The Honorable Robert J. Dole will serve as the Grand Marshal
in the 2015 Grand Homecoming Parade Saturday, Oct. 24.
Dole graduated from Washburn with a bachelor of arts and
juris doctor degrees, both in 1952. He held elected positions in the Kansas
House of Representatives, as a Russell County attorney and a United States
Congressman before he was elected to the United States Senate. In his 30 years
with the U.S. Senate, he was chairman of the Republican National committee and
the Senate majority leader, which he set a record as longest-serving Republican
leader.
In 1976, Dole was President Gerald Ford’s vice presidential
running mate and presidential candidate in 1988 and 1996. Washburn University
has honored him with many awards including Honorary Doctor of Law in 1969,
Honorary Doctor of Civil Law in 1985 and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award
in 1966. Washburn Law honored Dole with the Law Alumni Association
Distinguished service Award in 1981 and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Dole will ride in the first convertible of the homecoming
parade with President Jerry Farley and his wife, Susan. The Homecoming Week
celebration is Oct. 18 to 25. The weeklong celebration includes traditional
events like Yell Like Hell, Top Hat decorating and the Homecoming Parade.
The Grand Tailgate, Bow Tie Bash and Grand Finale are
special Homecoming events in celebration of Washburn’s 150th
anniversary. For more homecoming information, click here.
This was very well written and you clearly did thorough research on Robert Dole. The only error I believe I saw was capitalizing "Decorating" because I believe it is apart of the event name in paragraph 4. Job well done!
ReplyDeleteI like how concise and informative it is. It transitioned well, and was easy to read. Good job
ReplyDeleteJob well done, Kara freakin Mazachek.
ReplyDelete"In 1976, Dole was President Gerald Ford’s vice presidential running mate and presidential candidate in 1988 and 1996" I would reward this to flow better.
ReplyDeleteYou presented good information. Also, nice use of the inverted pyramid.
ReplyDeleteThe information you presented on Dole was very beneficial and helped give the reader a clear understanding of why it is such an honor to have him. I would add the word 'homecoming' into your headline just for clarification purposes. I don't really think it's necessary to generically list all the other homecoming events at the end of the story. If you insist on doing that then be sure to include their times, dates and locations. The primarily focus is the homecoming parade and Dole's presence so maybe include more about the parade in general.
ReplyDeleteLove that you understand the concept of inverted pyramid style. This was super easy for me to read and understand. You clearly did your research and it shows through your paper. Well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, very good information and very easy to read. I didn't find any errors either.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you did a lot of research Kara! That is a good thing to do before writing a story. :) Great job also on presenting important information in the beginning of the story.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Kara. It shows that you did a lot of preparation for this article and are very knowledgeable in properly punctuating and wording your writing. Great research and great article!
ReplyDeleteGood job! I would add more information on the other activities going on for Homecoming, but other than that, you presented clear and to-the-point information about Bob Dole, which is good considering there are probably a lot of students who aren't aware of all that he's accomplished. Well done!
ReplyDeleteVery easy to read and I think alumni and students alike will find it interesting. Good job!
ReplyDeleteWell written and informational.
ReplyDeleteGreat article! The information presented is interesting and I don't really see any grammar mistakes!
ReplyDeleteGood story and very informative. very well-writtten.
ReplyDeleteNice article and very informative! Perhaps more information about the parade itself might be nice though!
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