LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Rodney Jones, one of the top fundraisers for the University of Kansas athletic department, has been placed on administrative leave.

Associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said the action was taken again Jones, the assistant athletic director for the Williams Fund, by athletic director Lew Perkins. He declined to say why, or if Jones was on paid or unpaid leave.

The Williams Fund, the money-raising arm of the Kansas athletic department, collected about $15 million last year in donations from fans and alumni. The money is used to underwrite expenses for Kansas athletics, everything from scholarships to equipment.

Before becoming assistant athletic director for the Williams Fund about five years ago, Jones was in charge of the Kansas ticket office. He was also one of the Kansas officials who put together the points system used to buy access to football and basketball tickets.

Calls to two phone numbers listed for R. Jones in Lawrence were not answered Tuesday.

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