2019 All-University Achievements
• Where working rocks: Forbes names K-State one of best places to work in nation and state.
• Skilled communicators: College of Veterinary Medicine communications team earns top honor from Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
• Research rewarded: Computer science's Caragea earns Best Insight Paper Award at international conference.
• National service: Global Campus Dean Karen Pedersen to serve on board of the University and Professional Continuing Education Association.
• New program on board: Physician assistant program approved, launches in 2021.
• A triple treat: Three K-Staters named Goldwater scholars.
• National leader: Agronomy's Vara Prasad to be new president of Crop Science Society of America.
• Select scholar: Sophomore in entrepreneurship is named one of 10 U.S. Cargill Global Scholars.
• The 'write' honor: Political science's Martinez Machain and K-State alum receive Glenn Palmer Prize for best article.
• Language leaders: K-State students win grand prize, second place in Japanese Language Speech Contest.
• Award-winning research: English department faculty, students earn honors from national association for research essays.
• National role model: K-State tabbed as leader in first-generation student success programming.
• World scholars: Three K-Staters earn Fulbright awards.
• Global Cat: K-State junior awarded Gilman scholarship for international study.
• Flying high: Kansas State Polytechnic's unmanned aircraft systems program recognized for excellence in training and education.
• Tops in robots: K-State's Mercury Remote Rover Squad wins international competition.
• Diverse leaders: Four K-Staters selected as 2019 National Conference for Race and Ethnicity student scholars.
• Career recognition: American Sociological Association honors Matthew Sanderson for contributions to the field; Sanderson also honored with best article award from World Congress of Sociology.
• Harvesting success: Crops Team wins national crops and precision agriculture contests.
• A high honor: K-State's Kappa Alpha Psi chapter named best in Midwest.
• Prestigious appointment: Timothy Bolton to serve three-year term on High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
• Applause, applause: K-State theatre program named state's best.
• Chapter of distinction: Student branch of electrical and electronics engineering society named among best new chapters.
• Advocacy excellence: Social work's Debi Holcomb receives Outstanding Statewide Champion Advocacy Award for service to crime victims.
• 'Tree'-mendous honor: K-State again named Tree Campus USA.
• Champion for youth: Gov. Kelly appoints family studies and human services' Elaine Johannes to the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
• Top scholar: Clara Wicoff becomes K-State's 35th Truman Scholarship recipient.
• Champs again: K-State again takes Big 12 Recyclemania crown.
• Biodefense stars: Work of K-State's Nancy and Jerry Jaax focus of National Geographic's "THE HOT ZONE."
• Rising stars: Chemistry's Ryan Rafferty and grain science and industry's Yi Zheng receive CAREER awards from National Science Foundation.
• Foundation for success: KSU Foundation board of directors receives 2018-2019 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership.
• The write way: Tim Dayton's book on American poetry and World War I nominated for two prestigious honors: James Russell Lowell Prize and John Hope Franklin Prize.
• Best on campus, in state: Po-Yu "Tony" Lai earns top student worker honors from K-State, state of Kansas.
• The write way: Newest book by history's James Sherow nominated for 2019 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize.
• Up-and-comer: Geography's Jida Wang receives Early Career Award from National Association of Geographers' remote sensing speciality group.
• Prestigious fellowship winner: New physics doctoral graduate earns PROBIST Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• Lessons in civility: Tim Shaffer writer, editor for new book on political discourse.
• National kinesiology kudos: Four kinesiology students earn recognition from American Kinesiology Association.
• Writing the standard: Walter Dodd and colleague publish third edition of widely use textbook on freshwater ecology.
• International reputation for success: Architectural engineering and construction science team again places highly in international competition.
• Arresting new read: Criminologist and colleague publish new edition of book on cybercrime and society.
• Award-winning partnership: K-State and co-collaborators in Great Plains Grazing project receive honor from National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
• Sociology faculty, students earn national awards from Rural Sociological Society.
• Three-minute success: Public health master's student wins regional Three-Minute Thesis competition.
• Award of distinction: Journalism's Louise Benjamin receives Broadcast Education Association's Distinguished Education Service Award.
• National standout: K-State No. 2 on list of nation's 50 best public universities.
• Prestigious scholarship:Two students earn the Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.
• Meeting the highest standards: Social work program accreditation reaffirmed through 2026.
• More than a game: Polytechnic brings UAS expertise to arena football.
• Building their future: Five construction science and management students earn national scholarships from an Associated General Contractors foundation.
• International scholar:History's Andrew Orr awarded fellowship to study at the Centre for French History and Culture at the University of St. Andrews.
• Among the best: Interior design's Migette Kaup named fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council.
• Career kudos:Agronomy's Dallas Peterson and Anita Dille earn honors from the Weed Science Society of America. Peterson is named fellow of the society, and Dille will serve as its vice president.
• Master storyteller: Journalism and Mass Communications' Tom Hallaq receives AVA Gold Award for documentary on pipe organ at All Faiths Chapel.
• Always the best: K-State's Black Student Union named tops in Big 12 for 11th time in last 14 years.
• A-plus architects: Tim de Noble, Robert Condia named fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
• Dialed in for success: Student radio station KSDB-FM earns three national honors.
• NEXT for success: Interior architecture & product design student wins Steelcase's NEXT competition.
• Landing a big one: Biology professor honored with Fisheries Excellence Award.
• Future star: Educational leadership assistant professor receives Emerging Scholar Award.
• Building successful futures: Architectural engineering students earn prestigious national, regional scholarships.
• Striking the right note: Music's Phil Payne selected fellow of the Modern Band Higher Education Program.
• Successful landing: Polytechnic airport management student earns prestigious scholarship from Airports Council International.
• Cited for success: American College of Sports Medicine names David C. Poole Citation Award winner.
• Powerful impact: Kinesiology doctoral student receives National Strength and Conditioning Association scholarship.
• 'Key' honors: K-State's Blue Key recognized with three national chapter awards.
• Excellence assured: AASCB extends accreditation of the College of Business Administration's business and accounting programs, signifying both offer the highest standards in business education.
• Outstanding agronomist: Society of Range Management names Walter Fick a fellow.
• Super scholar: Political science's Jeff Pickering the 2019 recipient of the Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Studies Association.
• Intervention innovator: College of Education's Mickey Losinski earns 2019 Council of Children with Behaviorial Disorders' Interventionist Award for his scholarly work in the field.
• Diverse designer: APDesign's Vibhavari Jani receiving Foundation Diversity Award from the International Interior Design Association.
• Fashion forward: Apparel design and production student to show designs at Kansas City Fashion Week.
• EPA recognition: K-State wins regional Food Recovery Challenge Award.
• Roll out the red carpet: Theatre's Jerry Jay Cranford picks up best director honors from the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards.
• All that jazz: National festival recognizes percussion professor for excellence in Latin music and jazz education.
• Oh, the places they will go: Four K-State students recipients of the congressionally funded Gilman Scholarship for education abroad.
• Excellence by design: Architecture student wins international design competition.
• Mic drop: KSDB-FM's program director wins scholarship from the Broadcast Education Association.
• Gubernatorial appointment: Madai Rivera joins Gov. Kelly's Education Council.
• Better than the pros: Journalism students top professionals in Kansas Press Association contest.
• Purple power: K-State creative teams earn record-setting 42 CASE awards.
• Cybersecurity surety: Computer science graduate students earn honor from Android Security Awards Program
* Rising star: Architectural engineering and construction science's Julia Keen named to top 20 list in HVAC.
• Academic booster: College of Education's Kelly Briggs recipient of Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award.
• Greatest showman: School of Music, Theatre, and Dance's Jerry Jay Cranford earns best directing honors.
• State's best: Kansas Association for Public Purchasing Professionals names K-State's Cathy Oehms its Manager of the Year.
