The Senate Confirmation Oversight Committee approved Mark Hutton of Andover and Allen Schmidt of Hays to begin serving on the Board of Regents and confirmed Bill Feuerborn of Garnett for a second term. Hutton and Schmidt will fill the positions vacated by Joe Bain of Goodland and Zoe Newton of Sedan.
Feuerborn has been serving on the Board of Regents since 2014. Hutton was the CEO of Hutton Construction Corporation in Wichita and has served as a state representative in the Kansas Legislature. Schmidt also served on the Kansas Legislature as a state senator and is a retired US Army Colonel.
Governor Jeff Colyer announced the three appointments on October 4th, praising them for the talent and experience.
