This photo from 2017 shows Kiah Duggins, a senior at Wichita State at the time, in the White House briefing room as an intern. Duggins was one of 67 people who died in the flight 5342 from Wichita to Washington, D.C. crash on Jan. 29. (Courtesy photo)

Of the 67 people who died due to the American Airlines flight 5342 crash, The Sunflower has compiled 32 names from various reports identifying the victims. 

Of those 32 who have been named, there are four who are from Kansas, including one who has a direct tie to Wichita State University. 

Kiah Duggins attended Wichita State University from 2013 to 2017 for her undergraduate degree as a Clay Barton Scholar before going to Harvard Law School. Duggins worked as an attorney for the Civil Rights Corps and, during her time at Wichita State, she interned at the White House through former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” initiative. She co-founded the Shocker Support Locker and the Wichita State Inspire outreach program. At the time of her death, she was a law professor at Howard University.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, Wichita State University released a statement mourning the Wichita State graduate.

“Her loss is deeply felt in the Shocker and Wichita community,” the statement read. “And our hearts are with all those who knew and loved her.”

Originally published on January 30, 2025.