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[]
John Bardo, 13th president of WSU
William Jardine, 6th president of WSU
- 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
- Harold Foght, 1927–1934
- William M. Jardine, 1934–1949, President of Kansas State University, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Minister to Egypt
- Harry F. Corbin, 1949–1963
- Wichita State University
- 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
- Jay S. Golden, 2020–2020,[2][3] Vice Chancellor of Research, East Carolina University
- Richard D. Muma, 2021-Current, served as interim president from September 2020 until he became president on May 6, 2021.
Faculty and staff[]
- 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)
- Bienvenido Santos – fiction, poetry, and nonfiction writer
- Hyuck Kwon - professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Karen Countryman-Roswurm - professor in the School of Social Work and director of the University's Center for Combating Human Trafficking
Sports[]
- Marcelino "Chelo" Huerta - head football coach for University of Tampa (1952–1961), Wichita University (1962–1964), Parsons College (1965–1967); first Hispanic coach in College Football Hall of Fame in 2002
- Gregg Marshall – head basketball coach for Winthrop University (1998-2007), Wichita State University (2007-2020); winningest head coach in WSU and Winthrop history with 331 and 194 wins. Quit on November 17, 2020 after abuse allegations from players.
- Ralph Miller – head basketball coach for Wichita University (1951–1964), University of Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State University (1970–1989); Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988
- Mike Vespoli – rowing coach for Wichita State University (1974-1977), founder of Vespoli rowing boat manufacturer
Academia[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
Garner Shriver
- 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
- Walter Orebaugh – Foreign Service Officer
- Femi Pedro – Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria
- Riley Pitts, US Army – 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
Literature[]
- 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[]
- James Pringle Cook – Western landscape painter
- Erin Dagon-Mitchell – actress, director, playwright
- Rosé - Drag Queen
- Shirley Knight – Oscar-nominated actress
- Lance LeGault – actor
- Bob Peak – painter dubbed the "father of the modern movie poster"
- Kate Snodgrass – theatre director and playwright
Music[]
- 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[]
- 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 known for promoting advanced propulsion concepts and is the Advanced Propulsion Team Lead for the NASA Engineering Directorate
Sports[]
Sportscaster[]
- Gary Bender – sportscaster
Baseball[]
- Casey Blake – Major League Baseball player[9]
- Alec Bohm (born 1996) - baseball player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization
- 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[citation needed]
- 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[]
- Jamie Arnold – 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 – NBA player[14]
- 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 – 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 Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Dave Stallworth – NBA player
- Fred VanVleet – NBA player with the Toronto Raptors
- Gene Wiley – NBA player
Bowling[]
- Chris Barnes – PBA professional bowler (2007–08 PBA Player of the Year) and official USBC spokesperson
- Clara Guerrero – Colombian bowler
- Sean Rash – professional bowler
Football[]
- Margene Adkins – National Football League player for Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets
- Sam Adkins – National Football League player for Seattle Seahawks, 1977–81; television personality for Seahawks broadcasts[15]
- Jumpy Geathers – defensive tackle, played for the New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, and Denver Broncos, won two Super Bowls during his career.
- Randy Jackson – National Football League 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
- Scot McCloughan – General Manager of the Washington Redskins
- Bill Parcells – former Head Coach in the National Football League, former Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins
- Henry Schichtle – NFL and CFL player
Wrestling[]
- Paul Wight – professional wrestler known as "The Big Show", played basketball at WSU
Crime[]
- Dennis Rader – BTK serial killer[16]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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. The USNA Alumni Association (May): 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.
- ^ "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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