Thomas G. Burish University of Kansas honors Burish with  award By Dennis Brown Thomas G. Burish, provost and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, will receive an  award Friday (April 13) from the University of Kansas, where he earned his master's and doctoral degrees. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at KU will honor Burish and four other graduates with the  Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to their communities, professions or the university... Read Post   Comment

Engineering Student Lands Dream Job in Japan University of Kansas, Tony Raymond dreamed of two things: living in Japan and landing a prestigious job in the automotive industry. The soon-to-be engineering graduate will have to come up with a new dream, because at 23 years old, he's already accomplished both of those goals. "It's like it all happened at once," he said. "The perfect job in the perfect place." In July, Raymond will pack up his diploma and a couple suitcases and head 6,000 miles west. The 12-hour flight will land him in Tokyo, where he will begin his new career as an automotive engineer with Bosch Group, one of the world's largest private industrial corporations.

He's been interested in automobiles — specifically, better ways to make them go — since high school. His passion for Japan came even earlier.

Raymond's family made certain their children's view of the world stretched beyond the suburbs of their Olathe home. His parents, stepparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all invited the world into their homes through a student exchange program.