The president of ESPN Inc. and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks, John Skipper, will be

featured in a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University on April 2.  It will begin at 7 p.m. in McCain Auditorium.

Joining Skipper will be Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, retired Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds,  and KSU President Kirk Schulz, who is a member of the NCAA Executive Committee and its board of directors.  Kansas State University Athletic Director John Currie will serve as a moderator for the lecture which will be in a Q-and-A format.

“The Landon Lecture Series has a rich history of spotlighting some of the most influential leaders from diverse fields, ” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff and director of community relations. “One of the thematic goals of K-State 2025 is strengthening the interconnectivity between intercollegiate athletics and the campus community. The panel will undoubtedly bring insight that will benefit the university in accomplishing this goal.”

Skipper has served as ESPN president and co-chairman of Disney Media Network since January 2012. In the position, he led ESPN to securing agreements with major rights holders as well as increasing ESPN’s profile in the digital media landscape. Since 2005 he has been executive vice president of content for the sports network. He joined ESPN in June 1997, where he oversaw the launch of ESPN The Magazine in March 1998.

Bowlsby began as commissioner of the Big 12 Conference in 2012. He is a former athletic director at the University of Northern Iowa, University of Iowa, and Stanford University.

Dodds is a former athletic director and track coach at Kansas State University, and graduated from KSU in 1959 with a degree in physical education.

Schulz was selected as the 13th president of Kansas State University in 2009.