FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 19, 2025
Rick Webb to chair Pittsburg State presidential search committee
(Topeka, Kan.) –Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) Chair Carl Ice announced today that Rick Webb will serve as chair of the Pittsburg State University presidential search committee.
“The Board is thankful to Rick Webb for agreeing to chair the search for the next President of Pittsburg State,” said Chair Ice. “As an alumnus of the university, an experienced business leader and engaged member of the Pittsburg community, Rick brings the skills and dedication needed to lead the committee’s work of identifying candidates.”
Webb serves as the Executive Chairman of Watco LLC, a single-source transportation and supply chain services company with locations throughout North America and Australia. He is a graduate of Pittsburg State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics.
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About the Kansas Board of Regents
The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents is the governing board of the state’s six universities and the statewide coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions (six state universities, one municipal university, nineteen community colleges, and six technical colleges). In addition, the Board administers the state’s student financial aid, adult education, high school equivalency, and career and technical education programs. Private proprietary schools and out-of-state institutions are authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to operate in Kansas.