Benders of Twigs
The Benders of Twigs ceremony was conceived in 1951 by University of Wichita President Harry Corbin, his assistant Kathryn Griffith, and English Professor Bill Nelson. The ceremony honors faculty and staff with 25 years of service to the University. The term "Bender of Twigs" refers to the similarity between the way a young sapling bends toward the light as it grows and how faculty and staff help lead students in their search for knowledge.
2009
- Brenda Achey
- Judith Babnich
- Wilson Baldridge
- Deborah Baxter
- William Bischoff
- Margaret Carter
- Anita D. Diaz
- Jane Eshelman
- Gary Goldsmith
- Donald Harkness
- David L. Haury
- Janelle Heier
- Walter Horn
- Donna Hughes
- Kirsten Johnson
- Stuart Lasine
- Carol M. Lewis
- George McClary
- Nancy McKellar
- Deborah Mitchum
- M. Gawad Nagati
- Carroll Newman
- Charles Newman
- Lois Nicholas
- Alva Olmstead
- Craig Owens
- Bobby Parmely
- Iola Russell
- Marilyn Ryan
- Bill Sullivan
- Jonelle Turner
- Melinda Ware
- Susan Wells
- Robert Zettle
2008
- Edna Bates-Tosses
- Collette Burke
- Susan Emerson
- Marshall Griffin
- Wendy Hanes
- Philip Hersch
- Kimberly Jantz
- Sandra Ludlum
- Barbara Mazza Silhan
- Phillip Parker
- Kathleen Perez
- Cecilia Rogers
- Charles Roush
- George Schroeder
- Diana Simpson
- Marcia Stevens
- Hugh Thompson
- Hercilia Thompson
- John Wilson
2007
- Lisa Belt
- Gary R. Bequette
- Karen Lee Brown
- Jeri Ann Carroll
- Sarah B. Daugherty
- Oleta Ewing
- Buma L. Fridman
- James W. Kelley
- Patricia L. Kieffer
- Gerald R. Lichti
- Diane M. Lincoln
- Abu S. Masud
- Ruth E. Matz
- Peter M. Nolasco
- Michael Papadakis
- Valerie S. Peck
- Dixie L. Petersen
- Cathy J. Razook-Ellsworth
- Brigitte Roussel
2006
- Peggy J. Anderson
- Sherry L. Ashworth
- Thomas H. Brock
- Frankie M. Brown
- Janet L. Brown
- Jolynne Campbell
- Roger A. Dick
- Jean B. Elliott
- Robert Feleppa
- Sally A. Fiscus
- William C. Groutas
- Klent E. Harkness
- Willie M. Harris
- Ruth A. Hitchcock
- Kirk E. Lancaster
- Michael R. Madecky
- Barbara S. Mason
- Earnest J. McDonald
- Gregory J. Meissen
- Kenneth G. Miller
- Eunice Doman Myers
- Greg R. Novacek
- Juanita L. Parsons
- Valerie A. Pittier
- John K. Rathgeber
- Elsie R. Shore
- Dan R. Small
- Arlene Schreiber Thomas
- Andrew Trechak
- Candace B. Wells
- Russell D. Widener
- Janet L. Wolcutt
- Donna Hawley Wolfe
2005
- Mary Ellen Abbey
- Nancy A. Bereman
- Arlen D. Boger
- Troy W. Bookless
- Carmen M. Bribiesca
- Mary Elaine Conrad
- Tonya R. Cruz
- Deemathie W. deSilva
- Kathy A. Downes
- Daniel J. Drury
- John M. Ellis
- H. Edward Flentje
- Tom A. Fowler
- Sandra L. Goentzel
- Esther L. Headley
- Alan W. Highland
- Ann P. Hunter
- John E. Jacobs
- Brent L. Kemnitz
- Jean A. Lansing
- Ernest G. Marks
- Mary A. Peach
- Randy S. Pulec
- Joe D. Raleigh
- Mahmoud Edwin Sawan
- Gayla S. Shrank
- Kathy H. Strattman
- Kevin A. Straub
- Linda L. Tedder
- Steve A. Torres
- Gayle C. Veltman
- David C. Wasinger
- Catherine G. Yeotis
2004
- Carolyn J. Barbour
- Tina Lynne Bennett
- Linda L. Doll
- Robin L. Gordon
- Patricia V. Hayes
- Janice K. Holtsclaw
- Dennis J. Kear
- Timothy W. Lause
- Linda S. Martin
- William H. Smith
- Lyle D. Turner
2003
- Alan A. Aagaard
- Leslie W. Anderson
- David R. Atkins
- Charles A. Bouska
- Ginger L. Cox
- Woodrow K. DePontier
- Vannapha DePriest
- Beverly A. Henline
- Connie S. Morris
- Anthony O. Parsons
- Robert H. Ross
- Robert W. Rozzelle
- James J. Snyder
- Nancy McCarthy Snyder
- L. Keith Williamson
- Richard W. Zundel
2002
- Jimmy J. Beer
- Donald J. Blakeslee
- Ronald W. Christ
- James E. Clark
- Dharma deSilva
- Joyce K. Hadley
- Annie Hawkins
- Jim Leroy Hellman
- Carole J. Hoaglan
- Loren D. Huckstadt
- Diane E. Huntley
- John J. Hutchinson
- Almer J. Mandt
- Roberta L. Pettriess
- Joe P. Pisciotte
- George E. Stephenson
- Syed M. Taher
- Donald L . Teter
- J. William Thomson
- Maria G. Torres
- Samuel J. Yeager
2001
- Paul A. Belt
- Pedro J. Bravo-Elizondo
- Gregory J. Buell
- Ronald L. Christy
- Marsha A. Gladhart
- Kimberly S. Hamilton
- Linda S. Hogan
- Alicia A. Huckstadt
- Wanda J. Kraus-Seal
- Nan M. Porter
- James L. Rogers
- James Sheffield
- Nicholas E. Smith
- Jacqueline J. Snyder
- Joyce J. Tammany
- William E. Wynne
2000
- Roland L. Banks
- Elwin M. Barrett
- Gary K. Brichacek
- Deltha Q. Colvin
- Dorothy E. Crum
- Dennis D. Demoure
- Ilse-Margarete Dersi
- Randolph A. Ellsworth
- Stephen C. Gladhart
- Lloyd M. Harp
- Jeanine M . Hathaway
- W. Stephen Hathaway
- L. Marie Haun
- Sharmon G. Holcomb
- Michael A. James
- Kathy L. Jones
- Patrick E. Kehoe
- Nancy R. Kraemer
- Julia E. Lee
- Phillip T. May
- Dorothy I . Myers
- Sandra S. Oswald
- Richard L. Pratt
- Diane D. Quantic
- Martha M. Shawver
- Ram P. Singhal
- David E. Soles
- Deborah H. Soles
- Kathy V. Wolff
- William F. Woods
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