This year, 40 Under 40 has four names associated with WSU. Angela Buzard, Teresa Veazey, Amy DeVault and Dr. Natalie Grant are all faculty who have extended their work from campus to the community at large.

40 Under 40 is hosted by the Wichita Business Journal to honor hardworking community members who give more than they receive. Eligible candidates are Wichitans who are under the age of 40 and have made a notable difference in the community.

Angela Buzard: Buzard has worked in the Hugo Law School since 2007 and was instrumental in securing a federal grant in for the Environmental Finance Center (EFC), a program that works with waste management and conservation. She has been the director of the EFC since its beginning at WSU in 2010. In addition to her work on campus, Buzard works with the Junior League of Wichita and is responsible for projects such as Reading on the Rand and Wishing Wellness.

Teresa Veazey: Veazey has been the Public Relations Manager for the Ulrich Museum for over a decade, giving her many opportunities to prove her business savvy. In addition to her contributions to the Ulrich, Veazey worked with the Public Relations Society of America as well as Rotary charities. In 2011, she launched the “See Miró Go!” campaign to commence the restoration project for the Miró mural.

Veazey was selected as the Wichita Marketer of 2012 for her work with the Ulrich Museum.

“I was pretty proud that Wichita State was well represented in 40 under 40 having four of us,” Veazey said.

Dr. Natalie Grant: Grant is the director for Bachelor of Social Work. She serves on Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum, General Education, and the Tilford Diversity committees. Grant mentors student research projects with the McNair Scholars program. She also created a lactation room on the WSU campus to assist nursing mothers while on campus.

“This honor also highlights the work we do in the School of Social Work,” Grant says. “I think of the Isaac Newton quote: ‘If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.’”

Amy DeVault: DeVault uses her experience as a designer for the Wichita Eagle to guide aspiring journalists. She serves as a collegiate representative on the executive board of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association. In addition, she also offers support to high school journalism students and teachers. DeVault invests in the future of journalism by judging contests for the National Journalism Education Association.

“Frankly, I was pretty shocked. The day the recognition was announced, I was totally immersed in being mom to my two young sons — awards assembly for one, last day of preschool for another. By the time I checked social media or email, it was late that morning. And I had more than 50 notes of congratulations before I even knew about it,” DeVault says.