The FSCC Board of Trustees met in a special meeting, Thursday morning, May 23. Sara Sutton, current Vice President of Career and Technical and Workforce Development was named as Interim President effective immediately for the 2024-25 school year.
Mrs. Sutton, earned an Associate of Science degree from
Fort Scott Community College (FSCC), a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Kansas State University, a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, both from Pittsburg State University.
In 2002, she arrived on FSCC’s campus as part of the College Rodeo Team. She credits the experiences, opportunities and the “family feel” she received during her time as a student to be the driving force for her to return to the college. After teaching high school biology and agriculture in both Crawford and Bourbon
Counties, she returned to FSCC to teach in the Agriculture Department and coach the meats judging team. During her tenure at FSCC, she developed and implemented programs and course offerings which enhance the college’s career and technical education programs, collaborated with various campus departments
and organizations within the community and region, and has served as a mentor to new faculty.