Robertson Football Locker Room

The Hornet football program benefited from a financial gift given by alum and former football player Dave Robertson and his wife Kathy of Wichita. Robertson's gift to the football program at Emporia State helped remodel the football locker room, meeting room and coaching facility.

"The locker room is like a second home to our players and we want them to feel special there," said current Emporia State head coach Garin Higgins. "We are grateful to the Robertsons for their generous support of our football program."

President and chief operating officer for Koch Industries, Inc., Robertson earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Emporia State in 1984.

"I learned the basic business concepts while at Emporia State University," Robertson said. "That allowed me to get started, and hopefully those (concepts) have been honed and improved through experience."

An Olathe native, Robertson was part of the selection committee that hired Coach Larry Kramer for the ESU football program in 1982.

"That first year under Larry Kramer was pure hell," Robertson joked. "He was intent on changing and improving the program, and I was asking myself, 'What have I done?' It turned out that he was a great choice."

During his time at ESU, Robertson's focus was on education and football. He led the Hornets in interceptions with five and earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors in 1982.