Ronald Christy, 63, business instructor at Wichita State University, died Monday, April 22. Mr. Christy was a pioneer in entrepreneurial education and was instrumental in helping Fran Jabara found WSU's Center for Entrepreneurship in 1977. Mr. Christy taught the widely acclaimed "Your Future in Business" class to thousands of Kansans in the 1970s and 1980s. He co-authored four books on entrepreneurship, was the recipient of the prestigious Sargent Americanism Award, as well as the Outstanding Teaching Award from the W. Frank Barton School of Business. As a businessman, he founded several businesses and was a sought after consultant for over 35 years. 

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Ron Christy never chose between a career in business and a career in teaching, and Wichita is richer for it: http://www.kansas.com/news/business/article1113990.html