Docking Institute Mission
The primary mission of Fort Hays State
University’s Docking Institute of Public Affairs is
to facilitate effective public policy decision making among
governmental and non-profit entities. To that end, our main
services include Survey and Focus Group Research, Economic
Impact Analysis, Public Policy Analysis, and Strategic Planning.
History of the Docking Institute
The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University began as the Fort Hays State University Institute of Public Affairs in 1980. In October 1989, the Kansas Board of Regents changed the name to the Docking Institute of Public Affairs, in honor of Kansas Governors George Docking and Robert B. Docking and Lieutenant Governor Tom Docking. Since its inception, the Docking Institute has been a leader in facilitating public policy development for western and rural Kansas. Today, a variety of programs and services targeted toward regional development and growth fulfill the mission of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs. This work carries on the tradition of public service started by the Docking family.
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Awards
and Accolades
Docking Institute Receives Top
Honors from American Economic Development Council
The American Economic Development Council
recently recognized the Docking Institute as “Best
of Class” as part of its 2000 Awards Competition in
the research report category. The Institute’s award-winning
entry, “Northwest Missouri Regional Labor Availability
Analysis,” was displayed at the AEDC Annual Conference
in Norman, Oklahoma, this past June. The “Northwest
Missouri Regional Labor Availability Analysis” was
completed in July 1999 for the NW Roundtable. Staff members
Joe Aistrup, Trevor Steinert, and Brett Zollinger prepared
the report.
Docking Institute Receives Highest
Recognition from National Rural Economic Development Association
The National Rural Economic Development
Association awarded the Docking Institute Best of Class
for the Northwest Missouri Regional Labor Availability
Analysis@ study. The award was presented at the organization’s
annual meeting in September 2000 in Kansas City, MO.
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Contact
Information
For more information on the Docking
Institute and its services, contact the Director, Brett
Zollinger, Ph.D.
Phone: (785) 628-4197
Picken Hall 210, Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601
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