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This dance performance alum is in “Death Becomes Her” on Broadway

…a non-profit organization aimed at educating healthcare professionals and ensuring citizens make informed decisions about their health. Carolyn and her husband, Paul, live in Wichita. D. “DENEE” THOMAS ’80, BIO SCI, retired from her career as a research microbiologist and university student affairs administrator in 2018, having worked at Wake…

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Rhatigan: Student Centered

…chief of information at La Prensa (The Press), an independent newspaper in Panama that led a few social media outlets not affiliated with the military regime under general Manuel Noriega, who ruled Panama (1968-1989) with an iron fist. In addition to my journalistic work, I taught part-time at the University of Panama’s College of Social Communication. At…

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WSU alums selected for Wichita Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

…vice president of accounting and finance for Andover State Bank. JESSICA VIRAMONTEZ ’13, EX SCI, senior sports sales manager at Visit Wichita tourist information center. AUSTIN GEBERT ’14, FIN, vice president of commercial banking at Commerce Bank. CALVIN PEARSON ’14, EX SCI, wealth advisor for 6 Meridian, investment firm based in Wichita. SHAQIYLA…

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In Memoriam: Celebrating the life of Shirley Dieker ’80

… Wichita State. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business education from WSU, where she was an active member of Alpha Phi Sorority, Dieker went on to a career in information technology as a manager and director with several organizations based in Wichita, including Farm Credit Bank, Newman University, Fidelity Bank, and Big Brothers Big Sisters…

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Shocker English graduates share Thoroughbred pedigrees

… that same line 10 years later, I had assumed it was the only one of its kind. No, nearly everyone who managed to establish a career in the information side of the racing and breeding industry had passed through a college of liberal arts and sciences. BA, MA and Phd degrees in English are prominently represented.” Oppenheim began as a racing journalist,…

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

…back to 1934, specifically June 4, when Martin F. Palmer, a passionate and visionary scientist, was informed that President William Jardine had agreed to his ideas for starting a speech sciences program at the University of Wichita. With the purpose of studying and treating language and speech disorders, the program officially began in September with…

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

…the pre-K-12 hub this summer, fielding traffic from athletic tournaments and summer camps and hosting financial literacy nights and informational sessions on federal student aid and college preparedness. “We’re giving students experiences on campus, and they’ll remember that when it’s time to decide on a college,” she says. “They’ll be so familiar with WSU…

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Class Notes

…CEO OF MAHOGANY XAN LaTricia (Harper) Woods ’95/02, on the job for just five months, was the public information officer for the city of Wichita the day the FAA ordered the emergency landing of all planes in the air after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She was charged with handling all media involving the landing of 22 planes at Mid-Continent Airport. Since…

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$100,000 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation to improve health equity for non-native English speakers

… Alce Su Voz at Wichita State a reality.” The Kansas Health Foundation is a philanthropy dedicated to improving the health of all Kansans. For more information about the Kansas Health Foundation, visit www.kansashealth.org.

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Wichita State alumna’s professional excellence opens doors for fellow Shockers

…Wichita State for the first time in pursuit of more qualified candidates like Rocha. Last October, the company joined Industry Night at WSU, offering students more information about career paths in the field of biomedical engineering within the company, and for a select few attendees, the opportunity to interview for a spot in a two-week…

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Life-long Shocker celebrates 100 years of WSU pride

…chairman and principal owner. She then returned to her alma mater to work as the university’s second alumni secretary. Her main responsibility was gathering basic information on WU graduates. Recalling those early days of alumni data-collection, she describes the process this way: “We worked by guess and by golly. The records from the registrar were…

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Young alumni leave a gift to fill the gaps

…they did. “I work with a lot of recent graduates in my role, and I’m always so impressed with their ability to take in so much complex information and distill it down to something really useful,” said Wagner. “We see students coming in, and the diversity of programs they experience at WSU gives them a great education. The university helps prepare…

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Loyalty and gratitude spark giving to University Libraries

…he keeps in touch to share important milestones. “When they get married, they let me know and invite me. When they have children, they inform me. It’s kind of a family that keeps getting bigger and bigger.” Usmani estimates he has supervised about 150 graduate assistants in his time at University Libraries. He is reaching out to a few at a time to ask…

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Notable news at the WSU Foundation

…Arely Navarette Velazquez Arely Navarrete Velazquez Arely’s title is director of stewardship. She will help coordinate and carry out the Foundation’s work to inform donors about the impact of their giving, engage them in university life and show gratitude for their support. Arely is a 2017 graduate of Wichita State, with bachelor’s degrees in…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/notable-news-at-the-wsu-foundation-1-26/

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STEM workshop at WSU creates unique corporate partnership opportunity

…and Foundation Relations team at the WSU Foundation can help. Reach out to Angela Dudley at angela.dudley@wichita.edu for additional information.

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WSU Alumni Association board votes to dissolve 501(c)(3) as part of the consolidation plan with WSU Foundation

…nonprofit is coming to an end, be assured that our collective commitment to Wichita State University and to its Shocker alumni continues strong.” Read more information about the consolidation.

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A positive reaction: Chemistry professors join forces to create a pooled scholarship

…– you can see their potential realized right in front of you. There’s not much better than that as a job,” said English.For more information about contributing to the Pooled Chemistry Scholarship, contact Alyssa Scott, director of development at the WSU Foundation.

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Shocker Success Center will create a home away from home

…himself called into active duty in a combat zone in the middle of his education, but the team in Military and Veteran Services was with him the whole way. They provided the information he needed while overseas to ensure his studies could continue when he returned. To them, it was just doing their job. But to the student, that service had a lasting…

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WSU alumna takes up top leadership mantle at Saint Joseph’s University

…on-ground, in-person operations through the pandemic. Earlier career highlights include serving as dean of both the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis and the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University, a Jesuit institution in Kansas City, Mo., where she was also the associate provost for academic affairs and professor of…

https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-alumna-takes-up-top-leadership-mantle-at-saint-josephs-university/

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THE SHOCKER

… every word.Lou HeldmanFormer WSU vice president of strategic communicationsWichita You have done a marvelous job of repackaging what had been an attractive, informative publication (The Shocker, 1999-2019) into one very much with the times. I love its unique dimensions for a university publication, and you haven’t missed a beat in delivering significant and…

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