University Award for
Advancing the International Mission
of Kansas State University
Purpose: This award was established by the Provost to recognize an individual who has contributed to advancing international education at Kansas State University.
Award: One person is recognized each fall during International Education Week. The recipient receives a plaque and a $500 check. Go to previous awardees.
Criteria: Faculty, staff, administrators, or other members of the K-State community may be honored for major contributions and sustained commitment to advancing international education at K-State. Major contributions may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following criteria:
- Developing innovative programs to advance international education within a unit or the university;
- Recruiting students, faculty, and staff from outside the United States;
- Mentoring international students, faculty, and staff;
- Developing and implementing learning activities that prepare U.S. students for a diverse and global society;
- Integrating international education into the curriculum;
- Providing opportunities for professional development and international experiences for faculty and staff;
- Developing activities that support partnerships with international institutions, visiting scholars, and guest lecturers from universities abroad;
- Contributing to scholarship in an international context
Nomination / Application Process: Anyone may nominate a person to be recognized. The nomination must include information explaining how the nominee has advanced international education at K-State. The nomination should be forwarded to Kathleen Witcher, Office of International Programs, 304 Fairchild Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506.
Contents of Nomination Packet: The nomination packet should include
- A curriculum vitae of the nominee
- Letter of nomination describing in detail why the nominee is deserving of the award (three pages maximum)
- A letter of support from two individuals with the university who can attest to the nominee's contributions (two letters total)
Deadlines:Nomination letters and letters of support should be sent to the Office of International Programs by October 24, 2008. The recipient will be awarded at a special reception in the Hemisphere Room Hall Library on Friday, November 21, 2008.
Selection Committee: The selection committee will consist of past International Educator awardees, and staffed by Kathleen Witcher, Office of International Programs.
For more information: Contact Kathleen Witcher at the Office of International Programs, 532-5990, or e-mail kwitcher@ksu.edu.
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Award Recipients 2003 - 2007
Dr. Walter Kolonosky , 2007 Winner
B.A. Russian, Lycoming College, 1963
M.A. Russian Language and Literature, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1965
Ph.D., (with honors) Russian Language and Literature, Univ. of Kansas, 1972
Kolonosky is professor of Russian in the Department of Modern Languages. In the 1980s he established Kansas State University’s first Office of Study Abroad, making low-cost academic exchanges in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America available to K-State students. In addition to enhancing K-State’s international reach, Kolonosky has been instrumental in providing linguistic and cultural expertise, often acting as interpreter, translator, as well as adviser to student-athlete recruiters, facilitating communication with Russian government organizations, as well as with professors and students from the former Soviet Union and the current Russian Republic.
An expert on Soviet-era Russian literature, Kolonosky has published numerous articles and reviews in journals such as World Literature Today (formerly Books Abroad), The Slavic and East European Journal, Modern Fiction Studies, Canadian-American Slavic Studies and The Russian Literary Tri-Quarterly. His literary criticism about A.D. Sinyavsky has appeared in journals in both Moscow and St. Petersburg. His book, Literary Insinuations: Sorting Out A.D. Sinyavsky’s Irreverence, explores the playful dimensions of satire.
View Dr. Kolonosky's complete vita
For further information:
-News
release by K-State Media Relations on Dr. Kolonosky and 2007 award
-K-State Department of Modern Languages
Dr. William Richter, 2006 Winner
B.A. (Honors, Cum Laude), Political Science and History, Willamette
University, 1961
M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1963
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1968
Richter is a professor of Political Science at Kansas State University. He began at Kansas State University 1966, and his contributions include serving as head of the political science department, director of the KSU South Asia Center, chairman of K-State's Landon Lecture Series and associate provost for international programs.
Richter has written numerous journal articles, professional papers, and written book chapters on many international topics. He also co-edited Combating Corruption/Encouraging Ethics and The Landon Lectures: Perspectives from the First Twenty Years.
View Dr. Richter's complete vita
For further information:
-News
release by K-State Media Relations on Dr. Richter and 2006 award
-K-State Department of Political Science
Dr. Bradley Shaw, 2005 Winner
B.A. (cum laude), Lewis and Clark College, 1968
M.A., Northwestern University, 1969
Ph.D., Romance Languages, The University of New Mexico, 1974
Shaw is an associate professor of Spanish and Director of International and Area Studies at Kansas State University. He served as head of K-State's department of modern languages, was a member of the K-State Latin American studies committee, and he has been director of the secondary major in Latin American studies at K-State. He also has served as director of the secondary major in international studies and in international and area studies for the College of Arts and Sciences since 1995.
Shaw has written many articles, supplements and reviews on topics including Latin American fiction, literary history and theory, translation and lexicography, and Hispanic bibliography. He was also co-editor of Critical Perspectives on Garbriel García Márquez, co-author of Luis Romero and co-compiler of Hispanic Writers in French Journals: An Annotated Bibliography.
For further information:
-News
release by K-State Media Relations on Dr. Shaw and 2005 award
-K-State Department of Modern Languages
Dr. Michael Suleiman, 2004 Winner
B.A., Bradley University, 1960
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1962
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1965
Suleiman is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Kansas State University. Some of his administrative responsibilities have included Department Head, Dean's Advisory Committee, African Area Studies Center Planning Committee, Dean's Evaluation Committee, Graduate Program Self-Study Review Group and Secretary-Treasurer, University Distinguished Professors Group.
Suleiman has authored numerous scholarly publications about comparative and international politics of the Middle East as well as American-Arab relations, and the Arab-American community, examples of which include U.S. Policy on Palestine from Wilson to Clinton and The Arabs in the Mind of America. He has also served as a member of Editorial Boards of five journals dealing with the Middle East: International Journal of Middle East Studies, Arab Studies Quarterly, Journal of Arab Affairs, The Maghreb Review, Arab Journal of International Studies, and Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs.
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For more information:
-News
release by K-State Media Relations on Dr. Suleiman's 2003 Fulbright-Hayes
Fellowship
-K-State Department of Political Science
Dr. David Norman, 2003 Winner
B.Sc., NDA, Wye College, University of London, 1961
M.S., Oregon State University, 1963
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1965
Norman is a professor of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University. Beginning in 1965, Norman served as member of the Kansas State University team working at Ahmadu Bello University in northern Nigeria under Ford Foundation auspices, and later became a Kansas State University faculty member. Norman began teaching on campus in 1976. From 1982 - 1990, he served as the chief of party of the Agricultural Technology Improvement Project in Botswana, Africa. He has also served as adviser to the African Student Union at Kansas State University. In 1999 and 2000, he was nominated by the president of the Rockefeller Foundation for the World Food Prize, the highest individual honor for outstanding achievement in improving the world's food supply.
Norman has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers since 1964. Additionally, he has consulted on over 50 works written by others.
View Dr. Norman's complete vita
For more information:
-News
release by K-State Media Relations on Dr. Norman and 2003 award
-K-State Department of Agricultural Economics