2021 Faculty/Staff Achievements
• Standout professor: LaBarbara Wigfall honored as NOMA Midwest member of year.
• Recognized researchers: Veterinary Medicine's Ganta and Nagaraja named international research fellows.
• Setting the standard: Engineering's Kimberly Kramer elected committee chair for Kansas State Board of Technical Professions.
• Leader in his field: Mark Haub celebrated as fellow of Food Systems Leadership Institute.
• Write on top: Ag econ's Nathan Henricks and colleague receive best article award from leading ag econ journal.
• Top teacher: Food, nutrition, dietetics and health's Linda Yarrow receives regional 2021 Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences.
• Elite researchers: K-State faculty listed among top researchers in study.
• Setting standards: Personal financial planning's Martin Seay elected to national certified financial planning board of directors
• Global viewings: Work by Kevin Bernstein part of two museum exhibition, while Rebecca Hackemann Bahlmann's artwork featured in Brooklyn exhibition.
• Prestigious fellowship: Philosophy's Amelia Hicks named Media fellow.
• National service: Chief Information Officer Gary Pratt to serve on APLU commission
• Best in Kansas: Music's Slawomir Dobrzanski receives 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Kansas Music Teachers Association
• Publishing prowess: Politcal science professors author new book published by top political science publisher
• Best of the best in '21: K-State faculty author, co-author best-of-the-year articles for Family Relations, International Journal of Business Communication.
• Recognition for excellence: American ethnic studies' Maria Vallejo earns best dissertation honor from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso.
• International service: Interior architecture & industrial design's Vibhavari Jani to serve on International Interior Design Association's Equity Council.
• Cementing her excellence: Kimberly Kramer receives Concrete Sustainability Award from American Concrete Institute.
• Serving the state: Architecture's Wendy Ornelas named chair of Kansas State Board on Technical Professions.
• Prize pair: Mechanical engineering Professor Gurpreet Singh and graduate student Shakir Bin Mujib earn 2021 Nanomaterials and Energy Prize from Institution of Civil Engineers.
• Rising star: Physicist Loren Greenman receives early-career scientist award from U.S. Department of Energy.
• Top alumnus: Agronomy's Colby Moorberg receives alumni award from alma mater.
• Service honored: KSRE associate director emeritus named to National 4-H Hall of Fame.
• Translates to leadership: Laura Kanost elected vice president of American Translators Association's Midwest chapter.
• Teaming up: New university-industry partnerships to improve animal health, soil health.
• Storyteller: David Pickering's third book a biography on famous organists.
• Way with words: Engineering's Behrooz Mirafzal publishes textbook on power electronics.
• Booking it: Gender, women, and sexuality studies' Christie Launius co-authors new textbook.
• By design: Fashion studies faculty member, student earn top poster award.
• Bassoon master: Reed-making tool by music's Susan Maxwell offered nationally; writes key study of instrument.
• Author, author: New books by English faculty include "Body: Gender Expansiveness and Indigenous Non-Cis Masculinities" by Lisa Tatonetti and "A Cultural History of Fairy Tales in the Long Nineteenth Century" by Naomi Wood.
• A worthy career: Kansas Association of Broadcasts honors A.Q. Miller School's Steve Smethers with Distinguished Service, hall of fame induction.
• Fitting tribute: Regional continuing education association award renamed in honor of emeritus Dean Sue Maes.
• Outstanding paper: Biology's Alice Boyle earns Katma Award from ornithology associations as co-writer of innovative article.
• Excellence in engagement: Director of Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Tim Shaffer, to serve on Engagement Scholarship Consortium.
• Elite selection: General Counsel Shari Crittendon selected for Kansas City Tomorrow leadership class.
• Among the best: Tim Musch named one of the top researchers in microcirculation.
• Winning concept: Agricultural engineering researchers earn Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year award.
• National recognition: Goodband, Tokach awarded by the American Society of Animal Science.
• Valued educator: Elizabeth Kiss receives Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award.
• Pass the baton: Alex Wimmer new president-elect of Kansas Bandmasters Association.
• The 'write' way: Gloria Freeland earns two honorable mentions in national writing contest.
• Top article: K-State researchers part of team earning superior paper honors.
• Virus beaters: Researchers Kim and Chang publish new study on Sars-CoV-2 treatment.
• Emerging leader: College of Engineering's Chassy Nichols selected for new Emerging Leaders Program of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
• Leading the way: Kevin Sauer serving as president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Fine design: Interior architecture & industrial design's Hernán Gregorio receives Silver A' Design Award, while Kutay Güler wins international 2021 Bronze A'Design Award, both for furniture designs.
• Making a difference: Two College of Education faculty members recognized for helping rural schools in Australia and Kansas.
• Engaged leader: Tim Shaffer named chair of Emerging Engagement Scholarship Workshop.
• New release: Engineering's Larry Erickson co-authors new book on phytotechnology.
• Select display: Art professor's work chosen for exhibition at Springfield Art Museum.
• Best book: Ag econ's Andrew Barkley receives Outstanding Revised Textbook in Social Sciences Award.
• Engineering excellence: Two civil engineering faculty members honored with regional awards from American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Just "plane" good: K-State Polytechnic's Steven Locklear named aviation maintenance educator of the year.
• Making waves: Jeridy Oetkin receives the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Making Waves Chapter Advisor Award.
• "Write" choice: BRI's Stephen Higgs co-authors of one of the Top 100 downloaded papers in Nature Scientific Reports.
• Art scholar: Architecture's Joseph Watson selected for Tyson Scholar of American Art program.
• Education leader: Global Campus' Katie Linder receives 2021 University and Professional Continuing Education Association Adelle F. Robertson Emerging Professional Continuing Educator award.
• Write way: K-State Polytechnic faculty, staff edit, author chapters in new edition of unmanned aircraft systems textbook.
• Technology excellence: K-State Libraries' Jason Coleman recognized with ETS Emerging Technology Section Achievement Award.
• Teaching excellence: Horticulture and natural resources' Cathie Lavis is National Collegiate Landscape Competition's 2021 Educator of the Year.
• Service leader: Housing and Dining Services' Mary Molt recognized as leader in onsite food service preparation by Food Management.
• Honored uniter: College of Agriculture's Zelia Wiley awarded for work in improving race relations in education.
• Top chef: Dining's Camille Korenek cooks up top recipe in Kansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics competition.
• Latest K-State authors: Bimal Paul releases new book on natural disasters and mortality; Harlan Weaver book looks at interspecies intersectionality.
• Super singer: Voice professor Patricia Thompson member of ensemble nominated for 2021 Juno Award.
• A true gem: Geology's Behzad Ghanbarian receives the 2020 Soil Physics and Hydrology Early Career Award.
• Tech leader: CIO Gary Pratt named to board of directors of Higher Education User Group.
• Leadership online: K-State's Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson on team recognized for leadership by online education alliance.
• New author: College of Education's Spencer Clark publishes book on history of civic education curriculum.
• Accomplished authors: English professor's book explores history, vast research of Alzheimer's disease, while dance professor publishes "DANCE Appreciation.
• Salute for excellence: Weed Science Society of America honors agronomy's Mithila Jugulam for outstanding research.
• Prestigious honor: Ag econ's Aleksan Shanoyan earns regional U.S. Department of Agriculture Excellence in College and University Teaching Awards for Food and Agricultural Science.
• Excelling at outreach: National water council honors Jonathan Aguilar with Mid-Career Award for Extension/Outreach/Engagement.
• Publication praise: Article by Frederick Burrack and Phillip Payne rates among journal's most read.
• Tiffany Rogers-Randolph and Colby Moorberg honored with Innovative Teaching awards from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
• National role: Veterinary Medicine's Raelene Wouda named certification liaison for national veterinary internal medicine association.
• Taking on COVID: Broad-spectrum protease inhibitor developed with K-State's help on to preclinical trial for possible COVID-19 vaccine.
• Legendary faculty: Ted Cable, professor emeritus of park management and conservation receives Legend Award from national park and recreation academy.
• Top researcher: College of Veterinary Medicine's Juergen Richt receives Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award.
• National director: Health and Human Sciences' Bronwyn Fees named director of APLU's Board on Human Sciences.
• A helping hand: K-State's Cheryl Grice earns 2020 Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award for her work in community, region.
• "Write" on top: K-State-led team receives award for outstanding research journal article of the year from national financial counseling and planning organization.
• Leadership potential: College of Health and Human Sciences, K-State Research and Extension team selected for national leadership academy.
• On the front lines: Work by Lafene Health Center Medical Director Kyle Goerl contributes to CDC's revised quarantine guidelines for COVID-19.
• Business boosters: Technology Development Institute using CARES Act funding to help support Kansas manufacturers cope with pandemic.
• Making a difference: College of Education's Socorro Herrera co-author of new book for teaching culturally diverse learners.
• Research salute: College of Veterinary Medicine's Juergen Richt receives Excellence in Research Award from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.
