MAGAZINE STAFF
Editor
Connie Kachel White
Design
Bryan Masters ’83
Contributing Art Director
Cheryl Capps ’79/81
Staff Writer
Jessica Seibel ’08
Contributing Writers
Dave Dahl ’71/74
Amy Geiszler-Jones
Kollen Long ’90/96
Photography
Brandon Chauncey ’00
Craig Hacker
Jeff Tuttle
Connie Kachel White
Illustration
Richard Crowson
Scott Dawson ’86
Wade Hampton
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The Shocker
Wichita State’s alumni magazine
Spring/Summer 2015
Vol. 17, No. 2
ASSOCIATION STAFF
Courtney M. Marshall, president and CEO
Ashlee Baysinger, assistant director of alumni relations
Donna Lamb, executive assistant
Nita Reed, records supervisor
Stacy Salters, assistant director of alumni information
Stacy Shanahan, membership coordinator
Jessica Seibel, editorial associate and online magazine coordinator
Erin Stieben, director of marketing and membership
Connie White, director of communications
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee Members:
Denis Dieker ’77/80, board chair
Mindy McPheeters ’96, board chair-elect
Chad Green ’93, secretary-treasurer/chair, finance committee
Holly Dyer ’88, chair, membership, volunteer recruitment
Joe Hand ’99, chair, development programs
Cathy Carrier, chair, alumni programs
Frank Chappell ’68, chair, university programs
Mildred Edwards ’96/99/08, immediate past board chair
Board Members:
Craig Ablah ’87
Rachel Allen ’01
Brandon Baker ’06
John Bardo, WSU president, ex-officio, voting
Doug Blackman
Ken Brasted ’91
Cindy Carnahan ’73
Cindy Claycomb ’79/91
Marcella Clegg ’02
Gay Dahlke ’89
David Fahrbach ’74
Kim Hartwell ’78
Lou Heldman, WSU Strategic Communications vice president, ex-officio
Bud Johnson ’64
Elizabeth King, WSU Foundation president and CEO, ex-officio
Luke Luttrell ’02
Dana Fleming Mastio ’78
Darren Muci ’84
Marilyn Pauly ’72, WSU Foundation board chair, ex-officio
Shawn Penner ’92/93
Chris Purdum ’07
Eric Sexton ’87/92, WSU athletics executive director, ex-officio
Kim Taylor, SASO board president, ex-officio
Denise Ziegler ’79