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Our school has a precedent of celebrating Spartans as often as possible. It starts small during their time here but continues on as we celebrate them after their time at Collegiate is completed. We have implemented many opportunities that do this, such as the Athletic Hall of Fame, Alumni Service Award, our newly created Fine Arts Hall of Fame, and of course, the Circle of Gold.

To be selected into the Circle of Gold, an individual’s day-to-day formal association and interaction with Wichita Collegiate School must have ended.  Inductions into the Circle of Gold are celebrated every five years, in the spring of our anniversary years. Athletic and Fine Arts Halls of Fame are made every five years at our fall Homecoming celebrations.   

CIRCLE OF GOLD

The Circle of Gold endeavors to honor individuals who were the education “architects” of Wichita Collegiate School.  Such individuals may have initiated a vision that helped define the school, provided leadership and support that enabled the development of the school, directed broad-based change within the school, or ensured that students were the benefactors of the collective wisdom within the school. To be honored, an individual’s day-to-day formal association and interaction with Wichita Collegiate School must have ended.  Inductions into the Circle of Gold are made every five years, beginning in 1998, to coincide with the school’s anniversary celebrations.

Please fill out this form to nominate somebody for induction into the Circle of Gold. We have included a list below of the current members of the Circle of Gold.

1999: Inaugural Class - 35th Anniversary

Nell Capron-Hoff, Teacher and Lower School Dean

William “Bill” Carter, Athletic Director, Dean of Boys, Head Coach

Jim Graf, Teacher and Coach

Elizabeth “Betty” Hampson, Teacher

Harold Kruger, Teacher, Summer Program Director, Buildings & Grounds Dir.

Robert D. and Lillian Love, Founders

Belden Mills, Board Chairman

Randall Storms, Founding Headmaster

2003: 40th Anniversary

Dorothy Brunson, Founding Trustee

Frank Eldridge, 25-year Custodian

Jean Garvey, Founding Trustee

Charles Koch, Trustee

John Prechtel, Founding Trustee

Karen Kraus, German Teacher, 1975-1992

Kaye Myers, EC Teacher and Head, 1978-2001

H. Dean Ritchie, Founding Trustee

2008: 45th Anniversary

Lynda Dawkins, Longtime teacher & Head of Middle School

Mike Gehrer, Athletic Director, US Dean of Students, Director of Special Projects, Head Football Coach, Head Baseball Coach, and more

Gerrit Wormhoudt, Trustee

Anna Lee, Longtime parent, tireless volunteer

Joel Scholle, Longtime parent, tireless volunteer

2014: 50th Anniversary

SuzeAnne Beauchamp Norton, Former LS teacher and Head of Lower School

Sherri Pilgreen, Former Music Teacher

Susan Ockerman, Former 2nd Grade Teacher

James Ockerman, Former Choir and Musical Director

Lynda Connell, Former 5th Grade Teacher

Leonard Kupersmith, Former Head of School

2018: 55th Anniversary

Bunny Hill, Longtime English Teacher and Administrator

Gale Farmer, Former US Math Teacher

Rae Thiel, Former US Math Teacher

Sarah Jervis, Former US French Teacher

Brigitte Hourani, Former LS French and German Teacher

David Lawrence, Former Faculty Member

Laura Madison, Former Learning Lab Instructor

Rick Koch, Former Math Teacher and Coach

Jenny Paulseen, Former EC and LS Librarian

Charlie Chandler, Former Trustee

2023: 60th Anniversary

Barbara Burcham, Former Preschool Teacher

Kathie Dakhil, Longtime Parent Volunteer, Former Trustee

Tom Davis, Former Head of School

Virginia Kehoe, Former Latin Teacher

Diana Nixon, Former History Teacher

Jerry Nixon, Former History Teacher

Ann Ramseyer, Former Enhancement Teacher

Susie Steed, Former Director of Admissions

Barbara Stokley, Former English Teacher

Kathy LeValley Wagner, Former Physical Education Teacher

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

The goal of the Athletic Hall of Fame is to honor individuals who have had a significant impact on the WCS athletic programs. This may be as a coach or a player. We have included a variety of qualifications that may earn people a spot in the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.

If you have somebody you would like to nominate for the Athletic Hall of Fame, please fill out this form.

Categories of criteria for qualifications:

  • All American while at WCS

  • All State-All class (top five, eleven, etc.)

  • Four time state champion

  • Established National, State, or school records

  • Coached numerous State Championship teams

  • Major historical impact on the athletic program

  • All State multiple times in multiple sports

  • Extraordinary leadership over their Collegiate career

  • Students must be gone from the WCS program for a minimum of 5 years

  • Good character

  • Leadership attributes

  • Continued success at college level or in other programs

Current Members of the Athletic Hall of Fame:

Kallie Buehler Hapgood '93

Jed Bond '96

RC Buford '78

Coach Bill Carter

Trace Clark '12

Chris Clevenger '93

Lakelin Conrad '18

Sara Koch Crawford '80

Tom Davis

Jessica Ball Dibble '08

DeAngelo Evans '96

Maurice Evans '97

Coach Chet Fast

Banks Floodman '01

Coach Mike Gehrer

Bill Griffith '02

Coach Dave Hawley

Zach Hawley '98

Hamilton Hill '94

Harrison Hill '97

Blake Jablonski '10

Carrie Jablonski '94

Grace Kruger Adam '75

Brett LeMaster '10

Randy Love '67

Laurie Cusick Mercer '86

Coach Bill Messamore

John Mook

Coach Linda Northcutt Muir

Hannah Osland '16

Matt Norton '93

Kevin Reed '77

Amy Rheem '97

Joe Rheem '01

Joe Rothwell '70

Ashia Woods Roy '11

Cody Simms '95

Steven Stokdyk '85

Randy Storms '74

Kate Schaake Suhr '05

Raymond Taylor '11

David Trombold '71

Brooke Withrow '14

Matt Wright '96

FINE ARTS HALL OF FAME

We are excited to select the inaugural class for our new Fine Arts Hall of Fame. This award will honor and celebrate the contributions of both our accomplished alumni and past faculty members in all of the areas of Fine Arts during and beyond their time at Wichita Collegiate School.

Nomination Requirements

  • Alumni need to be at least 10 years removed from graduation.

  • Honored faculty must no longer be employed at the time of induction. 

Must have a completed nomination form submitted to be considered for induction.

Current Members of the Fine Arts Hall of Fame:

Gary Buettgenbach

Margaret Chang '02

Matt Combs '93

Whitney Cooper '08

Jim Diego '02

Marc Havener '92

James Ockerman

Sherri Pilgreen

Brandon Somerholdar '10

Blake Webster '98