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.
Academia
- Dale Allison – biblical scholar, professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary[1]
- 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
- Dwane L. Wallace – former CEO and chairman of Cessna Aircraft Company[2][3]
Government
- Valerie Baldwin – Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller), 2004–06
- Rebecca Ediger – retired member of US Secret Service
- Femi Pedro – Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria
- Riley Pitts, U.S. 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
- Garner Shriver – eight-term U.S. Representative from Kansas
- Justin Smith - sheriff of Larimer County, Colorado, since 2011[4]
Media
- Shirley Knight – Oscar-nominated actress
- Lance LeGault – actor
- Bob Peak – painter dubbed the "Father of the Modern Movie Poster"
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
Sports
Baseball
- Casey Blake – retired Major League Baseball player[5]
- Joe Carter – retired Major League Baseball player[6]
- Andy Dirks – Major League Baseball player[7]
- Darren Dreifort – retired Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers[8]
- Conor Gillaspie – Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox
- Koyie Hill – Major League Baseball player
- Mike Lansing – retired Major League Baseball player[9]
- Don Lock – retired 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 – retired Major League Baseball player
- Doug Mirabelli – retired Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox
- Michael Pelfrey – Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets
- Nate Robertson – Major League Baseball player for the Florida Marlins
- Eric Wedge – managed Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners
Basketball
- Jamie Arnold – American-Israeli professional basketball player
- Nate Bowman - known as "The Snake"; retired/deceased National Basketball Association player
- Cal Bruton - retired American-Australian basketball player, NBL Hall of Famer
- Antoine Carr – retired NBA player[10]
- John Cooper – head coach at Tennessee State University, assistant coach at Auburn University, University of Oregon, and University of South Carolina
- Cleanthony Early - current NBA player for New York Knicks
- Warren Jabali – retired American Basketball Association player
- Cliff Levingston – retired NBA player
- Xavier McDaniel – retired NBA player
- Gal Mekel – Israeli NBA player
- Toure' Murry - NBA player for Utah Jazz
- Dave Stallworth - retired NBA player
- Gene Wiley - retired NBA player
Bowling
- Chris Barnes – PBA professional bowler (2007–08 PBA Player of the Year) and official USBC spokesperson
- Clara Guerrero – Colombian bowler
- Jacob Peters – professional bowler
- Sean Rash – professional bowler
Football
- Sam Adkins – National Football League player for Seattle Seahawks, 1977–81; television personality for Seahawks broadcasts[11]
- Randy Jackson – National Football League player, 1972–74; survivor of the 1970 WSU football team plane crash; coached at Robinson Middle School in Wichita
- 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" (freshman year only)
Military
- Brent V. Hamm - professional military officer (Colonel retired), WSU Army ROTC Graduate, Former Commander, 561st Corps Support Group, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Former Commander, 243rd S&S Battalion, Former Commander, B Company, 5th AHB, Former Military Assistant Operations to NATO Commanding General Sarajevo BiH; Qualification: Army Aviator, UH-60, OH-58, UH-1, AH-1, Army Airborne Ranger Qualified, Jumpmaster Qualified, Air Assault Qualified; Awards: Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Action Badge, Senior Army Aviator, Legion of Merit medal, Bronze Star medal, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Army Meritorious Service medal, Army Commendation medal, Army Achievement medal, Ranger Tab; Military Schooling: Army War College, Command & General Staff Officer course, Combined Arms Services Staff School (CAS3), Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Infantry Officer Basic Course; Deployments / Overseas Assignments: Iraq, Bosnia, Korea; Branch Qualifications: Infantry, Aviation, Logistics.
Other
- Jessica Hughbanks – cast member on Big Brother 8
- Omar Khalidi – author, Muslim scholar and US State Department sponsored international relations builder[12][13]
- Dennis Rader - BTK serial killer[14]
Faculty
- H. Edward Flentje – professor and former director of Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs; interim president of Emporia State University in 2011
Presidents of WSU
- Wichita State University
- John W. Bardo, 2012–present
- Donald L. Beggs, 1999–2012
- Eugene M. Hughes, 1993–1998
- Warren B. Armstrong, 1983–1993
- Clark D. Ahlberg, 1968–1983
- Emory K. Lindquist 1963–1968, Rhodes Scholar
- Municipal University of Wichita
- Harry F. Corbin, 1949–1963
- William M. Jardine, 1934–1949
- Harold Foght, 1927–1934
- Fairmount College
- John D. Finlayson, 1922–1927
- Walter Rollins, 1914–1922
- Henry Thayer, 1907–1914
- Nathan Morrison, 1895–1907
See also
References
- ^ "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".
- ^ Juley Harvey (April 6, 2011). "Meet the sheriff-- Justin Smith addresses the Kiwanis". eptrail.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ "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. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "2004 Press Releases:Dr.Omar Khalidi Visited Ufa and Chelyabinsk and Discussed Muslim Life in America". yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov. April 18, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ Power, Carla (April 2, 2009). "Updating the Mosque for the 21st Century, Time Magazine". Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ http://www.biography.com/people/dennis-rader-241487#desire-for-fame
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