Kansas State University achievements

2004 K-State at Salina

 

* At its first national convention since becoming a chartered chapter of Phi Delta Theta, the Kansas Eta chapter, located at K-State at Salina received five awards. More than 250 men from 43 states and seven Canadian provinces attended the Phi Delta Theta national convention in Marina Del Rey, Calif., June 24-27. The chapter was named recipient or honorable mention for five awards: Gold Star chapter recipient, recognizing outstanding chapter operation, internal management, scholarship, alumni interaction and risk management adherence; Bininger Religious Life Award honorable mention, given to the chapter presenting the best religious life in the country, based on various religious observances and general character and reputation of the chapter on campus and in the community; community service citation for chapters with at least five small to medium size community service projects and one large community service projects within the academic year; GHQ Trophy, recognizing chapters that properly submit all required documentation and reports during the year; and Hayward S. Biggers Ritual Trophy, given to chapters that have displayed superior ritual mastery and observance in ceremonies including affiliation, initiation, memorial, funeral, installation and reception. July 2004

* The K-State at Salina flight team had a best-ever 11th-place showing at the National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference -- SAFECON -- April 27-May 1 at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. SAFECON is devoted to the skill, safety, sport and education in college flying. A series of ground and flight events are conducted during the competition. Nearly 300 students from 31 different schools around the country competed in the event. The K-State team finished 11th overall, with two top-10 individual event finishes, the team's best placements ever at the national level. The highest prior team placement was 18th at the 2003 national competition. This year's performance at nationals follows a strong second place finish in the regional SAFECON competition in October 2003. May 2004

* A K-State at Salina student was awarded the Women in Aviation, International Women's Achievement Award. Mandi Bellamy, a junior in airway science, was presented the award in March at the organization's annual conference in Reno, Nev. The $500 award is based on extracurricular activities, accomplishments and achievements within aviation. Women in Aviation, International, is a nonprofit organization established to encourage women to pursue careers in the field of aviation. Among the organization's more than 7,000 members are air traffic controllers, corporate pilots, astronauts and high school and university students. This is not the first time Women in Aviation has recognized Bellamy, Sharon Springs, a graduate of Goodland High School. Last year, she was the recipient of the organization's Women Military Aviators Award. April 2004

* Two K-State at Salina resident assistants presented programs that ranked in the top five at the Kansas Association of Resident Assistants Conference, March 12-14. The annual conference, held this year on K-State's Manhattan campus, provides a forum for training and networking for resident assistants from around the state. The two recognized programs were voted on by conference attendees and presented by Jason Braun, sophomore in technology management from Hays, and Brian Youngers, junior in professional pilot from Haysville. One of their programs focused on preventing sexually transmitted diseases, while the other was about working with diverse lifestyles in the residence halls. March 2004

* When Troy Brockway became the fourth K-State at Salina professor to be designated as a Master Certificated Flight Instructor, he also earned the distinction of achieving a status that only 10 others in the state have earned. Only one other American public institution granting aviation degrees has more Master Certificated Flight Instructors. Brockway, assistant professor in the College of Technology and Aviation, on the Salina campus, also was named National Intercollegiate Flying Association coach of the year in 2003. He is assistant chief pilot and assistant certified flight instructor in the aviation department. Although the process of applying for the master status is quite involved, Brockway followed in the footsteps of three other K-State flight faculty members who have earned their master designations. Associate professor Barney King, head of the professional pilot program, obtained master status in August 2001, while assistant professor Eric Shappee got the award in November 2001. Most recently, professor and chief pilot Bill Gross received the designation in August 2003. With four Master Certificated Flight Instructors, K-State is second in the nation among public degree-awarding aviation programs and fourth in the nation overall. There are approximately 81,000 certificated flight instructors in the United States, and fewer than 400 have earned the Master Certificated Flight Instructor designation, awarded by the National Association of Flight Instructors and recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration. February 2004

 

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