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Jasper N. Wilkinson
6th President of the Kansas State Normal
In office June 7, 1901 – June 30, 1906
Preceded by	Albert R. Taylor
Succeeded by	Joseph H. Hill
Personal details
Born	Jasper Newton Wilkinson (1851-09-19)September 19, 1851 Vinton County, Ohio
Died	January 11, 1933(1933-01-11) (aged 81) Muskogee, Oklahoma
Resting place	Muskogee, Oklahoma
Spouse	Nellie Reynolds ​ ​(m. 1879⁠–⁠1933)​
Alma mater	Illinois Normal School
Occupation	Educator, businessman

Jasper Newton Wilkinson (September 19, 1851 – January 11, 1933) was an American educator and businessman, most notable for serving as the Kansas State Normal School's (KSN) sixth president in Emporia, Kansas.

Biography

Early life and education

Wilkinson, born September 19, 1851, to Jackson and Mary, began his career in education at sixteen. In 1874, Wilkinson graduated from Illinois Normal School. After graduating from college, Wilkinson was the principal of the Buda, Illinois school district until 1879. Wilkinson moved to Emporia, Kansas in 1884 to become a professor at the Normal school and later became vice-president.

Kansas State Normal presidency

Wilkinson took over as the Kansas State Normal School's sixth president on June 7, 1901, following Albert R. Taylor's resignation. Shortly after becoming president, Wilkinson decided that students who were failing would not continue at the Normal school and only those who completed a four-year program would graduate. In 1901, the school's first men's basketball event was played in Emporia. In 1903, a library opened, along with new bleachers for the football fields in 1905.

Later life

After resigning in June 1906 from the Normal School, Wilkinson bought and became the president of the Citizens Bank in Oklahoma until 1910. In January 1911, Wilkinson died.

References

1. "Jaspern N. Wilkinson". emporia.edu.
2. Benedict, John Downing (1922). "Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma". google.com.
3. "Yearbook". google.com. 1904.
4. "Harvard University Catalogue". google.com. 1887.
5. "Autobiography of Albert Reynolds Taylor, Ph.D., LL.D., L.H.D., President Emeritus, the James Millikin University". archive.org. 1929.
6. 2011 ESU Men's Basketball media guide
7. "Jasper N. Wilkinson". emporia.edu.
8. "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society". google.com. 1912.

External links

• Works by or about Jasper N. Wilkinson at the Internet Archive

• Presidents of Emporia State University
• Illinois State University alumni
• People from Vinton County, Ohio
• 1851 births
• 1933 deaths