The beginning of Kansas State University’s College of Engineering dates to 1866 when a four-year course in Mechanic Arts was initiated, and by 1875 the Shop Building (now Seaton Court) was built to house the growing program. The Department of Mechanics and Engineering was organized in 1877 and the department stayed in that configuration until 1898 when it was separated into the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

In 1909 the first wing of the Engineering Building (now Seaton Hall) was built to house the newly organized Division of Mechanic Arts. This division became the Division of Engineering in 1917 and in 1942 the division was transformed into the School of Engineering and Architecture. In 1963 K-State reorganized again, and the College of Engineering was formed with architecture in a separate college.

Currently the College of Engineering occupies the Durland-Rathbone-Fiedler Engineering Complex, having moved in 1976 when Phase 1 of Durland Hall was complete. In 2018, the College became the first named college at K-State, becoming the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, in honor of Carl and Mary Ice.

Deans of the College –
1908 – 1913: E.B. McCormick, as Dean of Mechanic Arts
1913 – 1920: Andrey A. Porter, as Dean of Mechanic Arts then Engineering in 1917
1920 – 1949: Roy A. Seaton
1949 – 1961: Merrill A. Durland
1961 – 1963: John W. Shupe, as acting Dean
1963 – 1967: Paul E. Russell, first Dean of the College of Engineering
1967 – 1973: Ralph G. Nevins
1973 – 1997: Donald E. Rathbone
1997 – 2006: Terry S. King
2006 – 2007: Richard R. Gallagher, as interim Dean
2007 – 2013: John R. English
2013 – 2014: Gary Clark, as interim Dean
2014 – 2019: Darren Dawson
2019 – 2020: Gary Clark, as interim Dean
2020 – present: Matt O’Keefe

The department of Grain Science and Industry started when milling and baking tests were conducted as part of the Chemistry department after an experimental mill was installed in 1905. From 1906-1910 Professor C.O. Swanson was the person responsible for these experimental tests.

On March 1, 1910, the Department of Milling was formed when it broke away from the Chemistry department.  From 1910-1922 Leslie A. Fitz was the head of the department until his resignation.  After the resignation of Fitz, Swanson became head of the department.  Early on the department worked to improve wheat quality and methods of grain storage.  The department was located in Agriculture Hall (East Waters Hall).
In 1937 a four-year degree in the milling industry was offered as a course of study.  In 1939 Swanson retired and Dr. E.G. Bayfield took over until 1945 when John Shellenberger took over as the department head.  While Shellenberger headed the department the equipment and laboratories were updated with more modern equipment.  The Department of Milling expanded the curriculum in 1951 by adding feed technology and expanded once again in 1963 when bakery science was added.
John Shellenberger retired in 1966 and was succeeded by William J. Hoover as the department head.  1966 also saw the change of the name from the Department of Milling Industry to the Department of Grain Science and Industry.
Dr. Hoover resigned in 1976 with Charles W. Deyoe taking over as the department head.  When Hoover resigned he took over as the President of the American Institute of Baking.  With his help, the organization moved from Chicago to Manhattan where it has been based since.  In 1992 Deyoe stepped down and Dr. Richard R. Hahn took over the position.  Hahn retired in 1996 and Dr. Brendan J. Donnelly took over as department head.  Under Donnelly’s leadership, the start of a five-building Grain Science and Industry complex began construction.  The first of these buildings, the International Grains Program Conference Center, was completed in 2004.  The second building, the Biological and Industrial Value Added Programs, was finished in 2005.  In 2006 the Hal Ross Flour Mill was completed.   The O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center was completed in 2013.
Dr. Donnelly retired with Dr. Virgil Smail taking over in 2004.  In 2008 Dr. Dirk Maier becomes the current department head.

The College of Veterinary Medicine grew out of the College of Agriculture with the increased number and value of livestock in Kansas creating a demand for veterinarians. By 1886 Kansas State University had begun offering courses in veterinary science for those in the agriculture program, but these courses were just supplements and not a degree program. But Bby 1905 the demand became enough that the Board of Regents authorized the beginning of the four-year veterinary science course and the Department of Veterinary Medicine was formed. From the beginning, the veterinary science course included students operating a daily veterinary clinic for sick or injured animals in the area. In 1908 Veterinary Hall, later Leasure Hall, was built and became the first building to house the College. When K-State was reorganized in 1909, the department was put in the Division of Agriculture.

By 1919 the program was large enough that it was separated from the Division of Agriculture and was formed into the Division of Veterinary Medicine. The Veterinary Hospital, Burt Hall, was completed in 1923. In 1932, a five-year curriculum was instated, with this being extended to a six-year curriculum in 1948. The division was renamed the School of Veterinary Medicine in 1942, and in 1963 the College of Veterinary Medicine was created after University reorganization. At that time the College occupied three large buildings, Leasure, Burt, and Dykstra Halls, spread across campus.

The College is currently housed in its own complex, which contains Coles, Trotter, and Mosier Halls. Of the present colleges of veterinary medicine nationwide, Kansas State University is one of the oldest in the United States to grant the degree of Doctor of Veterinary of Medicine.

Deans of the College –

1919 – 1948: Ralph R. Dykstra
1948 – 1964: Eldon E. Leasure
1964 – 1965: Ralph L. Kitchell
1966 – 1971: Charles E. Cornelius
1971 – 1984: Donald M. Trotter
1984 – 1987: James R. Coffman
1988 – 1994: Michael D. Lorenz
1994 – 1997: Ron J. Marler
1998 – 2015: Ralph C. Richardson
2015 – 2017: Tammy Beckham
2017 – present: Bonnie Rush

The office of Provost was established by President Acker and was first filled in 1980 by Owen Koeppe.

The provost and senior vice president is Kansas State University's Chief Academic Officer, whose most important duties are to oversee the academic affairs of the university and ensure its academic standards. In cooperation with the president, vice presidents, and the Deans Council, the provost provides leadership in the development, review, and implementation of policies and goals related to teaching and learning, research, and engagement.

The deans of the nine academic colleges, the libraries, Graduate School, and the Division of Continuing Education report to the provost. Other reporting units and programs include the Olathe Innovation Campus; the Centers for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Entrepreneurship, and Engagement and Community; and the School for Leadership Studies as well as Academic Personnel, Assessment, Diversity and Dual Career Development, Fort Leavenworth graduate degree programming, the Honors and Integrity System, Information Technology Services, International Programs, Planning and Analysis, Summer School, Sustainability, and the University Honors Program.

Recently the Provost has taken on the job of mediating for students. Complaints can be filed by students as to the performance of their professors and the Provost addresses any problems on a university wide scale.

The Academic Affairs Committee of the Kansas State University Faculty Senate appointed a committee in 1986 to address administration and faculty concerns about a lack of understanding among undergraduates of core competencies. This committee reviewed the current general education standards at K-State, and the following year another committee defined what skills and knowledge students should have at graduation. A third committee was formed in 1988 and used data gathered by the previous committee to propose changes to the Common University Degree Requirements.
In 1991, Provost James Coffman, with the support of the Faculty Senate, began a project to create a University General Education (U.G.E.) plan for K-State students based on the 1988 committee's proposal. This plan was approved and implemented in 1994 with planned assessments to the program occurring periodically.
By the mid-2000s, the University General Education program needed to be revised. The General Education Task Force was set up in 2006 to address these needs. In 2008 a proposal was given to the Faculty Senate, in 2009 the proposal for K-State 8 was approved, and in 2011 K-State 8 was implemented.

The department of Farm Machinery was first established at Kansas State Agricultural College in April, 1915.  This new department was transferred from the department of Agronomy to the division of Engineering and was headed by F.A. Wirt.  In 1918 the name changed to Farm Engineering and by 1922 it became known as Agricultural Engineering.  The name did not change again until 1994 when the department became known as the department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

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.

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.

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

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.

1952 Colston Warne proposed an idea for "launching a consumer education association"
1953 Planning session for further consideration of the project; committee formed to draw up by-laws; plans made for publishing a newsletter and a series of pamphlets; association named Council on Consumer Information; Eugene Beem, Executive Secretary; CCI located at Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1954 First pamphlet released, Consumer Look at Farm Price Polices; Membership grew from 70 in July to 139 in late November; Warren Nelson, Executive Secretary; CCI located at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1955 First Annual Conference held in Dayton, Ohio; Fred Archer, Executive Secretary; CCI located at State Teachers College, St. Cloud, Minnesota

1956    Membership reached 640; Ramon Heimerl, Executive Director through 1965; CCI relocated  to Greeley State College, Greeley, Colorado through 1965
1957    The merger of CCI and the National Association of Consumers was approved
1958    Membership grew to 1041
1962    Five members of CCI were appointed to the President's Advisory Council
1963    Tenth Anniversary of the founding of CCI; membership 1200; eight conferences held, 14 published, and 38 editions of the newsletter distributed
1964    CCI joined the International Organization of Consumers Unions
1966    Executive committee approved the publication of the Journal of Consumer Affairs; Edward Metzen, Executive Secretary through
1975; CCI relocated to University of Missouri, Columbia, its present location
1967    First issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs published; CCI membership directory published
1968    Membership 1531; CCI became a member of the Consumer Federation of America
1969    Name changed to American Council on Consumer Interests
1971    Colston E. Warne Lecture Series was formed
1972    ACCI Board of Directors established the Distinguished Fellow Award
1973    Title of Executive Secretary was changed to Executive Director; Executive Committee was increased from 8 to 10 members
1975    College student internship program began as a joint project with the Conference of Consumer Organizations (National Consumer Affairs Internship Program); Karen Stein, Executive Director through June, 1978
1977    ACCI received a grant from the U.S. Office of Consumer Education to produce a position paper, "Consumer Information Systems and Technical Assistance Services as Viewed by ACCI"
1978    Mel Zelenak, Executive Director through June, 1983
1983     Barbara Slusher became Executive Director through August 1988
1988    Anita Metzen became Executive Director
On November 5, 1952, Colston Warne (President of Consumers Union) inquired by letter whether Ray Price and Henry Harap would be interested in launching a consumer education association. Warne stated that Consumers Union would contribute financial support to bring several persons together for that purpose. Price and Harap met with Warne in Chicago and approved the proposal. Twenty persons accepted an invitation to attend a planning session at the University of Minnesota. These Charter Members were primarily college and university professors. They approved the selection of an executive committee which was given the following charge: prepare a plan for permanent organization, prepare a budget and obtain financial assistance, choose an executive secretary, and define its functions. The following persons served on this Executive Committee: Marguerite Burk, Eugene Beem, G.E. Damon, Henry Harap and Ray Price. Eugene Beem was chosen to act as Executive Secretary. The Executive Committee met in Washington on June 1, 1953, after which the Consumers Union made a grant of $7000. This grant enabled the planning group to proceed with the recruitment of members, publication of newsletters and pamphlets, and the organization of an annual conference. Thus, the American Council on Consumers Interests was formally established in 1953. Initially, the organization was called the Council on Consumer Information and in 1969 it was changed to the American Council on Consumer Interests. ACCI was established for the purpose of stimulating the exchange of ideas among persons interested in the welfare of the consumer and to be non-political, taking no stand on issues of public policy. Its sole purpose was to contribute to more effective fact-finding and dissemination of consumer information. The first annual ACCI conference was held in 1955 in Dayton, Ohio. *Taken from Henry Harap, "A Brief History of the American Council on Consumer Interests," a photocopied paper distributed by Consumers Union of the U.S., March 1981.

The Gavitt Medical Company was formed about 1868 from W. W. Gavitt's work as an agent for Dr. Perkins Medical Co. of Washington, D. C. Based in Topeka, the Gavitt company sold medical products to customers all over the United States. The most popular product was a laxative, Gavitt's System Regulator, which was sold through direct mail and by agents. The company  rose to prominence in 1889 when Harry E. Gavitt, William's son, reorganized the company. The company closed in 1967.
William Wellington Gavitt was born on 9 February 1840 in Delaware county, Ohio, the son of Rev. Ezekiel Stanton and Elizabeth (Miller) Gavitt. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1862, moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1867 where he organized a real estate and coal business. In 1869 he commenced his banking and loan career. He married Jennie Ledie Spangle (b. 15 June 1853, d. 04 Feb 1899) on 23 June 1873. They had three children: Harry Ezekiel, Corrington Spangle, and Elizabeth (Gavitt) Brunt. William was the president of W.W. Gavitt and Company, the Gavitt Loan and Investment Company, the W. W. Gavitt Medical Company, and the W. W. Gavitt Printing and Publishing Company at the time of his death on 11 January 1922.
Harry Ezekiel Gavitt was born in Topeka, Kansas, 01 January 1875. He graduated from Washburn Law School, and took private courses in medicine, pharmacy, and chemistry from the University of Kansas. He re-organized the Gavitt Medical Co., founded by his father. In 1903, he invented the game Gavitt's Stock Exchange which became so popular by 1904 he sold partial interest in it to Parker Brothers, allowing them to refine and publish it under the name of Pit. He married Edith Snyder (1879-1936) on 17 May 1905. In 1934, Harry was manager of the W. W. Gavitt Printing and Publishing Co. and vice-president of the Topeka State Bank. He died in 1954.

The United States Commission on Military History (USMCH) was established in 1973 after nine United States scholars traveled to the International Commission on Military History (ICMH) Colloquium in Stockholm, Sweden. ICMH was established in Zurich in 1938. In 1974 USCMH was incorporated by John Jessup, Reamer Argo, Forrest Pogue, and Philip Lundberg.

The USCMH hosted three ICMH Colloquiums. Two were held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. in 1975 and 1982 respectively. The third was held in 2002 in Norfolk, Virginia.

In 1990, the first United States issue of Revue International d’Historie Militaire was published.

Presidents of the Commission were John Jessup (1974-1979 and 1988-1991), Philip Lundberg (1980-1983), James Collins (1984-1987), Kenneth Hagan (1991-1995), Dean Allard (1996-1999), and Allan Millett (2000-2004).

The North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference is now headed by the Natioanl Alfalfa & Forage Alliance. Formed in 2006, the alliance is dedicated to education, research, promotion and advocacy.

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Today, nearly 300 of these groups participate in the federation and govern it through their representatives on the organization’s Board of Directors.

The Kansas Center for Rural Initiative at Kansas State University was a program from 1987 to the early 2000s. The purpose of this organization was to provide support and education programs for rural communities throughout Kansas. Using faculty members from several departments the Kansas Center for Rural Initiative was able to reach and help these rural communities.

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.

The College of Education began as the Department of Education in the Division of General Science in 1913. There was no degree program created at the time, but students could take the education classes as electives in their junior and senior years to receive Kansas teacher certification. The first curriculum in education was created in 1921 for public school music. Physical education curricula were added in 1925, elementary education in 1952, and secondary education in 1955.

The Department of Education stayed in the Division of General Science when it became the School of Arts and Sciences in 1942. At the University reorganization of 1963 the School of Education was initially formed within the College of Arts and Sciences, but in 1966, it was split and reformed as the College of Education. The College of Education resided in Holton Hall until 1981 when Bluemont Hall was built and became the College’s new home.

Deans of the College –
1964 – 1967: William H. Coffield
1967 – 1970: James D. McComas
1970 – 1977: Samuel R. Keys
1977 – 1984: Jordan B. Utsey
1984 – 1990: David R. Byrne
1990 – 2011: Michael C. Holen
2012 – present: Debbie K. Mercer

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.

In 2009, Photographic Services became part of the Division of Communications and Marketing at Kansas State University. Previously, it had been part of the News and Editorial Services Department for many years. When Photographic Services started in 1919, it was under the Office of the President. In 1961, the department was first listed as Photographic Services. For many years, the offices for the unit were in the power plant. In 2010, Photographic Services moved to Dole Hall.
F.E. Colburn, who was also a professor of Illustration, was the first College Photographer in 1919. In 1930, Floyd J. Hanna assumed this role until 1966. From 1966 to 1985 David von Reiesen led Photographic Services, and Paul Maginnes led it from 1986 to 1994. Dan Donnert was the head of Photographic Services from 1994 to 2008, and David Mayes has led the unit since 2008 as the Manager of Communications and Marketing Photographic Services.

McCain Auditorium was built in 1970 and was known as the KSU Auditorium.  When President James A. McCain retired in 1975, it was renamed McCain Auditorium.  It serves as home of student music, drama, opera and dance.  McCain Auditorium is the culture center for the live performing arts serving students, faculty and staff, along with the general public.  It has a rich history of bringing world-class engaging experiences to northeastern Kansas.
In 1981, the McCain Development Board was established to promote the McCain Performance Series to the surrounding communities.  It also raises funds for the series to ensure that live performing arts experiences enhance and become integral to the lives of of university and surrounding community members.  During the 1983-1984 season, the Friends of McCain Auditorium was established in order to generate more support.
The free school matinee performances that provide pre-college students live arts education experiences free of charge at McCain Auditorium was started in the late 1980s under the direction of Richard Martin.  These performances are designed to nurture a lifelong appreciation of the performing arts.
In 2008 a circular drive and a World War II Memorial was constructed for better access to McCain Auditorium
McCain Auditorium is committed to enhancing cultural expression, developing human potential and expanding knowledge by offering innovative engagement programs throughout the campus, community and region.
Directors of McCain Auditorium:
Mark Ollington, 1970-1980
Doreen J. Bauman, 1980-1984
Richard J. Diehl, 1984-1985
Stephen W. Riggs, 1986
Richard Martin, 1987-2007
Todd Holmberg, 2007-Present

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

The Department of Entomology was officially established at K-State in 1913 with George Dean as the first department head. Previously, courses on the subject had been taught as early as 1865 by Benjamin F. Mudge. From 1877 to 1883, entomology was taught as part of Botany and Horticulture. In 1897, Horticulture and Entomology were consolidated, but in the 1894 catalog, Entomology was listed as a separate subdepartment. After being officially established, Entomology remained in Arts and Sciences until July 1, 1953, when it was transferred to Agriculture.

Administrators of Entomology include Mudge (1865-1873), J. S. Whitman (1873-1876), E. A. Popenoe (1879-1897, 1899-1907), Ernest E. Faville (1897-1898), and Thomas J. Headlee (1907-1912). Subsequent heads of Entomology were George A. Dean (1912-1943), Roger C. Smith (1943-1953), Herbert Knutson (1953-1976), Richard J. Sauer (1976-1980), Robert G. Helgesen (1980-1989), C. Michael Smith (1990- 1996), Sonny Ramaswamy (1997-2006), Jim Nechols (interim), Thomas W. Phillips (2007-2012), John Ruberson (2012-2018), and Brian McCornack (2018-present).

The department’s facilities include 22 greenhouses and laboratories that feature bioclimatic chambers and rearing rooms. Field research for the department is conducted at branch experiment stations throughout the state of Kansas. The department also maintains an award-winning Insect Zoo at the K-State gardens.

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 Records of FAR-MAR-CO, Inc. and its predecessor organizations were donated to Kansas State University to start the Arthur Capper Cooperative Research Collection, as a resource for the study of cooperatives. FAR-MAR-CO was dissolved in 1985, prompting the directors to donate the material.

The Society for Military History is an organization dedicated to the scholarship and study of military history amongst scholars, soldiers, and citizens. The Society was first established in 1933 in Washington, D.C. as the American Military History Foundation (AMHF), and in April 1937 the AMHF first published the Journal of the American Military History Foundation. The organization’s name was changed to the American Military Institute (AMI) in 1939, while the Journal was renamed as Military Affairs in 1941. In 1948, the AMI merged with the Order of the Indian Wars. For one year, from 1948 to 1949, paid editors from the Office of the Chief of Military History were in charge of the Military Affairs publication, but this was suspended by U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson. Beginning in 1968, Kansas State University was in charge of the publication of Military Affairs. This continued until 1988, when the Virginia Military Institute assumed publication. In 1989, Military Affairs was renamed as the Journal of Military History, and in 1990, the AMI was renamed as the Society for Military History.