Jacqueline Vietti

Jacqueline Vietti
Interim President of Emporia State University
In office
June 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015
Preceded by Michael Shonrock
Succeeded by Allison Garrett
4th President of Butler Community College
In office
October 1, 1995 – December 31, 2012
Personal details
Born Jacqueline A. Basham
(1948-07-24) July 24, 1948
Eureka, Kansas
Spouse(s) Ray Vietti (m. 1970; w. 2015)
Residence El Dorado, Kansas
Alma mater Kansas State University
Emporia State University
Pittsburg State University
Occupation Education

Jacqueline A. "Jackie" Vietti, PhD (born July 24, 1948) is an American retired educator, most notably serving as Butler Community College's (Butler CC) president in El Dorado, Kansas for nearly two decades. Besides serving as president of Butler CC, Vietti served as Dean of Instruction at Labette Community College in Kansas, and served as Emporia State University's interim president from June to December 2015.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Vietti was born on July 24, 1948 in Eureka, Kansas. After graduating high school, Vietti graduated from Kansas State University as a biology major in 1970, Emporia State University in 1971 with her secondary teaching certificate, and completed her master's of science at Pittsburg State University in 1982. In 1991, she finished her doctorate from Kansas State.[2] Following graduation, she worked at Labette County Community College until 1995.[3]

Career

Butler Community College presidency

In October 1995, Vietti became Butler Community College's fourth president, as well as its first woman president.[4] During her time as president, Vietti increased enrollment growth by 21 percent from 1995 to 2010 when the college had reached a total of 10,116 students, making it one of the largest public community colleges in Kansas.[5]

During her tenure, Vietti also opened up a $12 million sports complex in partnership with the El Dorado Public Schools and city of El Dorado.[6] Vietti also created a partnership that involves nearly 20 higher education institutions in the Midwest in hopes of increasing certificate/degree completion rates.[7] Vietti retired on December 31, 2012.[8]

Retirement

Since Vietti retired in 2012, she has served as a lecturer, a Higher Learning Commission evaluator, as well as serving on local boards.[9]

Emporia State University interim presidency

In May 2015, the Kansas Board of Regents announced Vietti as Emporia State University's (ESU) interim president, a position she would hold from June 1 to December 31, 2015.[10] During Vietti's term, she helped the university begin to move forward to become a more diverse university after an assistant professor from the School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) claimed a racial note was written aimed at him and his wife in April 2015.[11][12] In September 2015, Vietti released a statement saying two investigations concluded that no hate crime occurred; however, a federal lawsuit was filed by the assistant professor against university officials in October 2015 as a result.[13][14][15] Vietti also formed a relationship between the university and Lyon County and City of Emporia governments with both governments donating a $375,000 each year for the next five years.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Butler president Jackie Vietti named interim leader at Emporia State University - Wichita Business Journal". Wichita Business Journal. 5 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Interim President named at ESU". Emporia Gazette.
  3. ↑ "Women in Business: Jackie Vietti". Wichita Business Journal. 28 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "President Jackie Vietti to Retire from Butler Community College". Butler County Times Gazette.
  5. ↑ Butler Community College. "About". butlercc.edu.
  6. ↑ "After years of work, BG Products Veterans Sports Complex ‘a tribute’ to community". Wichita Business Journal. 24 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Butler Community College President to retire at year's end". schurz-kwch.
  8. ↑ "President Dr. Jackie Vietti to retire". butlercc.edu.
  9. ↑ "Board of Regents Announce Interim President at Emporia State University". kansasregents.org.
  10. ↑ "Former Butler president named interim leader at Emporia State". Wichita. 5 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Emporia State couple claims racial harassment at university". Kshb.com. Associated Press. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  12. ↑ "Emporia State couple claims racial harassment at university". Bigstory.ap.org. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  13. ↑ http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Discrimination-lawsuit-filed-against-Emporia-State-leaders-352246261.html
  14. ↑ "Assistant professor files lawsuit against Emporia State - Emporia Gazette: Latest News And Features". Emporia Gazette. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  15. ↑ Nick Viviani (2015-09-09). "No hate crime at Emporia State, internal investigation finds". WIBW.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  16. ↑ "Lyon County Commission approves ESU University Community in Motion funding request". KVOE. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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