CLASS NOTES

Shocker Nancy Nyberg '76/92 has done it all in the movies, from gaffer to writer and producer. If it can be done in the film industry, Nancy Nyberg '76/92 has done it. Producing, casting, public relations, research, developing content for web pages — virtually every aspect of making movies is listed on her resume. While assisting with initial research for the blockbuster movie "Titanic," one of her more unusual tasks was finding water tanks big enough to shoot the mov...

Rick Mulkey '92 is the author of the poetry collection, "The Age of Reason." Given the precise nature of his poems, the careful attention to language and detail, the vivid way he turns a phrase, it is surprising to learn that before Rick Mulkey '92 arrived at WSU, he had never really written or studied poetry. "I didn't know how to read a poem," he says. "I had already gone through a master's program and thought I knew how, but didn't." Some...

Chuck Jackson '68 is one of the most professional and popular editors the Oakland Tribune has ever had. Here's a reason for journalism majors and Sunflower staff writers to take heart: Charles "Chuck" Jackson '68, the editor of the Oakland Tribune, was recently honored in San Francisco when he received the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' prestigious Career Achievement Award for print. It was no small affair, either. More than 3...

Comings, goings, appointments, retirements, honors, accolades and other personal alumni news. Former students are designated by fs. Members of the Wichita State University Alumni Association are identified by an asterisk (*). Membership dues support alumni publications as well as other programs and services. To join the Association, call (316) 978-3826. D. "Dale" Richmond '55, speech, '65 m ed psych, of Right Associates, Wichita, is serving as first vice president on the Wich...