Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. History Pittsburg State University was founded in 1903 as the Auxiliary Manual Training Normal School, originally a branch of the State Normal School of Emporia (now Emporia State University). In 1913, it became a full-fledged four-year institution as Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg, or Pittsburg State for short. Over the next four decades, its mission was broadened beyond teacher training. To reflect this, in 1959 its name was changed again to Kansas State College of Pittsburg. It became Pittsburg State University on April 21, 1977. Presidents Pittsburg State has had 11 leaders. The top leadership post was originally titled "principal" from 1903 to 1913. In 1913, the title was changed to president. Russell S. Russ (1903–1911) George E. Myers (1911–1913) William A. Brandenburg (1913–1940) O. P. Dellinger (1940–1941) Rees H. Hughes (1941–1957) Leonard H. Axe (1957–1965) George F. Budd (1965–1977) James Appleberry (1977–1983) Donald W. Wilson (1983–1995) John R. Darling (1995–1999) Tom W. Bryant (1999–2009) Steven A. Scott (2009–2022) Dan Shipp (2022–present)