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  1. WSU Foundation

    Class Notes

    Comings, goings, appointments, retirements, honors, accolades and other notable Wichita State University alumni news. Former Wichita State 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.…

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

  2. WSU Foundation

    Two high-profile Shockers meet in Los Angeles

    Two Wichita State alums, Javier Ignacio fs ’07 and JJ Jonathan Jackson ’80, met each other earlier this month in Los Angeles – at Hollywood and Vine, to be precise, near the Pantages Theatre where Ignacio was performing as Peter in a national touring company production of the musical comedy Company. Ignacio is now off to Las Vegas for the show’s next stop,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/two-high-profile-shockers-meet-in-los-angeles/

  3. WSU Foundation

    Core Values Scholar speaks to importance of financial aid

    … While her classmates enjoyed their last summer before leaving for their respective colleges, she spent her days in a physician’s office, saving paychecks to cover the cost of tuition at Wichita State. Even still, she knew funds for the school year would be tight. “Everyone knows college is expensive,” she said. “But as a first-generation student, there are …

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

  4. WSU Foundation

    Bowling scholar secures national title and scholarship

    When Ashtyn Woods moved 1,400 miles to attend Wichita State University on a bowling scholarship, she didn’t expect to be taking home a national trophy in a few short months. And yet, in April, the Women’s Team did just that. Woods, who will enter her sophomore year this fall studying early childhood unified education, has bowled since she was six years old. …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/bowling-scholar-secures-national-title-and-scholarship/

  5. WSU Foundation

    Shocker grad writes the Wichita Blues

    Writer, musician, scholar and retired postman Patrick J. O’Connor ’89 utilized 25 years of fieldwork and interviews with 19 Wichita blues performers to write Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community. Published by the University Press of Mississippi, the book celebrates the distinct sound and history of Wichita’s regional blues tradition. Always…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-grad-writes-the-wichita-blues/

  6. WSU Foundation

    Supporting Mental Health Awareness Month at Wichita State

    May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which serves to bring attention to efforts to reduce stigma and promote mental well-being. At Wichita State University, the innovative program Suspenders4Hope is making a significant impact in this critical area. Suspenders4Hope is a strategic initiative developed at WSU to promote mental health awareness, prevent…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/supporting-mental-health-awareness-month-at-wichita-state/

  7. WSU Foundation

    Shocker sculptor’s neon aquarium lights up a corner of LA

    There’s a Starbucks on the corner of Olympic and Sawtelle boulevards in Los Angeles. You can’t miss it. Not because of the coffee shop’s own iconic green signage, but because of the neon aquarium that seems to swim above it. The artwork is by Michael Flechtner ’84, who says, “The fish swim up through the water, the jellyfish fade and brighten, the octopus…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-sculptors-neon-aquarium-lights-up-a-corner-of-la/

  8. WSU Foundation

    In Memoriam: Celebrating the life of Curt Gridley ’80

    Curtis “Curt” D. Gridley ’80 was an all-round person with a bold, big-picture approach to life. A computer technology engineer who founded his own startup company, played jazz guitar and held degrees in philosophy and mathematics from Wichita State and Dartmouth College, respectively, he was executive director of Groover Labs, a nonprofit entrepreneurial…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/in-memoriam-celebrating-the-life-of-curt-gridley-80/

  9. WSU Foundation

    Meet Telly McGaha: A passionate advocate for the power of education

    Telly McGaha was born and raised in rural Kentucky, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville and a Master of Public Administration from Northern Kentucky University. While his educational journey may look traditional, his background is anything but. Growing up, his parents made sure a college education was in his plans,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/meet-telly-mcgaha-a-passionate-advocate-for-the-power-of-education/

  10. WSU Foundation

    Shocker Post

    …every page — especially Dr. Rhatigan’s Coda essay “Importance of Small Wins.” John H. Taylor ’88, Alamosa, Colo. My wife, Vandana ’94, and I read The Shocker magazine with a lot of love in our hearts and wanted to let you know that we loved this Spring/Summer 2023 issue. It is very well done and contains many wonderful and inspiring stories. It literally…

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

  11. WSU Foundation

    Always a Shocker

    By Elizabeth King, WSUFAE president and CEO I am a native Kansan. My parents met in Chicago and after marrying, my dad attended a seminary in Kansas City. Mom, Dad and my older sister lived in the small town of Alta Vista, Kan., so I was born in the closest hospital, which was in Council Grove. We left Kansas when I was 9 months old. My parents became…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/always-a-shocker/

  12. WSU Foundation

    In Memoriam

    GRETCHEN L. ANDEEL FS ’92, former student (fs), university friend and teacher who co-founded, along with Jeanine Phillips ’78, Wichita’s Fundamental Learning Center in 2001 to provide training and resources for teachers to more effectively help students with dyslexia learn to read, July 4, 2023, Wichita. CHRISTOPHER G. COSTELLO ’77, business administration…

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

  13. WSU Foundation

    Touch Points

    …in 1991. This February, she’ll take her leave – as a SHOCKER FOREVER. Elizabeth King, president and CEO of the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE), has heard Wichita State’s Alma Mater sung hundreds of times over the course of her more or less 12,045 days as a university administrator and leading fundraising professional. She has heard rousing…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/touch-points-01/

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    Bloomfield Foundation commits $1.1 million pledge to Wichita State

    The Sam and Rie Bloomfield Foundation, established in 1953, has played a significant role in supporting the arts and engineering programs at Wichita State University for more than 40 years. A recent pledge of $1.1 million dollars from the foundation will continue advancing the Bloomfield’s legacy, increasing funding for the Rie Bloomfield Organ Series and…

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

  15. WSU Foundation

    Shocker Q&A with senior softball outfielder Addison Barnard

    Shocker profiles highlight the students, alumni, supporters, faculty and staff who make Shocker Nation all that it can be. These short Q&As allow you to hear from these remarkable individuals in their own words. Addison Barnard What are you studying, and what year will you graduate?I am majoring in health science and will graduate in May 2024. I am also an…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shocker-qa-with-senior-softball-outfielder-addison-barnard/

  16. WSU Foundation

    Life-long Shocker celebrates 100 years of WSU pride

    Mildred “Mickey” (McCoy) Armstrong ’45 celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 24, 2023. An English language and literature graduate of the University of Wichita (WU), Armstrong, along with her late husband Pete ’42, has been a stalwart supporter of just about every facet of civic and community life in Wichita, especially higher education and the arts. As a…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/life-long-shocker-celebrates-100-years-of-wsu-pride/

  17. WSU Foundation

    WSU alumna works to sustain aircraft airworthiness

    Three-time Wichita State aerospace engineering graduate, Melinda Laubach-Hock ’02/03/11 understands the nuts and bolts that undergird any successfully sustained career in engineering — or any career, for that matter. “Applied learning is key to developing real world experience to augment classroom learning and prepare engineering students for employment,”…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/wsu-alumna-works-to-sustain-aircraft-airworthiness/

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    Political science grad excels in international trade law

    Paul Ryberg ’74 is a founder and principal member of the Washington, D.C., law firm Ryberg and Smith LLC, where his practice focuses on international trade law, with emphasis on the sugar trade and trade between Africa and the United States, especially under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Paul Ryberg Called on as a featured speaker and expert…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/political-science-grad-excels-in-international-trade-law/

  19. WSU Foundation

    How applied learning kickstarts collaboration between academic colleges

    When Ryland first visited Wichita State’s Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic back in 2017, he had missed the major communication milestones for the average four-year-old. Vocal but not verbal, mobile but not ambulatory, his autism diagnosis posed serious challenges to his development as he prepared to enter kindergarten. Terese Conrad,…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/how-applied-learning-kickstarts-collaboration-between-academic-colleges/

  20. WSU Foundation

    $1.5 million gift will support Wilkins Softball Stadium renovation at Wichita State

    John and Gail Wadsworth have given a lead gift of $1.5 million to Wichita State University and Shocker Athletics, earmarked for the Softball Team Operations Facility at Wilkins Stadium. The building is a part of the $9.65 million Phase 1 of the stadium renovation plan, which will begin development in the spring of 2024. “Gail and I feel so fortunate to be…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/1-5-million-gift-will-support-wilkins-softball-stadium-renovation-at-wichita-state-2/