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  1. WSU Foundation

    Fairmount Society dinner celebrates WSU’s most dedicated supporters

    Guests attending this year’s Fairmount Society dinner on Aug. 19 included some of Wichita State University’s most generous supporters, as well as the 2021 Fairmount Founders’ Award recipients, Clark and Sharon Bastian. The event, held at Mark Arts, is hosted by the WSU Foundation each year to honor and thank members of its most exclusive giving club, the…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/fairmount-society-dinner-celebrates-wsus-most-dedicated-supporters/

  2. WSU Foundation

    WSU Foundation surpasses fundraising goals for most recent fiscal year

    Supporters of Wichita State University contributed $42.2 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, exceeding the WSU Foundation’s goal of raising $35 million in private funds to advance the university. The donations include cash, gifts-in-kind, pledges, received estates and new planned gift commitments. The fiscal 2021 total reflects private giving in…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-foundation-surpasses-fundraising-goals-for-most-recent-fiscal-year/

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    With a generous gift, Sam and Jacque Kouri broaden access to Ulrich Museum collection

    …supporting Wichita State University for more than 50 years, as a tour around the WSU campus will readily confirm. Their names adorn several spaces and projects they have supported – the Kouri Parcourse outside the Heskett Center, for instance, and the Champions Club inside Charles Koch Arena. The Dr. Sam and Jacque Kouri Collection Study Center They also …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/with-a-generous-gift-sam-and-jacque-kouri-broaden-access-to-ulrich-museum-collection/

  4. WSU Foundation

    Wallace Champeny’s estate gift to WSU honors his mother, a 1924 graduate

    Those who counted Wallace Champeny as a friend knew well the things he valued most in life. Being a good caretaker of the family-owned Old Oxford Mill was one. His devotion to the hobby of birdwatching was another. And his love for his parents, especially his mother, was a third. Gladys Champeny Mr. Champeny knew that his mother, Gladys Wallace Champeny, was…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wallace-champenys-estate-gift-to-wsu-honors-his-mother-a-1924-graduate/

  5. WSU Foundation

    Gratitude & giving back

    …relatively common for alumni and other supporters of Wichita State to earmark a portion of their estates to benefit the school. But the past few months have seen some particularly generous and meaningful gifts to the WSU Foundation in this impactful category. A typical theme among these planned gifts is appreciation: The alumni and friends making these…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/gratitude-giving-back/

  6. WSU Foundation

    Freedom of Expression

    In this polarized era, WSU is taking steps to make sure students, faculty and the community understand the university’s Freedom of Expression statements. To help accomplish that, WSU will present a panel on Freedom of Expression from 3 to 4:15 p.m. March 31. Topics of discussion will be free speech in higher education, academic freedom, the personal…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/freedom-of-expression/

  7. WSU Foundation

    For WSU, LEED certification of Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall sets a precedent

    When it opens next year, Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall will be the first building on the Wichita State campus to be LEED-certified. That designation is a commitment to high standards of design and construction that support sustainability, resource conservation and the wellness of people in the building. “The LEED system serves as a framework for how we design, …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/for-wsu-leed-certification-of-wayne-and-kay-woolsey-hall-sets-a-precedent/

  8. WSU Foundation

    Like Dalton Stanfield, young donors want to make an impact – at Wichita State and far beyond

    Dalton Stanfield has this to offer when asked what motivates him to make a significant philanthropic gift at the young age of 28: “You know the saying, ‘The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.’ I want to sit in the shade of that tree I planted, so I’m going to plant it young.” A 2016 graduate of Wichita State…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/like-dalton-stanfield-young-donors-want-to-make-an-impact-at-wichita-state-and-far-beyond/

  9. WSU Foundation

    Giving Tuesday a time to show Shocker support

    …a day set aside every year for Shocker Nation to come together in support of our students. This year, they are counting on that support more than ever. The pandemic has touched every part of student life at Wichita State. Each new development has tested students’ resilience and flexibility, but thanks to generous donors, resources are helping them adapt.…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/giving-tuesday-a-time-to-show-shocker-support/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Notable news at the WSU Foundation

    New staff members The WSU Foundation recently hired three new team members. Please welcome: Yen Nguyen Yen Nguyen Yen joined us in September, filling a new role as donor compliance coordinator. She will help build and expand our processes to ensure that donor gifts are allocated in a timely manner and in accordance with donor wishes. Yen previously worked as…

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

  11. WSU Foundation

    Memorial: William ‘Bill’ Cohen Jr. was committed to Wichita State’s success

    William ‘Bill’ Cohen Jr. championed Wichita State University like one of its most loyal alumni. His dedication was all the more notable because he wasn’t an alumnus. Instead, he was a born-and-bred Wichitan who loved his community and believed Wichita State could make it even better through the power of education. Mr. Cohen, a generous supporter of Wichita…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/memorial-william-bill-cohen-jr-was-committed-to-wichita-states-success/

  12. WSU Foundation

    WSU website highlights university’s support of freedom of expression

    Pledging its commitment to support freedom of thought, speech and expression on its campuses, Wichita State University has launched a special webpage to provide information about that commitment. The Freedom of Expression webpage was created after a group of 15 campus representatives was appointed in 2019 to review the university’s policies, procedures and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-website-highlights-universitys-support-of-freedom-of-expression/

  13. WSU Foundation

    Love and legacy

    John and Colleen Wooley’s $2.2 million estate gift is dedicated to WSU students To John and Colleen Wooley, the school we know as Wichita State University was always the University of Wichita in their hearts. Both graduated in the 1950s, before WSU entered the Kansas Regents system in 1964. The university was where they met and started a romance that never…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/love-and-legacy/

  14. WSU Foundation

    WSU students say ‘thank you’ to those who support them during a scary time

    Donations to emergency fund for students welcome as pandemic lingers On March 16, students at Wichita State University learned classes on campus would cease for the semester and all instruction would continue online. Fallout from the pandemic, including the state-ordered shutdown, turned their lives upside down. Nearly all who had jobs and internships lost…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-students-say-thank-you-to-those-who-support-them-during-a-scary-time/

  15. WSU Foundation

    An early peek at the architectural design for Woolsey Hall

    Kansas City-based architectural firm GastingerWalker and Gensler Chicago are putting the finishing touches on their design of Woolsey Hall, the new home to the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The image on this page provides a first glimpse at their work. The firms worked closely with Barton School Dean Larisa Genin and WSU leaders to create a big and…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/an-early-peek-at-the-architectural-design-for-woolsey-hall/

  16. WSU Foundation

    Local companies stepping up to help Shockers

    In addition to the many individuals who have donated to the pandemic-related funds for WSU students are three companies with a history of student-focused support for Wichita State. Bank of America contributed $15,000 to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund. The bank also has given annually for several years to support the Koch Global Training Center, which provides…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/local-companies-stepping-up-to-help-shockers/

  17. WSU Foundation

    Eck Stadium ribbon cutting

    Liam Eddy visits with Craig Kemnitz. A student visits with Jim Newlin. From left: Development Director Alex Johnson, WSU Athletic Director Darron Boatright, WSU President Jay Golden, head baseball coach Eric Wedge, former head coach Gene Stephenson and Assistant Athletic Director Brent Kemnitz. New weight room in Eck Stadium. About 150 people attended a…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/eck-stadium-ribbon-cutting/

  18. WSU Foundation

    A powerful bond

    Pictured from left to right: Dennis Livesay, dean, College of Engineering; Jeff Beasley, vice president of customer operations, Evergy; Jeff Martin, vice president of customer and community operations, Evergy; Engineering Professor Ward Jewell; Keith Pickus, WSU Foundation vice president; and Megan Wagner, customer solutions manager, Evergy. Evergy is taking…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/horizon-a-powerful-bond/

  19. WSU Foundation

    Bank of America supports new business school facility with $250,000 gift

    Bank of America Charitable Foundation has contributed $250,000 to help Wichita State build a new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business on the Innovation Campus. “Bank of America and Wichita State University have a shared mission in supporting the development of our young people in the business world,” said Shawn Lancelot, Wichita market president…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/bank-of-america-supports-new-business-school-facility-with-250000-gift/

  20. WSU Foundation

    Campaign gifts boost scholarship funds by 50 percent

    The Shock the World Campaign already is having a significant impact on scholarships awarded at Wichita State University, with total awards increasing by nearly 50 percent five years into the seven-year campaign. That increase reflects just scholarships that were fully endowed in the past fve years. Many scholarship pledges are still being fulfilled and will…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/campaign-gifts-boost-scholarship-funds-by-50-percent/