7.26.23

THE SHOCKER

FALL / WINTER 2022

I was a bit sad when in 2019 I received the farewell print issue of The Shocker and then pleasantly surprised when a publication with the same name came in the mail (December 2022). Paging through this latest version brought back many memories of my years at WSU, starting in 1961.

I chose to attend WSU rather than stay in my home state of Iowa because I had seen the southern edge of campus all my life. My aunt and uncle lived across the street from Fairmount Park on 15th Street. My plan was to live in the only men’s dorm and then have Sunday dinners with them. My uncle was transferred to Kansas City, but I stayed on to graduate from WSU in 1965.

As a student, I spent a lot of time at KMUW when it was across the street from campus, and I ate many meals at a restaurant just a couple doors south. The station’s transmitter wattage was significantly increased while I was there — and now the whole station is elsewhere. My Kappa Mu Psi mates and I made a Shocker image out of straw as a homecoming display. It was torched one night in its place at the corner of 17th Street and Fairmount.

I always thought I’d get back to stroll the campus one more time, but I didn’t and doubt I will in the future. But I still visit in my memory.
Brad Awe ’65
Evansville, Ind.

I was very impressed with all the professional success snippets — Megan Huey ’20 through Louis Sturns ’71 — in the Class Notes section. A Shocker education has led many people to much professional success.
Mark Fisher ’88
Omaha, Neb.

What an unexpected pleasure to find the revived magazine in the mailbox today. Congratulations on the attractive new format and standing features. I read every word.
Lou Heldman
Former WSU vice president of strategic communications
Wichita

You have done a marvelous job of repackaging what had been an attractive, informative publication (The Shocker, 1999-2019) into one very much with the times. I love its unique dimensions for a university publication, and you haven’t missed a beat in delivering significant and fun stories in a compelling format.
Al Higdon ’61
Wichita

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