The Kansas Music Teachers Association (KMTA) is a statewide organization for professional music teachers. It includes music instructors affiliated with primary, secondary, and post-secondary educational institutions as well as independent teachers. In 1869, the predecessor organization to KMTA, the Topeka Musical Union, was founded. The first organizational meeting of the Kansas State Music Teachers Association was held in 1886, where William MacDonald, the Dean of Music at the University of Kansas, was elected the first president. In 1921, KSMTA officially became a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), though a cooperative relationship had existed between the two since 1891. The word “state” was dropped from the name in 1941, making the association simply known as KMTA. By 1952, KMTA had become fully affiliated with the MTNA. In 1969, the association began sponsoring student composition contests, and in 1971, began sponsoring a musicianship program.

1978 Bernd and Enell Foerster, Richard Wagner, Richard Longstreth, and Robert Melnick meet at Harry’s Restaurant in the Historic Wareham Hotel to discuss the idea of starting a statewide organization, the Kansas Preservation Alliance Nov, KSU architecture faculty members and the National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted a conference “Historic Preservation in the Plains States” in Manhattan

1979                Richard Wagner, President Mar 10, First meeting of the Kansas Preservation Alliance, held in Topeka Jun 23, A second meeting was held and temporary board of directors was established Jul 24, Articles of Incorporation were filed and bylaws adopted Oct 20, First general meeting was held and permanent board of directors was established
1980                As a result of KPA’s lobbying efforts, state constitution amended to allow federal funds to be distributed by the state to private property owners Apr, First issue of newsletter was published 1981 Letter-writing campaign against federal cuts in preservation funding Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 encouraged rehabilitation of historic buildings through tax credits Jun, A program of annual awards for preservation projects was developed
1981                Sep 23, KPA given $10,000 challenge grant by National Trust for Historic Preservation May, First annual awards were presented Jul, Granted exemption from federal income tax
1982 Summer, Award Challenge Grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, one condition of grant was to hire an executive director Oct, Fourth President of KPA
1983                Feb, Fourth President of KPA resigns Apr 16, Robert Puckett, accepted the President position of KPA Aug, Hired first executive director
1984                Due to financial issues and lack of membership and leadership, KPA proclaimed a period of dormancy
1985                Spring, awarded 15 Preservation Awards The organization became active again and by end of year achieved organizational stability
1986                Oct, Brad Mayhew becomes President
1992                Board meetings held in conjunction with Historic Resources Committee of American Institute of Architecture (AIA) KPA and AIA co-sponsored a one-day conference on preservation technology and developed a joint program to award teachers who incorporated historic preservation in their teaching Problem between KPA and Kansas State Historical Society as a result of the denial of an award to Bowman associates
1993                The Most Endangered Properties listings were initiated
1994                Sep, First state historic preservation conference
1995                Accepted into the National Trust’s Statewide Initiatives Program
1996                Sponsored the Vernacular Architecture Forum
1997                May 13, KPA sponsored a fundraising reception in historic Patterson-Nall House in Overland Park Accepted into the Statewide Initiative Program
1998-2000      Legislative Advocacy Committee of KPA became active
1999                Post Audit Committee of Kansas Legislature found problems with organization and structure of Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) Supported Kansas House Bill 2605 which sought the reorganization of KSHS 2000 Helped write House Bill 2128 which provided state tax credit for historic rehabilitation First annual Historic Preservation Conference co-sponsored with KSHS 2001 House Bill 2128 passed 2002 Muriel Goloby Lifetime Achievement Award established
2003                Apr, Produced the Kansas Preservation Symposium, “Preservation: The New Economic Frontier” to improve relationship with KSHS Founded Preservation Opportunity Fund
2004                Preservation Opportunity Fund acquired its first property Lifetime Achievement Award given to Bernd Foerster
2005                Ken Bower, President Chosen for the 2006 round of Kansas Commerce Department’s Community Service Tax Credit program
2006                Ken Bower, President May 04-06, 2006 Kansas Preservation Conference, Lawrence
2007                Ken Bower, President May 10-12, “Living the Legend with Preservation” conference, Dodge City Awarded a Heritage Trust Fund grant to rehab Smith Center bank building Sally Hatcher received the Muriel Goloby Lifetime Achievement Award
2008                LeeAnne Hays, President Janine Joslin, Executive Director retires Lifetime Achievement Award given to Richard Pankratz
2009                Mar, Dale Nimz hired as Executive Director Bobbi Miles, President

Clovia first was conceptualized in 1930, at the beginning of the Great Depression, when some former 4-H women had meetings in their rooms. These meetings built their friendship, and an idea for a social organization for former 4-H women was born. In 1931, these women decided to live together in a cooperative manner - sharing housework and possessions to reduce costs. Mary Jordan, Ellen Blair, and Mr. M.H. Coe, State 4-H Leader at the time, helped organize the group. Officially, Clovia was founded at Kansas State University on September 7, 1931. Clovia was housed in two locations before moving to the current site. The ground was broken for our present house in the spring of 1967, when the hard work of Clovia's alumni and the Kansas 4-H foundation started to pay off. The Kansas 4-H foundation constructed our present house as one of its projects to promote and support Kansas 4-H programs. When Clovia was first formed, it was classified as a sorority and was a member of the Panhellenic Council. On October 18, 1961, Clovia decided to withdraw from the Panhellenic Council, so it is now considered to be an independent cooperative house.

The Kansas State Federation of Art (KSFA), also called the Kansas Federation of Art, was a statewide organization supporting art that existed briefly as early as 1918, and then existed continuously from 1927 to 1993—with periods of inactivity after 1981. A KSFA flyer stated that it was "a cooperative organization of clubs, art associations and libraries, as well as the art departments of schools and colleges. The Federation makes exhibitions, lectures, and other services available to its members at a minium of cost. Its purpose is to stimulate and promote ever greater interest in art, and in the work of this region."
KSFA leaders included Sue Jean Boys, J. Cranston Heintzelman, John F. Helm Jr., Oscar Larmer, Charles L. Marshall Sr., Birger Sandzén, Paul Weigel, and Zona Wheeler. In 1993, the organization decided to end its existence and donate remaining funds to establish a scholarship at Kansas State University in memory of Helm and Heintzelman.

Honorary Members
1951 Albrecht, Vern
1990 Allen, Dell
1976 Amstein, Bill
1986 Armstrong, Ancel
1948 Barr, Herbert J.
1973 Brinkman, Eugene
1959 Brookover, Earl
1937 Casement, Dan D.
1938 Cochel, Wilbur A.
1984 Fansher, Stanley
1992 Fink, Galen
1954 Floyd, Cal W.
1947 Floyd, H. E.
1958 Frisbie, Ray E.
1979 Gardiner, Henry C.
1972 Germann, Fred
1977 Gnadt, Fred
1940 Hineman, H. T.
1961 House, Bill
1982 Jasper, Jim
1952 Jones, L. L.
1985 Laflin, Bob
1953 Lewis, John M.
1939 Ljungdahl, William
1955 Lynam, O. W. (Cap)
1978 McKnight, James
1950 Mercer, Joseph H.
1974 Messner, Claude
1942 Miller, Will J.
1941 Mohler, Jacob C.
1956 Mustoe, E. D. (Doc)
1960 O'Bryan, Joe
1938 Robbins, E. C.
1975 Schlickau, George
1975 Schlickau, Harry
1957 Schuler, A. J. (Andy)
1983 Smith, Don
1991 Smith, Walt
1980 Stout, Elmore
1993 Upson, Danw W.
1949 Vanier, John
1981 Watson, Gene
1962 Zimmerman, Mr. & Mrs. Roy S.
Portrait Gallery/Outstanding Stockman
1955 Albrecht, Vern
1964 Andrews, George F.
1979 Arbuthnot, Robert
1940 Avery, Henry W.
1991 Borck, Lee
1969 Brookover, Earl C.
1957 Campbell, Melville Clark
1937 Casement, Dan D.
1938 Cochel, Wilbur A.
1954 Condell, William
1992 Crenshaw, George and June
1971 Darby, Harry
1990 Deets, Max
1975 Doughit, Thad
1962 Fishburn, Oscar W.
1956 Floyd, C. W. (Cal)
1972 Frisbie, Ray
1985 Gardiner, Henry
1952 Glick, George W.
1956 Gwin, Paul B.
1969 Heine, Fred W.
1962 Hineman, H. T.
1963 Hollinger, James B.
1955 Hubbard, Thomas A.
1958 Jones, L. L. (Doc)
1942 King, Edgar Day
1939 Kinzer, R. J.
1954 Lee, Robert Ives
1973 Lewis, Joe N.
1953 Lewis, John M.
1973 Lewis, Walter M.
1959 Ljungdahl, Hokan William
1959 Lynam, O. W. (Cap)
1981 Marcus, Samuel H.
1948 Mc Campbell, C. W.
1983 McCosh, Leroy
1950 Mercer, Joseph H.
1971 Mertz, Sherman
1953 Mohler, Jacob Christian
1949 Morgan, Walter M.
1976 Moyer, Earl
1983 Oltjen, W. C. (Bill)
1977 Pickett, A. G.
1960 Poole, Grover
1974 Porter, Walter
1951 Potter, Thomas Mitchell
1993 Raymond, Gene and Virginia
1961 Reid, James
1960 Reuber, Henry G.
1961 Rogler, Henry W.
1968 Rogler, Wayne
1964 Rose, Arnold
1978 Schlickau, George
1965 Schoen, John Andrew
1957 Schuler, A. J. (Andy)
1941 Shelton, E. M.
1986 Smith, Don
1965 Sundgren, Gene
1952 Tomson, James G.
1980 Vanier, Jack
1958 Vanier, John J.
1947 Walter, H. B.
1984 Watson, Gene
1968 Waugh, Charles E.
1963 Workman, Johnson

Construction of Southeast Hall was completed in 1952 and in 1961 it was named in honor of Irene Putnam who endowed the Putnam Scholarship program at K-State as a memorial to her late husband, Harry J. Putnam. The building was the third residence hall added to the Strong dormitory complex in the northeast section of campus. Van Zile Hall (1926) and Boyd Hall (1951) are the other two halls.

Chimes Junior Honorary Society chapter at Kansas State University began in 1952 as the society's fourteenth chapter.  The local chapter of Chimes remained a female-only group until three men joined with 15 women in 1977's new class of initiates.  The national organization has disbanded, but the remaining chapters have retained the name and symbol of Chimes Junior Honor Society.

Phi Beta Kappa was first established at the College of William and Mary in 1776 making it the oldest honor society in the country.  Other chapters were established at colleges and universities around the nation with the Beta of Kansas chapter being formally chartered at Kansas State University on February 11, 1974.  Thirty-five faculty members and twenty-four students were the charter members of the organization.  Requirements for induction are for the student to be working on a bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts & Sciences.  Only juniors and seniors are accepted and they must have a 3.7 GPA and have completed 90 credit hours.  The students must also have taken a diverse group of courses across the liberal arts including language, mathematics, humanities, social and natural sciences.
The Beta of Kansas chapter awards the Dudley Williams Sophomore Book Prize.  This prize is awarded to sophomores who meet the high academic standards of Phi Beta Kappa.  The Beta chapter also sponsors various speakers to give lectures at Kansas State University.

Construction of Southeast Hall was completed in 1952 and in 1961 it was named in honor of Irene Putnam who endowed the Putnam Scholarship program at K-State as a memorial to her late husband, Harry J. Putnam. The building was the third residence hall added to the dormitory complex in the northeast section of campus. Van Zile Hall (1926) and Boyd Hall (1951) are the other two halls.

The history of Sigma Xi can be divided into three clear sections: 1. The unorganized group met on an irregular basis with changing purposes (1919-1923), 2. From 1923-1928, the group conducted formal, regular meetings of which documents are contained in this collection, 3. 1928-Present.The Constitution and By-Laws were formed and submitted to the Society of Sigma Xi, approved, and in 1928, the organization was officially installed on campus. Their motto was to be “Companions in Zealous Research.”
Members of noteable importance from the first document meetings in 1923 are Julius Willard, James Ackert, H.H. King, L.E. Call. Other esteemed alumni of the organization are R.I. Throckmorton, A.B.Cardwell, L.D. Bushnell, H.H. Haymaker, R.A. Seaton, F.D. Farrell,

The Kansas State University Social Club was founded in 1911 and is still operating today. The club's purpose was to create friendships across multiple disciplines at KSU. The social club offers meetings, club meals, and programs to members.

Kansas Young Farmer & Young Farm Wives/Women (KYFW) was an organization created by the Kansas State Board of Vocational Agriculture to promote vocational agricultural education past high school and was administered through Kansas State University. The organization was formed in 1960, with its first articles of incorporation being filed on 5/24/1962 The organization and its members are closely tied to their younger counterpart, Future Farmers of America (FFA) often sharing the same administrators and being involved in FFA events either via sponsorship or as program presenters. KYFW placed heavy emphasis on continuing education within the agriculture field. Encouraging its members to actively share and develop new techniques and technology. They also valued strong leadership skills, asking their members to not only be actively involved in the organization, at the leadership level, but also within their community.

Curtis Lynn Kastner was born on September 21, 1944 in Altus, Oklahoma to Alma Darlene (Shield) and Carlus Kastner. He attended Altus Junior High School and Altus High School, graduating in 1962. On August 6, 1966, Kastner married Rebecca Jon Diltz in Altus, Oklahoma and they had two sons, Jason Lynn (born April 4, 1972) and Justin John (born March 21, 1975).
Kastner attended Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater, Oklahoma where he received a Bachelor’s of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration in 1967, a Master’s of Science in Food Science-Meat Science in 1969, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Food Science-Meat Science in 1972. Kastner worked as a graduate research assistant at OSU in the food science-meat science department from 1967 to 1972 while obtaining his master’s and doctoral degrees. He then went on to teach as an assistant professor in Food Science and Technology at Washington State University from 1972-1975. Kastner was hired as an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry (ASI) at Kansas State University (KSU) in 1975. In 1977, he was promoted to associate professor and in 1982 to professor - a role he held until 2003.<emph render='italic'> </emph>He served nine years in the Army reserves and was honorably discharged in 1980 as a captain. Kastner was the chairman of the Undergraduate Food Science and Industry program for 5 years during his time at KSU, he was a research coordinator within ASI from 1987-2001, and the associate department head for ASI from 1998-2001. He was instrumental in the development of the Food Science Institute at Kansas State and was the first director of FSI from 2001 to his retirement in July of 2016.
Kastner has published over 100 articles, 8 of which he is the primary investigator and several more as a co-primary. Specifically, he was the principal investigator on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security initiatives focused on food safety and defense. The funding for Kastner’s research came from varied sources throughout his career. Some primary supporters include the United State Department of Agriculture, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Grain Sorghum Commission, the American Meat Institute Foundation, and the National Food Safety Institute.
Kastner has received numerous honors include the Outstanding Faculty Award, 1982; Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award, 1986; Phi Tau Sigma Outstanding Food Scientist Award, 1993; Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award of Merit, 1996; and Distinguished Faculty Award, 2000. He also was named a National Association of Colleges and Teacher of Agriculture fellow in 1985; received the Advanced Degree Graduate of Distinction Award at Oklahoma State University in 2000; the Faculty Service Award from the University of Continuing Education Association in 2006; Gamma Sigma Delta National Award, Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture for 2008-2009; and K-State chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture Award in 2009. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science, the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, the Institute of Food Technologists, Society of the Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Tau Sigma, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology and the American Meat Science Association.

Martha Elizabeth Ludwig was born August 10, 1930, in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Sylvester and Clara Ludwig. She graduated from Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945, attended Olivet College in Kankakee, Illinois, 1946-1947, and earned a B.A. at the University of Missouri in 1951.

In 1949, She married Samuel Robert Keys, a university professor and later, Dean of the College of Education at Kansas State University. She was a Democratic campaigner in 1964 and 1968. She ran the McGovern presidential campaign in Kansas in 1972. When Bill Roy retired from the U. S. Congress she was persuaded to run for the seat by her brother-in-law, Senator Gary Hart, a Colorado Democrat.

She was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Manhattan, Kansas in 1974 and served two terms before being defeated for reelection in 1978. While serving in the House of Representatives, Keys and her husband divorced, and she married fellow Congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr. They separated in 1981 and eventually divorced.

She served as a special adviser to the Secretary of Heath, Education and Welfare from February 1979 to May 1980 and as an Assistant Secretary of Education from June 1980 to Jan 1981. In 1982, Keys was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board. Afterwards, she worked as a consultant and as director of the Center for a New Democracy from 1985-1986.

1934 - Born March 11, 1934, place unknown; Raised in Houston, Texas, after the Second  World  War.  Roy Kiesling graduated Yale University with a major in English and a self- described "overwhelming fascination for sports cars." Thereafter, he briefly taught English before entering the University of Texas Law program
1960 - Completing his course of legal study in three years with a Bachelor of Laws degree, he moved to San Francisco and worked as an administrator of research contracts for then-Lockheed Missles and Space Company
1961-1966 - Enrolled in San Jose State College as a student of engineering, but later switched majors to Physics
1966 - The University of Texas retroactively granted Kiesling status as a Doctor of Jurisprudence.
1970 - Worked as a volunteer for Paul Ehrlich's Zero Population Growth (ZPG) organization, eventually becoming the spokesman for the ZPG's task group on Consumer environmental responsibility
1970 - Attended the ten day "Summer Alumni College on Environment" conference at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
1971-1972 - Co-founded the Consumer Alliance with Paul Ehrlich and Richard Harriman
1971- Sparred with congressional representative Peter McCloskey over the contents of  the federal legislature's Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) bills
1971 - April; Met with Ralph Nader over his opposition to the Consumer Alliance's organizational structure and anti-lobbyist stance. Soon after Nader created a counter-organization, called Public Citizen.
1971 - December; Attended the Ad Hoc Food Labeling Conference at which he  became friends with Helen Nelson, then-Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs to California Governor Bobbie Brown, and Consumer Movement leader Esther Peterson
1972 - January; Liaised with Walker Sandbach, Executive Director fo the Consumer Union and Consumer Federation of America President Helen Nelson at the Consumer Federation of America Conference
1972 - Donated $1,000 to the presidential campaign of George McGovern
1972 - Worked to resolve "The Great Chevrolet Engine Mount Controversy" in which the car company released cars for sale with defective engine stabilization parts
1973 - Invited by Virginia Knauer the White House Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs to attended a special meeting of the Consumer Federation of America held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the meeting, attendees split into factions with competing visions of the Consumer Movement. The incident has often been called "the Milwaukee Massacre"
1973-1974 - During the Tucson Symposium, a dozen individuals, including Currin Shields, Louis Meyer, and Fr. Robert McEwen, form the Conference of Consumer Organizations
1973-1976 - Represented the Consumers United of Palo Alto and the Consumers Cooperative Society of Palo Alto, California against  government protectionism of American agribusiness
1974 - Participated in the renewed congressional fight for a consumer-oriented federal agency
1975 - Researched consumer Co-ops in response to discussions during a January Consumer Federation of American meeting
1976 - Summer; Participated in the "Consumer '76 conference sponsored by the California State Department of Consumer Affairs
1976 - Summer; Attended the JC Penny Consumer Affairs Forum
1976-1985 - Served on the advisory board and staff of the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) in the Department of Consumer Affairs
1977 - Inaugurated as president of the Consumer Federation of California
1977 - Invited to participate in a White House discussion, attempting to reinvigorate the  debate for a consumer-friendly federal agency
1977 - Inspired by a meeting with Colston Warne on the campus of MIT, Kiesling began writing an autobiography of his time in the Consumer Movement and the direction the movement should next take. The unpublished manuscript, entitled "Report to Those Most Concerned", describes his time in the Consumer Movement
1978 - The Federal Consumer protection Agency Bill was defeated in the House of Representatives
1978-1983 - Served on the Consumer Advisory Council of the AT&T divestiture Pacific Telephone
1980 - Completed writing "A Report to those Most Concerned"
1980-1988 - Provided consultation for various organizations on Intermittent Ignition Devices and California's Car Lemon Laws
2007 - Lobbied to ban genetically engineered drug-producing safflower
2007 - Lived in Santa Cruz, California
2010 - The Dodd-Frank Bill, calling for the creation of a Consumer Affairs Bureau, passed both houses and was signed into law by President Barack Obama.

The K-Laires square dance club was a student organization at Kansas State University from 1971 to 1993. Membership was open to all K-State students. The organization’s purpose was to teach members the methods and techniques of square dancing, have fun, and make friends. The group met for lessons on Sunday nights at the Union. It generally took 22 lessons to learn all of the steps. Beginners could join at the beginning of the fall semester. The K-Laires sponsored specialty dances throughout the academic year and traveled around the state to participate in other clubs’ square dances. Non-members who attended dances were called “outlaws.” According to the Royal Purple yearbook, the Hoe-downers were the K-Laires’ predecessor.