Hugo Wall School - Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary

Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary Celebration - April 18-19, 2008

The weekend events are as follows:

Friday, April 18
4:30 pm	Hugo Wall Iris Garden Dedication & Reception (West of Lindquist Hall)
	Mix & Mingle - following the Dedication/Reception Informal gathering of students, alums and friends Oeno Wine Bar, 330 N. Mead in Old Town Hosted by the student Hugo Wall Public Administration Society
Saturday, April 19
10:30 am	Class Breakfast Reunion with the Faculty Rhatigan Student Center, Great Plains Room, 2nd Floor
2:00 pm	Shocker Baseball Game Gather on the hill, bring lawn chair or blanket
6:00 pm	Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres and Live Music Hotel at Old Town Conference Center
7:00 pm	Dinner and Program* Hotel at Old Town Conference Center

* There is a $25 per person cost for the dinner; all other events are free and guests/friends are welcome. Reservations are requested by April 11. For more information on the weekend's festivities, please contact Misty Bruckner at 316-978-6527. For reservation details, contact the School's main office at 316-978-7240.

In the beginning...

Dr. Hugo Wall was one of a group of pioneering educators in the central United States who championed professionalism in public administration. Colleges and universities, he felt, should and could educate young people to become better citizens, train people to be qualified public servants, and have a direct impact on the quality of life in communities by working closely with local governments.

He envisioned a “center” that would provide services directly to state and local governments. In 1951, Dr. Hugo Wall wrote his former student Clark Ahlberg, "[President] Corbin and I...still are convinced that this institution ought to have an honest-to-God School of Public Administration and one of these days we may get the job done."

Thankfully, for all of us and the communities our graduates have served, Dr. Wall persevered. We look forward to celebrating his achievement and set the course for the next 50 years.

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