Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States, east of the Flint Hills. Established in March 1863 and originally known as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third oldest public university in the state of Kansas.[1] Emporia State is one of six public universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents.[2]
Notable alumni
Politics and government
Jim Barnett – physician and former Kansas senator; Republican nominee for governor in 2006
Roscoe Cartwright – first black field artilleryman promoted to brigadier general
Thompson Benton Ferguson – politician, teacher, newspaper editor and appointed as Governor of Oklahoma Territory (1901-1906); thereafter resided in Watonga, Oklahoma
Stan Frownfelter – member of the Kansas House of Representatives
L. M. Gensman – former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
William Coffin Coleman – founder of Coleman Company; taught at Ottawa University for a year before serving as principal of Blue Rapids schools for a year; mayor of Wichita in 1923 and 1924
Homer Woodson Hargiss – head football coach for 12 years and compiled a 62-23-11 record; his 1926 squad produced a 7-0-0 record, the only perfect season in ESU history
Leon Lett – helped Hornets to the NAIA National Championship game in 1989; played for Dallas Cowboys in 3 Super Bowls
John Lohmeyer – defensive end for Emporia State and former Kansas City Chiefs player; currently Director of Development for the Emporia State University foundation[6]
Archie San Romani – won the national collegiate mile in 1935 and the 1,500-meter run in 1936; anchored distance medley relay that set world record in 1936; was fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; set a world record in the 2,000-meter run in 1937 that stood for 25 years
Bill Tidwell – four-time NAIA national cross country champion; Emporia State Athletics Director from 1971 to 1979, cross country and track & field coach from 1979–1984
Fran Welch – quarterbacked ESU football team to a 24-1-2 record; in 24 years as a football coach, compiled a 116-81-15 mark; his track and cross country teams claimed 18 league crowns, four NAIA cross country championships, one NAIA track title, and one NCAA small college cross country title
These persons have served as presidents or interim presidents of Kansas State Normal School (1863–1923), Kansas State Teachers College (1923–1974), Emporia Kansas State College (1974–1977), and Emporia State University (1977–present).
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Citations
"Brigadier General William A. Bloomer Collection". Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives. Emporia State University website. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
"Former Presidents of Emporia State University". About Emporia State University. Emporia State University website. Retrieved October 23, 2013.