Dr. Kacey Wiltz Named Director of Public Safety for Kansas State University

Lindsey Coulter — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:01:28 +0000

Dr. Kacey Wiltz has been selected as director of public safety and chief of police for Kansas State University following a national search. Wiltz will begin serving in this role on Sept. 14.

Wiltz has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, and she currently serves as the chief of police at Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is passionate about building a culture of safety and trust within the department and with students, faculty, staff and the greater K-State community.

Wiltz began her law enforcement career with the Topeka Police Department in 2003 and later served as a corporal with the Lawrence Police Department, where she worked as a school resource officer, or SRO, at Lawrence Free State High School and supervised the Lawrence Police Department SRO unit. Her work with students earned her the Hometown Hero Award, and in 2023, the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association named her Kansas School Resource Officer of the Year. That same year, the National Association of School Resource Officers recognized the Lawrence Police Department’s student resource officer unit with a Model Agency Award.

Throughout her career, Wiltz has also served as a crisis response team negotiator, field training officer and training coordinator. She holds a doctorate in criminal justice leadership and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice.

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Hybrid Construction Rebuilds Burned Down Gym

FRYEBURG, Maine — When gymnasium burned down, the school needed a fast, low cost reconstruction that would maintain the quality of the school to continue to attract students.

"We had an immediate obligation to rebuild and to do so as cost-effectively and as quickly as possible," said Dan Lee, headmaster at Fryeburg Academy in Maine. "But we need to show prospective students a really magnificent campus."

The private school, built in 1792, required a new building with modern facilities that would fit in with the school’s historic campus. To meet these needs, Fryeburg Academy selected , a Fairfield, Maine-based contractor that incorporates Butler Building pre-engineered steel building systems, according to Butler Manufacturing officials.

Rick MacKenzie, a LEED AP sales engineering manager for Sheridan, knew his job was to find ways to cut costs. "We looked for places where value engineering could come into play," he said.

Working with , the firm used hybrid construction that allowed the project to be done in phases to speed it up. The gymnasium was already under construction while details were being finalized about the offices, fitness rooms and other areas, the statement said.

Steve Eisenacher, sales engineer at Butler Manufacturing said he integrated systems construction with conventional construction to maximize cost-effectiveness. The approach allowed him to integrate the structural system into the design while dramatically reducing costs.

Construction of the gymnasium included Butler’s Widespan structural system to provide clearspans for the three basketball courts and come in at a fraction of the cost of conventional steel, the statement said. The system also enabled easy meshing with conventional construction of the two-storied support facilities.

The gymnasium also features an MR-24 roof system, a popular product among schools due to its low maintenance and long life, according to the statement.

Sheridan also operated as a single-source supplier, a process that allows budgets to be monitored on an ongoing basis.

“If pricing comes in over budget it can be caught early and the necessary changes can be made,” the statement said.

MacKenzie estimates that Sheridan shaved about a month off construction time by using hybrid construction and single sourcing from Butler.

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