WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Fall 2009

ON THE HILL

Places of Remembrance

In one of the worst tragedies in college sports history, one of two planes carrying Wichita State football players, administrators, athletic staff members and team supporters crashed at approximately 3 p.m., Fri., Oct. 2, 1970, on a mountainside not too far from Silver Plume, Colo., killing 31.

Community Action

WSU vice president and general counsel Ted Ayres' call for volunteers to help out at Wichita's Lord's Diner -- which feeds those in need with hot, nutritious meals -- elicited a chorus of yeses.

Gleanings

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