Crisis Response Coordinating Team

The Crisis Response Coordinating Team for the university is the President’s Council.

The team is directly responsible to the President. Members with contact numbers include:

Tom W. Bryant, President
Office: 620-235-4100 Home: 620-231-9085

Steven A. Scott , Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office: 620-235-4113 Home: 620-232-7027

John D. Patterson, Vice President for Administration & Campus Life
Office: 620-235-4107 Home: 620-231-9093

J. Bradford Hodson, Vice President for University Advancement
Office: 620-235-4762 Home: 620-232-3998

Howard W. Smith , Assistant to the President
Office: 620-235-4102 Cell: 620-875-9804

Darron Farha, University Attorney
Office: 620-235-4136 Home: 620-232-1261

Joan Cleland, Administrative Assistant to the President
Office: 620-235-4101 Home: 620-347-4696

Dependent upon the nature of the event, the team may expand to include appropriate individuals and offices, i.e., Public Relations, University Police, Physical Plant, Student Health Center, Human Resources, Equal Opportunity Office and others.