K-State's College of Arcitecture, Planning and Design recognizing five alumni for contributions to their professions

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Thursday, November 2, 2006

K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN RECOGNIZING FIVE ALUMNI FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR PROFESSIONS

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design has named five outstanding 1996 K-State graduates as its 2006 Alumni Honorees.

"The 2006 Alumni Honorees pursue their careers in diverse professional settings and capacities for which their education from the College of Architecture, Planning and Design helped them prepare," said Diane Potts, assistant to the dean of the college. "Through these honorees, the college celebrates the vital contributions its alumni make to environmental, social and economic preservation and enhancement."

The honorees will visit the K-State campus Thursday, Nov. 9, and Friday, Nov. 10, to meet with students and faculty, as well as to participate in class and studio visits. An exhibition of the honoree's professional work is on display at the Chang Gallery in Seaton Hall until Nov. 10.

The alumni being honored include:

* Shel Barry, Lakewood, Colo., is an associate at the interior design group RNL of Denver, Colo., and an adjunct instructor in space planning at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Barry, originally from Superior, Neb., received a bachelor's degree in interior architecture and a certificate in planning from K-State.

* Don Burchett, is a senior planner with the community development department of Longmont, Colo. Burchett's K-State degrees include a master's in regional and community planning in 1996, and a bachelor's in political science and gerontology in 1993. His is originally from Kalamazoo, Mich.

* Kerri Keithley Burchett, is a principal planner with the city of Loveland, Colo. Originally from Manhattan, her K-State degrees include a master's in regional and community planning in 1996, and a bachelor's in geography in 1994.

* Scott Bingham, project manager for Bowman Bowman Novick Inc. in Kansas City, Mo. He earned a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from K-State, with a secondary major in natural resource management and a certificate in planning.

* Yoonhie Lee is an assistant professor of architecture at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. She earned bachelor's degrees in architecture and interior architecture from K-State.