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  1. WSU Foundation

    Elevated Learning

    Wichita State has long been lauded for its aviation research. Today, WSU ranks No. 1 in aerospace R&D expenditures, and its full research wingspan covers every academic discipline on campus. Archie J. Lear would be amazed. If the 1924 Fairmount College business administration graduate and U.S. patent holder (No. 1350228, awarded 1920, expired 1937) hailing…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/elevated-learning/

  2. WSU Foundation

    In Solemn Remembrance: Mourning those lost on Flight 5342

    … from Wichita and all involved in this tragic crash. Kiah Duggins ’17 was a graduate of both the Barton School of Business and the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A recipient of the Clay Barton Scholarship, she co-founded the Shocker Support Locker and had an unwavering commitment to building more equitable communities. After graduating from …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/coda-flight-5342/

  3. WSU Foundation

    Shocker News

    … Everett ’79, Diana Ho ’16 and Ronald Baker ’15. While this celebration marks only the second Heritage Gala since the merger of the WSU Foundation and the WSU Alumni Association in 2022, Everett, Ho and Baker join the long wave of fellow Shockers, hundreds-strong, under a tradition harking back to 1955. The same year that the University of Wichita first…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-news-spring25/

  4. WSU Foundation

    Shockers always have interesting things to say

    …scheduled throughout 2025 for our 50th year.” TERI MOTT ’99, creative communications manager at the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, on the extensive art offerings and special events slated for the museum’s 50-year birthday bash. In addition to exhibitions and associated programs, the “U50” book highlighting the Ulrich’s rich history through the…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shock-talk-spring25/

  5. WSU Foundation

    Remembering longtime professor Clark Britton and other Shockers

    … his book designs, illustrations and films. A 2016 inductee into the College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame, Clark Britton died June 6, 2025, in Wichita. PATRICK L. CARTER ’65, sociology major active in ROTC at WSU; retired U.S. Air Force colonel and Kansas Air National Guard, 184th Tactical Fighter Group, 127th Tactical Fighter Squadron, McConnell AFB fighter…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-06/

  6. WSU Foundation

    Wichita State University receives $2.5 million grant to launch paid humanities internship program

    … Wichita State University president. “This program will showcase to employers across Kansas the tremendous value humanities students can offer.” Through partnerships facilitated by the Shocker Career Accelerator, students will work with local nonprofits, government agencies and businesses with missions rooted in social justice, community engagement and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/hires-grant/

  7. WSU Foundation

    Remembering Shocker golf legend, Judy Bell ’61

    Judith “Judy” M. Bell ’61 made history in 1996 when she became the first woman to lead the century-old United States Golf Association. What made Bell the perfect choice for that historic presidency was her lifelong commitment to golf, a savvy business sense that oversaw clothing stores and restaurants, and an attitude that melded commonsense with the bravura…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/remembering-judy-bell/

  8. WSU Foundation

    ‘Everyone’s a marketer,’ says Elliott School alumna

    …isn’t just used for growing one’s own business; in fact, honing a brand identity, raising awareness and connecting with the right audience are the same principles behind effective community advocacy. “I do this professionally, but I believe we all have a responsibility to champion the organizations and businesses that we care about,” she says. “Sharing…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/everyones-a-marketer/

  9. WSU Foundation

    Good Trouble

    …“I want people to laugh at my concerts, I want them to cry. I want them to walk away thinking and walk away challenged.” He adds, “I just try to do that implicitly, rather than explicitly.” By every conceivable metric, Wilson has proved himself a good, if not legendary, artist. His ream of accolades — to name just a few: DownBeat’s “Rising Star Drummer” …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/good-trouble/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Through Our Windows

    …academics. Today, Andrae Carter and Aleesha Oden, who were photographed in front of Jardine Hall, represent the university’s thousands upon thousands of students whose special talents have been showcased through our campus windows over the years. Lille Nightingale ’25, a graduate of Wichita State’s dance program, and Xavier Bell ’24 were photographed by…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/through-our-windows/

  11. WSU Foundation

    Shocker News

    …Valley, he was well aware of the significant challenges he would face in the undertaking. Resources were sparse. Following the collapse of Wichita’s economy in 1888, the city appeared an unassuming, even unpromising, field in which to put down roots. Fairmount College, for which Morrison held lofty aspirations, had no dormitories or library to speak …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-news/

  12. WSU Foundation

    Health, Healing & Hands-On Learning

    Connie Kachel White Sergio Garcia, a third-year nursing student at WSU with clinical experience at both Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph, is looking forward to graduating from the newly-named Ascension Via Christi – Wichita State University School of Nursing — and to making a difference in the world. “To have our school of nursing named after…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/health-healing-hands-on-learning/

  13. WSU Foundation

    Introducing our 2025 Alumni Award recipients

    …service and character make our university, and their communities, a better place. We are thrilled to continue this tradition and announce the peer-nominated 2025 Alumni Award recipients. Dan Peare ’82/85 – Alumni Achievement Award With decades of experience in estate planning and a ream of accolades to accompany his tenure, Dan Peare ’82/85, owner and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/2025-alumni-awards/

  14. WSU Foundation

    Slape family honors father’s legal legacy with gift to LEAD program

    …on a Gore Scholarship, Mitchell met his wife, Angela ’90. Highly engaged students, both served in the Student Government Association and as presidents of their Greek life chapters – Mitchell, Delta Upsilon, and Angela, Alpha Phi. After graduating, the two were free to pursue their professional and personal ambitions, leading to Mitchell’s success in the…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/slape-family-gift-to-lead-program/

  15. WSU Foundation

    WSUFAE welcomes advisory council and Board members

    The Wichita State University and Alumni Engagement is honored to welcome new members to its National Advisory Council (NAC) and WSUFAE Board of Directors, each of whom will begin their service on July 1. “Our council advisors and Board members bring to the table valuable expertise that will help us achieve our strategic goals in support of Wichita State,”…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsufae-welcomes-new-nac-board-members/

  16. WSU Foundation

    Shocker basketball greats put on a master class for Wichita youngsters

    … We also met up with Gradey Dick. I used to work him out when he was in the 10th grade, and now he plays for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.” Free for participating youngsters, the camp tipped off June 24 this summer and ran for a week with daily drills and play at the Wichita Sports Forum. “It was great fun,” Johnson says, adding: “Lots of work, too!” After…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-basketball-greats-mentor-youngsters/

  17. WSU Foundation

    Justice and joy

    …and proud alumna of the Barton School of Business, holding degrees in international business, economics and Spanish, Kiah was a passionate advocate for students and social justice. In her four years as an undergraduate student, Kiah served as chief of staff on the Student Government Association, successfully lobbying university administration to…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/kiah-duggins/

  18. WSU Foundation

    Core Values Scholar highlights importance of service

    …not be the most noticeable work, I believe that this is where real change starts: people showing up and caring for others.” Last semester, she participated in the Alternative Spring Break program, a volunteer opportunity for WSU students to gain exposure to the complex social needs of communities across the country. Green and her peers visited Chicago,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/importance-of-service/

  19. WSU Foundation

    Wichita State re-envisions its main campus atop Fairmount Hill

    … 1895 as Fairmount College. Back in 1926, a year after the creation of the first entity more or less equivalent to our modern day state board of regents, the newly established Municipal University of Wichita prepared a plan for its “when fully developed” campus. This year, Wichita State shared its newest plan. Illustrated from an “aeroplane view,” 1926’s…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/an-expansive-view/

  20. WSU Foundation

    ‘Like the ceiling can’t hold us’

    …a laugh. “We shouldn’t put a cap or a ceiling on all that we can accomplish.” It’s clear that’s been Huslig’s mentality throughout his own career, tracing all the way back to his time as a mechanical engineering student at Wichita State. “The long all-nighters, the challenging coursework and tests—in those moments, of course you’re learning the basic…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/landon-huslig/