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  1. WSU Foundation

    Shocker News

    …description befitting the Kings’ Shocker giving history. Since 1991, Don, retired president of King Construction, and Elizabeth, who retired in 2024 as WSUFAE president and CEO emerita, have supported scores of university initiatives, programs and projects across campus — from the arts to athletics to scholarship development, including, in 2012, the…

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

  2. WSU Foundation

    Shocker art exhibition, “Atesorando el momento,” opens in Lima, Peru

    …served as associate vice president and controller at the WSUFAE, was named vice president of finance and operations in July. She has held roles at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, and at Ernst & Young. She lives in Winfield, Kansas. NATHAN K. HARPER ’99, ANTHRO, ’03 M ANTHRO, archaeologist for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, appeared on …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/class-notes-06/

  3. WSU Foundation

    Hands-on service

    …credits Velma Wallace with cultivating a spirit of giving back within the entire cohort. After completing her degree, she began a career in manufacturing at Spirit AeroSystems, where she now holds the position of technical fellow. One of the joys of Wagner’s career has been the opportunity to pay it forward; to share her experiences with students and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/joan-wagner/

  4. WSU Foundation

    Introducing our 2025 Alumni Award recipients

    …State and the wider community through public service. Joan Wagner ’99/04 – Volunteer of the Year Award Joan Wagner ’99/04, technical fellow for Spirit AeroSystems, has not wavered whatsoever in her involvement with Wichita State since graduating with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering. Currently, the alumna is a member of the …

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

  5. 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/

  6. WSU Foundation

    Research at Wichita State thrives across disciplines

    …spans diverse fields of study. We’re famous for the numerous cutting-edge projects at the National Institute for Aviation Research, but it goes beyond aviation. From our archaeological fieldwork that uncovers and preserves history to groundbreaking advancements in healthcare technologies, our research footprint is as varied as it is impressive.Each endeavor …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/presidents-message-spring25/

  7. 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/

  8. WSU Foundation

    Aerospace engineering grad’s startup targets electrifying private air travel

    Akim Niyonzima ’22 has never been accused of thinking small, and he’s certainly not starting now with the launch of his and his business partner’s startup Nimbus Aerospace. As he explains, their long-term mission is nothing short of “reshaping business aviation with sustainable solutions.” Niyonzima and Adrian Goos, a University of Wisconsin-Madison…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/aerospace-engineering-grads-startup-targets-electrifying-private-air-travel/

  9. WSU Foundation

    WSU Tech president inducted into aviation Hall of Fame

    …ceremony in Wichita last month. “A huge congratulations to Sheree on her induction into the 2024 Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame,” says Cindy Hoover, a former Spirit AeroSystems senior executive who is now a Vistage Chair leadership guide and executive mentor. “Sheree is a visionary leader who has played a pivotal role in transforming WSU Tech into…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-tech-president-inducted-into-aviation-hall-of-fame/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Shocker Pride Scholar emphasizes the value of student support

    …Nicolas Perilla Rivera had great ambitions. His childhood dream was to become an astronaut, and, rooted in a love for science, that dream led him to move abroad and pursue aerospace engineering at Wichita State. When he arrived, Rivera found work as a faculty assistant at the Heskett Center and a tutor for Wichita GEAR UP. Unfortunately, his earnings…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-pride-scholar-emphasizes-the-value-of-student-support/

  11. WSU Foundation

    Sportscaster Mike Kennedy ’71 writes about being a Shocker

    …of us who were at WSU will ever forget, the football tragedy in Colorado. Following my graduation in 1971, I worked in Chanute and Pittsburg, Kansas, with the Wichita Aeros baseball team, and KAKE Radio and TV, before becoming the full-time “Voice of the Shockers” in 1980. In the 45 years that I have been honored to be in that role, I have had the…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/sportscaster-mike-kennedy-71-writes-about-being-a-shocker/

  12. WSU Foundation

    Wichita State re-envisions its main campus atop Fairmount Hill

    …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 future campus retained its initial Fairmount College footprint – a looping hilltop drive with buildings radiating from a central green space and anchored, front…

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

  13. WSU Foundation

    In Memoriam

    …of the organ donation community, April 28, 2024, Shorewood, Wis. A memorial has been established with the WSUFAE. LUCILLE PORTLEY, WSU Office of Admissions staff member who played various roles, most recently as an admissions evaluator, during her 23 years at the university, Aug. 3, 2024, Wichita. MONA L. (CARTER) ROCHE ’81, military spouse and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-04/

  14. WSU Foundation

    Class Notes

    …An active supporter of Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball, he lives in Oakland, Calif. CHRISTINE (DIGUERO) CRAFFORD ’74, NURS, returned to her alma mater for WSUFAE-hosted Golden Grad reunion activities in May. Focusing on women’s health for most of her nursing career, she was a PRN and clinical instructor in several medical centers and college…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/class-notes-04/

  15. WSU Foundation

    In Memoriam

    …Business, and $2 million to WSU’s petroleum geology program. M. NORMAN “NORM” ZRUBEK ’62, U.S. Army veteran and aeronautical engineer who worked for aircraft manufacturing companies The Martin Company and Boeing before joining the National Center for Atmospheric Research, from which he retired in 1999, Sept. 22, 2023, Boulder, Colo.

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-03/

  16. WSU Foundation

    Sight Lines

    …to the region’s economic and workforce health: advanced manufacturing and materials, aerospace, agriculture, data services and IT, oil and gas, transportation and logistics – and healthcare. Jeff Fluhr, GWP president, says the biomedical campus – with its initial influx of 3,000 students and 200 faculty/staff to the downtown core – represents a huge…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/sight-lines-01/

  17. WSU Foundation

    Wichita State Foundation and Alumni Engagement announces new president and CEO

    Since its establishment in 1965, the Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE) has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing the university’s priorities. In May 2023, Elizabeth King announced her plans to retire as the WSUFAE president and CEO after 33 years of leading these efforts. Telly McGaha will be assuming this top…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wichita-state-foundation-and-alumni-engagement-announces-new-president-and-ceo/

  18. WSU Foundation

    Bloomfield Foundation commits $1.1 million pledge to Wichita State

    … and sculptures. Additionally, the Bloomfield Foundation has supported and continues to support many endowed funds, including the Sam Bloomfield Chair in Aerospace Engineering, the Paul and Joy Mahan Scholarship in Business, and the Sam Bloomfield Chair in Engineering, which has been dedicated to the field of sustainability. “The difference that Sam and Rie …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/bloomfield-foundation-commits-1-1-million-pledge-to-wichita-state/

  19. WSU Foundation

    Celebrating our inaugural Heritage Gala

    … service to the university and society. · Roy Moye III, ’15, received the 2023 Young Alumni Award for his diverse portfolio of professional achievements, ranging from aerospace engineering to a musical feature on All One Tribe, a Grammy-nominated album celebrating the accomplishments of people of color. · Dr. Jessica Provines, ‘01/04/06, was awarded the 2023…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/celebrating-our-inaugural-heritage-gala/

  20. WSU Foundation

    Shocker alumna takes on new role as art director

    …internationally through advertising, tradeshows, websites, collateral and other digital projects. Her work locally has included crafting complementary aesthetics to highlight galleries and artists. She has expanded her digital capabilities to answer clients’ needs for engagement in social media and non-traditional campaigns. “One of my favorite projects…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-alumna-takes-on-new-role-as-art-director/