In Memoriam: Dr. John H. Keiser (1937-2016) | March 2016 Special Issue, eJournal of Public Affairs

John Keiser, president of Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) from 1993 to 2005, asserted that “the characteristics of an educated person are clear, measurable and recognizable. An educated person is someone who is literate in the broadest sense, has an appreciation for the beauties and complexities of citizenship in his or her community and the world, the skills and motivation to continue to learn after leaving the university, and can solve problems through the mastery and use of one or more academic disciplines.”