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Kansas State Capitol - Kansas Walk of Honor

The Kansas Walk of Honor is located on the sidewalks on the Kansas State Capitol grounds. The walk, begun in 2011, features people who have contributed on a state and national level and have significant connections to Kansas.

Find a full map and ones for each quadrant:

 

Clyde Cessna
Aviator · Entrepreneur
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - Clyde Cessna
Walter P. Chrysler
Innovator · Automaker
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - Walter Chrysler
Samuel Crumbine
Health Advocate
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - Samuel Crumbine
John Steuart Curry
Artist
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - John Steuart Curry
Charles Curtis
Vice President
Inducted: October 2012
Kansas Walk of Honor - Charles Curtis
Bob Dole
Veteran · Statesman
Inducted: September 2011
Kansas Walk of Honor - Bob Dole
Amelia Earhart
Aviator · Adventurer
Inducted: October 2012
Kansas Walk of Honor - Amelia Earhart
Dwight Eisenhower
President · Supreme Allied Commander
Inducted: October 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - Dwight Eisenhower
Fred Harvey
Restaurateur
Installed: November 2016
Kansas Walk of Honor - Fred Harvey

Nancy Landon Kassebaum
U.S. Senator
Inducted: November 2016

Kansas Walk of Honor - Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Jack Kilby
Physicist · Inventor
Inducted: October 2012
Kansas Walk of Honor - Jack Kilby

Alfred M. Landon
Governor · Statesman
Inducted: November 2016

Kansas Walk of Honor - Alfred M. Landon
Joseph McCoy
Cattleman
Installed: November 2016
Kansas Walk of Honor - Joseph McCoy
Karl Menninger
Mental Health Pioneer
Installed: November 2016
Kansas Walk of Honor - Karl Menninger
Gordon Parks
Photograph · Film Director
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - Gordon Parks
William Allen White
Editor - Author
Inducted: April 2015
Kansas Walk of Honor - William Allen White
Pat Roberts
U.S. Senator - Marine
Inducted: September 2022
Kansas Walk of Honor - Pat Roberts

The Kansas Historical Foundation, a 501(c)(3), is the caretaker of funds for the Kansas Walk of Honor. The public is encouraged to donate to this fund. The cost for each plaque is $2,000 including shipping.