Nancy Kassebaum Baker

Year Inducted: 1984

Highlights

1978-1997: Kansas United States Senator
First woman to be elected to Senate without being appointed or first serving in the House
Proposed effective legislation on issues such as crime control, education, worker retaining, abortion and free trade
Head of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Advisory Board member for the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy
1997: KU CLAS Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award recipient