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The Emporia State University Foundation is pleased to announce that Jason Drummond has been appointed its next president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 13.

Six high schools were filled with festive atmospheres as six seniors from three Kansas counties learned this week (Dec. 12 and 13, 2024) that they have full-ride scholarships to Emporia State University to pursue their career goals. Each of the six learned the news during assemblies at their high schools.

A talented cohort of 27 Emporia State University students are the latest undergraduates to benefit from ESU’s longstanding partnership with the Capitol Federal Foundation.

Each year, student-athletes representing all 15 intercollegiate sports offered at ESU are selected to be Earl W. Sauder Athletic Scholars. On Nov. 4, 35 student-athletes were recognized as the 2024-25 Sauder Scholars at a luncheon with the Sauder family.

Applications are now open for the Jones Premier Nursing and Education Scholarship at Emporia State. The scholarship is a competitive scholarship available to high-achieving graduating high school seniors in Lyon, Osage and Coffey counties who plan to major in education or nursing at Emporia State.

A group of 13 alumni with a diverse array of professional experiences spanning higher education, business, medicine and the military has joined the Emporia State University Foundation Board of Trustees.

The Emporia State University Foundation has announced that it has launched a national executive search to find its next CEO of the ESU Foundation. As part of the ongoing commitment to supporting the mission of the university, the Foundation is now preparing for its next chapter under new leadership.

For 45 years, the late John “Doc” Baxter cared for Emporia State University’s student-athletes and taught athletic training to generations of students. On Sept. 21, ESU will honor his remarkable legacy when it holds a ribbon-cutting and open house for the John “Doc” Baxter Athletic Training and Human Performance Lab. Located on campus in the HPER Building, the renovated lab will offer students in two academic programs a state-of-the-art, hands-on learning experience featuring an array of modern equipment that will help them acquire professional skills.

The community is invited to join Emporia State students, faculty and staff for a joyous, uplifting musical experience at the Annual Music Gala Benefit Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

While hailing the groundbreaking of a new Nursing + Student Wellness building at Emporia State as a landmark moment in the university’s history, featured speakers continued to shine the focus on ESU students as both the future and why decisions are being made.