Changing Lives at FHSU

Ella Rayburn found a love for two things early in life: National Parks and Fort Hays State University. Ella’s family was spread across the country when she was younger. A trip to see grandparents would take her family multiple days. “So, what do…

In the late 1960s, a curiosity ignited in Dale Chaffin when a young woman studying near a sunny window in the Fort Hays State University Memorial Union caught his eye. Little did he know that this woman, Sherry, would later become his beautiful…

Taco Shop has been a staple of the Hays and Fort Hays State University communities for decades. Robert Long, manager and owner of Taco Shop, is now showing his support for Fort Hays State and its students. Taco Shop previously had three $1,000…

First-generation Fort Hays State University graduate Jeff Kesler always hoped to pay it forward to FHSU students but was unsure where to begin. His experience at FHSU provided the opportunities and mentors to make his decades-long career in banking…

The Robbins Banking Institute at Fort Hays State University prides itself on its close relationship with the banking industry and pushes its students to experience real-life commerce through bank simulation classes and internships. These…