Dick Wintermote Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award

Ryan, an account executive with Edelman Public Relations, is the Washington, D.C., Chapter leader. He has helped energize the chapter in recent years, including the formation of a Jayhawk softball team. Other chapter events have included bus trips to basketball games, KU Night at the Smithsonian Art Museum and KU Night with the Washington Wizards and Washington Nationals. Colaianni also has volunteered with the Washington, D.C., Jayhawk Generations Picnic and helped organize watch parties for athletics events.

Greg is a board member with the Greater Kansas City Area Chapter. As vice president of the chapter's Membership Committee, he created the "March Madness" membership drive, pulling together testimonials from members who graduated in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s for full-color membership mailings targeted to specific generations of Jayhawk alumni. He previously chaired the Community Awareness Committee, is a member of the Presidents Club and is a contributor to the Rock Chalk Ball. Greg is first vice president for investments at Wells Fargo Advisors.

Rick is president of the Great Plains Chapter in western Kansas. He has spearheaded the completion of four Alumni Association billboards in his chapter area and has been successful in getting more alumni involved in chapter events, such as the Great Plains Golf Tournament, a concert by the KU Symphony Orchestra and bus trips to football and basketball games. Rick is manager of Finley's Mens Wear in Garden City.

Del has worked with other alumni the past four years to re-establish an active Omaha Chapter. Now, basketball watch parties draw at least 25 alumni per game, and other events, including bus trips to KU athletics events at Iowa State and Nebraska, and a KU-Creighton baseball tailgate, also have been successful. The Omaha Chapter also now has its own T-shirts for members. Del owns Pure Energy Inc., which is involved in the speculative electricity market.

Tom is president of the KU Black Alumni Chapter and is involved in the Chicago Chapter. He often has been a mentor for young African-American alumni, including serving as a panelist for a Career Forum sponsored by the Chicago Chapter. Tom, an sttorney, has organized backyard barbecues, rooftop picnics and holiday receptions for incoming KU students and their families. His latest project is developing a new event to recognize graduating students through a Black Congratulatory Banquet.