THE PRIDE OF WICHITA STATE
Broadway actresses, world-class virtuosos, Super Bowl-winning head coaches, business tycoons — you name it and you'll probably find a few Shockers who fill the bill. Here is just a small sampling of the extraordinary people who have graced our campus over the years.
Samuel Ramey '68, the world's most recorded operatic bass
Dr. Donna Sweet '70/'72, nationally renowned AIDS researcher
Xavier McDaniel '87, the first basketball player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding
Dwane Wallace '33, chairman of Cessna Aircraft Company from 1936-1975
Jerry Bittle '73, creator of the nationally syndicated cartoon strip "Geech"
Judy Bell '61, first female president of the United States Golf Association
Joe Carter fs '81, Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series champion
M. Dean Hargrove '60, famed television writer/producer
Ralph Miller '38, Hall of Fame basketball coach
Tom Devlin fs '70, co-founder of Rent-A-Center
