Student, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Profiles

Student

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• Matthew Nelson
• Decision to attend Emporia State led to Mayo Clinic experience
• Ever since seventh grade I knew I wanted to become a certified nurse anesthetist. read more

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• Billy Garner
• A New Voice, a New Generation
• The visits just added to my reasons for picking Emporia State University, showing me what a nice ... read more

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• Jennifer Clark
• Getting Involved at Emporia State is Key for Clark
• That is what I tell others, it's about the close experiences you can have at Emporia State and in ... read more

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• Brooke Schmidt
• Involvement Changed Her Mind, Emporia State Is Changing Her Life
• I just found Emporia State to be a good place to find yourself. read more

Alumni

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• Emily Graves
• The Busiest Woman in the World
• If I am going to be a role model for my children, I need to have a good education. read more

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• Bob Gress
• Nature through a camera’s lens
• More than 4,000 of his wildlife photographs have been published in a variety of books, magazines, ... read more

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• Eden Tullis
• She Had Love at First Sight for Emporia State
• If you want a fulfilling education where you aren’t just a number to professors, go to Emporia State read more

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• Stan Gehrt
• Did You Hear the One About the Chicago Coyote?
• There will be coyotes hiding in bushes or in the parks, and people will be walking by with their dog... read more

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• Leone Buyse
• Alumna Brings Beautiful Music to ESU
• She has performed with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players throughout Europe and Japan, with the ... read more

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• Randy Scott
• Cancer Research Helps Others
• “We wondered why some cancer patients had tumors that metastasized and why some others with the same... read more

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• Harold See
• ESU Grad Practices What He Teaches
• While teaching law at a university, See became concerned about the state of Alabama’s Supreme Court.... read more

Faculty

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• Scott Waters
• The Time Traveler's Guide
• I am humbled whenever I stand in the front of the classroom at Dobbs School and think of the ... read more

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• Patrick Martin
• Forming a Glass Legacy
• The school helps produce top notch artists read more

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• Michael D. Shonrock
• ESU’s President Listens
• I’ve never heard of a university president turning in a more expensive car for a less expensive one. read more

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• Kevin J. Rabas
• ESU's Poet in Residence
• Rabas believes it's also a way to get today's poetry out of academe and into the Average Joe and ... read more

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• Amy Sage Webb
• Everyday Drama
• Although she’s taught in a variety of places, including classes for delinquent girls and in a ... read more

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• Matt Seimears
• Learning Through Robotics
• "Students have to learn to work together to design and engineer their robots," he says. "It's a ... read more

Staff

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• Arlene Dodge
• Helping and Changing Lives the Hornet Way
• I am proud to say I work at Emporia State, it's such a wonderful place to be. read more

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• Karla Rodgers
• 32-Year Career Pays Dividends for Emporia State
• One reason Rodgers has been able to maintain such a high level of success during her time at ... read more

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• Stacey Braun
• STACEY BRAUN The Go-To Advocate for Emporia State Students
• To our students, Stacey is someone who will listen, someone they trust, and someone who truly cares ... read more