Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock,Texas. Established on February 10, 1923,and called Texas Technological College until 1969,it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enrollment is the seventh-largest in Texas as of the Fall 2018 semester. As of Fall 2020,there were 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech. With over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifying as Hispanic,Texas Tech University is a designated Hispanic-serving institution (HSI).
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.
William L. White Auditorium,commonly known as White Auditorium,is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Emporia,Kansas. It is home to the Emporia State University men's and women's basketball teams,as well as the volleyball team.
The National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) is a non-profit organization that honors exceptional school teachers. It was founded in 1989 by Emporia State University,the ESU Alumni Association,the City of Emporia,Emporia Public Schools,and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce. The NTHF has a museum on Emporia State's campus that honors the teachers inducted. It also has a teacher resource center,and a recognition program,which recognizes five of the nation's most outstanding educators each June. The Hall of Fame annually honors five teachers who have demonstrated commitment and dedication to teaching children. The first induction of five teachers was held in June 1992. To date,130 teachers have been inducted into The National Teachers Hall of Fame representing 37 states and the District of Columbia.
Garin Higgins is an American football college coach and former player. Higgins is the head football coach at Emporia State University in Emporia,Kansas,a position he has held since the 2007 season. Higgins previously served as the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University from 2000 to 2004. His Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers finished as runners-up in the NAIA Football National Championship in 2000 and 2003. Higgins worked as co-offensive coordinator at Minnesota State University,Mankato and offensive coordinator at Northeastern State University in 2006.
The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University,often referred to as "Emporia State" or "ESU". The team competes as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA),which is a conference in the Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1897 and has fifteen conference titles. On December 15,2006,former Hornet quarterback Garin Higgins became the team's 24th head coach,following the resignation of Dave Wiemers. Home games are played on Jones Field at Welch Stadium,located on the Emporia State University campus in Emporia,Kansas. In August 2017,Hero Sports named Emporia State the "best football team in Kansas,regardless of division."
The history of Texas Tech University dates back to the early 1880s,but the university was not established until 1923.
Marvin Duane Nellis is an American educator,university administrator,and 21st president of Ohio University in Athens. He was previously the president of Texas Tech University and the University of Idaho. Nellis previously served as provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University,and dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Science at West Virginia University.
The Emporia State University Teachers College is an education college located in Emporia,Kansas,United States. It is a part of Emporia State University.
Brandon Schneider is an American college women's basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Schneider was previously the head coach,from 2010 to 2015,for Stephen F. Austin State University,and from 1998 to 2010 at Emporia State University,an NCAA Division II school located in Emporia,Kansas,where he led the team to the 2010 National Championship.
Brian Shay is a former American football running back,who played for the Emporia State Hornets from 1995 to 1998. While at Emporia State,Shay broke various NCAA records and was the Harlon Hill Trophy winner in 1998. Shay is one of the all-time rushing leaders in the NCAA Division II.
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.
Michael Robert Lane is an American education administrator,currently serving as the dean of Missouri Western State University's Steven L. Craig School of Business in Saint Joseph,Missouri. Before becoming the dean at Missouri Western,Lane was Emporia State University's fifteenth president and an accounting professor from 2006 to 2011,and provost/vice president at several institutions.
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.
The Emporia State Hornets baseball team represents Emporia State University in NCAA Division II college baseball. The team participates in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The teams plays its home games on Glennen Field at Trusler Sports Complex,located just north of the Emporia State campus,and are coached by Seth Wheeler.
Allison Dabbs Garrett is an American educator and the chancellor of Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. She previously served as the 17th president of Emporia State University from January 2016 to October 2021,and prior to her time at Emporia State,Garrett served as Abilene Christian University's executive vice president,a position she held from August 20,2012 to December 23,2015. Garrett has held several vice president positions in both education and corporate jobs.
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.
John Andrew Tompkins is an American educator in Kansas. Prior to his previous post at Wichita State University,he served as interim president at Fort Hays State,as well as the president of the Kansas Board of Regents from 2010 to 2015. Tompkins was a professor and dean at Pittsburg State University two different times,and served as a superintendent of three different Kansas school districts. Tompkins is also the former Commissioner of the Kansas State Department of Education,serving from June 1,1996 to June 30,2005.
