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.
The Pennsylvania State University is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania,Penn State became the state's only land-grant university in 1863. Today,Penn State is a major research university which conducts teaching,research,and public service. Its instructional mission includes undergraduate,graduate,professional and continuing education offered through resident instruction and online delivery. The University Park campus has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.
Pittsburg State University is a public university in Pittsburg,Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Brian Donald Moorman is an American former football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Pittsburg State University,and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1999 and played for the Buffalo Bills from 2001 to 2012,to which he returned after a one-year absence in 2013. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2012. Moorman is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and was voted into the Buffalo Bills' 50th Anniversary Team. He is the founder of the P.U.N.T. Foundation which supports children in Western New York who face life-threatening illnesses.
James Carmichael Renick was an American academic,who served as Chancellor of University of Michigan–Dearborn and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Renick served also as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Jackson State University in Jackson Mississippi. He resigned this position on October 5,2015.
The Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represents Pittsburg State University in collegiate level football. The Pittsburg State football team was formed in 1908,competes in NCAA Division II and is affiliated with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The Gorillas play their home games at Carnie Smith Stadium,more commonly referred to as "The Jungle",in Pittsburg,Kansas. Pittsburg State has won more games than any other program in NCAA Division II history. It has won four national championships and 27 conference championships,including 13 conference titles in 20 seasons under former head coach Chuck Broyles.
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.
Allison Dabbs Garrett is an American attorney,inventor,educator,and the chancellor of the 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 the private sector.
Jo Ann Rooney is an American educator with a background in higher education,law,business,health care,and public service. On May 23,2016,she was named the 24th president of Loyola University Chicago,a Jesuit,Catholic university in Chicago,Illinois. Rooney is the first lay,non-Jesuit president of the university in its history and began her term as president on August 1,2016. On August 23,2021,she announced in a statement that the current school year will be her last as President of the University. Dr. Rooney's tenure at Loyola ended on September 30,2022.
Mirta Maria Martin,Ph.D.,is an American educator who was 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.
James R. Johnson is an American university sports administrator and a former NCAA Division II conference commissioner. Johnson is currently the athletic director for Pittsburg State University,an NCAA Division II sports program in Pittsburg,Kansas. Previously,Johnson was the Commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
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.
Brian Wright is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg,Kansas,a position he has held since December 2019. Wright was previously and was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Toledo and has had coaching stops at The College of Wooster,Walsh University,Youngstown State University,Montana State University,Florida Atlantic University. He served as the interim head coach at Florida Atlantic for the final four games of the 2013 season,leading them to four straight wins and bowl eligibility.
Neeli Bendapudi is an American academic administrator who is the 19th president of the Pennsylvania State University. From 2018 until 2021,she served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville. In December 2021,the Pennsylvania State University announced that it had named Bendapudi as its next president,to succeed Eric J. Barron upon his retirement. She assumed office in May 2022 and is the first woman and the first non-white person to serve as Penn State's president.
Monica Murnan is an American politician and early childhood advocate who served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Murnan represented the 3rd district,covering the city of Pittsburg,Kansas,from 2017 to 2020. She served as the Ranking Minority member on the Health and Human Services committee.
Peter Kenneth Dorhout is a professor of chemistry and the Vice President for Research at the Kansas State University. He was the 2018 President of the American Chemical Society (ACS). As an advocate for science,he has had the opportunity to talk to United States congressional staff about the importance of basic science funding through the National Science Foundation.
Scott A. Gordon served as the ninth president of Stephen F. Austin State University from August 17,2019,to April 10,2022.
Daniel J. Shipp,is an American educator and the tenth president of Pittsburg State University. Prior to his appointment at Pittsburg State in 2022,Shipp served in multiple roles between the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska Omaha for the previous ten years.
