Bob Kustra

Bob Kustra
Kustra during 2016 Navy Week in Boise
6th President of Boise State University
In office
July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2018
Preceded byCharles Ruch
Succeeded byMarlene Tromp
10th President of Eastern Kentucky University
In office
July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002
Preceded byHanley Funderburk
Succeeded byJoanne Glasser
43rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office
January 14, 1991 – July 1, 1998
GovernorJim Edgar
Preceded byGeorge Ryan
Succeeded byCorinne Wood (1999)
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 28th district
In office
January 12, 1983 – January 14, 1991
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byMarty Butler
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 14, 1981 – January 12, 1983
Preceded byMichael Abramson
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born
Robert Walter Kustra

(1943-03-21) March 21, 1943 (age 81)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Education
ProfessionEducator and politician

Robert Walter Kustra (born March 21, 1943) is an American politician and academic administrator who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1998, President of Eastern Kentucky University from 1998 to 2001, and President of Boise State University from 2003 to 2018.