MANHATTAN — A select group of Kansas State University students is spending the 2022-2023 school year working on their leadership development, inspired by K-State’s Hall of Fame football coach Bill Snyder. Included is local student Matthew Lippe, Larned, marketing.

The Snyder Leadership Legacy Fellows is a yearlong program of the Staley School of Leadership for students in their final year at the university. Students selected for the program work on deepening their knowledge of leadership, connecting with mentors to explore the transition student to professional life, elevating their passion for service and experiencing real-world opportunities to exercise leadership skills.

Snyder Fellows experience personal and professional development rooted in Coach Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. Activities include partnering with the city of Manhattan’s Parks and Recreation Department to practice leadership though youth coaching. This year’s fellows are all coaching flag football. 

The fellows also recently participated in a leadership retreat with Snyder and former K-State football players Dillon Wilson, Frank Hernandez and Jaime Mendez.