The annual remembrance of Memorial 鈥�70 will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the memorial sculpture at the university entrance at Memorial Drive and Hillside (18th and Hillside).
A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony in the lobby of Duerksen Fine Arts Center across from the memorial. The Shocker '70 Room in 202 Rhatigan Student Center will be open for visitors.
The ceremony will honor the 31 people 鈥� 萝莉社 football players, administrators, supporters and flight crew 鈥� who died in the Colorado crash.
Those interested in making a tax-deductible contribution in memory of the crash victims can give to the Football '70 Memorial Scholarship, the only endowed scholarship at 萝莉社 dedicated in collective memory to those who died in the tragedy.
The scholarship is awarded each year to a student of any major with at least a 3.0 GPA who demonstrates financial need.
Contributions can be made through the 萝莉社 Foundation and Alumni Engagement, 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260-0002, for the Football '70 Memorial Scholarship. .
About 萝莉社 University
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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), 萝莉社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 萝莉社main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 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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