ESU Leadership Team
Meet the leadership team at Emporia State University

Ed Bashaw
Dean
School of Business & Technology
Campus Box 4039
Building Cremer Hall
Room 202
- 620-341-5274
Email:
ebashaw@emporia.edu

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
Email:
ccoughli@emporia.edu

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
Email:
jdenton1@emporia.edu

Cory Falldine
Executive Vice President of Operations and Economic Development
Infrastructure
Campus Box 4001
Building Plumb Hall
Room 202
- 620-341-5551
Email:
cfalldin@emporia.edu

Kelly Heine
Vice President, Admissions + Marketing + Communication
Marketing and Communication
Campus Box 4060
Building Plumb Hall
Room 005
- 620-341-5473
Email:
kheine1@emporia.edu

Wooseob Jeong
Dean
School of Library & Information Management
Campus Box 4025
Building William Allen White Library
Room 312
- 620-341-5203
Email:
wjeong1@emporia.edu

Shawn Keough
Associate Professor
Business Administration
Campus Box 4039
Building Cremer Hall
Room 410
- 620-341-5729
Email:
skeough@emporia.edu

JoLanna Kord
Assistant Provost
Institutional Effectiveness
Campus Box 4074
Building Plumb Hall
Room 205
- 620-341-6839
Email:
jkord@emporia.edu

Diana Kuhlmann
Senior Vice President, University Planning + KBOR Relations
University Planning & KBOR Relations
Campus Box 4001
Building Plumb Hall
Room 202
- 620-341-5173
Email:
dkuhlman@emporia.edu

Gwen Larson
Director-Media Relations and Internal Communication
Marketing and Communication
Campus Box 4060
Building Plumb Hall
Room 005
- 620-341-5528
Email:
glarson1@emporia.edu

Ray Lauber
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
Campus Box 4044
Building Plumb Hall
Room 211
- 620-341-5077
Email:
rlauber@emporia.edu

Steven Lovett
General Counsel
General Counsel
Campus Box 4001
Building Plumb Hall
Room 202
- 620-341-5551
Email:
slovett1@emporia.edu

William McKernan
Executive Director of Facilities
University Facilities
Campus Box 4011
Building Stormont Maintenance Center
Room 204
- 620-341-5331
Email:
wmckerna@emporia.edu

Douglas Polston
Executive Director, CIO
Information Technology
Campus Box 4018
Building Cremer Hall
Room 174
- 620-341-6710
Email:
dpolston@emporia.edu

Nyk Robertson
Senior Diversity Officer and Assistant Dean
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Campus Box 4001
Building Plumb Hall
Room 202
- 620-341-5551
Email:
nrobert7@emporia.edu

Gregory Schneider
Professor
Social Sciences, Sociology & Criminology
Campus Box 4019
Building Plumb Hall
Room 404C
- 620-341-5565
Email:
gschneid@emporia.edu

Shane Shivley
Vice President for University Advancement and Foundation President
Foundation
Campus Box 4002
Building Sauder Alumni Center
Room 215
- 620-341-6988
Email:
sshivley@emporia.edu

David Spafford
Vice President and Director of University Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics
Campus Box 4020
Building Physical Education
Room 218X
- 620-341-5349
Email:
dspaffor@emporia.edu

Jerald Spotswood
Assistant Provost and Dean of Graduate School
Graduate School
Campus Box 4003
Building Plumb Hall
Room 313B
- 620-341-5508
Email:
jspotswo@emporia.edu

Brent Thomas
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs
Campus Box 4010
Building Butcher Education Center
Room 008
- 620-341-5278
Email:
rthomas2@emporia.edu

Angela Wolgram
Assistant Vice President + Deputy CFO
Budget Office
Campus Box 4028
Building Plumb Hall
Room 210B
- 620-341-5130
Email:
awolgram@emporia.edu

Gary Wyatt
Associate Provost and Dean
Honors College
Campus Box 4045
Building Plumb Hall
Room 205
- 620-341-5899
Email:
gwyatt@emporia.edu
Shared Governance

Shawn Keough
President, Faculty Senate

John Jenek
President, Staff Senate

Bella Price
President, Associated Student Government

Hailey Kisner
Vice-President, Associated Student Government