Alumni Stories
Regional Success
Southwestern College Business graduates build careers across a wide range of industries, and many stay close to their Kansas roots.
Locally and regionally, alumni work at:
- Koch Industries
- Boeing
- GE Aerospace
- First National Bank in Winfield
- Intrust Bank
- Commerce Bank
- accounting firms such as Adams Brown, Regier, Carl & Monroe, and Edward B. Stephenson CPAs
Others serve their communities through:
- City of Winfield
- Sedgwick County Mental Health
- school districts in Arkansas City, El Dorado, and Winfield
Graduates also hold positions in:
- healthcare
- logistics
- sales
- construction
- agriculture
- running family farms and ranches
- founding their own businesses, including a global robotics company and a wireless company
On the National Stage
Beyond the region, alumni have found success across the country and around the world.
They work for national employers such as:
- Amazon
- Cargill
- PepsiCo
- Northwestern Mutual
- Hensel Phelps
- Prosperity Bank in cities including Dallas, Denver, Tulsa, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Minneapolis
Many go on to graduate study at institutions such as:
- Harvard Law
- Texas A&M
- Wichita State
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Florida Atlantic
In a World Without Boundaries
Some have taken their talents abroad:
- working in software engineering in Italy
- sports media in Germany
- tourism in Russia
- playing professional football in France
- playing basketball in Germany
Whether they pursue business, education, athletics, or public service, Southwestern graduates carry their experience into a remarkably diverse set of careers.
