Hall of Fame
Dr. Stanley Yarosewick served as President of Keene State College for a decade, assuming the role in 1994 until his retirement in the summer of 2005. He arrived at an inflection point for the athletic department - the College made the announcement to move to NCAA Division III in 1993, which included joining the Little East Conference by 1997. Although the decision was made by his predecessor, Dr. Yarosewick affirmed the decision.
When the Owls moved into Division III they hit the ground running, and have since been the most successful athletic department in the LEC. Keene State captured the LEC Commissioner's Cup for the first time when the award debuted for the 2000-01 academic year, starting a streak that would last for 16 years and span four KSC presidencies. The Owls success was seen on the national stage as well, highlighted by an appearance by the men's basketball team in the NCAA Division III Elite 8 in 2004 and nine individual NCAA track & field national championship performances.
Keene State was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Jostens Institution of the Year in the final year of Dr. Yarosewick’s leadership at the College in 2004-25. He was inducted in to the KSC Hall of Fame in 2023.