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06/23/2026

Congratulations!

A pair of Pittsburg State University freshman javelin throwers are set to compete at the USA Track & Field Under-20 Outdoor Championships this weekend at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

06/23/2026

Proud moment for 505 ❤️
These football players and employees are like sons to us. Watching them serve with hard work, respect, and care means more than words. Thank you for helping prepare St. Bridget’s for her next 100 years. 🙏

06/21/2026

Through Hollywoods, 505, and all the years in between, you’ve impacted more lives than you’ll probably ever realize. That’s a legacy to be proud of.

Happy Father’s Day ❤️505 Bar

06/21/2026

To Sittner, Sitt, Mike — or whatever name you’ve called him over the years — you may never have had kids of your own, but generations of students and young adults found encouragement, opportunity, guidance, and a place to belong because of you.

Through Hollywoods, 505, and all the years in between, you’ve impacted more lives than you’ll probably ever realize. That’s a legacy to be proud of.

Happy Father’s Day ❤️
Emily Lukens McCoy Gene Wayenberg Cole MurrinJennifer Ortolani Tavernaro Christopher Cullison Michael Sittner Tim Senecaut Bobby TavernaroPatrick CookSheldon Bicknell

05/14/2026

Big congratulations to Kristine! 🎉

Your hard work, dedication, and positive energy never go unnoticed. Everyone at 505 is proud of you and excited to celebrate this accomplishment with you. Wishing you continued success in this next chapter — you’ve earned it! ❤️

— Your 505 Family
Cole Murrin
Michael Sittner

04/03/2026

Some people saw buildings. Mike Sittner always saw possibility.

Mike arrived at Pittsburg State in 1974 to play football. It was his passion. That same August, he took his first job at Mother’s, a bar off 7th Street. By 1975, he was working at Hollywood’s, beginning a journey that would leave a lasting mark on Pittsburg.

From Hollywood’s and Hollywood’s 21, to Pyramid Pizza, University Studios, and ultimately helping bring 505 — in the old Woolworth’s building — to life, Mike has always believed that the future of Pittsburg was downtown.

Long before “downtown revitalization” became a phrase, Mike was investing in it, believing in it, and building it.

The Hollywoods buildings held plenty of stories. One of Mike’s favorites was December 1991, when he was flying home from Florence, Alabama after the Gorillas won the National Championship game, wondering where the celebration would be. When he arrived back at Hollywood’s, Coach and Helen Broyles were already there waiting. Mike always said it was one of his best memories. Thankfully, he had stocked up on plenty of champagne, and “We Are the Champions” played all night long.

Seeing the old buildings come down is emotional because they hold so many memories — late nights, friendships, hard work, celebrations, and lots of stories. But Mike’s vision has always been bigger than one building. His belief has always been in Pittsburg itself and what it can become.

The buildings may be gone, but the impact, memories, and legacy remain.


Michael SittnerCole MurrinPittsburg State AthleticsPitt505BarTyrell Forte EverettBobby TavernaroChristopher CullisonThomas BeebeJon BartlowBrad WattsEmily Lukens McCoyJennifer Ortolani TavernaroDuke PalmerGene WayenbergDavid Redx Cross

02/12/2026

Meet Chris Hanna, President-Elect of the Pitt State Alumni Association Board of Directors! 🦍

Chris graduated from Springfield Catholic High School in May 1990 and began his Pitt State journey that fall. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Recreational Therapy in 1995.

For more than 30 years, Chris has brightened patients’ lives through his work in Recreational Therapy, primarily in hospitals and psychiatric facilities. He says he chose the field because of its powerful, yet often overlooked, potential to make a positive difference. Helping individuals develop coping strategies and social skills to overcome physical and emotional challenges is one of the most rewarding parts of his job.

Outside of his professional life and serving on the board, Chris enjoys attending as many Pitt State and alumni events as possible, especially football games. He was a member of the 1991 National Championship Football Team and was inducted into the Pitt State Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021. In addition, he can juggle (not as well as Kendall Gammon, but “not bad,” in his own words). If he could have a superpower, he narrowed it down to flying, invisibility, or mind-reading before deciding that being a Jedi would cover all the bases, and "the robes look comfortable."

Chris says his life would be unrecognizable had he not attended Pitt State, crediting his mother, Coach Chuck Broyles, his roommate and teammate, Shane Tafoya, and teammate Phil McCoy, for encouraging him to attend and helping him throughout college. He loves visiting teammates and alumni whenever he can and admits he’d love to time-travel back to a Saturday in the ’90s one more time to play another football game.