May 25, 2022

Woolseys give $1.3 million to fulfill vision for Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall

By ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Strategic Communications

 

The Woolseys have made an additional gift from their trust of $1.3 million to Wayne and Kay Woolsey Hall at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½. A portion of the gift will be used to create the Kay Woolsey Garden, with the remainder going toward the Woolsey Hall Technology Fund.

The garden is a memorial for Kay, who passed away in 2019, and will be located on the south lawn of the building. It will provide an eye-catching expanse of color outside the windows of Woolsey Hall, while lying directly in the line of sight from the Promise Bridge.

β€œKay was totally involved with the business, and she worked endless hours,” said Scott Fraizer, president of Woolsey Cos. β€œBut one of the things she made sure of was that there were fresh flowers every month in the entrance – she just loved flowers. I think this is a wonderful tribute to both what she loved and all she did for the company.”

β€œThere is so much now that goes into degrees – like understanding security and using personal equipment and working from home. The technology fund will help students stay on top of that,” said Marc Woolsey, Wayne and Kay’s son.

Woolsey Hall, the new home for ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½β€™s W. Frank Barton School of Business, will open this summer.

ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling more than 16,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ 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), ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ 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 ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ 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.

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