FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 3, 2025
Regents appoint Emporia State presidential search committee members, approve committee charge
(Topeka, Kan.) – Today the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) approved the membership of the Emporia State University (ESU) presidential search committee. The Regents charged the committee with leading the search for the next ESU president and identifying finalists for the Board’s consideration.
Committee representatives include ESU students, faculty, staff and alumni, along with business and community leaders from Emporia.
“The Board is excited to have an excellent search committee representing the voices of students, faculty, staff, alumni, businesses and the Emporia community,” said KBOR Chair Blake Benson. “The Regents are thankful that the committee members have agreed to lend their time, talents and passion for Emporia State to the presidential search process. We look forward to receiving a great group of finalists for the next president of Emporia State.”
Last month Chair Benson announced that Jim Kessler would serve as chair of the search committee.
View a complete list of presidential search committee members and the Board’s charge to the search committee.
For more information, please contact Matt Keith at (785) 430-4237 or
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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.