Longtime Supporter Bob Tointon Passes Away
Jan 02, 2026 | Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Longtime K-State supporter Bob Tointon passed away last Friday at the age of 92. Bob and his wife Betty, who passed away in 2020, both graduated from Kansas State University in 1955 and gave much of their time, expertise and financial support to the university, K-State Athletics, the K-State Alumni Association and the KSU Foundation.
Bob, a graduate of Almena High School in Almena, Kansas, received his degree in civil engineering. Hailing from nearly opposite ends of the state, Bob and Betty met at K-State and served together in the Mortar Board and Blue Key honoraries and as senior class officers. The Tointons built a life together in Greeley, Colorado, but K-State remained an important part of their philanthropy and community service.
"Bob, and the entire Tointon family, cared deeply for Kansas State University and K-State Athletics," Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. "All of our student-athletes, baseball in particular, have benefited greatly from their generous support. He will be missed, and the Tointon family will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers."
Members of the 2006 K-State Athletics Hall of Fame class, the Tointons supported the College of Health and Human Sciences and the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, as well as K-State Athletics and the K-State Alumni Association.
The Tointons supported K-State Athletics by investing in every one of its major facility projects and gave at the highest annual level at the National Leadership Circle Diamond level. Their name adorns the baseball stadium, which they contributed to twice — once for the initial construction and again in 2019 for its renovation.
In the College of Health and Human Sciences, from which Betty received her degree, the Tointons supported the Hoeflin Stone House Early Childhood Education Center, the renovation of Justin Hall, and established the Betty L. Tointon Deanship, the second endowed deanship at K-State. In 2004, Betty and Bob received the Friend of the College of Human Ecology award.
While the Tointons generously invested in K-State financially, Betty and Bob guided the Changing Lives Campaign as members of the national steering committee, and in 2006, they were awarded the K-State Medal of Excellence.
Bob, a graduate of Almena High School in Almena, Kansas, received his degree in civil engineering. Hailing from nearly opposite ends of the state, Bob and Betty met at K-State and served together in the Mortar Board and Blue Key honoraries and as senior class officers. The Tointons built a life together in Greeley, Colorado, but K-State remained an important part of their philanthropy and community service.
"Bob, and the entire Tointon family, cared deeply for Kansas State University and K-State Athletics," Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. "All of our student-athletes, baseball in particular, have benefited greatly from their generous support. He will be missed, and the Tointon family will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers."
Members of the 2006 K-State Athletics Hall of Fame class, the Tointons supported the College of Health and Human Sciences and the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, as well as K-State Athletics and the K-State Alumni Association.
The Tointons supported K-State Athletics by investing in every one of its major facility projects and gave at the highest annual level at the National Leadership Circle Diamond level. Their name adorns the baseball stadium, which they contributed to twice — once for the initial construction and again in 2019 for its renovation.
In the College of Health and Human Sciences, from which Betty received her degree, the Tointons supported the Hoeflin Stone House Early Childhood Education Center, the renovation of Justin Hall, and established the Betty L. Tointon Deanship, the second endowed deanship at K-State. In 2004, Betty and Bob received the Friend of the College of Human Ecology award.
While the Tointons generously invested in K-State financially, Betty and Bob guided the Changing Lives Campaign as members of the national steering committee, and in 2006, they were awarded the K-State Medal of Excellence.
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