a selfie with WuShock at the WU gathering on Sept. 23
in the Champions Club at Charles Koch Arena.
WuShock and Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Gregg Marshall were the two Shocker centers of attention for Women United for the Shockers members who came together Sept. 23 in Charles Koch Arena’s Champions Club for heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and much convivial conversation.
Women United (WU) members share a simple goal: to provide a lasting endowment that will help fund WSU Alumni Association operations — and to have fun doing it.
Each WU member pledges $1,000 per year, for a minimum of five years. In return, they are invited to unique WU social events, with narry even one stuffy club meeting on the annual WU calendar of events.
Past group events have featured gatherings at the homes of founding WU members Kate Taylor, Martha Buford, Dana Fleming Mastio ’78 and Paula Alefs, as well as two seasonal Bracket Chatter outings to Deano’s Grill & Tapworks in March, when Mike Kennedy ’71, award-winning sports broadcaster and longtime “Voice of the Shockers” guided attendees in filling out NCAA men’s basketball tournament brackets.
To date, two WU members hold Bracket Chatter trophies in recognition of turning in the most complete brackets – thus proving themselves to be the best of the group’s hoops prognosticators: Suzanne Luginbill ’76 (2014) and Bonnie Bing Honeyman ’70/76 (2015).
This year’s night out with Coach Marshall easily made the list of “no stuffy meetings.” After one-on-one and small-group conversations, Marshall informally addressed the group, sharing a number of inside stories about Shocker basketball, past and future.
Women United members, in addition to Taylor, Buford, Mastio, Alefs, Luginbill and Honeyman, are Jan Aaron,
Julie-Ellen Acosta ’80/84, Rachel Allen ’01, Pamela Clancy Ammar ’80, Susie Anderson ’72/75, Donna Ard ’73, Mickey Armstrong ’45, Patsy Barton, Sharon Bastian ’76/76, Shirley Beggs, Joan Beren ’83, Nancy Blackman, Trish Brasted ’96, Kathy Burrus, Vicki Cady, Cindy Carnahan ’73, Gayla Carney, Janie Carney, Beverly Cash,
Marla Chandler, Becky Clark, Diane Cline, Karen Clothier, Dorothy Cohen, Missy Cohlmia ’74, Kelley DeGraffenreid ’01, Paula Downing, Mildred Edwards ’96/99/08, Debbi Elkouri, Jean Elliott ’79/81, Patti Elrick ’70, Junetta Everett ’79, DeeAnne Fahnestock, Brenda Farha, Gloria Farha Flentje, Katy Field, Kyle Futo, Carolyn Grier, Patty Grimsley, Renee Hahn ’75/77, Pam Hamrick ’70, Debbie Haynes ’76, Esther Headley ’79/79/80, Joy Heinrichs ’00, Tracy Hoover, Linda Howell ’83, Corey Johnson, Anita Jones ’53, Elizabeth King, Katherine Kirk, Jaque Kouri, Kay Larson ’71/72, Karen Lentell, Kim Lett, Gayle Malone, Barbara Mann ’85, Rose Marcus, Lynn Marshall, Linda Matson ’84/88, Dee Michaelis, Aimee Shank, Shelly Moore, Terri Moses ’80/90, Kathleen Munley, Sharon Neff, Alberta Nichols, Sherry Nichols ’79, Susan Onofrio ’64, Margaret Opara ’92, Kristin Price, Sharol Rasberry, Gloria Russell, Renae Ryan, Cindy Schwan ’77/85, Kathy Sexton ’89/92, Jan Shannon, Patricia Sherwood ’90, Connie Simcox ’73/81, Nicki Soice, Lynn Stephan ’64/92, Pegi Stephenson, Lisa Sutherland, Betty Troutman ’78, Rhonda Turner ’75, Alissa Unruh ’86, Paula Varner, Marilyn Waller, Sherl Weatherbee, Carol E. Wilson ’00, and Sheryl Wohlford ’82.
