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ESU Leadership Team

Meet the leadership team at Emporia State University

Ed Bashaw

Ed Bashaw

Dean
School of Business & Technology

Campus Box 4039

Building Cremer Hall

Room 202

  • 620-341-5274
Cass Coughlin

Cass Coughlin

Dean of Students / Executive Director of Engagement & Auxiliaries
Enrollment Management and Student Success

Campus Box 4007

Building Memorial Union

Room 260

  • 620-341-5269
Jenni Denton

Jenni Denton

Foundation Vice President-Alumni and Stewardship and Associate Vice President for University Advancement
Foundation

Campus Box 4002

Building Sauder Alumni Center

Room 124

  • 620-341-6467
Cory Falldine

Cory Falldine

Executive Vice President of Operations and Economic Development
Infrastructure

Campus Box 4001

Building Plumb Hall

Room 202

  • 620-341-5551
Kelly Heine

Kelly Heine

Vice President, Admissions + Marketing + Communication
Marketing and Communication

Campus Box 4060

Building Plumb Hall

Room 005

  • 620-341-5473
Wooseob Jeong

Wooseob Jeong

Dean
School of Library & Information Management and Library & Archives

Campus Box 4025

Building William Allen White Library

Room 312

  • 620-341-5203
Shawn Keough

Shawn Keough

Associate Professor
Business Administration

Campus Box 4039

Building Cremer Hall

Room 410

  • 620-341-5729
JoLanna Kord

JoLanna Kord

Assistant Provost
Institutional Effectiveness

Campus Box 4074

Building Plumb Hall

Room 205

  • 620-341-6839
Diana Kuhlmann

Diana Kuhlmann

Senior Vice President, University Planning + KBOR Relations
University Planning & KBOR Relations

Campus Box 4001

Building Plumb Hall

Room 202

  • 620-341-5173
Gwen Larson

Gwen Larson

Director-Media Relations and Internal Communication
Marketing and Communication

Campus Box 4060

Building Plumb Hall

Room 005

  • 620-341-5528
Ray Lauber

Ray Lauber

Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources

Campus Box 4044

Building Plumb Hall

Room 211

  • 620-341-5077
Steven Lovett

Steven Lovett

General Counsel
General Counsel

Campus Box 4001

Building Plumb Hall

Room 202

  • 620-341-5551
William McKernan

William McKernan

Executive Director of Facilities
University Facilities

Campus Box 4011

Building Stormont Maintenance Center

Room 204

  • 620-341-5331
Douglas Polston

Douglas Polston

Executive Director, CIO
Information Technology

Campus Box 4018

Building Cremer Hall

Room 174

  • 620-341-6710
Nyk Robertson

Nyk Robertson

Senior Diversity Officer and Assistant Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Campus Box 4001

Building Plumb Hall

Room 202

  • 620-341-5551
Gregory Schneider

Gregory Schneider

Professor
Social Sciences, Sociology & Criminology

Campus Box 4019

Building Plumb Hall

Room 404C

  • 620-341-5565
Shane Shivley

Shane Shivley

Vice President for University Advancement and Foundation President
Foundation

Campus Box 4002

Building Sauder Alumni Center

Room 215

  • 620-341-6988
David Spafford

David Spafford

Vice President and Director of University Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics

Campus Box 4020

Building Physical Education

Room 218X

  • 620-341-5349
Jerald Spotswood

Jerald Spotswood

Assistant Provost and Dean of Graduate School
Graduate School

Campus Box 4003

Building Plumb Hall

Room 313B

  • 620-341-5508
Brent Thomas

Brent Thomas

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs

Campus Box 4045

Building Plumb Hall

Room 304C

  • 620-341-5171
Angela Wolgram

Angela Wolgram

Assistant Vice President + Deputy CFO
Budget Office

Campus Box 4028

Building Plumb Hall

Room 210B

  • 620-341-5130
Gary Wyatt

Gary Wyatt

Associate Provost and Dean
Honors College

Campus Box 4045

Building Plumb Hall

Room 205

  • 620-341-5899

Shared Governance

Shawn Keough

Shawn Keough

President, Faculty Senate

Josh Jenek

John Jenek

President, Staff Senate


Bella Price, ASG

Bella Price

President, Associated Student Government

Hailey Kisner, ASG

Hailey Kisner

Vice-President, Associated Student Government