FORT SCOTT — Jason Kegler, who formerly served as an admissions counselor and coached women’s basketball at Allen Community College, has been named the next college president at Fort Scott Community College.
The FSCC Board of Trustees approved Kegler’s hiring at their Monday meeting. He replaces retiring Alysia Johnston, who held the title for the past eight years, according to the fortscott.biz news outlet.
For the past nine years he was associate vice president for student life at Pittsburg State University.
Prior to that, he served as dean of students at Neosho County Community College and director of student life, head women’s basketball coach, and director of admissions/marketing and admissions counselor at Allen.
Kegler, wife Terra and their three children live in Fort Scott.
He was among 39 applicants who filed after Johnston announced her retirement, the news outlet reported.