HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Tickets are now available to the first fall semester Dillon Lecture Series event with former NFL player and K-State Wildcat Kevin Lockett. He will be speaking at the Hutchinson Sports Arena on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. as the Barbara Peirce Memorial Lecture.
Lockett is a partner and chief financial officer at Fulcrum Global Capital, a venture capital fund focused on investments in the agriculture and animal health sectors. He is also a Kauffman Fellow and is responsible for the fund administration as well as identifying, evaluating, financing, and managing innovative food production, food safety, and food waste investment opportunities.While earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting from K-State University from 1993-1996, Kevin broke many school career records on the football field as the leading receiver for the Wildcats, as well as earning the distinction of two-time Academic All-American in 1995 & 1996. Kevin went on to play professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Jets. In 1998, he and his family formed a nonprofit organization that encourages academic achievement in public schools.
Students and school groups will be admitted for free. Tickets for the public are $10. To order tickets, go to www.hutchcc.edu/dls.