"He enjoyed playing with the Shriners in their big band music and jazz ensembles," Hamilton said. After retirement, he volunteered to help a younger teacher tutor woodwind players in Winfield.Ī talented saxophone and clarinet player himself, Warrender played with the Arkansas City Community Band and several Midian Shrine bands in Wichita. After serving in the Army, he spent most of his career teaching in Sedan, but also worked in El Dorado and Ford, near Dodge City. He graduated from Arkansas City Junior College in 1952, earned his bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Wichita in 1957 and his master's degree three years later. Warrender was born and died in the same house in Ashton, Kansas. "We're extremely grateful for the support of the Robert Warrender Trust in assisting our students while supporting the mission of the school," said Brad Rukes, KU Endowment development director for the Wichita campus. The first scholarship will probably be awarded in fall of 2016, with a preference for students interested in practicing in a rural area of the state. Warrender really wanted to help people, and I think if we fund our share of doctors in this area, that would be to his liking."ĭetails of the scholarship are still being worked out, but will likely to be a $4,000 annual grant to one medical student every four years, allowing it to operate in perpetuity, Hamilton said. "Rural areas in this part of Kansas need doctors," Hamilton said.
But he called the gift a good fit with his friend's "social conscience." Warrender Trust, who designated the Wichita campus as a recipient.
It was Hamilton, trustee of the Robert W. This year, the KU School of Medicine-Wichita learned that it will be the recipient of a $100,000 gift to its scholarship fund. That devotion to helping students continues even after Warrender's 2007 death, thanks to a trust he established to fund scholarships and other good works around the state. "He was a taskmaster but he treated them kindly. "The kids really liked him," longtime friend Wayne Hamilton said. As a high school band teacher, Robert Warrender set high standards for his students and expected them to be met.
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