Christine Dieckmann Added to Media Relations Staff

May 9, 2007

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas announced Wednesday the hiring of Christine Deickmann as an assistant director of media relations. Dieckmann comes to KU after serving as an external affairs intern at the University of Evansville.

At Kansas, Dieckmann will serve as the primary media relations contact for the Jayhawk volleyball and softball programs. She comes to KU from Evansville, where she served as the primary contact for softball, swimming & diving and volleyball.

A 2006 graduate of Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo., Dieckmann received a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and graduated Summa cum Laude. She worked as a sports information intern and manager at Maryville and also played basketball for the varsity team from 2003-05.