Past Mini-Grant Recipients
2024-2025 Recipients
Community Project- Park(ing) Day
Thom Allen- Associate Director, University Honors Program; Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Public Affairs & Administration
Problem-Solving in Teams and Groups- Various Community Partners
Molly Han- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Communication Studies
2023-2024 Recipients
Community Partner- Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living
Brent Metz- Professor of Anthropology
2022-2023 Recipients
Community Partner- American Red Cross (Kansas and Oklahoma Region)
Joseph Erba- Associate Professor of Journalism + Mass Communications
2021-2022 Recipients
Community Partner- Kansas State School for the Blind
Nilou Vakil- Associate Professor of Architecture + Design
2018-2019 Recipients
Community Partner- Dads of Douglas County
Joseph Erba- Assistant Professor of Journalism
Community Partner- Olathe Public Schools, 21st Century Academy, Medical Professions
Randall Logan- Program Director & Professor of Practice of Undergraduate Biology-Biotechnology
Community Partner- Palestine Senior Citizen Activity Center
Crystal Lumpkins- Associate Professor of Family Medicine Research
Community Partner- Kansas Audio Reader
Charlotte Tritch- Associate Director of Entrepreneurship/School of Business
2017-2018 Recipients
Community Partner- Hamm Recycle Services
Matthew Burke- Associate Professor of Visual Art
Community Partner- Centro Hispano of Lawrence
Tamara Falicov- Professor of Film & Media Studies, Marta Caminero Santangelo- Professor of English
Community Partner- Lawrence Humane Society
Jessica Li- Assistant Professor of Marketing
Community Partner- Academy of Maya Languages, Ch'orti' Branch/ Ch'orti' Maya Indigenous Council of Honduras
Brent Metz- Associate Professor of Anthropology
2016-2017 Recipients
Community Partner- Senior Resource Center for Douglas County
Deanna Hanson-Abromeit- Associate Professor of Music Education & Music Therapy
Community Partner- KU Center for Community Outreach
Susan Harvey- Assistant Professor of Health, Sport, & Exercise Sciences
Community Partner- Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Carrie La Voy- Lecturer of Curriculum & Teaching
Community Partner- Just Food
Jessica Li- Assistant Professor of Marketing
Community Partner- Let's Rock and Roll and Change the World
Chad Kraus- Associate Professor of Architecture
Community Partner- Lawrence Community Shelter
Mary Fry- Associate Professor of Health, Sport & Exercise Science
Community Partners- Loud Light, The Willow Domestic Violence Shelter, Just Food, Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center, KU SGD
Megan Paceley- Assistant Professor of Social Welfare
Community Partner- Baker Wetlands Discovery Center
Bob Hagen- Lecturer of Environmental Studies
Community Partner- United Way of Douglas County
Barry Fitzgerald- Professor of Design
Community Partner- The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center
Haley Vellinga- Graduate Teaching Assistant of Communication Studies
Multiple Community Partners
Bill Matney- Associate Professor of Music Education & Music Therapy
2015-2016 Recipients
Community Partner- The Coalition for Independence (CFI)
Joan Augustyn- Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partner- Mosaic of Northeast Kansas
Evan Dean- Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partner- Independence Inc., Lawrence Public Library
Abby Dvorak- Assistant Professor of Music Education & Music Therapy
Community Partner: KU Center for Sustainability
Farhana Ferdous- Lecturer of Architecture
Community Partner- The Center for Practical Bioethics (CPB)
Mugur Geana- Associate Professor of Journalism
Community Partner- The Willow Domestic Violence Center, Lawrence Pedestrian Coalition, Lawrence Public Library, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, KU Libraries
Germaine Halegoua- Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies
Community Partner- Kansas Audio Reader
Chad Kraus- Assistant Professor of Architecture
Community Partner- C.H.A.M.P.S. Achievers American Karate
Jeff Radel- Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partner- Academy for the Integrated Arts Charter School
Angela Blackwell- Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partners- KU Biological Survey Station
Matt Burke- Associate Professor of Visual Art
Community Partner- United Way of Douglas County
Tyler Galloway- Associate Professor of Design
Community Partner- Van Go, Inc.
Michael Kruger- Professor of Visual Art
Community Partner- Pelathe District Boy Scouts
Jomella Watson-Thompson- Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science
Community Partner: Occupational Therapy Teaching Clinic
Andy Wu- Research Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
2014-2015 Recipients
Community Partners- Sunflower and Schwegler Elementary Schools
Hyesun Cho- Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Teaching
Community Partner- United Way of Douglas County
Tyler Galloway, Associate Professor of Design
Community Partners- Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, LiveWell Healthy Food for All Work Group, Just Food
Jane Gibson- Professor of Anthropology
Community Partner- Learning About Nature Project
Bob Hagen- Lecturer in Environmental Studies
Community Partners- City of Fairway, Johnson County Parks and Recreation, Paint, Glaze & Fire Ceramics & Coffee House
Lisa Mische Lawson- Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partner- Headquarters Counseling Center
Jesica Li- Assistant Professor of Marketing
Community Partners- Ch’orti’ Maya and the ASORECH Regional Ch’orti’ Peasant Association
Brent Metz- Associate Professor of Anthropology
Community Partner- C.H.A.M.P.S. Achievers American Karate
Jeff Radel- Associate Professor, Dory Sabata- Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy Education
Community Partner- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Hyunjin Seo- Assistant Professor of Journalism
