List of Wichita State University people
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The following is a list of notable people associated with Wichita State University, located in the American city of Wichita, Kansas.
University presidents[edit]
- Fairmount College
- Nathan J. Morrison, 1895–1907[1]
- Henry Thayer, 1907–1914
- Walter Rollins, 1914–1922
- John D. Finlayson, 1922–1927
- Municipal University of Wichita (WU)
- Harold Foght, 1927–1934
- William M. Jardine, 1934–1949, previously was Professor/Dean (1910-1918) and President (1918-1925) of Kansas State University, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1925-1929), and U.S. Minister to Egypt (1930-1933)
- Harry F. Corbin, 1949–1963, previously was Associate Professor of Political Science at WU
- Wichita State University (WSU)
- Emory K. Lindquist, 1963–1968, Rhodes Scholar, historian, President of Bethany College
- Clark D. Ahlberg, 1968–1983
- Warren B. Armstrong, 1983–1993
- Eugene M. Hughes, 1993–1998
- Donald L. Beggs, 1999–2012, President/Chancellor of Southern Illinois University
- John W. Bardo, 2012–2019, Chancellor of Western Carolina University, responsible for major building expansion at WSU
- Jay S. Golden, 2020–2020,[2][3] Vice Chancellor of Research, East Carolina University
- Richard Muma, 2021–present, served as interim president from September 2020 until he became president on May 6, 2021
Faculty and staff[edit]
- Karen Countryman-Roswurm – professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Center for Combating Human Trafficking
- H. Edward Flentje – professor and former director of Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs; interim president of Emporia State University in 2011
- Albert Goldbarth – only poet to win the National Book Critics Circle award two times (1991 and 2001)
- Hyuck Kwon – professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Bienvenido Santos – fiction, poetry, and nonfiction writer
Academia[edit]
- Dale Allison – biblical scholar, professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary[4]
- M. Lee Pelton – current president of Emerson College
- Earl G. Yarbrough – former president of Savannah State University
Business[edit]
- Jim Bede – founder of Bede Aviation
- Gary Burrell – founder and CEO of Garmin
- Dan and Frank Carney – co-founders of Pizza Hut
- Vivek Lall – CEO of Reliance Industries
- Phil Ruffin – billionaire businessman, owns Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, attended WSU
- T. Russell Shields – technology entrepreneur, former CEO of Navteq
- Dwane Wallace – former CEO and chairman of Cessna[5][6]
Government[edit]
- Valerie Baldwin – Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), 2004–06
- Robert Blackwill – diplomat, senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, lobbyist, author
- Stanley Thomas Counts – United States Navy rear admiral[7]
- Rebecca Ediger – US Secret Service agent
- Jeff Longwell - 102nd Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Walter Orebaugh – Foreign Service Officer
- Femi Pedro – Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria
- Riley Pitts – US Army soldier, first African-American commissioned officer to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
- Tom Sawyer – member of the Kansas House of Representatives, former House Majority Leader, 1998 Kansas Democratic Party nominee for Governor
- Matt Schlapp — political activist, lobbyist, and chairman of American Conservative Union
- Garner Shriver – eight-term US Representative from Kansas
- Sandiaga Uno – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, previously Deputy Governor of Jakarta, businessman
- Brandon Whipple - 103rd Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Lily Wu - 104th Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
Literature[edit]
- Craig Blais – poet
- Paul Dickey – poet
- Omar Khalidi – author, Muslim scholar[8]
- Michael McClure – poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist
- Janet Peery – short story author and novelist
- Charles Plymell – poet, novelist, and small press publisher
Media[edit]
- James Pringle Cook – Western landscape painter
- Erin Dagon-Mitchell – actress, director, playwright
- Shirley Knight – Oscar-nominated actress
- Lance LeGault – actor
- Bob Peak – painter dubbed the "father of the modern movie poster"
- Rosé – drag queen
- Kate Snodgrass – theatre director and playwright
Music[edit]
- Chris Arpad – solo steel pannist
- James Billings – operatic baritone, opera librettist, and opera director
- Karla Burns – Drama Desk Award and Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress and operatic mezzo-soprano
- Joyce DiDonato – opera star
- Kevin Kastning – modern classical composer and guitarist
- Samuel Ramey – opera star
- Michael Sylvester – opera star
Science and technology[edit]
- Lincoln LaPaz – astronomer at University of New Mexico, pioneer in the study of meteors
- Adisak Mekkittikul – computer engineer
- Harold G. White – mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and applied physicist; Advanced Propulsion Team Lead for the NASA Engineering Directorate
Sports[edit]
Sportscasting[edit]
- Gary Bender – sportscaster
Baseball[edit]
- Casey Blake – Major League Baseball player[9]
- Alec Bohm (born 1996) – baseball player in the Philadelphia Phillies
- Joe Carter – Major League Baseball player[10]
- Andy Dirks – Major League Baseball player[11]
- Darren Dreifort – Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers[12]
- Conor Gillaspie – Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
- Koyie Hill – Major League Baseball player
- Mike Lansing – Major League Baseball player[13]
- Don Lock – Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators[14]
- Braden Looper – Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers and Saint Louis Cardinals
- Pat Meares – Major League Baseball player
- Doug Mirabelli – Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
- Charlie O'Brien – Major League Baseball player
- Michael Pelfrey – Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets
- Nate Robertson – Major League Baseball player for the Florida Marlins
- Phil Stephenson – former Major League Baseball first baseman, head baseball coach for Dodge City Community College
- Eric Wedge – managed Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, head baseball coach at WSU
Basketball[edit]
- Jamie Arnold (born 1975) – American-Israeli professional basketball player
- Ron Baker – NBA player with the New York Knicks
- Nate Bowman – known as "The Snake"; National Basketball Association player
- Cal Bruton – American-Australian basketball player, NBL Hall of Famer
- Antoine Carr (born 1961) – NBA player[15]
- John Cooper – head coach at Tennessee State University, assistant coach at Auburn University, University of Oregon, and University of South Carolina
- Cleanthony Early – NBA player most recently with the New York Knicks
- Warren Jabali – American Basketball Association player
- Cliff Levingston – NBA player
- Xavier McDaniel – NBA player
- Gal Mekel (born 1988) – Israeli basketball player formerly in the NBA and now with Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Toure' Murry – NBA player most recently with the Utah Jazz
- Joe Ragland (born 1989) –- American-Liberian basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Landry Shamet – NBA player with the Phoenix Suns
- Grant Sherfield (born 1999) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Dave Stallworth – NBA player
- Fred VanVleet – NBA player with the Houston Rockets
- Gene Wiley – NBA player
Bowling[edit]
- Chris Barnes – PBA bowler (2007–08 PBA Player of the Year), USBC spokesperson
- Clara Guerrero – PWBA bowler
- Francois Lavoie – PBA bowler
- Kris Prather – PBA bowler
- Sean Rash – PBA bowler
- Rocio Restrepo – PWBA bowler
Football[edit]
- Margene Adkins – NFL player for Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets
- Sam Adkins – NFL player for Seattle Seahawks, 1977–81; television personality for Seahawks broadcasts[16]
- Jumpy Geathers – defensive tackle, played for the New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, and Denver Broncos, won two Super Bowls
- Randy Jackson – NFL player, 1972–74; survivor of the 1970 WSU football team plane crash; coached at Robinson Middle School in Wichita
- Bob Long – receiver for Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams; three-time NFL champion (1965, 1966, 1967)
- Scot McCloughan – General Manager of the Washington Redskins
- Bill Parcells – Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, played linebacker at WSU
- Henry Schichtle – NFL and CFL player
- Nelson Toburen – linebacker for the Green Bay Packers; two-time NFL champion (1961, 1962)
Wrestling[edit]
- Paul Wight – professional wrestler known as "The Big Show", played basketball at WSU
Crime[edit]
- Eyad Ismoil – a perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
- Dennis Rader – BTK serial killer[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Men and Women of Kansas; Topeka Capital; 1905. Photo of Nathan Jackson Morrison.
- ^ Swaim, Chance (September 30, 2020). "Golden apparently will be paid at least $225K to leave Wichita State in his first year". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Communications, WSU Strategic. "WSU Past Presidents". wichita.edu.
- ^ "Dale C. Allison, Jr". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Dwane L. Wallace is Dead at 78, Pioneer Leader at Cessna Aircraft".
- ^ "Dwane Wallace is Honored".
- ^ "Obituaries: RADM Stanley Thomas Counts, USN (Ret) '49". The USNA Alumni Association San Diego Chapter Newsletter (May). The USNA Alumni Association: 2&3. 2015.
- ^ "2004 Press Releases: Dr.Omar Khalidi Visited Ufa and Chelyabinsk and Discussed Muslim Life in America". yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov. April 18, 2004. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Casey Blake Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Joe Carter Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Andy Dirks Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Darren Dreifort Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Lansing". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Don Lock at Society for American Baseball Research
- ^ "Antoine Carr". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Sam Adkins". database Football. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Dennis Rader". Biography.
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