WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 13 – The 2026 B-29 DOC and WSU TECH Foundation Pull a Plane event has been rescheduled from March to April. The event to raise funds for WSU TECH student initiatives and B-29 DOC operations and sustainment will be held on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Since its inception in 2021, the event [...]
WICHITA, Kan. — The WSU Tech Foundation is proud to announce a $10,000 contribution from Goodwill Industries of Kansas to support WSU Tech’s FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab, a signature outreach program raising awareness of Career Technical Education (CTE) opportunities across Kansas. The check presentation took place today during the FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab’s visit to the [...]
The American Institute of Wine and Food, Wichita Chapter Inc. (AIWF–Wichita), has established a new endowed scholarship to support Wichita State University Campus of Applied Science and Technology (WSU Tech) students pursuing careers in culinary arts and hospitality. The “AIWF–Wichita Culinary and Hospitality Futures Scholarship” will issue its first award for the Fall 2026 semester, helping students in WSU [...]
Wichita, Kan. — WSU Tech welcomed representatives from Rusty Eck Ford to campus this week as the dealership presented a philanthropic contribution in support of the college’s automotive technology program. The $16,000 gift, made to the WSU Tech Foundation, strengthens a growing partnership that already includes the donation of a 2023 Ford F-150 earlier this [...]
WICHITA, Kan. — October 29, 2025 — The WSU Tech Foundation hosted its annual Scholarship Luncheon on Wednesday, October 29, at WAVE in downtown Wichita, bringing together students, donors, and community partners to celebrate the power of philanthropy and education. The luncheon honored the 170 students who received more than $270,000 in scholarships this fall [...]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) today celebrated the naming of the Kenworth Heavy Truck Lab, one of several state-of-the-art spaces created through the $3 million renovation of the Automotive Center completed in 2024. The lab naming recognizes the significant partnership between WSU Tech and Wichita Kenworth, [...]
Textron Aviation pledges lead gift to launch WSU Tech Foundation’s $8 million capital campaign Investment supports expansion of National Center for Aviation Training to address workforce development in aviation and advanced manufacturing. WICHITA, Kan. (Aug. 13, 2025) — The WSU Tech Foundation has received a $2 million lead gift pledge from Textron Aviation Inc., maker [...]
This aircraft’s journey started in Wichita. And thanks to a recent in-kind donation, it’s staying right here to shape the future of aviation. Chris Marshall, a longtime pilot and Wichita State University graduate, along with his wife Darla, recently donated their 1968 Cessna 421 to WSU Tech. Built in Wichita, flown in Wichita, and now [...]
The WSU Tech Foundation is proud to announce a new multi-year partnership with Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics and True Blue Power. As part of this growing collaboration, the company has made a first-year in-kind donation of Chronos Digital Clocks and USB Chargers, True Blue Power lithium-ion aircraft batteries, and intelligent battery chargers from its True [...]
B-29 DOC and the WSU TECH Foundation will host the fourth Pull a Plane for Education, March 8, 2025, at the B-29 DOC Hangar, Education and Visitors Center.The event raises funds for WSU TECH student support, creating career opportunities in aviation and beyond. Additionally, it supports the upkeep of B-29 DOC, ensuring it remains airworthy [...]
Wichita, KS — April 10, 2024 —Today, Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) proudly announces the grand opening of the Gene Haas Innovation Lab, a premier facility designed to propel technical education into a new era of excellence. The opening ceremony, hosted at WSU Tech's National Center for Aviation Training, [...]
Wichita, KS — In a significant display of dedication to the future of healthcare education, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has generously donated $600,000 to the WSU Tech Foundation. The announcement was made at Thursday's grand opening and ribbon-cutting event for the FutureReady Healthcare Center. The donation will be used to support programming [...]
Wichita, KS — The WSU Tech Foundation has announced a $1 million gift from the Gene Haas Foundation. Funds will be used to expand the college’s efforts in reaching underrepresented and K-12 populations to cultivate knowledge and awareness of careers in machining and manufacturing through the addition of an Outreach Coordinator and a Metrology/Advanced Machining [...]
WICHITA, Kan., October 5, 2023 – The WSU Tech Foundation and B-29 Doc Pull a Plane event scheduled for Saturday, October 7, has been postponed due to the delayed return of B-29 Doc to Wichita from its nearly month-long tour in Utah, California and Arizona. The historic warbird was scheduled to return to Wichita on [...]
WSU Tech’s FutureMaker announces $155,000 lifetime gift from Goodwill Industries of Kansas, expanded program elements Wichita, KS -- WSU Tech and Goodwill Industries of Kansas are celebrating a continued partnership through the FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab as Goodwill has contributed $25,000 to the WSU Tech Foundation to fund the mission of the mobile STEM [...]
Cargill Inspires Next Generation of Culinary Leaders with Grant to WSU Tech’s New Culinary SchoolThe $400,000 grant will support the creation of a demonstration kitchen and provide scholarships to under-represented students Cargill’s North American protein business, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is setting out to inspire the next generation of culinary arts professionals with a $400,000 grant [...]
WICHITA, KAN - On Wednesday, WSU Tech announced plans to open the National Institute for Culinary and Hospitality Education (NICHE) in the historic Henry’s building located in downtown Wichita. The property will be renovated to feature state-of-the-art commercial kitchens, classrooms, demonstration kitchen, an open-to-the-public food hall, student-ran café, and rooftop event center. Envision, a nonprofit [...]
Wichita, KS – The WSU Tech Foundation has announced a gift from Fidelity Bank in the amount of $100,000 to support the launch of the college’s new culinary arts program. Funds will be used to offset costs associated with program creation and curriculum development. “Fidelity Bank has been a longtime partner and supporter of [...]
Doc’s Friends and the WSU Tech Foundation will host a Pull a Plane event on Saturday, October 16 at the B-29 Doc Hangar, Education and Visitors Center at Eisenhower National Airport. Rescheduled from 2020, the unique event will feature teams of 25 people racing to pull Doc (a restored B-29 Superfortress, weighing in at [...]
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