Kenneth James Hush (born August 1, 1959) is an American businessman and 18th president of Emporia State University.
[2] Born and raised in Emporia, Kansas, Hush graduated from Emporia State University with a business administration and marketing degree in 1982, and competed on the men's tennis team where he helped lead his team to four Central States Intercollegiate Conference championships and made three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national tournament appearances, making him the first alumni to serve as the university president and be in the Athletics Hall of Fame.
[4] After college, Hush began his long career at Koch Industries working in the Minerals and Carbon division where he served in different leadership capacities.
After leaving there, he became the general manager at Senior Commodity Company, and later returned to Emporia where he was owner and CEO of BLI Rentals.
[5] On November 17, 2021, Hush was announced as the interim president at Emporia State.