Kansas Education Board Hires Oklahoman to Serve as President of Pittsburg State University

Thomas Newsom named president of Pitt State

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Thomas Newsom has been named the next president of Pittsburg State University by the Kansas Board of Regents. The announcement was made Friday.

Kansas education board hires Oklahoman to serve as president of Pittsburg State University

Kansas Board of Regents appoints president of growing Southeastern Oklahoma State to address enrollment erosion at Pittsburg State University.

Regents name new Pittsburg State president with record of enrollment success

The Kansas Board of Regents on Friday named a new president for Pittsburg State University with more than 20 years of higher education experience with a record of building student enrollment at schools where he's held leadership positions. The board voted to name Thomas Newsom, president of Southeastern Oklahoma State, as Pittsburg State's 11th president. He replaces Dan Shipp, who announced in February that he was leaving to become the next pre…

Newsom chosen as new president of Pittsburg State University – Newstalk KZRG

The Kansas Board of Regents has approved a new president for Pittsburg State University. The KBOR held a special meeting on Friday to discuss the search for the next president of PSU. They went into an executive session and after returning to open session – say they have chosen Dr. Thomas W. Newsom as the new president. Newsom is currently the President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. Prior to Southeastern, he serv…