2022 Student Achievements
• National champs: Wildcat Wind Power wins Collegiate Wind Competition.
• Global learners: Three students earn Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants.
• National competitors: K-State's Steel Bridge, Robotics, Concrete Canoe and Powercat Motorsports teams qualify for national competitions.
• National fellowship winners: Two regional & community planning master's students receive Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowship for second time.
• Up-and-coming leader: Education doctoral student earns Rising Star Award from Leadership Greater Topeka.
• Advancing, by design: Two interior architecture & industrial design students finalists in national design competition.
• Environmental champion: K-State's Thomas Leihsing is honorable mention for Udall scholarship.
• Connection for excellence: Agronomy doctoral student selected for elite program through American Seed Trade Association.
• Future design star: Interior design senior named to Future100 list.
• Plan for success: Master of Public Administration student receives scholarship from Kansas civic management assocation.
• National competitors: Two K-State Salina Upward Bound students national finalists in business pitch competition.
• Winning research: Two grad students earn recognition for their research at Capitol Graduate Research Summit.
• Leading the way: K-State retention, graduation rates best in state.
• Scholar U: Newest Truman scholar aspires to advance international cooperation; graduate student is NSF National Graduate Research Fellowship winner, second student earns honorable mention; two students recognized as Goldwater scholars; and students earn Fulbright recognition.
• Champions: Classy Cats claim national invitational title.
• Going the distance: Online student earns outstanding student honor from national online education association.
• The write way: Collegian Media Group sweeps gold at state collegiate conference.
• Select scholar: Veterinary student receives USDA-Boehringer Ingelheim summer research opportunity.
• National prominence: Biochemistry student presents research at national meeting.
• Potential rewarded: Ten veterinary students earn 2022 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship.
• National honors: K-State MANNRS members place highly at National MANNRS Conference.
• Top researchers, scholars: Animal sciences and industry students earn honors at meeting American Society of Animal Science Midwest; Academic Quadrathlon team takes second.
• Cyber excellence: K-State Cyber Defense Club team wins second place at Iowa State University National Cyber Defense Competition.
• Sealing the deal: K-State Sales Team takes sixth at national sales competition.
• King of yearbooks: Royal Purple named best collegiate yearbook; Collegian earns best website honors.
• Scoring a big victory: Marketing student earns sixth place at national sports ales championship.
• Best in class: Two doctoral students, recent graduate named Animal Science Young Scholars.
• The right pitch: K-State Sales Team takes second at intercollegiate competition.
• The top choice: Carl R. Ice College of Engineering leads state in engineering grads, enrollment, highest average starting salaries.
• Scholar travelers: Students earn Gilman scholarships for education abroad experiences.
• Research honor: Agronomy grad student earns first place for poster, presentation at prestigious international meeting.
• Our degrees work: 97% of K-State's 2021-2022 grads found jobs or are continuing education.
• Design star: Interior architecture & industrial design student named semifinalist in elite national competition.
• Harvesting excellence: Crops team finishes season as national runners-up.
• Thrice as nice: Three veterinary students earn state livestock association scholarships.
• Diversity leader: Veterinary student earns $6,000 scholarship for diversity efforts from American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges.
