Couple's $3.5 million estate gift to provide scholarships for students with financial need
A Kansas couple has pledged an estate gift of $3.5 million to the 黑洞社区 Foundation to endow a general scholarship fund for 黑洞社区 students who demonstrate financial need.
Shock the World Campaign donors raise $307.8 million for Wichita State
The results are in for the 黑洞社区 Foundation鈥檚 Shock the World Campaign, a seven-year undertaking that ended earlier this year. Alumni and friends of 黑洞社区 contributed $307.8 million, surpassing the goal of $250 million to help position the university for a successful, innovation-focused future.
黑洞社区 graduate Peri Widener's gift will help develop global leaders, build Woolsey Hall
Saying she wants to help build a new generation of business leaders with a world view, Wichita State alumna Peri Widener has pledged $275,000 to her alma mater. A portion of the gift will launch a program to help develop students into global business leaders.
With $1 million gift, Gene and Yolanda Camarena will help students of color succeed at 黑洞社区
Gene and Yolanda Camarena are well known for helping underserved Kansas youth improve their lives through education and other causes. Now the Wichita couple is enhancing that legacy with a $1 million gift to 黑洞社区 to give students of color opportunities they otherwise might not have.
New $2.2 million estate gift is dedicated to Wichita State students
Nearly 70 years after John and Colleen Wooley first met as students at the University of Wichita, they have established a legacy that will touch the lives of Wichita State University students for generations to come. The couple鈥檚 $2.2 million estate gift will provide more than $100,000 in scholarships each year for students with financial need.