Ansley was nominated by Alpha Phi sorority. Ansley is vice president of programming and vice president of membership development for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and he serves as a Student Ambassador and was a summer orientation counselor. Ansley volunteers with YouthAIDS, Race Against Breast Cancer, Festival of Trees, Red Stocking Breakfast, WU in the Community, 20/30 Club Gala and at an Indiana soup kitchen this summer. He is a junior majoring in accounting and plans to pursue a degree in law and eventually enter politics. His parents are Jon and Patti Ansley, Deerfield, Kan. 

Plattner was nominated by Student Ambassadors. Plattner is vice president of Student Ambassadors and a residential living community advisor. She was inducted into Mortar Board and has been named to the President's Honor Roll. A senior in the physical therapist assistant program, she completed her clinical rotation at a nursing home and participated in a medical mission trip to Haiti. Plattner also volunteered in Relay for Life, the WU Move Crew and College Hill Clean Up and participates in intramurals and Bod Squad. After graduation, she plans to pursue a degree in exercise physiology. Her parents are Doug and Sue Plattner.

Washburn University students have been selected as candidates for 2007 Homecoming king and queen. The Homecoming king and queen will be crowned on Oct. 20 at halftime of the 1 p.m. football game vs. Truman State University, Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl. 

Among the candidates selected was Nathan Ansley, Garden City, Kan.  Ansley was nominated by Alpha Phi sorority.
Ansley is vice president of programming and vice president of membership development for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and he serves as a Student Ambassador and was a summer orientation counselor. Nathan volunteers with YouthAIDS, Race Against Breast Cancer, Festival of Trees, Red Stocking Breakfast, WU in the Community, 20/30 Club Gala and at an Indiana soup kitchen this summer. He is a junior majoring in accounting and plans to pursue a degree in law and eventually enter politics. His parents are Jon and Patti Ansley, Deerfield, Kan.  Find out more about Washburn University 2007 homecoming candidates.

SigEp Alumni will be among seven Washburn University graduates honored as Alumni Fellows at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center.  Sponsored by the Washburn University deans and the Alumni Association, the Alumni Fellows program recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their career fields.

R. Clayton Funk (#646), Kansas City, Mo., bachelor of arts, 1993 (College of Arts and Sciences honoree)
Funk is an owner of Media Venture Partners in Kansas City, Mo., where he serves as managing director. He developed the firm’s presence in the wireless tower and yellow pages publisher industries, is a columnist for the tower industry’s trade journal and frequently serves as a panelist at trade shows.

John Runyan (#213), San Juan Capistrano, Calif., bachelor of business administration, 1963 (School of Business honoree)
Runyan is president and chief executive officer of Associated Grocers and vice chairman of the Associated Grocers board of directors. Before joining AG in 2005, he owned and operated a consulting firm, JSR&R Co., for American and international clients in the wholesale and retail food industry. He worked 38 years for Fleming Cos. Inc., where her was a senior executive officer at the corporate office, including group president of price impact retail stores.

The cost is $13 for members of the Alumni Association and $16 for non-members. Reservations are due Oct. 16 and may be made by calling (785) 670-1641 or sending e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sigma Phi Epsilon was named the Outstanding Fraternity of the Year at the annual Greek weeek awards banquet. SigEp was also awarded the highest GPA award for the Spring 2006 and Fall 2007 semesters.

In addition, Nathan Ansley, Thaddaeus Gassie and Anthony Dallen were inducted into Gamma Sigma Alpha, a national Greek academic honor society, founded to promote intellectual interaction between Greek students and the academic community. The purpose of the society is to promote the advancement of education among Greeks; to instill a greater spirit of cooperation among Greek students and organizations and to encourage excellence in scholarship.