Distinguished Service Citation

Since 1941 the Distinguished Service Citation has saluted outstanding achievements "for the betterment of society and in behalf of humanity."

View biographies and videos of the 2010 DSC recipients below.

Benjamin D. Hall, c'54
Hall spent almost his entire career at the University of Washington, where he served on the faculty from 1963 until his retirement in 2007. He is professor emeritus of biology and genome sciences, rhododendron and azalea evolution and biogeography. His discoveries have helped develop vaccines for cervical cancer, insulin used by millions of diabetic patients, and diagnostic agents used to assure the safety of blood in blood banks worldwide.

In addition to his research, Hall served as chair of the Department of Genetics at UW. The university named a research facility in his honor in 2007.

Hall initiated the Mary Harkey Hall Award in Plant Biology at KU in 2003. The award, given in memory of Hall’s mother, provides financial support to graduate students studying botany.

Anderson W. Chandler, b'48
Chandler is the chairman, president and director of Fidelity State Bank and Trust Company in Topeka. He has been on the board of directors for the Jayhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America since the 1950s and served on the national board of directors since 1993. He underwrites a Duty to God Award, which encourages Boy Scouts to grow stronger in their religious beliefs. His other far-reaching philanthropic and volunteer work includes donations and service to Topeka schools, the Topeka YMCA, United Way, Downtown Topeka Inc., Rotary Club, Washburn University and the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.

At KU, Chandler has served as a KU Endowment trustee since 1985, established a professorship and lecture series in the School of Business and served on the board of the KU Memorial Union Corporation.