City: Manhattan
Term Ends: June 2029
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Regent Matt Crocker is CEO of SPS Companies, Inc., the parent organization for the SPS family of companies which includes Steel and Pipe Supply Company as well as other metal-based companies. Regent Crocker joined SPS in 2005, returning to Manhattan after leaving for several years following his time as a student at Kansas State University.
Regent Crocker currently serves on the foundation boards of the Good Shephard Hospice House and Stormont Vail. He has served on several community boards including the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, where he is a past board chair, the College of Business Graduate Studies Advisory Board, past Board President of the Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan, and others.
He re-joined the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Board this past year to continue his work with organizations that enables others to pursue their passion in their community. Regent Crocker received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University.
In October 2025, Regent Crocker was appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by Governor Laura Kelly.
