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CAROL SHANKLIN
Dean of the Graduate School

Professor of Hospitality Management and Dietetics

 

Carol ShanklinCarol Shanklin, professor of hotel, restaurant, institution management and dietetics, and dean of K-State's Graduate School, has served the dietetics profession for more than 25 years.

Shanklin's research has focused on the improvement of food service operations in long-term care retirement communities, on alternative approaches to waste management, the minimization of solid waste in school food-service operations, and on food safety and biosecurity in food-service operations.

Since joining K-State in 1990, Shanklin has taught master and doctoral courses in food service and hospitality management. She has mentored many graduate students as a professor and became associate dean of the graduate school in 2001.

In her current position, Shanklin focuses on graduate student recruitment and administration of student-related programs. She continues to mentor graduate students, conduct funded research and serve on various department, college and university committees.

Shanklin has served as president of the Kansas Dietetic Association and, at the national level, has served the American Dietetic Association as chair of the Council on Education, as chair of the Commission on Dietetic Registration, as chair of the Research Committee and as a member of the American Dietetic Association House of Delegates representing Kansas.

In 2001, Shanklin was named one of eight recipients of the American Dietetic Association's 2001 Medallion national award for her research, leadership, advancement of the profession and commitment to dietetic education. In 2004, Shanklin was selected for the University of Delaware's Michael D. Olsen Research Award in recognition of her research and mentoring of graduate students.

Shanklin received her bachelor's degree in home economics education from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She received both her master's degree and doctorate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in home economics and food systems administration.

She can be reached at 785-532-7927 or shanklin@k-state.edu.