Ingram's business magazine names Wichita State a top brand in Kansas
March 18, 2021
By WSU Strategic Communications
Contact: Lainie Mazzullo-Hart, director of news and media relations, 316-978-3409 or lainie.mazzullo@wichita.edu.
For the second year in a row, Wichita State University is one of the “Top 25 Brands in Kansas” as recognized by Ingram’s, a Kansas City business magazine.
Ingram’s goal is to “identify brands that have carved out national reputations for
excellence by drawing on the best of what the Sunflower State offers in its people
and its business leaders.”
Ingram’s wrote: “For Wichita State University - the brand means accessibility - it's
the state's only urban university - and it stands for business, thanks in large part
to specialty programs that tie directly into the economic strengths of the primary
community it serves: Wichita.”
In 2020, Ingram’s wrote: “WSU is a brand that stands for many things: The study and
practice of commerce, through its school of business and center for entrepreneurship;
research and advances in fight through its (National) Institute for Aviation Research;
health care through its College of Health Professions, and even top-tier college basketball
with the Shockers gaining national acclaim on their run to the Final Four in 2013
and routine appearances in the NCAA Tournament.”
Ingram’s methodology includes creating a scoring system that considers revenues, geographic
reach, employment levels and civic engagement.
The March issue of Ingram’s is focused on Kansas and will include the Top 25 Brands,
“50 Kansans You Should Know” and “Cool Stuff Made in Kansas.”
Wichita State University serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling
more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries.
Wichita State and WSU Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation
driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
