Past Conference Hosts & Presidents

Year
Host Institution(s)
KACRAO President
President's Institution
1960
University of Wichita
Thelma Book
Wesleyan University
1961
Kansas Wesleyan University
Evelyn Clark
Friends University
1962
University of Kansas
Worth Fletcher
University of Wichita
1963
McPherson College
C.E. Taylor
Hutchinson Junior College
1964
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Margaret Bloomquist
Bethany College
1965
Emporia State University
James J. Lewis
Kansas State University
1966
Sterling College
Carl Fahrbach
Wichita State University
1967
Southwestern College
William Kelly
University of Kansas
1968
Washburn University
E. Douglas Norton
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
1969
Hutchinson Junior College
Murrel Snyder
Southwestern College
1970
Fort Hays State University
Clint Weber
Emporia State University
1971
Sacred Heart College
Sister Anastasia Jilg
Sacred Heart College
1972
Bethel College
Robert L. Boring
Kansas City Community College
1973
Emporia State University
Laura M. Cross
Wichita State University
1974
Johnson County Community College
V. James Sherer
Dodge City Community College
1975
Wichita State University
Lee Christensen
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
1976
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Vernell Waltner
Bethel College
1977
Kansas State University
Dennis Michaelis
Colby Community College
1978
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Jerry Dallam
Kansas State University
1979
Dodge City Community College
James Parker
Pittsburg State University
1980
Washburn University
Beth Tedrow
Garden City Community College
1981
Wichita State University
Russell Wentworth
Wichita State University
1982
University of Kansas
Richard Elkins
Kansas State University
1983
Hutchinson Community College
John Triggs
Washburn University
1984
Fort Hays State University
Don Foster
Kansas State University
1985
Johnson County Community College
Everett Kohls
Butler County Community College
1986
Kansas State University
Debbie (Castrop) Boulware
Hutchinson Community College
1987
Dodge City Community College
Jan Jantzen
Emporia State University
1988
Wichita State University
Carla Rausch
Washburn University
1989
Pittsburg State University
Don Stump
Kansas City Kansas Community College
1990
KCTI and Kansas Wesleyan
Bill Rinkenbaugh
University of Kansas Medical School
1991
Emporia State University
Barbara Dawes
Kansas State University
1992
Garden City Community College
Patricia Long
Johnson County Community College
1993
Hutchinson Community College
Bill Wynne
Wichita State University
1994
Barton County Community College
Louise Cummings-Simmons
Bethany College
1995
University of Kansas
Glenn Lygrisse
Tabor College
1996
Wichita State University
Paul Kyle
Butler County Community College
1997
Pittsburg State University
Pat Mahon
Fort Hays State University
1998
Fort Hays State University
Ange Peterson
Pittsburg State University
1999
Johnson County Community College
Joel Keller
Hutchinson Community College
2000
McPherson College
Diane Barnes
Wichita State University
2001
Kansas State University
Joey Linn
Fort Hays State University
2002
Dodge City Community College
Lisa Miller
Pratt Community College
2003
Emporia State University
Heather Eckstein
Pittsburg State University
2004
University of Kansas
MargE Shelley
Johnson County Community College
2005
Butler County Community College
Rich Morrell
University of Kansas
2006
Hutchinson Community College
Jon Armstrong
Seward County Community College
2007
Pittsburg State University
Gina Crabtree
Wichita State University
2008
Garden City Community College
Melinda Roelfs
Pittsburg State University
2009
Wichita State University
Chris Meiers
University of Kansas Medical Center
2010
Washburn University
Ben Shears
Cowley Community College
2011
Fort Hays State University
Aaron Hamilton
Wichita State University
2012
Johnson County Community College
Nancy Unruh
Garden City Community College
2013
Dodge City Community College
Pete Belk
Johnson County Community College
2014
University of Kansas
Kirsten Allen
Butler Community College
2015
Bethany College,
Bethel College,
Hesston College,
Central Christian College of Kansas,
Kansas Wesleyan University,
McPherson College,
Sterling College,
Tabor College
Kirsten Allen
Butler Community College
2016
Kansas State University
Maggie Harris
Barton Community College
2017
Emporia State University
Casey Wallace
University of Kansas
2018
Garden City Community College
Lynnette Hilty
Hutchinson Community College
2019
Wichita State University
Michelle Ponce
Butler Community College
2020
Fall Virtual Series (Covid)
Tana Cooper
Barton Community College
2021
Colby Community College
April Cozine
Wichita State University
2022
Johnson County Community College
Megan Chambers
Kansas State University
2023
Washburn University
Brenda Carmichael
Flint Hills Technical College
2024
Dodge City Community College
Brandi Brenner
University of Kansas Medical Center