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.

Frank Carney
Frank Carney '00, co-founder (with brother Dan '53) of Pizza Hut

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

Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells '64, two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach

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

Karla Burns
Karla Burns '81, Tony-award nominated actress and performer

Joe Carter fs '81, Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series champion

M. Dean Hargrove '60, famed television writer/producer

Tom Devlin fs '70, co-founder of Rent-A-Center

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