The Honorable Joan Finney Topeka, Kansas BA - Washburn University, 1982 Kansas' first female State Treasurer, 1974-1991 Elected as Kansas' first female Governor, November 1990 During her Gubernatorial campaign, many women told Finney "...because you did it (went back to school... went out and got a job), I'm going to do it too." (*excerpt from Washburn University Alumni magazine, July/August 1991) (*submitted by Shelia Pearman, Washburn University)