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WSU Tech Foundation Celebrates Student Success and Donor Impact at 2025 Scholarship Luncheon

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 [...]

WSU Tech Foundation Celebrates Student Success and Donor Impact at 2025 Scholarship Luncheon2025-11-03T08:55:40-06:00

WSU Tech Unveils Kenworth Heavy Truck Lab, Expanding Opportunities for Mobile Equipment Students 

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, [...]

WSU Tech Unveils Kenworth Heavy Truck Lab, Expanding Opportunities for Mobile Equipment Students 2025-09-18T09:25:39-05:00

Textron Aviation pledges lead gift to launch WSU Tech Foundation’s $8 million capital campaign

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 [...]

Textron Aviation pledges lead gift to launch WSU Tech Foundation’s $8 million capital campaign2025-08-13T11:12:18-05:00

Air Capital Legacy Lives On Through Cessna 421 Donation to WSU Tech

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 [...]

Air Capital Legacy Lives On Through Cessna 421 Donation to WSU Tech2025-06-16T10:12:19-05:00

True Blue Power and Mid-Continent Partner with WSU Tech Foundation to Equip Future Aviation Leaders

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 [...]

True Blue Power and Mid-Continent Partner with WSU Tech Foundation to Equip Future Aviation Leaders2025-06-16T10:07:26-05:00

B-29 DOC and WSU TECH Foundation Announce Pull a Plane 2025 Event

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 [...]

B-29 DOC and WSU TECH Foundation Announce Pull a Plane 2025 Event2025-01-23T09:53:18-06:00

WSU Tech Unveils State-of-the-Art Gene Haas Innovation Lab

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, [...]

WSU Tech Unveils State-of-the-Art Gene Haas Innovation Lab2025-04-29T10:46:55-05:00

WSU Tech Foundation announces $600,000 gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas at grand opening of FutureReady Healthcare Center

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 [...]

WSU Tech Foundation announces $600,000 gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas at grand opening of FutureReady Healthcare Center2024-02-26T15:01:05-06:00

WSU Tech Foundation Awarded $1 Million Grant from Gene Haas Foundation to Establish Gene Haas Innovation Lab and Announces the Gene Haas Machining Scholarship for Spring 2024

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 [...]

WSU Tech Foundation Awarded $1 Million Grant from Gene Haas Foundation to Establish Gene Haas Innovation Lab and Announces the Gene Haas Machining Scholarship for Spring 20242024-02-26T15:02:08-06:00

Pull a Plane Event Postponed Due to Doc Travel and Maintenance

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 [...]

Pull a Plane Event Postponed Due to Doc Travel and Maintenance2023-10-05T09:52:50-05:00

WSU Tech’s FutureMaker announces $155,000 lifetime gift from Goodwill Industries of Kansas, expanded program elements

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 [...]

WSU Tech’s FutureMaker announces $155,000 lifetime gift from Goodwill Industries of Kansas, expanded program elements2025-04-10T13:11:51-05:00

Cargill Inspires Next Generation of Culinary Leaders with Grant to WSU Tech’s New Culinary School

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 [...]

Cargill Inspires Next Generation of Culinary Leaders with Grant to WSU Tech’s New Culinary School2023-07-07T11:08:33-05:00

ANNOUNCEMENT: National Institute for Culinary & Hospitality Education and Envision Partnership

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 [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT: National Institute for Culinary & Hospitality Education and Envision Partnership2023-07-07T11:07:17-05:00

WSU Tech Foundation receives $100,000 gift from Fidelity Bank in support of culinary arts programming

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 [...]

WSU Tech Foundation receives $100,000 gift from Fidelity Bank in support of culinary arts programming2023-02-21T11:18:30-06:00

Doc’s Friends, WSU Tech Foundation announce rescheduled Pull a Plane event date as October 16, 2021

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 [...]

Doc’s Friends, WSU Tech Foundation announce rescheduled Pull a Plane event date as October 16, 20212023-02-21T11:19:35-06:00