Nov 15, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — The Wichita chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized James J. Rhatigan for his contributions to his community and beyond by bestowing on him its Distinctive Community Service Award.

Nov 18, 2013 — By Travis Gillespie — ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú's public radio station, KMUW 89.1, has recruited veteran journalist Aileen LeBlanc to work as news director for her technical and storytelling background.

Jeff Pulaski

Nov 12, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — Two faculty members join 10 additional faculty members as new Coleman Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows.

Sep 3, 2014 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — Faculty artist Julie Bees will perform with the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in Miller Concert Hall, Duerksen Fine Arts Center.

JJ Pionke recently accepted the position of assistant professor and instruction and Research Services librarian. While she has a passion for knowledge, she also have a passion for play and having fun.

Oct 25, 2013 — By Jen Hendricks — New to Kansas and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, JJ Pionke is excited to use her previous teaching experience and international internships to help students and professors with all their research and library needs.

From left: Sarah Rajala, chairwoman of GEDC; Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president engineering; Ana Lazarin.

Nov 16, 2015 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the Global Engineering Dean's Council selected ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú's Ana Lazarin for the inaugural GEDC Airbus Diversity Award, worth $10,000.

Nov 1, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú has named three distinguished scholars to hold endowed professorships in the College of Engineering, College of Health Professions and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Foundation announced. They are considered crucial to a university’s ability to recruit and retain the highest quality faculty.

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú's Ana Lazarin has been nominated for the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award.

Oct 18, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — Wichita State's director of Programs to Broaden Participation in Engineering, Ana Lazarin, has been nominated for the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award.

Oct 17, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of our current and former colleagues.

Sep 16, 2013 — By ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú News Services — The following is an excerpt from a story about ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú professor Dharma deSilva that appeared in the Sept. 15 issue of The Wichita Eagle.