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  1. WSU Foundation

    Leaving a legacy of open doors

    Scholarship recipient finds ways to pay it forward More than 2,500 students at Wichita State receive scholarships each year, with more than $3.7 million going toward need-based aid in the last year alone. This spring, those scholarships helped more than 600 students across the finish line of the commencement stage, ushering them into the world as Wichita…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/leaving-a-legacy-of-open-doors/

  2. WSU Foundation

    The WSU Alumni Association and WSU Foundation move forward with consolidation

    Earlier this month, the boards of directors of the Wichita State University Foundation and the Wichita State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) each voted unanimously to consolidate the WSUAA’s operations in an effort to strengthen ongoing engagement with alumni, donors and friends of the university. The vote followed a comprehensive process that began…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/alumni-association-moves-forward-to-consolidate-with-wsu-foundation/

  3. WSU Foundation

    The late Dick Smith bequeaths $11 million for scholarships at Wichita State, KU

    Richard ‘Dick’ Smith believed that a good education – paired with hard work – could propel almost anyone to achieve their life and career dreams. Students at Wichita State and the University of Kansas will be the beneficiaries of Smith’s appreciation for the power of education. In his estate plans, Smith dedicated a gift of $5.5 million each to the WSU…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/the-late-dick-smith-bequeaths-11-million-for-scholarships-at-wichita-state-ku/

  4. WSU Foundation

    ESTATE GIFT FROM THE LATE RICHARD ‘DICK’ SMITH WILL FUND $11 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AT KU, WICHITA STATE

    A bequest from the estate of Richard ‘Dick’ Smith will provide about $5.5 million each to the University of Kansas and Wichita State University to endow full-ride scholarships for students at those schools. A longtime resident of Wichita and the founder of Range Oil Co., Smith died in January 2021 at the age of 87. Dick Smith The estate gifts were announced …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/estate-gift-from-the-late-richard-dick-smith-will-fund11-million-in-scholarships-at-ku-wichita-state/

  5. WSU Foundation

    Verlon McKay: Loyal friend to Wichita State for more than three decades

    Besides the successful accounting firm he founded and his relationship with his close-knit family, one of Verlon McKay’s greatest joys in life was holding a special position that allowed him to direct monumental support to Wichita State University, his alma mater. As president of the Sam and Rie Bloomfield Foundation and a longtime trustee for it, Mr. McKay …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/verlon-mckay-loyal-friend-to-wichita-state-for-more-than-three-decades/

  6. WSU Foundation

    A community of care

    The Shocker Success Center will help create a learning environment where all students thrive. Elliott Harris doesn’t hesitate when asked to describe how the WSU Office of Disabilities helped him navigate his four years at Wichita State University. “I don’t see how I would have passed any of my classes without the help I received from Disability Services,” he…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/a-community-of-care/

  7. WSU Foundation

    Shelli Herman ’88 commits $100,000 to Shocker Success Center

    When she heard about the Shocker Success Center, Shelli Herman knew almost instantly it was a project worthy of her support. Successfully navigating four years of college, she knows, is about far more than just showing up for class. “To me, the Shocker Success Center is the kind of place that will create a holistic experience for students who have specific…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/shelli-herman-88-commits-100000-to-shocker-success-center/

  8. WSU Foundation

    Craig Barton pledges gift to create new speaker series for diverse viewpoints

    The Barton legacy at Wichita State is already well-respected and firmly established, but Craig Barton wants to make an even deeper impact by launching a university lecture series featuring influential and diverse voices. Barton has pledged a gift of $400,000 to create the Craig W. Barton Speaker Series, with a goal of holding the inaugural lecture in spring …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/craig-barton-pledges-gift-to-create-new-speaker-series-for-diverse-viewpoints/

  9. WSU Foundation

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

    When Robert Allen O’Bleness died in 2010 at the age of 48, his parents, Ann and Robert, wanted to honor his life in an everlasting way. So, despite having no connections with Wichita State University, they endowed a scholarship in his name in the WSU College of Health Professions. “After Bobby passed away, many people shared how he was always ready and…

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

  10. WSU Foundation

    Promise Bridge groundbreaking signifies Barton School’s commitment to academics, research and industry

    Supporters and leaders of Wichita State recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Promise Bridge, a walkway that will link Wichita State’s Innovation Campus to the main campus. Watch the groundbreaking recap Sitting just south of Woolsey Hall, new home to the W. Frank Barton School of Business, the bridge will become a campus landmark and gathering spot …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/promise-bridge-groundbreaking-signifies-barton-schools-commitment-to-academics-research-and-industry/

  11. WSU Foundation

    Supporters of Shocker Success Center have a common goal: student success

    Junetta Everett and Susayn Brandes team up with a special gift Junetta Everett and Susayn Brandes can recall the early days in their careers when neither had – nor could afford – the kind of attire their jobs demanded. “Even during the interview process, I didn’t have access to professional clothes,” Brandes says. “Going into corporate America, I didn’t have…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/supporters-of-shocker-success-center-have-a-common-goal-student-success/

  12. 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/

  13. WSU Foundation

    Notable Donor News

    …WSU Foundation received $35,000 or more at one time from these individuals, corporations, foundations and estates between April 15 and Aug. 15, 2021. Areas of giving are listed with their names. We appreciate their contributions. Maryalice BirkShocker Success Center Clay and Janet BlairScholarships – General Allen BogeScholarship – GeneralScholarship –…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/notable-donor-news-2/

  14. WSU Foundation

    University Libraries an indispensable resource for Wichita State

    Level Up the Library: A funding appeal to advance University Libraries “The library is the lifeblood of the university.” That’s what Wichita physician Cramer Reed said 25 years ago when he agreed to lead the WSU Foundation’s $3 million campaign for University Libraries. His pronouncement is still true today. Through the years, University Libraries at Wichita…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/university-libraries-an-indispensable-resource-for-wichita-state/

  15. WSU Foundation

    The Shocker Success Center tells students: Your success matters

    Nataleigh Swonger Each year, thousands of Wichita State students make multiple visits to campus buildings that house an assortment of services intended to help them succeed in college. Students like Nataleigh Swonger, whose dyslexia impedes her ability to take exams with a classroom of other learners. WSU Testing Services makes it possible for students like …

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/the-shocker-success-center-tells-students-your-success-matters/

  16. 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/

  17. WSU Foundation

    IMA Foundation honors Bill Cohen’s philanthropic legacy by creating a new scholarship for WSU students

    It was only one year after he co-founded the insurance company IMA that Bill Cohen established the IMA Foundation to launch a lifelong legacy of corporate philanthropy. “That was incredibly unique for a company of that size in the 1970s – to have the vision to create a foundation for its philanthropy,” says Ruth Rohs, executive director of IMA Foundation.…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/ima-foundation-honors-bill-cohens-philanthropic-legacy-by-creating-a-new-scholarship-for-wsu-students/

  18. WSU Foundation

    Thanks to you, scholarship payouts increase by 40 percent

    From Day One, there was no confusion, no debate about it — one of the top priorities of the Shock the World Campaign would be to create more scholarships for WSU students. Donors responded to the challenge in true Shocker style, establishing 136 new scholarships. “With donations made to the Shock the World Campaign, we are now providing a total of $8.1…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/thanks-to-you-scholarship-payouts-increase-by-40-percent/

  19. WSU Foundation

    Clark and Sharon Bastian, Fidelity Bank invest another $500,000 in new home for Wichita State’s W. Frank Barton School of Business

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2020 Clark and Sharon Bastian and the fourth-generation, family-owned Fidelity Bank have pledged an additional $500,000 to the campaign to build a new home for the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, supplementing a $1 million gift made in 2018 to the WSU Foundation. Clark Bastian is chairman of…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/clark-and-sharon-bastian-fidelity-bank-invest-another-500000-in-new-home-for-wichita-states-w-frank-barton-school-of-business/

  20. WSU Foundation

    With $1 million gift, Gene and Yolanda Camarena will help students of color succeed at Wichita State University

    …IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020 Gene and Yolanda Camarena are well known for helping underserved Kansas youth improve their lives through education and other causes. Now the Wichita couple is enhancing that legacy with a $1 million gift to Wichita State University to give students of color opportunities they otherwise might not have. A little more than…

    https://foundation.wichita.edu/with-1-million-gift-gene-and-yolanda-camarena-will-help-students-of-color-succeed-at-wichita-state-university/