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‘Like the ceiling can’t hold us’

…into his current role as operations manager for the multinational conglomerate’s nonprofit arm, Stand Together Foundation, which aims to address some of today’s most pressing issues—from education to the economy, criminal justice reform to freedom of speech, and a range of topics between—through ground-up solutions. Relying on the skills he gained from …

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

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Power in the pivot

…her freshman year, withdrew from her studies to focus on her health. After having two children, years in the workforce and a world of experiences between, she pivoted again, returning to WSU and graduating in 2014. Since launching her non-profit, Destination Innovation, Inc., in 2018, Atkins-Woods has grown the organization into a hub for community…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/marquetta-atkins-woods/

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Introducing our 2025 Alumni Award recipients

…Achievement Award With decades of experience in estate planning and a ream of accolades to accompany his tenure, Dan Peare ’82/85, owner and member at Hinkle Law and chair of the firm’s trusts and estates practice group, has helped Hinkle Law gain recognition as a top estate planning practice in the state. Among many professional recognitions, he was…

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

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WSU Rocket Club elevates student experience, says young alum

… one Steven Klausmeyer ’86/90/02, who received his doctorate in aerospace engineering from WSU and currently serves as principal engineer at Cessna Aircraft Company. “Our mentor, Dr. Steven Klausmeyer, was an enormous help,” says Perkins. “He was always asking questions about the design, lending insight on the fine details, like what screws we should use,…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/rocket-club-elevates-student-experience/

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Scholarship support opens doors for engineering student

…would be responsible for the complete cost of her schooling. That is, until the generosity of two donors intervened. Kraus was a five-year recipient of the Robert and Sharon Bailey Endowed Presidential Scholarship, and during her time at Wichita State, she came to know her donors personally. “We’ve talked about a few things over the years, like Bob’s…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/scholarship-support-opens-doors-for-engineering-student/

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Shocker News

…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 began its campaign to enter the state system of higher education, the WSUAA hosted its inaugural Alumni Awards banquet and ceremony. Astronomer and leading figure in meteoritics Lincoln LaPaz, a 1920…

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

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The Extra Mile

…Thompson through the playground of Argonia Elementary School. It was the summer of 2024, and Zoe scowled with determination as she inched her walker through the mulch, aiming her feet to stomp on Garcia’s toes as she swung them forward one step at a time, making her way to a group of students examining a bug on the ground. Her fierce focus was only broken…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/the-extra-mile/

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Game-changing Shocker Fly Lab project kicks off with $1 million lead gift

Lynn and Sherry Nichols have given a lead gift of $1 million to Wichita State University to kick off the fundraising campaign for the new, state-of-the-art Shocker Fly Lab, an enclosed flight space to research, design and test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that will position the university at the forefront of unmanned aerial system (UAS) education and…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-fly-lab-lead-gift/

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Campus support empowers Shocker student to succeed

…she found that she had created her own barrier to success. “In high school, I just wanted to pass my classes. I didn’t care about being the best student,” she said. “But in college, I’ve realized that it’s okay to want to do good—to not only succeed, but excel.” Her switch in mentality stemmed from the campus’s most important resource: the people. …

https://foundation.wichita.edu/campus-support-empowers-shocker-student-to-succeed/

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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/

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Wichita State student finds support for her career ambitions

Kyla Gordon knew her ambitions didn’t fit the typical 9-to-5. While her peers aim for corporate offices, her culinary passion led her on a different route: an aspiring restaurant owner. She decided to pursue management at Wichita State to turn this dream into reality. But as a first-generation student, she worried about the uncertainties of college.…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/wichita-state-student-finds-support-for-her-career-ambitions/

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WSU Tech president inducted into aviation Hall of Fame

…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 Kansas’ largest technical college.” Today, WSU Tech…

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

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Shocker Pride Scholar emphasizes the value of student support

…at the Heskett Center and a tutor for Wichita GEAR UP. Unfortunately, his earnings didn’t provide enough to cover his full tuition. “Going to school is expensive,” he said, “and financing my education was probably the biggest hurdle to get over for me.” But with the hardworking mindset adopted from his parents, self-motivation to excel in academics,…

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

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Too Big to Dream Small

…Baker came to WSU from the small, western Kansas town of Scott City (population 3,816), where he played basketball, football and baseball in high school. Aided by a Citizen Potawatomi Nation scholarship, he arrived in Wichita in 2011. One of his first memories of campus was moving into Fairmount Towers. “My parents and two siblings helped me move in,” he…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/too-big-to-dream-small/

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Javier Ignacio takes the stage in Company, the famed musical set in NYC, in Los Angeles

From Caracas to NYC via Wichita and Wichita State, Javier Ignacio is claiming his own corner of the musical theater sky. As Peter in the current North America touring company of Company, the Broadway comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, Javier Ignacio fs ’07 performs on stages almost literally half a world away from…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/javier-ignacio-takes-the-stage-in-company-the-famed-musical-set-in-nyc-in-los-angeles/

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Heartspring and WSU’s Cassat Clinic will be neighbors in Wichita’s downtown healthcare corridor

…Right Notes The histories of Heartspring and Wichita State are so entwined, you can’t tell the story of one without the other. This past March, those stories interlocked yet again with the partnership announcement that WSU health professions faculty and students will work on-site at Heartspring’s Pediatric Clinic to provide physical therapy and audiology…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/heartspring-and-wsus-cassat-clinic-will-be-neighbors-in-wichitas-downtown-healthcare-corridor/

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WSU’s newest pre-K-12 initiative aims for seamless transition from high school to college

…community engagement has grown and enrollment has reached an all-time high. But Thompson won’t be satisfied until every student in the area gets acquainted with Wichita State. That’s why, despite not having had a grand opening, Wichita State Connect has been abuzz since May, when the center opened its doors to visitors during the Kansas State High…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsus-newest-pre-k-12-initiative-aims-for-seamless-transition-from-high-school-to-college/

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In Memoriam

…U.S. Army veteran and decorated Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent, July 14, 2024, Hudson, Fla. ROBERT “BOB” J. DINGES ’74, U.S. Air Force veteran who worked for the Dillon/Kroger Corp. in Hutchinson, Kan., and Cincinnati, Ohio, for more than 30 years, July 13, 2024, Dalton, Ga. PATRICIA “PAT” L. DIXON ’82, homemaker, former elementary…

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

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Class Notes

…students are designated by fs. Honorary alumni are noted as hn. FAWZI AL-WAKEEL ’65, EL E, first landed in the United States from Baghdad at 1 a.m., Jan. 1, 1961 at a New York airport to go to the University of Wichita. After graduating and beginning grad studies at WSU, he worked at Boeing before returning to Iraq. In 1997, he moved to Canada, where he is…

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

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Transformational estate gift will benefit first-generation students at Wichita State

…estate gift to create the Flentje Scholarship Fund at Wichita State University. The gift will support first-generation students with financial needs to seek degrees in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ed and Marla have been lifelong advocates of education, and both have pursued careers in in which they aimed to inspire the same…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/transformational-estate-gift-will-benefit-first-generation-students-at-wichita-state/