Kansas State High School Activities Association
TOPEKA— The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced Craig L. Manteuffel of Hays will join its staff on July 1 as an assistant executive director.
Manteuffel was selected in a national search from a field of 21 candidates. He will succeed Reggie L. Romine, who is retiring from the KSHSAA staff after 10 years of service.
For the past 19 years, Manteuffel has served as director of bands for grades 9 to 12 for Hays High School. Prior to his tenure at HHS, he served 10 years as the instrumental and vocal music director for grades 5 to 12 for Oris-Bison USD 403.
During his tenure at Otis-Bison High School, Manteuffel served as assistant activities director, assisted with coaching middle school football and registered with the KSHSAA as an interscholastic wrestling official.
Manteuffel, a Hays native, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Instrumental/Vocal Music Education from Fort Hays State University in 1986. In 2003, he completed a Masters of Liberal Studies/Fine Arts degree from FHSU with an emphasis on Instrumental Conducting.
Widely known throughout Kansas as an outstanding music educator and advocate for the fine arts, Manteuffel completed a six year term of the executive offices of the Kansas Music Educators Association on March 1. During this span, Manteuffel served as KMEA President from 2011- 2013. In 2013 he was chosen by the National Association for Music Education and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to attend the Kennedy Center Arts Alliance Symposium. Manteuffel was one of three music education leaders from the United States invited to present music advocacy ideas with other leaders of the arts from the nation.
During his 29-year teaching career, Mr. Manteuffel was honored as the Outstanding Kansas Young Bandmaster by Phi Beta Mu, served as KMEA Southwest District Band Chairman, was named the KMEA Northwest District Music Educator of the year in 2001, served as KMEA Northwest District President 2007-2009, was a clinician and conductor in the “Youth for Music” festival in Concordia, Kansas and served as Hays City Music Festival Manager from 1999-2006.
Manteuffel’s primary responsibilities will be the administration of vocal, instrumental and orchestral music, piano, debate speech and drama activities, spirit activities (cheer and dance) camps and clinics, Citizenship/Sportsmanship programs, sanctioning of approved events and assisting with general administration of the KSHSAA.
“Mr. Manteuffel is widely known and respected as an outstanding educator throughout Kansas, and an ardent supporter of the fine arts programs offered by the KSHSAA. He is an outstanding choice to fulfill the duties so capably administered by Mr. Romine,” KSHSAA Executive Director Gary Musselman said.