. It is located in Topeka, Kansas.
Topeka is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 127,473. The Topeka metropolitan statistical area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee Counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census.
Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 undergraduate students and nearly 800 graduate students. The university's assets include a $158 million endowment.
Edison Pettit was an American astronomer.
KTWU, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Topeka, Kansas, United States. The station is owned by Washburn University. KTWU's studios are located on the western edge of the Washburn University campus at 19th Street and Jewell Avenue in central Topeka, and its transmitter is located on Wanamaker Road on the city's northwest side.
The Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966 was a series of tornado outbreaks which occurred between June 2 and June 12. The nearly two week event of severe weather was mainly concentrated in the Midwestern region of the United States, but was widely spread out to areas as far south as Texas and Florida, and as far east as New York.
William Robert Roy, also known as Bill Roy, was a United States Representative from Kansas, a physician, and a columnist for The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Washburn Rural High School is a public high school located in southwest Topeka, Kansas, operated by Auburn–Washburn USD 437, and serves students in grades 9–12. The school is adjacent to Washburn Rural Middle School. Edward Raines became the principal in 2007, replacing former principal Bill Edwards. The school colors are blue and white and the school mascot is the "Junior Blue". The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,900 students.
The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas. Operated by The University of Kansas, it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University (K-State), Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas (KU), and Wichita State University.
Marla Luckert is the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court appointed by Governor Bill Graves on November 20, 2002 and sworn on January 13, 2003.
Richard Milan Godlove was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas from 1936 to 1942 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1946 to 1968, compiling a career college football coaching record of 104–55–10. In 1964, he was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame and served as the third president of the organization.
Joseph Ralph Brown was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 9–18.
Craig Schurig is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and he held that position since the 2002 season. He is the 40th person to hold the post. He is known for turning around a once losing program to a winning program. As of the 2013 Washburn University budget, Schurig's salary is listed as $101,303.
George F. Tardiff was an American football coach at the collegiate and high school level. He served as the head football coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas from 1974 to 1976 and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas from 1983 to 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 22–23.
Sam Alfred Crow is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl is a sport stadium in Topeka, Kansas. The facility is primarily used by Washburn University for college football and men's and women's soccer teams. The stadium currently hosts the Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 6A state championship game.
The Washburn Institute of Technology is a public institute of technology in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It is part of Washburn University and awards associate degrees and certificates in professional and technical disciplines.
This is a list of lists of people from Kansas. Inclusion in this list should be reserved for existing Wikipedia lists about people from the American state of Kansas.
John Alcala, is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 57th district. He is a graduate of both Topeka High School and Washburn University. For 14 years he was a member of the Topeka City Council after which he became city's Deputy Mayor.
The 1901 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach John H. Outland, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 147 to 92.
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