Cleveland
Cleveland Alumni Rock
Wichita State alumni who live and work in Cleveland, Ohio, enjoyed catching up on university news with WSU administrators in town to cheer on the men's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region in March. Cleveland alumni were special guests at a dinner hosted by the WSU Alumni Association, the WSU Foundation and WSU Athletics.
Cleveland alumni in attendance were David Szamborski '75, who is retired from a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry with Parke-Davis/Pfizer; Phuoc Thai '90, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; Rebecca Morgan '74, president and CEO of the Cleveland-based consulting firm Fulcrum Consulting Works Inc.; and Edwina Simmons '79, a noted gynecologist who has practiced in the Cleveland and Akron communities since 1988. Wichita State hosts were Courtney M. Marshall of the WSUAA, Elizabeth King of the WSU Foundation, and Eric Sexton '92/87 of Shocker athletics.
Phoenix
Shockers Get Together
Elizabeth King, WSU Foundation president and CEO, and Courtney M. Marshall, president and CEO of the WSU Alumni Association, enjoyed getting together with Arizona-based alumni and friends at two February events, one of which was held in the lovely home of Tom '65 and Nancy '69 Martin. Attendees included Wayne Burnett '10 and Tiffany Beems; Jill Clark '89; Robert '80 and Cheryl Dixon; Lanny Van Eman '62; Kara Johnson, WSU Foundation special events director; Sean Johnson '99 and Katie DeGrand; Nelson Ladd '61; and Mike Lamb '80, WSU Foundation vice president of planned giving.
Omaha
Shocker Nation Cheers
Shockers from all over the country came together March 22 for a Shocker Pep Rally at the Doubletree by Hilton Downtown Omaha – Wichita State's team hotel during the second and third rounds of the NCAA tournament. The Shockers had dispatched the Indiana Hoosiers in second-round action and were set to take on the University of Kansas at the CenturyLink Center about two hours after the 2 p.m. pep rally got underway. Introduced by Courtney M. Marshall of the WSUAA, Dave Dahl '71/74, in town as a basketball color commentator with the Shockers' radio broadcast crew, told the cheering crowd his keys to the upcoming game, one of which was: “We're going to win because we have the best fans in the country.” Dahl called it right. The Shockers walked over the Jayhawks, 78-65.
Wichita
Rock the Roundhouse
Saturday, Oct. 24 — Rockin' the Roundhouse, Charles Koch Arena, featuring premier food and drink, entertainment and live and silent auctions.
For a complete roster of Wichita State Alumni Association events, projects and activities, including Shocker travel options, please visit wichita.edu/alumni.
