The National Advisory Council (NAC) consists of about 115 highly respected alumni and friends. Members in this volunteer organization are dedicated to promoting the interests of Wichita State University and the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement. The NAC meets twice a year, in April and September. More than one-third (36 percent) of our members live outside of the greater Wichita area.
Fall 2024
NAC Reception – September 26, 2024
5:30 – 7:00pm | Location to be announced soon!
NAC Business Meeting – September 27, 2024
7:45am – 12:00pm | Rhatigan Student Center – Santa Fe 233 Room
NAC members may RSVP for the events by contacting Jordyn Ortega at 316-978-3838 or jordyn.ortega@wichita.edu.
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Jerry Aaron
Retired, Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon, Inc.
Wichita, KS
1963
Julie-Ellen Acosta
Retired, Boeing Company
St. Louis, MO
1980, 1984
Paul S. Allen
CEO Allen Gibbs & Houlik, LLC
Wichita, KS
1970
Al Alfaro
National Account Manager
Wichita, KS
Pamela Clancy Ammar
Retired, Attorney
Wichita, KS
1980
Donald L. Barry
RW Baird, Managing Director - Investments
Wichita, KS
1988
Craig W. Barton
Olympia Partners LLC, Managing General Partner
Wichita, KS
1983
Barbara J. Bassi
Community Volunteer
Newport Coast, CA
1972
Aaron Bastian
President, Fidelity Bank
Wichita, KS
M. Clark Bastian
CEO/Chairman, Fidelity Bank
Wichita, KS
1975
Walter Berry
President and Chairman, Berry Companies, Inc.
Wichita, KS
Bikki Bevelhymer
Manager, HR Shared Services, Greene Tweed
Ardmore, PA
1997
Jeff Blackman
President, Bedford Lodging
Dallas, TX
1991, 1995
Susayn C. Brandes
President and CEO, Great Plains Ventures
Wichita, KS
1981
Quincalee Brown
Retired President, QB Enterprises
McLean, VA
1961
Timothy W. Buckley
Retired Vice President, Polyplastics, Div. of Buckley Ind., Inc
Austin, TX
1971
Michael C. Burrus
Retired Executive Director, Catholic Charities Diocese of Wichita
Wichita, KS
1977
Yolanda Camarena
Freelance Education Consultant
Wichita, KS
1980
Leanne Caret
Argyle, TX
1990
Cynthia Carnahan
President-Owner/Realtor, Carnahan Group
Wichita, KS
1973
Wayne E. Chambers
Retired
Wichita, KS
1972, 1979
Stephen L. Clark
President, Clark Investment Group
Wichita, KS
1965
Dorothy Cohen
Wichita, KS
Will Cox
Retired, Department of Veteran Affairs
Austin, TX
1985
Teresa R. Craig
Director of Client Strategy for Netsmart
Dunedin, FL
1975
Erin Cummings
Owner and Instructor, YESyoga
Houston, TX
2009
Jeff P. DeGraffenreid
Attorney, Foulston Siefkin, LLP
Sedgwick, KS
1988
Thomas R. Devlin, Sr.
President & Chairman, Devlin Enterprises (emeritus member)
Wichita, KS
Denis Dieker
CFO, Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.
Wichita, KS
1977, 1980
Kevin Drelling
President and Managing Partner, J.P. Weigand & Sons Inc.
Wichita, KS
1990
David Eads
Executive Director and CEO, Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Los Angeles, CA
1984,1986
Kimberly N. Ernzen
Vice President, Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Tuscon, AZ
1995, 1999, 2004
Junetta M. Everett
Retired VP of Professional Relations, Delta Dental of Kansas
Wichita, KS
1979
Gary A. Farha
President & CEO, Customer First Renewables
Potomac, MD
1979
Steve Feilmeier
Executive VP, CEO Koch Investments
Wichita, KS
1985
Edward L. Field
Retired CPA
Topeka, KS
1972
Mark Finucane
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Wichita, KS
1976
Tadd Fowler
Treasurer and Global Taxes, The Proctor & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
1990
Merritt Gaunt
President, SRG Global
Bloomfield Hills, MI
2003
Robert A. Geist
Owner & Chairman of the Board, RAGE, Inc. (emeritus member)
Wichita, KS
1964
Sonia R. Greteman
CEO and Creative Director, Greteman Group
Wichita, KS
1982
Joseph Hand
Senior Vice President of Minerals, Koch Industries
Wichita, KS
1999
Carolyn M. Harrison
RN/Consultant
Wichita, KS
1980
Kelly Harrison
Retired, Westar Energy
Lawrence, KS
1981, 1985, 1994
Deborah G. Haynes
Retired Physician
Wichita, KS
1976
Damon Hecker
President, Kingfisher Systems Inc.
Washington, DC
1987, 1995
Shelli A. Herman
President & CEO, Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
1988
Jeri Hinkle
Community Volunteer
Wichita, KS
Ronald W. Holt
Retired, Asst. Sedgwick County Manager
Wichita, KS
1977
Cindy Hoover
Vice President and Chief Engineer Operations, Spirit AeroSystems
Wichita, KS
1990
Robin Huber
Vice President and General Manager, NetApp Inc.
Wichita, KS
James E. Hull
Vice President, Sales, Workplace Solutions
Dallas, TX
1983
Tien A. Huynh
Partner, G1 Group
Wichita, KS
2004
Michael A. James
CEO, Anovo
Chicago, IL
1971
Joseph A. Johnson
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey
Wichita, KS
Mark Johnson
Retired Controller
Houston, TX
1981
Tamara "Tammy" Kenagy
Retired Teacher/Counselor
Topeka, KS
1985, 1989
Thomas Kirk, III
Senior Managing Director, Wealth Advisor, 6 Meridian
Wichita, KS
1982
Ann Konecny
CEO, Foley Equipment Company
Kansas City, MO
1991
William Lappin
Retired Managing Partner & Principle, Deloitte
Sandy Springs, GA
1979, 1981
Cameron Ledford
Orthopedic Surgeon, Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgery
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2006
Paul M. Longsworth
VP for International Environmental, Fluor Corporation
Arlington, VA
1985
John R. Lovitt
Advisor, Whova
Pleasanton, CA
1968
Stephanie D. Luetters
Community Volunteer
Wichita, KS
1992
Leon H. Lungwitz
Co-owner, The Print Source, Inc.
Wichita, KS
1970
Tony Madrigal
President & Owner, Madrigal & Associates, Inc.
Wichita, KS
Dale E. Maltbie
Retired President & CEO, Professional Engineering Consultants
Wichita, KS
1969, 1972
Shadi Marcos
President, CFO and co-founder, Cybertron, Inc.
Wichita, KS
2001
Karma Mason
COO, iSi Environmental Services
Maize, KS
1977, 1984
Jane C. McHugh
CPA & Partner- Retired, BKD, LLP
Wichita, KS
1980
Telly McGaha
President & CEO, Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement
Wichita, KS
Ivri Messinger
Lacey, WA
1977
M. D. Michaelis
Chairman of the Board, Emprise Bank
Wichita, KS
William B. Moore
Retired, Westar Energy Inc.
Wichita, KS
1974
Jennifer Morrow
Director, Finance and Accounting, Hickory Street Capital
Chicago, IL
2001
John R. Morse
Retired Senior Vice President & General Counsel, LodgeWorks, L.P.
Sanibel, FL
1972
Ihssane Mounir
Senior VP of Sales for Northeast Asia, Boeing
Issaquah, WA
1994, 1996
Richard Muma
Wichita State University President (ex-officio member)
Wichita, KS
Eric S. Namee
Managing Partner, Hinkle Law Firm, LLC
Wichita, KS
1980
James Nastars
President and CEO, Meritrust Credit Union
Andover, KS
Lynn Nichols
CEO, Yingling Aircraft, Inc.
Andover, KS
Pamela S. Palmer
Owner and Physical Therapist, Palmer Physical Therapy
Andover, KS
1985
Marilyn B. Pauly
Retired Vice Chairman, Commerce Bank
Wichita, KS
1972
Dan C. Peare
Estate Planning Attorney, Hinkle Law Firm LLC
Wichita, KS
1982, 1985
Shawn Penner
President, Shamrock Advisors
Wichita, KS
1992
Kevin Potucek
Vice President Product Management, Hayward Pool Products
Far Hills, NJ
1984
David Ramos
Associate Chief of Staff, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Salinas, CA
1984
Khalid Raza
Co-Founder/CEO Graphiant Inc.
Fremont, CA
1992
Kenton T. Richards
Information Providers, Inc.
Baldwin City, KS
1986
John L. Rolfe
President and CEO, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
Wichita, KS
1985
Dennis L. Ross
M.D. Information Providers, Inc.
Wichita, KS
Marc Rowland
Owner, Rolling RRR Ranch
Dallas, TX
1975
Donald D. Sbarra
Chairman, Sbarra Enterprises (emeritus member)
Wichita, KS
D. Bruce Schreck
Managing Partner, Schreck Financial Group LLC
Wichita, KS
1970
Barry L. Schwan
President, House of Schwan
Wichita, KS
Shoko K. Sevart
Attorney & Partner, Sevart & Sevart - Attorneys at Law
Wichita, KS
Christopher S. Shank
Account Executive, USI Insurance Services, LLC
Wichita, KS
1969
Robert E. Shields
Partner, Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield, Knowles & Devine
Atlanta, GA
1968
JoAnn C. Skillett
Retired Principal/Professor
Bella Vista, AR
1961, 1965
Mitchell W. Slape
Chief Executive & Executive Director, Massmart Group
South Africa
1989
Jay Smith
President, Intrust Bank of Wichita
Wichita, KS
1979
Marni Stone
Owner, Marni Vliet Strategy
Wichita, KS
1970, 1977
Nicholas "Nick" Stone
Managing Director, Cyprium Investment Partners
Oak Park, IL
2002
John H. Tatlock
Attorney, Epstein Patierno LLp
Denver, CO
1969
Margaret "Maggie" Topping
Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Textron Aviation
Wichita, KS
2000
Mark G. Torline
Executive Director, FirePoint Innovations - Aerospace (WSU)
Wichita, KS
1979
John L. Tush
Co-owner, CertTech LLC
Parkville, MO
1988
Ralph F. Vautravers
Retired Founder, Rand Graphics, Inc.
Wichita, KS
1952
John Wadsworth
CEO, Piping & Equipment Co. Inc.
Wichita, KS
1979
Joan Wagner
Systems Engineer Lead, Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Kechi, KS
1999, 2004
Larry "Steve" Warfield
Vice President, Financial Advisor/Senior Portfolio Manager, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Wichita, KS
1982
Peri Widener
CEO GLoBIL Consulting Group
Nashville, TN
1978
Amy Williams
Sedgwick, KS
1997
Sheryl L. Wohlford
President & Co-Owner, Automation-Plus Inc.
Wichita, KS
1982
J. Robert Young
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Alpine Banks of Colorado
Glenwood Springs, CO
1961
T. Michael Young
Managing Partner, The CapStreet Group
Houston, TX
1967
Gene H. Zaid
CEO, Genzada Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Sterling, KS
1977