2019 All-University Achievements
• Another reason K-State rocks: Manhattan ranks No. 2 among nation's best college towns.
• Our teachers rule: L. Sue Williams named Teacher of the Year by American Criminology Society's Division of Victimology.
• International education leader: Sara Thurston Gonzalez elected to second term on board of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
• Championing student athletes: College of Education professor authors book on implement programs for college athletes.
• Our hero: American ethnic studies' Yolanda Broyles-González nominated for cable network's Hero Award.
• Best around: Modern languages' Necia Chronister received Max Kade Prize for best article in The German Quarterly.
• Highly prized professor: College of Veterinary Medicine's Annelise Nguyen earns prestigious John Doull Award from the Central States Society of Toxicology.
• Game-changer: Curriculum and instruction professor creates new online journal on gaming.
• Champion for diversity: K-State recognized for sixth year in a row with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award.
• Smart value: Money magazine again names K-State top educational value in Kansas.
• Leadership doubled: Chuck Rice reappointed chair of national academies' Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources.
• Learning excellence: APDesign studio, students winners of the Journal of the American Institutes of Architects' Studio Prize.
• Exemplary performance: Engineering extension receives 2019 Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Award for Excellence.
• Leading geographer: K-State's Debra Bolton is 2019 Kansas Geography Teacher of the Year.
• Design standout: Interior architecture & product design student Kanoa San Miguel winner of $30,000 scholarship from the Angelo Donghia Foundation for his design work.
• International scholars: Two K-State students earn Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for educational pursuits abroad.
• Online learning pro: Global Campus Dean Karen Pedersen contributes expertise to new book, "The Business of Innovating Online: Practical Tips and Advice from Industry Leaders."
• Top of the class: Football Wildcats lead nation in number of player graduates.
• Valued researcher: Sociologist Matthew Sanderson receives Excellence in Research Award from the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society.
• Teaching excellence: Veterinary Medicine's Butch KuKanich honored with Teaching Award from the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
• Home, sweet home: Residence halls at K-State among the nation's best.
• Proud to be purple: Princeton Review ranks K-State in Top 10 nationally for best quality of life, great town-gown relations, best health services, happiest students, best-run colleges and best athletic facilities.
• A record year: Donors contribute more than $212 million to K-State for fiscal year 2019.
• Global recognition: U.N. publication highlights work of Julia Keen, professor of architectural engineering and construction science, as a distinguished woman in engineering.
• Outstanding biologist: Don Kaufman receives prestigious Joseph Grinnell Award from the American Society of Mammologists.
• Lessons learned: Study by two agricultural economists on teaching effectiveness earns national honor.
• National service: President and CEO of KSU Foundation Greg Willems named to three-year term on CASE National Committee for Institutionally Related Foundations.
• Growing success: Horticulture and natural resources faculty and students earn multiple honors from American Society for Horticultural Science.
• Defining excellence: APLU recognizes Sue Peterson with top honors: Betty Golden Memorial Lectureship Award and the Career Excellence Award.
• Leading the way: Psychological sciences' department head Michael Young elected chair of the board of the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology.
• Award-winning fraternity, leader: Kappa Alpha Psi chapter and officer earn national honors.
• Distinguished degree: K-State a Top 10 school for bachelor's degree in media communication.
• A faculty treasure: Marla Day tabbed by Smithsonian again for its Hometown Treasures program.
• Securing excellence: K-State's security studies program rates among best in nation.
• Splash champs: Fountain Wars Team wins international competition, continues winning ways.
• Rising star: Personal financial planning doctoral student on InvestmentNews' 40 under 40 list.
• Healthy honor: Kinesiology's Katie Heinrich named fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior.
• Feather in her cap: Ornithologist Alice Boyle receives 2019 Marion Jenkinson Service Award from the American Ornithological Society.
• Design star: Interior design's George Fares receives One to Watch award from American Society of Interior Designers.
• Money maven: K-State listed among schools offering best financial literacy programs.
• A pet's best friend: American Society of Animal Science honors Greg Aldrich with 2019 Corbin Award in Companion Animal Biology.
• Tops in research: K-Staters sweep top spots at Society of Animal Science undergraduate research competition.
• Lauded landscaper: Katie Kingery-Page receives American Society of Landscape Architects' Central States Region Merit Award for work on K-State's Meadow project.
• Building scholar: Architectural engineering student Owen Lutz earns $5,000 scholarship from ASHRAE.
• Dream team: K-State education faculty, alumni edit preeminent text on school funding.
• Journalism leader: Katie Olsen named 2019 fellow of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication.
• A true asset: For fifth year in a row, K-State named best educational value in Kansas, leads in average starting salary of new graduates.
• The best of the best: University Distinguished Professor emeritus Dean Zollman receives international award for lasting contributions to physics education.
• Artful selection: APDesign's Jessica Canfield wins national competition to design an art park in Kentucky.
• Innovation rewarded: K-State Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation team recognized with national innovation honor for data management system.
• Research excellence: Veterinary student among inaugural winners of new veterinary research excellence fellowship.
• Distinguished scholar: New K-State graduate receives Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship.
• Among the best: American Society of Animal Science recognizes animal sciences and industry faculty members Bob Goodband, Cassie Jones and KC Olson with top awards.
• A case for excellence: K-State Libraries' magazine earns Circle of Excellence gold award from Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
• Career of excellence: Gayle Doll receives Distinguished Service Award from Gerontological Society of America.
• Highest recognition: College of Health and Human Sciences' dean and professor named fellows of the American Physiological Society.
• Doing a world of good: Dance professor Julie Pentz selected as Global Goodwill Ambassador.
• A worthy addition: Philosophy's Graham Leach-Krouse elected to board of Philosophy of Mathematics Association.
• National recognition: New A.Q. Miller School graduate earns National Gold Key Award from the Public Relations Student Society of America.
• Excellence honored: Lisa Rubin receives professional excellence award from Region IV of the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals.
• Timely resource: College of Education's Trina Harlow editor of new e-book for those who work with refugee students.
• Research rewarded: Work by industrial and manufacturing systems engineering's Suprem Das and research team featured on physics journal cover.
• Drawing attention: Art student takes part in national "Her Flag" project.
• 'Tree'mendous new work: K-State Libraries' Michael Haddock co-authors new book on Kansas trees, shrubs and woody vines.
• 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.
