(Editor’s note: This information is adapted from Media Relations’ May 20 news release.)
Ken Stafford, currently vice chancellor for technology at the University of Denver, will join K-State Aug. 9 in his new post as chief information officer and vice provost for Information Technology Services.
“As K-State’s senior technology executive, Ken will work closely with university leadership and the university community to shape and implement K-State’s IT investments, plans, and strategies to meet institutional goals and needs of students, faculty and staff,” said April Mason, K-State provost and senior vice president.
Stafford will lead a staff of about 200 technical and nontechnical professionals. He will have strategic oversight of university information technology services including communications, networking and server/storage infrastructure and services; academic, administrative, and instructional technologies and support services; desktop support; technology training; information and technology security; infrastructure for research computing; data and information management; and university IT policies, standards, and procedures.
“I am delighted with the appointment to K-State. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve one of the outstanding public land-grant universities,” Stafford said. “I very much look forward to working with the faculty, staff, and students at this world-class institution. The expectations for technology in research, education, and the administrative process are ever-increasing and rapidly changing. I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities.”
Stafford has been in his current position at the University of Denver since 1998. His many responsibilities include network security, academic computing, Web technology, mobile computing, network services, computer operations, multimedia services and more for a campus system with 22,000 users, 35,500 Internet connections, and extensive wireless operations.
For more information about the appointment, see Media Relations’ May 20 news release.
