Photo gallery
150th Kickoff Event
1 to 7 p.m., Feb. 14, 2013, Ahearn Field House
Alumni Carl and Mary Ice, with Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students.
The K-State Cheer Team.
The K-State Cheer Team.
Members of the K-State Orchestra performing a commemorative piece.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and former K-State First Lady Ruth Ann Wefald.
Peter Dorhout, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and guests.
Wyatt Thompson, emcee for the 150th kickoff; Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students; Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback; and former two-time student body president Jackie McClaskey sing the alma mater on stage in Ahearn Fieldhouse.
Wyatt Thompson, emcee for the 150th kickoff and voice of the Wildcats.
Kirk Schulz, university president.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.
Andy Tompkins, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents.
The opening ceremony of the 150th kickoff in Ahearn Field House.
Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, and former student body president.
David Littrell and the K-State Orchestra perform a commemorative piece.
Greg Musil, former student body president.
Former student body president Kent Bradley.
In-A-Chord performs.
In-A-Chord performs.
Jackie McClaskey, former two-time student body president and alumnae.
Jackie Hartman, sesquicentennial chairwoman and chief of staff.
The K-State Cheer Team.
The K-State Pride.
Madai Rivera, College of Human Ecology, with guests.
Birthday cupcakes being served at the kickoff.
Sculptures from the March of the Wildcats.
"Wildcat Engineering", "The Purple Force", and "Crystal Cat" from the March of the Wildcats exhibition.
"Crystal Cat", from the March of the Wildcats.
Call Hall's commemorative ice cream being served at Ahearn Field House.
Guests peruse exhibits from 31 colleges, offices, and departments detailing the university's history.
Cupcakes being served at the 150th kickoff event in Ahearn Field House.
Kirk Schulz, university president, with guests.
Construction science students in front of the cupcake stand they built for the kickoff.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and other guests.
Nate Spriggs, 2012-2013 student body president, and former student body presidents Jackie McClaskey and Greg Musil do the "K-S-U" cheer at the kickoff.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.
A look from above.
Orchestra conductor David Littrell and his wife, Laurel Littrell, who composed the commemorative 150th piece performed by the K-State Orchestra.
K-Staters sing the alma mater.
Willie the Wildcat and other guests do the Wabash Cannonball.
Guests pose with K-State marks from years past.
Members of the K-State Orchestra performing a commemorative piece.
Nate Spriggs, 2012-2013 student body president.