Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia,Kansas,United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School,Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Emporia State is one of six public universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Education in Kansas is governed at the primary and secondary school level by the Kansas State Board of Education. The state's public colleges and universities are supervised by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Pittsburg State University is a public university in Pittsburg,Kansas,United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. In addition to these six universities,it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges,five technical colleges,six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the list of colleges and universities for details on the individual schools.
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a public university in Hays,Kansas,United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents,with a total enrollment of approximately 15,100 students.
The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence,Kansas. Operated by The University of Kansas,it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas:Emporia State University,Fort Hays State University,Kansas State University (K-State),Pittsburg State University,the University of Kansas (KU),and Wichita State University.
The Fort Hays State Tigers athletic teams represent Fort Hays State University. The school's teams participate in the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA),
Michael D. Shonrock is an American academic and former administrator. He was the president of Lindenwood University,located in St. Charles,Missouri,June 2015 to February 2019. Shonrock previously served as Emporia State University's 16th president from January 3,2012 to May 28,2015,and before that as Texas Tech University's vice president for student affairs and enrollment management in Lubbock,Texas.
Jory Michael Collins is an American women's college basketball coach currently serving as the head coach for the North Dakota State program. From 2010 until 2018,Collins was the head coach at Emporia State University. Collins led the Emporia State Lady Hornets to eight consecutive winning seasons. Collins is the second winningest coach in Emporia State history with a record of 199–58 (.774).
The President of Emporia State University is the chief administrator of the university. Each is appointed by and is responsible to the other members of that body,who delegate to him or her the day-to-day running of the university. The president of Emporia State is selected by the Kansas Board of Regents,the governing board for public universities in the state of Kansas,after a nationwide search.
Kay Schallenkamp is an American education administrator,most recently serving as Black Hills State University's ninth president in Spearfish,South Dakota. Before her job at Black Hills State,Schallenkamp also served as the fourteenth president at Emporia State University,provost and vice-chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater,Chadron State College,and multiple positions at Northern State University.
H. Edward Flentje is a former American educator at Wichita State University,who has served multiple positions across the state of Kansas. Most recently,Flentje served as Emporia State University's interim president in 2011 and before that,Interim City manager for Wichita,KS in 2008.
Jacqueline A. Vietti is an American retired educator,most notably serving as Butler Community College's president in El Dorado,Kansas for nearly two decades. Besides serving as president of Butler CC,Vietti served as Dean of Instruction at Labette Community College in Kansas,Emporia State University's interim president from June to December 2015,and was Kansas City Kansas Community College's acting president from July 2017 to June 2018.
John Earl Jacobs,PhD was an American educator most notably for serving as an administrator at what is now known as Emporia State University. Before serving as the Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC) interim president of,Jacobs was the Supervisor of Secondary Education at KSTC and served as principal of a couple of high schools before coming to Emporia.
Robert William Fornelli is an American college baseball coach and current head baseball coach at Pittsburg State University. Previously,Fornelli coached at his alma mater Emporia State University from 2004 to 2018 where he guided the Hornets to five Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular season championships and two conference tournament championships,13 trips to the NCAA Tournament,two World Series appearances and a national runner-up finish. Fornelli was the coach at Fort Hays State from 1996 to 2003.
Mirta Maria Martin,Ph.D.,is an American educator who is the current president of Fairmont State University. Most recently,Martin served as the president of Fort Hays State University. Prior to Fort Hays State,Martin served as the Dean of Virginia State University's Reginald F. Lewis School of Business,a position she held from August 1,2009 until June 30,2014.
Tisa A. Mason is an American educator and the current president of Fort Hays State University. Prior to her presidency at Fort Hays State,Mason served as Valley City State University's president from December 15,2014 to December 15,2017. Mason served as Fort Hays State's vice president of student affairs July 2008 to December 2014.
Edward H. Hammond is an American educator and former president of Fort Hays State University. Prior to his position at Fort Hays State,Hammond served in student affairs at various institutions including Seton Hall University and the University of Louisville. Hammond completed just two months shy of 28 years,making him the longest serving president at Fort Hays State and leader in the Kansas Board of Regents schools.
Mark A. Johnson is an American men's basketball coach,currently coaching at Fort Hays State University. Prior to his position,Johnson served as the assistant coach for the program from 1996 to 2001,as well as interim head coach leading up to the 1997–98 season. Prior to becoming an assistant coach at Fort Hays State,Johnson was an assistant at Phillips University,Labette Community College,and served as a graduate assistant for Pittsburg State University. Mark has 3 children.
