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  1. WSU Foundation

    Core Values Scholar speaks to importance of financial aid

    … she pursues a career as a physician. To plans to attend the KU School of Medicine after graduating in May of 2025. Now entering her senior year, To has been awarded the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement’s Core Values Scholarship, which is funded through employee contributions and distributed to one student a year who exemplifies the organization’s…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/core-values-scholar-speaks-to-importance-of-financial-aid/

  2. WSU Foundation

    Engineering alum uses thesis to bridge industry and academia

    …example of the benefits of bridging the gap between industry and academia. Towner strongly advocates for continued education across all disciplines. He was awarded his master’s degree in 2023 and will soon begin his doctoral studies. “Completing my thesis resulted in intellectual property for the company, a publication with Dr. Moscoso-Kingsley and further…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/engineering-alum-uses-thesis-to-bridge-industry-and-academia/

  3. WSU Foundation

    Two Shockers compete on ‘Don’t Forget the Lyrics!’

    …Cirque du WSU. Moye won with his version of Bruno Mars’ “Treasure,” taking home $2,000 in prize money. Hall was awarded the third-place prize. Two years later, Moye and Hall returned to campus as judges for the 2016 Shockers Got Talent competition. Now back in Wichita from their foray to Ireland, Moye and Hall are sharing their game show experiences. Don’t…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/two-shockers-compete-on-dont-forget-the-lyrics/

  4. WSU Foundation

    Advancing cancer research at Wichita State University

    …established this project as a pilot program to produce new scientific data and establish a multidisciplinary research team for future collaborations. This team was also awarded a grant of $36,000 from the Flossie E. West Memorial Trust and has put the funding to use in training graduate and undergraduate students and purchasing new materials and supplies.…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/advancing-cancer-research-at-wichita-state-university/

  5. WSU Foundation

    Shocker alumna takes on new role as art director

    …for me at first, but it has helped me push my boundaries in design and led to more interesting work.” Her work has won national awards including recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and National Scholastic Press Association. She has led her own photography and art exhibits in Wichita and regionally. As a WSU student, Wentling…

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

  6. WSU Foundation

    You can’t go wrong when you hire a Wichita State grad

    …and my heart swells with pride for all our students who have achieved their academic goals. Just some quick data on our spring graduating class: • 2,503 degrees were awarded.• Our graduates hail from 29 states, 48 countries and six continents.• 66.4% are from Kansas, 11.2% are from states outside of Kansas, and 22.4% are from other countries.• 45.6% of…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/you-cant-go-wrong-when-you-hire-a-wichita-state-grad/

  7. WSU Foundation

    In Memoriam

    …competitor who held the title of Mrs. Sedgwick County, Tyler was awarded a Miss America Scholarship that fully funded two years at Wichita State. She and her late husband, Ronald G. ’68, who pitched for the Shockers during his student days, created an endowment of nearly $4.5 million in 1988 to support the Shocker baseball program. Albert H. West,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-02/

  8. WSU Foundation

    A former Miss Black and Gold now wears the Miss Kansas 2023 crown

    …impaired can hear.” Wages, who will be the first Miss Kansas to take vision awareness as her service platform to the Miss America stage, was awarded over $13,000 in cash scholarships through the Miss Kansas competition to apply toward her education. As Miss Kansas, she is set to make appearances across the state during a year-of-service, many of which…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/a-former-miss-black-and-gold-now-wears-the-miss-kansas-2023-crown/

  9. WSU Foundation

    Shocker Lookback: The lasting influence of Gloria Steinem’s 1984 speech at WSU

    … images would become a hot commodity. “I get this email in late March. It’s from the Asia Foundation, and they are going to honor Gloria Steinem at the 2023 Lotus Leadership Awards,” said the senior instructor at the Elliott School of Communication. “They’ve heard from Gloria Steinem’s office that I have photographs of Gloria from back in the day. Would I…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-lookback-the-lasting-influence-of-gloria-steinems-1984-speech-at-wsu/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Shocker student expands horizons abroad thanks to scholarship funding

    …did while surrounded by students from around the world at ScotMUN last semester. At the conference, which is hosted by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, Sandy was awarded the “Outstanding Delegate” honor for her committee – an incredible achievement considering she was originally not slated to attend. With limited funding for the MUN team, Sandy…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-student-expands-horizons-abroad-thanks-to-scholarship-funding/

  11. WSU Foundation

    Shock Talk

    …U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GINA RAIMONDO, on Sept. 2 about the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA)’s awarding $51.4 million to Wichita State to aid in the rapid development and adoption of emerging smart manufacturing technologies for south Kansas. “While the North End has long been the beginning of the American dream…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shock-talk-1/

  12. WSU Foundation

    Shocker Success Center will create a home away from home

    …that further their mission of improving the quality of life in the communities they serve. Toward that end, they recently awarded a grant of $750,000 toward the Shocker Success Center, providing needed support for the project. “The purpose of the Shocker Success Center aligns exactly with the mission and values of our Foundation,” said Randy Vance,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-success-center-will-create-a-home-away-from-home/

  13. WSU Foundation

    Alumni honor WSU professor’s lifelong impact

    …component to what we do, and I wanted to honor students involved in that work.” The group’s original goal was to raise $10,000 in three years and then begin awarding the scholarship. Getting creative, Drassen Ham worked with the WSU Foundation to create a $10,000 naming opportunity for the scholarship and started calling former students. Jordan…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/alumni-honor-wsu-professors-lifelong-impact/

  14. WSU Foundation

    Credit Union of America continues educational legacy with $250,000 gift

    …transformational for us as a college,” said Clay Stoldt, interim dean for CAS. “Part of their gift funds four TAP student scholarships that are awarded annually, and it makes a tremendous difference in the lives of these students and their families.” In addition to providing scholarships for TAP students, CUA’s gift also supports a TAP graduation…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/credit-union-of-america-continues-educational-legacy-with-250000-gift/

  15. WSU Foundation

    Applications are open for WSU Foundation Core Values Scholarship

    …students like me. I was able to graduate without financial burden and gained a community of people who always saw and continue to see the best in me.” The scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate student with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applications are now open, with a deadline of June 15. Share the application form with a student in your …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/applications-are-open-for-wsu-foundation-core-values-scholarship/

  16. WSU Foundation

    Notable Donor News

    …Foley Industries Inc.Shocker Success Center Nancy and Fred KerrScholarship – EvergyEconomic Outlook Conference E. Eugene Carter FoundationE.E. Carter Foundation Opportunity Awards Jay and Debbie SmithShocker Success Center Northrup Grumman CorporationNIAR Ted and Kim ErnzenScholarship – Engineering Art and Erla AlexanderScholarship – General Steve and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/notable-donor-news-4-2022/

  17. WSU Foundation

    The long reach of need-based scholarships

    …a degree,” he says. Lacking financial help from his family, he worked and took out loans to pay for college. He received an Osher Scholarship, awarded to adult students returning to school, as well as several smaller scholarships. Valeria Rodriguez, 23, graduated from WSU this year with a degree in dental hygiene. She now works at HealthCore, a…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/the-long-reach-of-need-based-scholarships/

  18. WSU Foundation

    O’Bleness family gives generously to Wichita State to create a legacy of caring and service

    … The Wichita couple designated the estate gift should supplement the scholarship and strengthen its impact for generations to come. Since the scholarship was first awarded in 2012 and including the estate gift, the total value of the O’Bleness family contribution to Wichita State is about $740,000, says Mike Lamb, WSU Foundation vice president. “This is a…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/obleness-family-gives-generously-to-wichita-state-to-create-a-legacy-of-caring-and-service/

  19. WSU Foundation

    Shocker community invited to honor legacy of baseball player

    …a memorial at Eck Stadium, an effort that yielded nearly $7,000. The goal now is to raise enough funds to endow the scholarship so that it will be awarded in perpetuity. The minimum amount required to endow a scholarship is $35,000. Donate Online The scholarship is currently $10,000 away from the goal, and one anonymous donor has already committed to…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-community-invited-to-honor-legacy-of-baseball-player/

  20. WSU Foundation

    Honorary doctorate awarded to the late Bill Cohen during WSU commencement

    Among highlights of the spring commencement ceremonies at Wichita State this month was the presentation of an honorary doctorate to Bill Cohen, a Wichita entrepreneur and longtime champion of the university. Dorothy and Bill Cohen WSU President Rick Muma presented the honor posthumously to Cohen, who died in September 2020. Dorothy Cohen accepted the degree …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/honorary-doctorate-awarded-to-the-late-bill-cohen-during-wsu-commencement/