WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Fall 2015

The Education Route

BY CONNIE KACHEL WHITE

david stoneDavid J. Stone ’99 took the long route to his career in education.

The Oregon native studied political science and English at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore., earning a bachelor’s degree yet remaining undecided about a choice of career. Should he go into law? Or education?

To help determine the right career path to take, Stone gave teaching a try by joining the Peace Corps to teach English as a foreign language. He was stationed in the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar. “As it turned out,” he relates, “I loved working with kids. I went the education route.”

This past July, Stone took up principal duties at the St. Luke Catholic School in Woodburn, Ore. — bringing with him nearly 20 years of experience in education. For the past decade, he served in various administrative posts at the preK through 8th-grade level, most recently at the Holy Family School in Lacey, Wash.

Before joining the administrative ranks, Stone taught English, social studies and computer science to middle-school students. His first teaching job after two years and two months in the Peace Corps (1993-95) in far away Mongolia was at Alcott Academy in Wichita, where he taught language arts to 7th and 8th graders.

During his time in Wichita, he solidified his career choice with graduate studies in education, graduating with a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.


SHOCKER PROFILES

Nurse Exemplar

Wendy L. (Newell) Mosiman ’91/09 is an advanced practice nurse who serves as a clinical nurse specialist at Via Christi Health in Wichita.

Above and Beyond

Each year, a number of state and local firefighting organizations join together in honoring a Kansas firefighter for heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty. This year, Rob B. Kanaga ’97, is their choice of Firefighter of the Year.

From the Thunder to the Stars

Megan Morgan ’06 wanted to work in the sports world, and knew finding the right foundation was of the utmost importance.

The Education Route

David J. Stone ’99 took the long route to his career in education.