Ken Anselment
Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid
Telephone: 920-832-6506
Email: ken.anselment@lawrence.edu
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, unless you’re of the “place-where-you-were-born” school of hometown, in which case the answer is Sycamore, known throughout northern Illinois as the home of the Great Pumpkin Festival.
Undergraduate Major: Marketing and English
Graduate Degree: British and American Literature
Words that describe Lawrence: individualized, surprising, interesting, transformational
Words that describe Lawrence students: multi-interested, bright, creative, diverse, intriguing, respectful, witty
Words that describe Appleton: cosmopolitan (seriously); accessible; friendly; sophisticated
Favorite Book: Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, by Tom Robbins; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon; The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway; Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
In greatest rotation on my iPod: my running mix; Slate podcasts (Political Gabfest & Culture Gabfest)
Favorite Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch - brilliant); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Jimmy Stewart as an idealistic young senator... if only more folks were like that); The Matrix (the original); Field of Dreams (because "Hey Dad. Wanna have a catch?" works every time)
Favorite Word: omphaloskepsis (it’s a great word; look it up... better yet, use it in a sentence)
When I’m not at work, you’ll find me: helping my son perfect his baseball swing; finding a place to store all the pictures my daughter has drawn for me; running the roads and great trails around Appleton; making a pot of chili that will change your life
