September 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds leadership training contributes to more engaged workforce at nonprofit organizations Inaugural report unveiled from Kansas Leadership Center’s Third Floor Research Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the...
June 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center unveils global research program Wichita, Kan. – During the organization’s Activate conference late last week, the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) unveiled a new, large-scale, multi-partner research program....
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Esther Brown Born Sept. 19, 1917 Died May 24, 1970 Civil Rights Advocate Most Kansans may be familiar with John Brown, the fiery abolitionist of the 1850s or the landmark Supreme Court Case, Brown vs. Board of Education,...
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Karen Humphreys 1948 – First woman to serve as federal magistrate judge for U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, retired January 2015; board member of Kansas Leadership Center. When women were just beginning to...
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Susanna Salter Birth: March 2, 1860 Death: March 17, 1961 First woman elected mayor in nation She was elected as a joke. In April 1887, just weeks after Kansas women had gained the right to vote in city elections, some men...
