Community Campaign
2026 Community Campaign
The Pittsburg State University Community Campaign began in 1985 with the incorporation of the PSU Foundation. This annual campaign brings business leaders from across Crawford County to join forces with PSU to raise funds to support scholarships, academic programs and other university needs, strengthening a longtime relationship between Pittsburg State and the community.
The Campaign Co-Chairs for the 2026 Community Campaign are Madison Marietta Miller & Mike Hanika.
See the list of past Community Campaign Co-Chairs below.
Community Campaign Rex Crowley Award Recipient Southeast Kansas Education Service Center – Greenbush
The “Rex Crowley Outstanding Partners in Progress Award” recognizes a member of the Pittsburg community who has been an outstanding partner with the University. The recipient selected is to be a civic leader who has rendered outstanding service to both Pittsburg State and the local community through professional and volunteer activities. The award is named in honor of Rex Crowley, whose career as both a local banker and as a fund-raising volunteer for Pittsburg State University is well known in the community.
Rex W. Crowley was the kind of person who knew the importance of working together to make our community a better place.
In 1929, he joined the National Bank of Pittsburg (now Arvest Bank), rising from assistant cashier to chairman and CEO. He was very civic minded – active in Rotary, the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, the USD 250 school board, and boards at Mt. Carmel Medical Center (now Ascension Via Christi Hospital) and the Mental Health Associations.
After nearly 50 years of service at the bank, he retired in 1978 and took a no-salary position at Pittsburg State University as director of development. At that time, the concept of private support of our university had barely begun. Rex expected large returns and worked to make them happen.
He also understood that Pittsburg State played a vital role in the well-being of the local area, region and state, and that private support was becoming increasingly more important in order to continue our standard of excellence in education.
Rex W. Crowley Award Recipients
- Watch video featuring Rex Crowley Recipient Greenbush (2025)
- Read story about Chamber Rex Crowley Recipient (2023)
- Read story about US Awards Rex Crowley Recipient (2022)
- Read story about the Rex Crowley Award Recipient (2021)
- Read story about Angels Among Us Award Recipient (2020)
- Read story about Jock's Nitch Award Recipient (2019)
2025 – Southeast Kansas Education Service Center – Greenbush
2024 – The Family Resource Center
2023 – Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
2022 – US Awards
2021 – Dr. Timothy Stebbins & Dr. Linda Bean
2020 – Angels Among Us
2019 – Jock’s Nitch
2018 – Pritchett Trust Advisory Board
2017 – Miller’s Professional Imaging/Mpix
2016 – Ken and Debbie Brock
2015 – City of Pittsburg
2014 – Monica Murnan
2013 – USD 250 Pittsburg Community Schools
2012 – Roger and Katha Heckert
2011 – Steve and Becky Sloan
2010 – Wendell and Lynda Wilkinson
2009 – Via Christi Hospital – Pittsburg
2008 – Harvey and Sharon Dean
2007 – Judy Westhoff
2006 – Barbara and Ron Rhodes
2005 – Ron Marrone
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Community Campaign Co-Chairs
We sincerely appreciate those who served our community during past campaigns:
2026 – Madison Marietta Miller & Mike Hanika
2025 – Brandee Johnson & Jeff Lovell
2024 – Patty McNair & Bryce Anderson
2023 – Angela M. Meyer & Zach Adams
2022 – Steve & Kathy Scott (Gorilla Country)
2021 – Denise Grasso, Kevin Fry & Jason Heardt
2020 – Alyssa Edwards & Ethan Edwards
2019 – Monica Kellogg & Zac Dickey
2018 – Amanda Sukraw & Brian Jones
2017 – Becky Gray & Jared Turnbull
2016 – LaWana Johnson & Drew Rhodes
2015 – Sara Beezley Keller & Joe Dellasega
2014 – Lori Ann Spachek & Shane Kannarr
2013 – Kimberly Clark & Paul Christman
2012 – Jacqueline Orender & Roger Lomshek
2011 – Lisa Paterni & Chad Comeau
2010 – Elaine Castagno & Mark Werner
2009 – Laura Sullivan & Bill Sullivan
2008 – Frances Mitchelson & Kevin Mitchelson
2007 – Becky Sloan & Steve Sloan
2006 – Melissa Cedeno & Dennis Crain
2005 – Pam Phalen & Ron Rhodes
2004 – Gina Pinamonti & Brian Pinamonti
2003 – Roger Heckert
2002 – Rick Webb
2001 – Vicki Dennett
2000 – C.L. Farabi
1999 – A.J. Wachter
1998 – Rex Horning
1997 – Delores Lentz
1996 – Steve Ward
1995 – A. J. Menghini
1994 – Richard Oler
1993 – Judy Westhoff
1992 – Mike Slack
1991 – K. Ike Loy
1990 – August Rua
1989 – Wendell Wilkinson
1988 – John Clark
1987 – Don Holsinger
1986 – Don Widner