1. Robert Walter Kustra was born on March 21,1943 and 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.
Bob Kustra received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, his master's degree in Public Administration from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and his PhD in political science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Bob Kustra served in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly.
Bob Kustra served in the House of Representatives, representing the 4th district, from January 14,1981, to January 12,1983, when he began representing the 28th district in the Senate, which he did until he resigned to become the Lieutenant Governor in 1991.
Bob Kustra was voted Best Freshman Legislator during his first year in each house.
Bob Kustra was elected 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois as Jim Edgar's running-mate, and served from January 14,1991, to July 1,1998, when he resigned to become president of Eastern Kentucky University.
Bob Kustra sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1996 to succeed Paul Simon but was defeated in the primary by Illinois Representative Al Salvi.
Bob Kustra served as a member of the faculty at University of Illinois Springfield, Loyola University of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, and Northwestern University.
Bob Kustra served as president of Eastern Kentucky University from 1998 until 2001.
Bob Kustra hosted the radio show Reader's Corner on Boise State Public Radio.
Congressman Raul Labrador in August, 2017 suggested that it might be time for Bob Kustra to leave Boise State University.
Bob Kustra retired from his position of President of Boise State in the summer of 2018, having announced his pending retirement in November 2017.