K-State wins two UCEA regional meeting awards

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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

K-STATE WINS TWO UCEA REGIONAL MEETING AWARDS

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University received two awards at the 2006 Mid-America and Great Plains University Continuing Education Association joint regional conference in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 19-21.

K-State's Bryan Vandiviere received the Support Specialist Award, while Axio Learning received the Innovations and Contributions Award.

The Support Specialist Award is given to a University Continuing Education Association Great Plains Region professional member or a continuing education staff person from a member institution who exemplifies creativity and innovation in the area of program support. Vandiviere, a Web presentation technology coordinator for the office of mediated education at K-State, received the honor for his work in exploring advancements in technology and keeping K-State faculty and program coordinators up-to-date with Web technologies.

The Innovations and Contributions Award is given for special items, publications, support groups, print support items or activities that demonstrate innovations and contributions to the field of adult and continuing education and that are designed or developed by a current Great Plains Region professional member or member institution. Axio Learning received the honor for excellence in aiding K-State Online in becoming a viable online distance learning management system.

Since 2001, K-State has won seven national distance learning awards from the four major associations for university continuing and distance education learning. K-State is first in the number of national awards of excellence for distance learning among all universities.

The University Continuing Education Association awards program recognizes excellence, individual achievement and contributions to the association and the field of outreach.