Kennesaw: the coolest college pres

[hoosier]

Headed for retirement soon is Betsy Siegel, 75-year-old president of Kennesaw State U in Atlanta's northwest suburbs.

25 years ago, KSU was a weenie commuter school, but she's changed it into an 18,500 student campus with 800 freshmen living in new dorms.

Six or seven times she has stayed overnight in the dorms, using a "model" room usually displayed to prospective students. She eats with the students, and spent four hours visiting rooms (followed by assts. taking notes, which are followed-up on), talking about George Foreman grills, student loans, and football.

In the morning, she took 10 to breakfast at the Waffle House, where she has breakfast almost every day.

She's led the Univ. into Div. 1 sports (they won D2 championships in BB and womens soccer the last year in D2), and has built some great facilities.

Surely, one of the coolest ever.

[NutBrnHair]

Kathy is a Chi Omega!


Meet the Faculty

Ms. Kathy Alday
Kathy Alday (Director of the Student Life Center) has been at Kennesaw since 1985 and has extensive experience with student organizations and campus life. She currently serves as President of the Georgia College Personnel Association and the state affiliate of the American College Personnel Association. Ms. Alday has won a number of campus awards, including the 2000 George Beggs Award, the 1998 African-American Student Alliance Helping Hands Award, the 1997 African-American Student Alliance Outstanding Supporter Award, and the 1995 Betty L. Siegel Award. As Director of Student Life at KSU, Ms. Alday has a unique understanding of the needs of KSU students.