Mark A. Chapman died this morning. Below is an image of Mr. Chapman and a message from Sheila Walker. Please keep this kind and generous man in your thoughts and heart today.
We lost a very close member of the K-State family early this morning. Mark A. Chapman passed away after suffering a stroke a few weeks ago (Saturday, April 5). Mark was 71.
Two funeral services are expected to be held: one in Texas and another in Clay Center, where Mark asked to be buried. More details to come as they are available.
Please consider sending condolences to Mark’s wife, Cheryl Mellenthin, at PO Box 1687, Sealy, TX 77474-1687.
K-State’s College of Arts & Sciences and Kansas State University as a whole will miss Mark very much. We will miss his generosity, intellect, creativity, and sharp wit.
He brought us the Chapman Scholars Program, and our first full-ride Presidential undergraduate scholarship, the Chapman Center for Rural Studies, the Chapman Art Gallery in Willard Hall, the Chapman-Mellenthin Vet Med Plaza, and he helped give us the All-Steinway designation in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and CHAPMAN THEATRE IN NICHOLS HALL. One of his favorite projects was the window transformation in the Great Room at K-State Libraries.
He was instrumental in many programs and facilities improvements in Athletics as well, including the Coaches Workroom in the new Basketball Training Facility and the Athletic Department’s annual Powercat Choice Awards.
We have so many great memories of Mark Chapman, and he has clearly left an indelible legacy on the K-State campus. We miss him already.
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