Over the years, Wichita State has seen many influential students who have made a difference in the community and beyond since its founding in 1895.

The student recognition wall was an essential piece in the student center for many years, but since the renovation of the Rhatigan Student Center, the wall has been nonexistent.

Today, a new and improved student recognition wall is in the works and is scheduled to be active by this fall.

“Basically the wall is meant to recognize SGA officials, honors seniors and men and women of the year,” Brian Weins, lead project designer, said.

The new wall will be located near the east entrance of the student center, near the atrium and is going to be a digital display with a touch screen monitor.

“Students will be able to look up family members, friends and other people,” Weins said.

As of now, the wall is mainly directed toward honoring prominent students at WSU through the years, but Weins and his team have bigger plans.

Eventually, they want every year of the Parnassus — the university yearbook — to be added to the wall. The yearbook was published from 1902 through the mid-1980s, discontinued and published one year in the 1990s before being discontinued again.

“We are going through all the old yearbooks and documents to find people and good pictures to go along with it,” Weins said.

Weins said he wants the wall to sit on a platform where new members, awards and other categories can be added and seen by anyone interested.

“What’s really cool about it is that a student from 1950 will be able to come to WSU and look themselves up,” Weins said. “They will have a lasting legacy at Wichita State.”