RAIF MORGAN

Raif Morgan graduated from Derby High School in 2021 and is the oldest of three children born to Ryan and Cortney Morgan.

Raif graduated from Wichita State University with his Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Management in 2025. He has a strong desire to achieve a deeper understanding of the management of people and resources in a business setting. Along with his interest in business management, Raif has also cultivated a strong passion for world history, geography, and cultures throughout his childhood and academic career. Starting with a fascination for world maps at a young age, his excitement for learning about cultures and history vastly different from his own has only continued to grow. He aspires to be in a career that is internationally focused and gives him opportunities to interact with other peoples and cultures.

With Raif’s worldly spirit also comes a true passion for travel and immersing himself with other cultures. Having been nominated as a student ambassador to Canada in 2014 through People to People International, Raif got the springboard he needed to fuel his passion. In 2018, he was nominated to travel to Western Europe, where he was able to connect with the local populace of 7 countries by performing music in a Kansas band. He continues to seek out travel opportunities whenever he can, and he especially loves going on trips with his girlfriend Allison.

Throughout his college career Raif worked part-time as a pharmacy technician at Dillons, which helped him develop vital skills such as customer service and interacting with third parties like insurance. He also had the opportunity to complete two internships: one in 2024 as a Production Operations Intern at Schwan’s Company in Salina, KS and one in 2025 as a Supply Chain Management Intern at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS. Both were based around projects that had a direct impact on the business: Raif helped streamline processes on the production line at Schwan’s and sought to explain price increases and develop a risk mitigation plan for supply chain at Spirit. This has allowed him to explore several facets of business management and hone in on what side of it speaks to him the most.

After his completion of college and a successful internship at Spirit AeroSystems, Raif was extended an offer to join the Strategic Sourcing team full-time as a Strategic Sourcing Analyst. He gladly accepted and is extremely excited to be an integral part of supply chain in the local aviation industry. As a member of this team, Raif will be responsible for creating statements of work for airplane part suppliers, assessing supplier capability and impact, and developing long-term strategies for growth and risk mitigation.

At this time, Raif is uncertain about pursuing a post-graduate education, but it is not completely off the table for him. In the near future, he may be interested in attending law school if he determines that it’s the right fit. As he begins his career, he hopes to form connections in the legal field to learn more about it and whether or not it complements his skills.

Raif loves shotgun shooting sports and was a member of WSU’s shooting sports team for 3 years of his college career. He shot three major disciplines and their variations, including trap, skeet, and sporting clay events. He will continue to shoot for fun and hopes to introduce many others to the sport. He also took a scuba diving class at WSU and earned his open water certification through PADI in 2023. He enjoys diving and hopes to revisit it soon.

He is honored that he was chosen to represent the remarkable qualities that Timothy shared with the world during his journey and will continue to strive, seek, and find.