THE SHOCKER MAGAZINE STAFF
Editor: Connie Kachel White
Design: Bryan Masters ’83
Contributing Art Director: Cheryl Capps ’79/81
Staff Writer: Jessica Seibel ’08
Contributing Writers: Amy Geiszler-Jones; Bob Lutz ’84
Photography: Bryan Masters ’83; Jeff Tuttle, cover; Connie Kachel White
Illustration: Richard Crowson fs ’91; Scott Dawson ’86; Wade Hampton; Dustin Parker
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The Shocker
Wichita State’s alumni magazine
Spring/Summer 2017
Vol. 19, No. 2
ASSOCIATION STAFF
Courtney M. Marshall, president and CEO
Tate Blanton, assistant director of alumni programs
Scott Heinrichs, director of finance
Donna Lamb, executive assistant
Lynn Loveland, director of alumni programs
Nita Reed, records supervisor
Stacy Salters, assistant director of alumni information
Jessica Seibel, communications associate
Stacy Shanahan, membership coordinator
Erin Stieben, director of marketing and membership
Connie White, director of communications
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chris Purdum ’07, chair
Cathy Carrier, chair elect/vice-chair of administrative programs
Shawn Penner ’92/93, vice-chair of finance/secretary-treasurer
Kim Hartwell ’78, vice-chair of alumni programs
Rachel Allen ’01, vice-chair of development programs
Holly Dyer ’88, vice-chair of university programs
Joe Hand ’99, vice-chair of membership/volunteer recruitment
Mindy McPheeters ’96, immediate past board chair
Paul Allen ’70, WSU Foundation board chair, ex-officio
Brandon Baker ’06
John Bardo, WSU president, ex-officio, voting
Laura Bernstorf ’04
Darron Boatright, WSU director of athletics, ex-officio
Frank Chappell ’68
Cindy Claycomb ’79/91
Marcella Clegg ’02
Dave Cunningham ’86
Vic Everett ’79
David Fahrbach ’74
Dana Fleming-Mastio ’78
Arthur Glass, Jr. fs ’03
Lou Heldman, WSU vice president for strategic communications, ex-officio
Elizabeth King, WSU Foundation president and CEO, ex-officio
Caleb Klein ’10
Bill Luebbert ’85/88
Luke Luttrell ’02
Darren Muci ’84
Jared Santos, WSUAA Shockers Forever president, ex-officio
Sean Tarbell fs ’89, SASO board of directors president, ex-officio
Lily Wu ’07
Denise Ziegler ’79