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K-Statement
NOTEWORTHY
Agronomy
Michel Ransom received the 2007 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award from the Kansas State University chapter.
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Ransom was also awarded the 2006-7 David Mugler Teaching Award, sponsored by the K-State College of Agriculture Alumni Association.
Educational communications center
Sue Maes presented "Best Practices of Blended Programs: Students Taking Online and Face-to-Face Courses," University of Continuing Education Alliance annual conference, April 13, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Geography
Doug Goodin was one of seven featured speakers at the 10th annual Conference on New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, April 19-20, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois. He presented "Landscape Hierarchy and Spatial Scale: A Framework for the Ecology of Zoonotic Disease."
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Max Lu published "Homesteading Redux: New Community Initiative to Reverse Rural Depopulation in the Great Plains," Journal of the West, Vol. 46, No. 1.
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Lu and colleague published "Assessing the Free Land Programs for Reversing Rural Depopulation," Great Plains Research, Vol. 17, No. 1.
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The following K-State faculty members presented at the Association of American Geographers annual conference, April 17-21, San Francisco, Calif.:
Kevin Blake, panelist, "Home Ground: Language and the American Landscape."
Deborah Che, "Envisioning Detroit Chinatown" and panelist, "Geography and Interdisciplinarity in the City."
Karen De Bres, "The Geographies of Power and Privilege at Plains Land-Grant Colleges I 1862-1918" and chaired session, "Urban Geography: Education and Urban Space."
Jin Cheng Gao and Goodin, "Canopy Chlorophyll Estimation with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing."
John Harrington, panelist, "A Vibrant Research Agenda for the Next 20 years for Water Resource Geography: Hydrologic Processes, Water Quality, and Techniques."
Lisa Harrington, panelist, "NSF ADVANCE: Lessons for Geography Departments."
Shawn Hutchinson and students, "Hantavirus Ecology: Analysis with Individual-based Models."
Max Lu, "One Hundred Years of Population Distribution Change in the United States."
Richard Marston and students, "How Much Do Geographers Collaborate?"
Marston, "Land, Life, and Environmental Change in the Mountains"; panelist in "Bringing Geography to the World"; and introducer in Open Plenary Session.
Laura Moley, "Aridisol in Suburbia: Salinity and Soil Water Management Practices in the Las Vegas Valley."
M. Duane Nellis and colleague, "Maintaining Effective Relationships with Deans and Upper Administration" and panelist in "NSF ADVANCE: Lessons for Geography Departments."
Bimal Paul, "Military vs. Mollah: Competition for Winning Hearts of Kashmiri Earthquake Victims."
Jeffrey Smith, "The Effects of Transnational Migration on a Small Village in Zacatecas, Mexico."
Horticulture, forestry & recreation resources
Charles Barden presented "Rejuvenating Stagnated Riparian Tree Plantings," and "Windbreak Renovation Case Studies," Colorado/Wyoming Society of American Foresters annual conference, April 11-14, Trinidad, Colo.
Housing & dining
Shawn Finan was recently inducted into K-State's chapter of Pinnacle Honor Society for nontraditional students. Finan, a general maintenance and repair technician senior, is also a senior in sociology.
Human nutrition
Valentina M. Remig has been selected to serve a three-year term on the Legislative and Public Policy Committee of the American Dietetic Association, Chicago, Ill.
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Remig was moderator of "Food and Farm PolicyÑWhy it Matters to RDs," American Dietetic Association public policy workshop, April 23-25, Washington, D.C.
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Remig has also been nominated to attend a leadership institute, June 7-10, San Diego, Calif.
Libraries
Alice Trussell presented "Google: Is That All There Is?" Kansas Transportation Engineering conference, April 3-4, Manhattan.
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The following faculty members presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries 13th national conference, March 29-31, Baltimore, Md.:
Lori Goetsch co-led roundtable discussion "Me, A Manager? You've Got to be Kidding!"
Jenny Heikkila-Furrey, Sara Kearns and Laurel Littrell presented poster session "Research Aid Station: Redefining Face-to-Face Reference Services."
Heikkila-Furrey and Jill Sodt presented poster session "RU There?"
Music
Craig B. Parker presented "The Concertos of Joan Tower," College Music Society Great Plains Chapter annual conference, April 14, Vermillion, S.D.
President's office
Jon Wefald published an editorial in "The Presidents' Forum," The NCAA News, April 23, on hiring practices in intercollegiate athletics. The forum is a twice-yearly feature.
Sociology, anthropology & social work
Robert Schaeffer presented "Globalization, Migration, and Challenges to States," Emirates Center for Strategic Studies & Research globalization conference, April 25, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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17, 2007 / Vol. 29, No. 21
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