WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Winter 1999

IN MEMORIAM

A Dedicated Teacher

A dedicated, award- winning teacher, Albert Gosman taught at WSU for more than a quarter of a century. A dedicated member of the WSU community for more than 25 years, Dr. Albert L. Gosman, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, will be remembered for his commitment to teaching and his counsel to engineering students. After earning an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and then a master's from the University of Colorado, he received a doc...

An Astute Adviser

As advisor and associate dean, Sam Akao helped many students find their way through the Ivory Tower. Dr. Samuel Akao, WSU College of Education adviser, came to Wichita State in 1994 as associate dean of University College. When the college was reorganized in 1998, he joined the College of Education as an adviser in its student services section. As associate dean, Akao helped plan, develop, implement and evaluate programs and services to enhance the freshman-year experience in University Coll...

In Memoriam

Dr. Alejandro J. Aillon, Oct. 4, Halstead Hospital chief of surgery, chairman, Department of Surgery, Halstead, Kan. Betty Jean (Kelley) Armour '41, Sept. 19, homemaker, Fresno, Calif. Lucile M. Allen, Oct.10, homemaker and friend of the university, Wichita. Ruth M. Anderson '37/47, Nov. 3, retired University of Arizona associate professor and former Denver Children's Hospital speech pathologist, Tucson, Ariz. Faye E. (Martin) Astle '65, Sept. 30, homemaker and university fri...