Richard B. Myers, current Kansas State University President, retired four-star general, and 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce annual membership meeting.
In addition, Michael Schwanke, news anchor with KWCH will be a special guest interviewing President Myers and discussing his leadership, military experience, and Salina’s Polytechnic Campus. The event will be held virtually, from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 1.
Myers returned to his home state and alma mater to serve as Kansas State University’s 14th President. He graduated from the university in 1965 with a Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering and joined the Air Force through K-State’s ROTC program. The native Kansan from Merriam loyally served his country and retired as a four-star general.
One of KWCH s two evening news anchors is leaving the station for a new job Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle
Feb. 1 One of KWCH Channel 12 s two main evening news anchors is leaving the station later this month for a job with Koch Industries.
Melissa Scheffler, who has been with the station for nearly 10 years, said her last day on the air will be Feb. 12. She s accepted a position on Koch s communication and marketing team a job she says will allow her to have more traditional work hours as she raises her two small children, ages 4 and 7 months.
Scheffler, who now anchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts with Michael Schwanke, has been with KWCH since September of 2011. She s a Newton native who graduated from the University of Missouri and worked in Medford, Oregon, and Memphis before coming to Wichita as a reporter and anchor.