Notable Donor News

Major Gift Highlights

The 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 Birk
Shocker Success Center

Clay and Janet Blair
Scholarships – General

Allen Boge
Scholarship – General
Scholarship – Athletics

Susayn Brandes
Shocker Success Center

Capitol Federal Foundation
Scholarships – Business

Patricia Cather
Scholarship – General

Stanley Choi
Shocker Success Center

Denis and Shirley Dieker
General Support – Athletics

Evergy
General Support – Diversity and Inclusion
General Support – Engineering
Economic Outlook Conference
WSU Green Group Fund

Brian C. Foster Supplemental Care Trust
Scholarship – Health Professions

Nancy and Kenneth Fugate
Scholarship – General

Leon Greene
Scholarship – Fine Arts

Shelli Herman
Shocker Success Center

ITC Great Plains
General Support – KMUW

Linda Knudsen
Scholarship – Health Professions

Tom Kosich
Facilities – Athletic

Joyce and Skip Loper
Scholarship – LAS

Virginia Lytle
Scholarship – Athletics

Jim and Lorraine Mann
Scholarship – General

Ronald and Barbara Mann
Gift-in-kind

Barbara McCune
Shocker Success Center

MSC Software Corporation
Gift-in-kind – Engineering

David and Janet Murfin
WSU Athletics

Bob O’Bleness
Scholarship – Health Professions

Dennis Regan
Scholarship – Business

Sandia National Labs
Gift-in-kind – Engineering

Gerry Sibley
Scholarship – Engineering
Scholarship – Business

Cleo Simmonds
General Support

Joan Sims
Scholarship – Business

Spirit AeroSystems
Student Support

Jeff and Rhonda Turner
General Support – Athletics

Mary Waid
Fellowship – Fine Arts

Bob and Patricia White
General Support – Anthropology

ZE PowerGroup
Gift-in-kind – Business

New Society of 1895 members

These individuals were named to the Society of 1895 between April 15 and Aug. 15 by establishing a deferred gift through the WSU Foundation. To become a member, please contact Michael Lamb, WSU Foundation vice president, at 316-978-3804 or mike.lamb@wichita.edu.

Albert Urich (’73)

Susan McCoy (’13)

W. John (’86) and Connie McGuire

Thomas (’72) and Denise (’05) Glenn

Robert J. ‘Bob’ Matreci (’69)

Maryalice Birk

John Frederick (’92)

Nancy (‘74) and Richard (’86) Bereman

James Myers (‘94)

Deborah (‘91) and Edward Aleman

R. Scott Kailer (‘76)

Memorials

New memorials were established or existing funds were selected in honor of the following deceased friends of Wichita State through the WSU Foundation between April 15 and Aug. 15, 2021. To contribute, please contact Phoebe Garcia, at 316-978-3811 or phoebe.garcia@wichita.edu.

Melissa Peters (Hurst) ‘13

Karla Burns ‘81

Howard Marcus

Wayne Wong

David Farnsworth ‘53

Thomas H. Brock

Ray E. Staats ’70