WSU mourns the loss of LaWanda Holt-Fields
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2022-08-10
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Strategic Communications
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LaWanda Holt-Fields, director of WSU’s McNair Scholars Program, died Aug. 6, 2022.
LaWanda, 54, touched many lives at Wichita State and beyond, including those she served through the McNair program, as well as the many faculty, staff and students she interacted with on a daily basis.
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To honor LaWanda Holt-Fields’ tireless work at Wichita State, a memorial for the McNair Scholars Program has been created in her name. The program provides research training and scholarly experiences to prepare 28 students for graduate studies leading to a Ph.D. As the director of WSU’s McNair Scholars Program, LaWanda touched many lives at Wichita State, and this memorial fund will help continue her legacy.