Dr. Sheree Utash | WSU Tech

In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo Co-Founder & Co-CEO Ben Hallett sits down with Dr. Sheree Utash, President of Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) a visionary leader transforming the landscape of technical education and workforce development.

Since assuming the presidency in 2015, Dr. Utash has led WSU Tech through a remarkable period of growth and change, including its pivotal 2018 affiliation with Wichita State University. Under her leadership, WSU Tech has become Kansas’ largest technical college and the managing partner for the National Center for Aviation Training, setting the national standard for innovation in applied learning.

Ben and Dr. Utash discuss her unique blend of higher education and private industry experience, her leadership of multimillion-dollar grant initiatives such as the National Aviation Consortium, and her influential role in workforce policy from serving on the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board to testifying before the U.S. Senate on the future of skilled aviation workers.

Tune in for a powerful conversation about visionary leadership, the transformative role of technical education, and how WSU Tech continues to drive economic and community growth across the region and beyond.