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Advanced Manufacturing Institute

Stephen Corkill earned the designation of Certified SolidWorks Professional, SolidWorks World Conference, Feb. 4-7, New Orleans, La.

Agronomy

Mary Beth Kirkham and colleagues published "Root Uptake and Transpiration: From Measurements and Models to Sustainable Irrigation," Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 86.

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Dana Minihan was elected president of the Kansas Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture at its annual meeting Jan. 21. She will serve a two-year term and continue as past-president for two more years.

Architectural engineering

Ray Yunk is in charge of planning the Architectural Engineering Institute National Student Conference, March 30-31, Kansas City, Mo.

Art

Anna Calluori Holcombe chaired the panel "International Residences for Artists: Nuts and Bolts," and presented "The 'How To' for International Residencies," College Art Association annual conference, Feb. 14-17, New York, N.Y.

Civil engineering

Alok Bhandari edited the book "Remediation Technologies for Soils and Groundwater," The American Society of Civil Engineers.

Communications

Marcus Ashlock and colleagues were awarded Best Professional Paper and Presentation, Agricultural Communications Section, for "The Uncertainty of Agroterrorism: Beef Producers' Risk Perception, Information Sources and Source Trust in the Pre-Crisis Stage," 104th annual conference of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Feb. 3, Mobile, Ala.

Geography

Richard Marston presented "Geographers Collaborating to Solve Complex Environmental Problems," Pennsylvania State University geography department, Feb. 16.

History

The following K-State faculty members presented at the American Society for Environmental History annual meeting Feb. 28-March 3, Baton Rouge, La.:

Bonnie Lynn-Sherow, "What Does a Disaster Look Like?" a roundtable discussion on the Dust Bowl.

James E. Sherow chaired the selection committee and presented the award for the Marsh Prize for the best book published in Environmental History in 2006.

K-State at Salina

Barney King presented "Accreditation Standards Manual vs. Accreditation Criteria," "Training and Regulations" and co-chaired "Outcomes Based Curriculum," Aviation Accreditation Board international conference, Feb. 18-23, Melborne, Fla.

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Leslie Hannah presented "Indians BC (before Costner) and AD (After Dances with Wolves): An Application of the Heyerdahl Effect to the Portrayal of American Indians in Popular Culture," 28th annual meeting of the Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Associations, Feb. 14-17, Albuquerque, N.M.

Modern languages

The following K-State faculty members presented at the Midwest Association for Canadian Studies annual meeting, Feb. 17, Kansas City, Mo.:

Amy Hubbell, "A Book's Border: Nicole Brossard's un livre."

Kimberly Kinney, "Resistance and Survival in Maria Chapdelaine."

Multiple departments

The following K-State faculty members will present at the American Educational Research Association 2007 annual meeting, April 9-13, Chicago, Ill.:

Stephen Benton, special education, counseling and student affairs, session discussant, "Literacy Development and Instruction in Secondary Schools."

Jeong-Hee Kim, secondary education, session discussant, "Coconstruction of Curriculum as Community Building," and will present "Breaking the Cycle of Educational Inequality: Multiple Voices From an Alternative School."

Teresa Northern Miller, educational leadership, "The Impact of Long-Term Professional Development and Systemic Reform on K-16 Science Teaching and Learning."

Amanda Morales, education, "Retention of First-Generation, Mexican-American Paraprofessionals in Teacher Education: The Juggling Act of Nontraditional Students."

Charles I. Rankin, educational leadership, "Table 13: Strategic Means for Developing Meaningful University-Public School Partnerships."

Gail Shroyer, elementary education, "Retention of First-Generation, Mexican-American Paraprofessionals in Teacher Education: The Juggling Act of Nontraditional Students" and "The Impact of Long-Term Professional Development and Systemic Reform on K-16 Science Teaching and Learning."

Veterinary medicine

Dick Hesse was an invited speaker on Porcine Circo Virus Associated Disease at the Newsham Genetics Advisory Group, Feb. 8, Nashville, Tenn., and for the Alabama Pork Producers, Feb. 13, Birmingham, Ala.

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Hesse was moderator at the PRRS CAP2 Vaccine Session, satellite meeting, American Association of Swine Veterinarians, March 3, Orlando, Fla.

March 22, 2007 / Vol. 29, No. 17