Lindsay Wilke, Associate Director of Network Mobilization at the Kansas Health Foundation, will be the featured speaker at Southwestern College’s annual Honors Convocation Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m., in the Richardson Performing Arts Center.  There is no admission charge and the public is welcome to attend. 

The convocation will also include recognition of the 2025 Masterbuilders, Student Government Association faculty and staff citations, members of the Dean’s Honor Roll, and a musical interlude by the SC Singers. 

The Kansas Health Foundation is an organization working to improve health in the state of Kansas. They work closely with other health foundations, nonprofit groups, community foundations, state agencies, universities, hospitals, communities, and advisory groups to develop programs and initiatives and to find answers to complex health issues.

Wilke earned her degree in biology from Southwestern College in 2008, with minors in Leadership Studies and psychology. While at Southwestern, she participated in the Leadership team, the soccer and tennis teams, and was a student ambassador.  She also made some of her best life-long friends and met her husband, Joel, at SC.  She went on to complete her master’s degree in Community Development from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

After grad school, Wilke returned to SC as the assistant director of the Leadership program, where she collaborated with students and played a key role in developing the college’s first Nonprofit Leadership course. Following that, Wilke worked as a grant writer and community organizer, focusing on early literacy and public health.

In her free time, Wilke enjoys watching Builder sports, exploring national parks, and hiking the trails at Camp Horizon with her husband, their three kids, and dog.

The Honors Convocation will be recorded and available on the Southwestern College YouTube channel.