WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Fall 2014

A Best Lawyer

BY CONNIE KACHEL WHITE

Ross HollanderRoss Hollander ’73, a proud Shocker who served as president of the WSU Alumni Association in 2007-08, has been listed, along with three other attorneys from the Wichita and Topeka, Kan., offices of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC, in Best Lawyers in America, 2015.

Hollander, who received his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law and whose undergraduate degree from WSU is in speech, was honored in three areas: Employment Law, Management; Labor Law, Management; and Litigation, Labor and Employment.

A past president of the Wichita Bar Association, the Kansas Bar Association’s Employment Law Section, and the Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court, he is president of the firm, which has 15 lawyers and offices in Wichita, Topeka and Lawrence, Kan. He has practiced in the areas of employment law and business and commercial litigation in Wichita for 35 years. Hollander is not the lone Shocker and Best Lawyer in America, 2015 at the firm. Stephen Joseph ’69, Christopher Joseph ’97/97 and Kristine Savage ’88 have also been honored for their work.

 


SHOCKER PROFILES

Our Royal Shocker

Renowned mezzo-soprano and Shocker alumna Joyce DiDonato ’92 said she wasn’t nervous before performing the national anthem Oct. 29 at Game 7 of the World Series.

Prize Conductor

“Energetic, committed, eminently practical” are among the judges’ comments about Jonathan Griffith ’74, winner of the 2014 American Prize in Conducting.

Colonel Hatfield

B. Karen Hatfield ’79, a medical technology graduate, has been promoted to the rank of colonel, U.S. Army, in a ceremony held this past August in Eastover, S.C.

A Best Lawyer

Ross Hollander ’73, a proud Shocker who served as president of the WSU Alumni Association in 2007-08, has been listed, along with three other attorneys from the Wichita and Topeka, Kan., offices of Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC, in Best Lawyers in America, 2015.