Sport Management Alumni Reunion 2015
The Wichita State University Department of Sport Management held its second alumni reunion. The reunion was held Friday, February 6 & Saturday, February 7, 2015 and was held in conjunction with the Sport Management Recognition Night. This is the annual event where the department celebrates the Undergraduate and Graduate students of the year, the Practitioner of the Year and the Alumni of the Year.
The keynote speaker for the February 6 alumni reunion dinner was be Nikki Epley, Director of Stadium and Game Operations for the College Football Playoff.
Nikki Epley joined the College Football Playoff after spending five years with the University of Kansas Alumni Association. Epley has served as the Director of Operations and Events for the South Florida Super Bowl XLI Host Committee, Director of Special Events for the Jacksonville Super Bowl XXXIX Host Committee and was an Associate Director for the Division I Men's Basketball Championship at the NCAA. She has also worked the past four Super Bowls with the stadium operations team. A graduate from Wichita State University, she earned a BA and MA in Sports Business/Administration and was a middle infielder for the Shocker softball team, wearing #8 after her childhood idol, Cal Ripken. She is member of Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association (CEFMA), Stadium Managers Association (SMA) and National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). Epley grew up just outside of Wichita in Valley Center, Kansas.