{"id":132,"date":"2021-04-22T01:35:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/president\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:15:35","slug":"about-kindall-hurley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/about-kindall-hurley\/","title":{"rendered":"About Kindall Hurley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"section-title-area\">\n  <h2 class=\"section-title\">Meet the First Lady<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top kindall-bio\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-809x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a purple suit stands smiling in front of a building with a red roof.\" class=\"wp-image-612 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985-1617x2048.jpg 1617w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/10\/Hurley_Kindall_5473-e1634930697985.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Lady Kindall Hurley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee7e23489578a0fe7a6be650ab00bf02 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.6), 1.13rem);\">Tarleton State University\u2019s 16th First Lady, Kindall Hurley, takes an active role in supporting her husband\u2019s vision to see the school become a premier national comprehensive member institution. She is an enthusiastic Tarleton State ambassador, whether hosting activities at the Hurley home \u2014 the Trogdon House in the heart of the Stephenville campus \u2014 attending community and university events, or raising funds for the Tarleton Forever Capital Campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-588a667ec158029d12c05ccdbf47f00c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.6), 1.13rem);\">A champion for education, Mrs. Hurley is passionate about students and their success and well-being. She earned her MBA at the University of Tennessee, and she completed a master\u2019s in educational leadership and a specialist degree in educational administration at Lincoln Memorial University. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in education from East Tennessee State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"show-more-button1 has-tarleton-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23ff7d19c2ea239a901a8dc0ae9d3d8f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.6), 1.13rem);\">Show More<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group extra-content1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41e781af7feb126295b19164a61fc007 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.6), 1.13rem);\">Her professional career involved elementary education and pediatric healthcare. She has served on numerous boards for educational, community health, health advocacy and nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20ad7549f92aaf39276c6aa68730e1ff wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.588), 1.125rem);\">Today Mrs. Hurley devotes her time to caring for her family \u2014 her husband, Tarleton State President James Hurley, and children Drew, Carter, Blayklee and Brooklyn \u2014 and diligently serving as Tarleton State\u2019s First Lady. 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