Topic: Human Sexuality-AIDS Education

Interview of Connie Hubbell, May 21, 2025

Interviewed by Mark Tallman

In this oral history interview, Connie Hubbell recalled her three terms as an elected member of the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) and her time as President of the National Association of State Boards of Education. She recalls one of the significant accomplishments while on the KSBE leading it to mandate human sexuality and AIDS education in Kansas public schools. Hubbell also recalled setting the stage for the inclusion of special education students into regular classrooms. That move began under her leadership of the National Association of State Boards of Education. She followed that Show Moreexperience with a run for Kansas Lt. Governor on the ticket with gubernatorial hopeful Fred Kerr. Although they were not successful, three governors subsequently noticed her management skills and offered her positions in their administrations, beginning with Governor Bill Graves who appointed her Secretary of Aging. She retired from the position of Director of Governmental Affairs for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services in 2021. Show Less