Kansas regents begin search for a new K-State president

Kansas Regent Dennis Mullin of Manhattan on Monday was selected to chair the Kansas State University presidential search committee.

Other members of the committee will be named in the coming weeks. The committee will oversee the process of finding a successor to Kirk Schulz, who announced last week that he is leaving to lead the Washington State University system.

“It will be important for all parts of the K-State community to be represented, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, athletics, endowment and the wider Manhattan community,” Mullin said in a statement Monday.

The Board of Regents is reviewing candidates for interim president, with plans to make a decision soon.

Shane Bangerter, who chairs the board, said regents are “greatly appreciative,” of Schulz’s service to the university and the state, calling him “a true champion of strategic planning”

Bangerter said that under Schulz’s watch, the university “has achieved record levels in research expenditures, overall student enrollment, and student body diversity. For the fourth consecutive year, private giving has exceeded $100 million…”

This story was originally published March 28, 2016 at 10:48 AM with the headline "Kansas regents begin search for a new K-State president."