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The Plaza of Heroines, at the heart of campus, honors women who have made a difference.

WSU's Special Collections department becomes the permanent home of the collected papers of Gordon Parks.

WSU grad student Amber Schrag aims her trowel for evidence of how the ancient common Maya lived.

Wichita State and its alumni association throw a reunion event in celebration of 30 years of Shocker baseball.

Letters from alumni in Kansas, Oregon and California are in the spring 2008 magazine mail bag.

Shockers everywhere, at events long ago or happenings just the other day, always have something interesting to say.

The Wichita State community celebrates the 2007 alumni award honorees: Deltha Colvin ’72, David Nygaard ’73/74, Phillip Bowers ’86/91, Karen Countryman-Roswurm ’05/06, Sheryl Wohlford ’82 and Ron Holt ’77.

Students in Cheryl Lucas' second-grade class enthusiastically participate in No Excuses University, a program dedicated to guiding students to plan for and graduate from college.

Wichita State fans cheer on the Shockers as they battle Long Beach State March 1 in Long Beach, Calif., where the alumni association hosted a pregame get-together.

For the 12th season, the WSU Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series offers eye-opening lectures and mouth-watering breakfast buffets at the Marcus Welcome Center on Wichita State's beautiful campus.

WSU faculty member Toni Pickard's community health project, Healthy Options for Planeview, began 10 years ago with the offering of parenting classes. Today, HOP encompasses a low-cost, safety-net dental clinic and a health clinic, which is staffed by a WSU physician assistant faculty member and PA students.

WSU sorority members share memories as their organizations reach a special milestone. It's a celebration of tradition, sisterhood and campus life.

These Gleanings entries survey the current university scene and feature original illustrations by Scott Dawson ’86.

A gallery of both literary and visual art, Shock Art showcases works by Wichita State University alumni, faculty and students.

Through Kansas K-9 ResQ and Adoptions, Toni Wenger '75 is undertaking her heart's mission: saving stray and abandoned dogs and working to place them in loving homes.

WSU graduate David Willis was seen by millions of movie fans in his role in the "There Will Be Blood," a film that was nominated for eight Academy Awards.

In 2005, The Shocker carried a story about Holyoke Cottage and its new owner, Bob Bayer '57, who hoped to gain national recognition for the historic Fairmount building. Now, Bayer's dream has been realized.

Ruth Graves '03, Fairmount College's first professional artist, painted her way to acclaim in 1920s Paris.

Members of WSU's marching band weren't the only Shockers erupting in cheers back in 1982 when Wichita State's football team and the University of Kansas met for a long-awaited gridiron battle.

There have been many chroniclers of WSU baseball through the years. But as the Shockers continue their 31st season under head coach Gene Stephenson, one of their own is writing up the journey.

Student-athletes Britnee Barnett and Ashly Bright step up to the plate for Shocker softball.

A Golfworld NCAA Division I poll ranking has the Shocker men's golf team moving up the ladder of competition.

From a first in Shocker tennis history to contact info for baseball's Building Excellence for the Student-Athlete Campaign, Sports Briefs covers WSU athletics in bite-size entries.

Comings, goings, appointments, retirements, honors, accolades and other personal alumni news.

Max E. Hubbard '57 was a family man, retired businessman and avid Wichita State supporter.

Leon G. Snitz fs '24 was known for being a man unafraid of change.

Frank W. Hafer fs '40 made his mark on the hospitality business.

In 1985, Charles E. Heilmann '64 spoke to a group of scholarship students at Butler County Community College. He encouraged them to never lose the love of learning.

These alumni and university friends leave lasting legacies.

James W. Johnson '75, an independent curator and art historian, writes about Bernard and Boyd, a current exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum, which encapsulates the history of Wichita State University's printmaking program.

Emily Christensen fs '07 has opened a new home furnishings store in Wichita called Frank & Margaret, so named in honor of her grandparents.

When a U.S. Navy missile was launched to knock down an errant spy satellite in February, Laura Van Huss '05 had more than a passing interest in the outcome.

Guillermo Zorogastua '04 has heard all the jokes about his age. But that's all right, he says, he's getting used to it.