2020-21 Wichita State Annual Report: Foundation and Alumni
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 WSU Foundation to
endow a general scholarship fund for Wichita State University students who demonstrate
financial need.
Shock the World Campaign donors raise $307.8 million for Wichita State
The results are in for the WSU Foundation’s Shock the World Campaign, a seven-year
undertaking that ended earlier this year. Alumni and friends of Wichita State University
contributed $307.8 million, surpassing the goal of $250 million to help position the
university for a successful, innovation-focused future.
WSU 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 WSU
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 Wichita State University 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’s $2.2 million estate gift
will provide more than $100,000 in scholarships each year for students with financial
need.
