Kansas City
Wichita State Night at the K
Saturday, Aug. 5 — Wichita State Night at the K, Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Join fellow Shockers for an evening of big league action to cheer on the KC Royals as they take on the Seattle Mariners. Gate A opens at 4:30 p.m., with game time at 6:05. Please note that only the first 1,750 Shockers to enter the stadium through Gate A with a ticket purchased from the official Wichita State Night at the K online site will receive a baseball cap.
St. Louis
Cheering for the Champs
Four Village Tours & Travel charter coaches full of Shocker basketball fans traveled to St. Louis for the March 2-5 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament – and were on hand to watch the Shockers claim the tournament championship. In addition to the tournament games, the travelers kept their Shocker spirits high at pre-game pep rallies, co-hosted by the WSU Alumni Association and WSU Athletics.
Among the 200-plus Shocker travelers were Dave and Marilyn Bangle, Alfred and Sara Campbell, Steve and Linda Clary, Richard and Carol Harris, Lowell and Gloria Rising, and Chris Purdum ’07, WSUAA board chair, who, along with his wife Ashley ’06, took on the duties of serving as a travel-host.
Chicago
WSU Alumni Gathering
Before the Shockers took on the Loyola Ramblers Feb. 12 in MVC basketball action, the WSUAA hosted an alumni gathering. Attendees included Mike James, David Payne, and Jeff Herndon.
Indianapolis
The Big Dance
Partnering with WSU Athletics, the WSU Alumni Association co-sponsored Team Send-Offs featuring WuShock, Shocker Sound, the Spirit Squad and Shocker Dance before each NCAA tournament game the Shockers played: the March 17 winning effort against the Dayton Flyers and the March 19 second round battle versus the Kentucky Wildcats that nixed WSU’s entry into the Sweet Sixteen.
Shocker Nation
Watch Parties: Everywhere
As the Wichita State men’s basketball team compiled another successful season, Shocker alumni and fans all across the globe got together to cheer on their favorite team. The largest gatherings for WSUAA-sponsored Shocker Watch Parties, outside of Wichita, included Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City and Scottsdale, Ariz., where more than 30 alumni gathered consistently at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Wichita
CSD Outstanding Alumna
Courtney M. Marshall, president and CEO of the WSUAA, was among those presenting remarks at the April 27 CSD Outstanding Alumni Event held in honor of Kathy Strattman ’98/01, a WSU College of Health Professions associate professor. Presented by the WSU Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders and the WSU Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the event celebrates outstanding achievements in the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology, and is partially sponsored by the WSUAA.
The Best in Community Policing
Wichita Police Department Chief Gordon Ramsay, Michael Birzer ’89/94, Wendell Nicholson ’92 and Paige Keller ’16 were featured presenters at the “Building Relationships: Community Policing” WSU Distinguished Speaker series event on Dec. 13 at the Marcus Welcome Center. The event began with a wine and cheese reception before Chief Ramsay’s presentation and a panel discussion on the importance of community policing. Event attendees included Charlie ’71/91 and Cindy ’79/91 Claycomb, Leanne Patterson, Jamie Stoskopf, Carolyn Harrison, and Glenda Martens.
Shockers Forever
Shockers Forever, the WSUAA’s student alumni group, successfully carried out Homecoming 2017, the largest annual event that the group hosts.
For a complete roster of Wichita State Alumni Association events, projects and activities, including Shocker travel options, visit wichita.edu/alumni.
