Changing Lives at FHSU

Fort Hays State University’s stunning new Center for Art and Design will now carry Bob and Pat Schmidt’s name. The university received final Kansas Board of Regents approval today to name the facility the Schmidt Foundation Center for Art and...

Memories of Earl and Nonie Field, and their gift to Fort Hays State University – the largest gift in university history – were celebrated today in a news conference in the Memorial Union, attended by almost 200 people. The Fields, childhood...

Jan Jecha and his father, Dr. Larry Jecha, share an important connection beyond being father and son— their time at Fort Hays State University. When Jan and his partner, Lawrence, decided to create an endowed scholarship at Fort Hays State, they...

When Richard Fischli purchased a hog at the age of 14, he likely couldn't imagine what his first investment would lead to over time. Fischli and, later, his wife, Dolores Wills-Fischli, worked hard to build upon that initial investment. Both earned...

Fort Hays State University students Lincoln Myers and Tyler Preisser wake up each day inspired to create something new and exciting. As residents of the on-campus Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall, the pair have embraced new opportunities to grow,...