K-State's Mortar Board honors faculty, awards student scholarships

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News release prepared by: Erica Martens, emartens@k-state.edu

Friday, December 8, 2006

K-STATE'S MORTAR BOARD HONORS FACULTY, AWARDS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society recently honored several faculty, advisers and mentors, as well as selected students in their third year of study.

The recipients of Mortar Board’s scholarships for third-year students, the Linda Henry and Sam Kruckenberg Outstanding Junior scholarships, include: Amanda Brookover, junior in regional and community planning, Garden City, $100 book scholarship; Danielle English, senior in public relations, Overland Park, $100 book scholarship; and Joe Vossen, senior in political science, Tecumseh, $500.

From out-of-state: Jessica Stone, junior in education-social studies, Bakersfield, Calif., $500; and Amber Tyler, junior in agriculture economics, Omaha, Neb., $500.

Outstanding faculty from each college and the student life department were chosen by current Mortar Board members on the basis of commitment to students and demonstration of the honor society's ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. The honorees include:

Sue Atchison, instructor of art; William Meredith, director of the School of Family Studies and Human Services; Sally Bailey, associate professor of theater; Ronnie Elmore, associate dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine; Barry Flinchbaugh, professor emeritus of agricultural economics; David Fritchen, professor and head of the department of architectural engineering and construction science; Derek Jackson, assistant director, housing and dining services; Wendy Ornelas, associate dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design; Robert Pettay, instructor of kinesiology and academic adviser; Sabine Turnley, instructor of management; and Mindy Weixelman, director of development for student life at the Kansas State University Foundation.