Bio

Kurt Kohler embarks on his fourth year at the helm as Dean of Student Life and Athletics at Northeast Community College.

Kohler comes to Northeast from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., where he served as head volleyball coach for nine seasons.

Prior to Fort Hays State, Kohler spent time at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kan., where he initially coached volleyball for one season in 2005 and was voted the Jayhawk West Division Coach of the Year that season. He served as Barton’s athletic director for approximately three years.

In 2004, Kohler was at Missouri Western State University, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, before serving as an assistant and head coach at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kan. He served as the assistant athletic director at ACCC while coaching volleyball, eventually becoming the interim athletic director. He was voted the Jayhawk East Division Coach of the Year in 2002 while at Allen.

Kohler was the athletic director and head volleyball coach at Weld Central High School in Keenesburg, Colo., during the 2000-01 academic year. In his time at WCHS, he guided the volleyball program to one of its top finishes in school history and helped triple the size of the booster club. He planned and promoted fundraising efforts that doubled the budget of the school.

Kohler also spent time as the supervisor of youth sports for the Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Department in Fort Collins, Colo. While in Colorado, he was a volleyball coach at Morgan Community College, Karval High School and Genoa-Hugo High School. He earned league Coach of the Year honors twice while coaching in Colorado. He also served as president of the Colorado High School Volleyball Coaches Association in 2000 and 2001.

Hailing from Colorado Springs, Colo., he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Colorado State University. He also earned a Teaching Certificate for Physical Education and General Sciences. He obtained his Masters of Science degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Emporia State University.