Koffi C. Akakpo is a Togolese academic administrator serving as the 19th president of

Kentucky State University Kentucky State University (KSU, and KYSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, and becoming a land-grant college in 1890, KSU is the second ...

since 2023. He was previously the president and chief executive officer of

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is a public community college in Lexington, Kentucky. It is one of sixteen two-year, open admission colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It was formed from t ...

. Akapo was the deputy director of the

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Life

Akakpo earned a M.S. in managerial finance from the

University of Lomé The University of Lomé (; abbreviated UL) is a public university in Togo, located in the capital Lomé. It is the country's largest university. It was founded in 1970 as the University of Benin () and adopted its current name in 2001. 2011 s ...

. He completed a M.B.A. at

Ashland University Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio, United States. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern U ...

. He graduated with a Ph.D. in higher education administration with a focus on community college leadership from the

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a Public university, public research university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, ...

. His 2017 dissertation was titled, ''Community College Administrators’ Perceptions of Ohio’s Performance-Funding Policy''. David L. Meabon was his doctoral advisor. At North Central State College, Akakpo worked in several roles including chief student services officer, chief operating officer, and vice president for business, administrative, and student services. Akakpo was the deputy director of the

. He joined

Central State University Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-y ...

as its director of academic financial planning and management. He was president and chief executive officer of

for four years. On July 1, 2023, Akakpo became the 19th president of

. He succeeded acting president Michael Dailey.

References

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