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…community and within the state." The school was named in honor of WSU alumni Oliver and Betty Elliott, who had committed a significant gift to WSU primarily to endow this new school. Oliver Elliott, a prominent businessman in Wichita, had served as the editor of The Sunflower in 1940 when he attended the university. Spearheaded by the Elliotts' generous…
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