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STONE A 'TOP YOUNG HISTORIAN'A K-State history professor has been named a top young historian by the History News Network. The network selected K-State's David Stone for the distinction based on his contribution to the discipline in his area of research through his commitment and achievement in scholarship and teaching. The network also chooses historians who are highly regarded outside academia, and many are consulted by the popular media. A profile of Stone will appear on the History News Network Web site at http://www.hnn.us/ Since 1999, Stone has taught at K-State, where he also is a faculty member of the Institute for Military Studies and 20th Century Studies. He specializes in Russia and the Soviet Union, South Asia and military history. He is the author of "A Military History of Russia: From Ivan the Terrible to the War in Chechnya" and "Hammer and Rifle: The Militarization of the Soviet Union, 1926Ð1933," which won the Historical Society's inaugural Best First Book Prize and was co-winner of the 2001 Shulman Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. Stone received the K-State Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2001. The History News Network is a Web site of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University that operates independently of the university. The network's mission includes putting events in context, reminding the public of the complexity of history, exposing politicians who misrepresent history, pointing out bogus analogies and deflating beguiling myths.
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ON CAMPUS - July
July 4 July 11 July 16 McCloud will present "Comics: A Medium in Transition," at 7 p.m. Monday, July 16, in the K-State Student Union Little Theatre. A book signing will follow. McCloud is also the author of "Understanding Comics" (1993) and "Reinventing Comics" (2000). McCloud is a leading expert on how comics work, and has lectured at such venues as Harvard, UCLA, Microsoft, Pixar and the Smithsonian. "Whether you're a casual comics reader or an ardent comics fan, you'll enjoy McCloud's talk," said Phil Nel, associate professor of English and director of the program in children's literature at K-State. |
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Changing roles
Expect to find K-State faces in new places this summer, as faculty and staff members around the university take on new roles. Read more
UP CLOSE
Her English garden
Visitors pulling up to the home of Karen De Bres have the pleasure of seeing something usually found across the Atlantic Ocean. She has maintained an English-style garden in her front yard since coming to Manhattan. Read more
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K-STATE AT SALINA HONORS FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE YEAR
Greg Spaulding and Kathy Brockway, associate professors at K-State at Salina, have been recognized for the way they take their job in the classroom personally.
Spaulding, who teaches mechanical engineering technology, is this year's recipient of the elite Marchbanks Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence. The award, which was established in 1983 by the Marchbanks family, is the highest indication of teaching excellence awarded by K-State at Salina. Candidates for this award are nominated by their peers who then submit supporting materials.
Brockway, who teaches arts, sciences and business, is the 2007 recipient of the Rex and Jean MacArthur Family Faculty Fellow Award. The award was established in spring 2006 to recognize a K-State at Salina faculty member who demonstrates excellence in multiple areas, including teaching excellence in the classroom; a commitment to scholarship, research and innovation; honorable service to the college, university and community; and maintaining a focus on student success.
Spaulding and Brockway were both honored at K-State at Salina's May commencement ceremony.
Michael Oetken, Webmaster and graphic designer, and Delton Gordon, assistant director of College Advancement for Student Life, were named 2006-2007 staff members of the year at K-State at Salina. Patricia Ackerman and Kaleen Knopp share the honor of being named K-State at Salina's 2006-2007 Professor of the Year. The two instructors jointly run K-State at Salina's Writing Center. Janine Nunes, an assistant professor in the aviation department, was named K-State at Salina's 2006-2007 academic adviser of the year.
Oetken, Gordon, Ackerman, Knopp and Nunes were honored at a banquet in April.
FACULTY, STAFF RECOGNIZED FOR PUTTING STUDENTS FIRST
An assistant professor of architectural engineering and the coordinator of new student services have been rewarded for their nurturing attitude toward students in the second year for the "Putting Students First" awards. They recognize one faculty member and one member of K-State's institutional advancement staff who have had a major effect on the lives of K-State students over their last two years of service. All nominees receive a certificate; award winners also receive a plaque and a $300 stipend.
Winners were Julia Keen, who joined K-State in 2003 and teaches courses in building systems and energy codes in the department of architectural engineering and construction sciences, and Emily Lehning, an assistant dean of student life who joined K-State in 2000. She has been coordinator of new student services since 2005.
The award committee takes into consideration such characteristics as an engaging teaching style, a commitment to the well-being of students, a particular concern for fairness, and service to students that goes beyond the call of duty.
Other faculty nominees for this year's award were Scott Hendrix, an instructor of finance; and Carol Shanklin and James Guikema, associate deans of the Graduate School. Heather Reed, assistant dean of student life, was nominated for the staff award.
POINTS OF PRIDEK-State signs 2+2 agreement with 10th college K-State and Pratt Community College have developed two 2 + 2 agreements, which will allow place-bound students in the Pratt area to earn a bachelor's degree through K-State distance education. Through these two agreements, place-bound students may earn their associate's degree in either accounting or business administration from Pratt Community College and then transfer credits to K-State to earn a bachelor's degree in general business. The agreements were signed in May. This is the 10th community college in Kansas with which K-State has signed an agreement specifically for non-traditional, place-bound learners. |
NOTEWORTHY
James Shanteau, psychology, gave the keynote presentation "Gold Standards: Past, Present, and Future," Medical Decision Making Roundtable meeting, May, University of Stirling, Scotland.
Ten K-State faculty members participated in the 2007 Wakonse Conference on College Teaching, May 24-29, Camp Miniwanca, Mich. A call for nominations for the 2008 contingent will be distributed in November or December; faculty who are interested in attending the 2008 Wakonse Conference may contact Steve Stockham, 532-4453 or stockham@vet.k-state.edu. The K-State contingent at the 2007 Wakonse Conference on College Teaching (left to right): Back row: Les Hannah, K-State at Salina, arts, sciences and business; Troy Harding, K-State at Salina, engineering technology; Mary Lee Cochran, music; Joyce Yagerline, speech communication, theater and dance; Julie Pentz, speech communication, theater and dance; Barbara Anderson, apparel, textiles and interior design; Royce Ann Collins, educational leadership; and Richard McFarland, marketing. Front row: Steve Stockham, diagnostic medicine/pathobiology; and Xiaoying Yang, civil engineering.
OPPORTUNITIES CLASSIFIED • A recording of classified job opportunities is available 24 hours a day on the Employment Information Line, 785-532-6271. • A list of employment opportunities is posted at www.k-state.edu/hr/ • For additional information, call 785-532-6277 or come to the Division of Human Resources in 103 Edwards Hall. Applications are accepted 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays. UNCLASSIFIED • A complete listing of vacancies can be seen at www.k-state.edu/affact/ • For additional information, call the office of affirmative action at 785-532-6220 or come by 214 Anderson Hall. |