Joseph H. Hill

Hill, born May 21, 1858, in Pennsylvania, and his family moved to Kansas shortly after he was born. In 1876, Hill graduated from Kansas State Normal School (KSN). In 1886, he graduated from Northwestern University, as well as in 1889.^[2] After attending Northwestern University, Hill moved back to Kansas in 1887 to teach at KSN,^[3] holding various positions including vice president of KSN until 1906.^[4] Hill graduated with his doctorate from Baker University in 1906.^[5]

Hill, the first president to graduate from the Kansas State Normal, became the next president of the Normal school in 1906 after Jasper N. Wilkinson resigned.^[6] During Hill's administration, several new buildings were built on the campus. The Kansas State Legislature granted more funding for the school to establish the music department in 1909.^[7] Several years later on June 30, 1913, Hill resigned to become a Boston University professor.^[8][9]