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Dr. Edward H. Hammond was president of Fort Hays State University for 28 years from 1987 to 2014. On his watch, Fort Hays State earned two national titles (women's basketball in 1991 and men's basketball in 1996) and one national runner-up finish (baseball in 2000). Hammond was instrumental in transitioning Fort Hays State University from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) in 1991. He was also instrumental in Fort Hays State's transition from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in 2006. He also helped Fort Hays State add four sports (softball, men's and women's soccer, and women's golf), while three new athletic facilities were built (Tiger Stadium, Bickle-Schmidt Indoor Training Facility, and FHSU Soccer Stadium) and numerous upgrades occurred to existing athletic facilities in his time as President of FHSU.