Memorial service for Chancellor Hemenway to be streamed online

LAWRENCE — A memorial service for former University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway, who passed away July 31, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Dole Institute of Politics. The service will be streamed online. 

Overflow seating will be available in the Lied Center, adjacent to the Dole Institute, where attendees can view the livestream. A reception will follow the service in the Kemper Foyer, which is the main lobby of the Lied Center.

In lieu of flowers, the Hemenway family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Robert E. Hemenway Scholarship fund.

Hemenway was KU’s 16th chancellor and served from 1995-2009. In addition to his legacy at KU, the former English professor leaves behind a wife, Leah, and eight grown children.

The KU community is invited to visit the Remembering Chancellor Hemenway webpage for content, photos and video of Hemenway.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Cameras are not permitted at the memorial service.