President
Email: howardk@hesston.edu
Phone: 620-327-8233
Office Location: Alliman Administration Center 303
Affiliated Departments
- President's Office
Educational Background
A.A., liberal arts, Hesston College, 1972
B.S., speech and dramatic arts, Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant), 1974
M.A., interpersonal and public communication, Central Michigan University, 1976
Ph.D., communication studies, University of Kansas (Lawrence), 1996
B.S., speech and dramatic arts, Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant), 1974
M.A., interpersonal and public communication, Central Michigan University, 1976
Ph.D., communication studies, University of Kansas (Lawrence), 1996
In Addition …
I grew up on a farm in the Thumb area of Michigan, the youngest of four
children. Our family attended the Pigeon River Conservative Mennonite
Church, where I was baptized. Tami (Birky) and I met at Bible Memory
Camp, dated during our Hesston College years, and were married in 1972.
Our older daughter Tonya is married to Ryan Bartel of Hillsboro, Kan.
They live in Olathe, Kan., where both teach 5th grade in the Blue Valley
District. Our younger daughter Talashia is married to Daniel Yoder of
Garden City, Mo. They live in Middlebury, Ind., where Daniel is Associate
Pastor at First Mennonite Church and Talashia is directing, choreographing,
and acting in various theatre venues. Tami has been Director of the Early
Childhood Education Program at Hesston College since 1987.