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2023 Awards

Individual Award | Group Award | Faculty/Staff Award | Past Winners

Bill Miller and Debbie Leckron Miller K-State First Book Scholarship 
Number of awards:2
Amount of Award:$1,000
Eligibility:Any current K-State student
Submission Deadline:Friday, December 15, 2023 by 11:59 pm
Description:

Share your experience with the bookYour experience can be shared through a non-fiction essay, creative writing, music, video, visual art, performance art, or some other medium. Indicate the basis for your experience, such as the book, a classroom discussion, or a K-State First Book sponsored event, program, or assigned reading selection.

Apply:Open in Fall 2023

 

Student Group Award
Number of awards1
Amount of Award:$250
EligibilityCenter for Student Involvement registered student groups, K-State learning communities, and K-State residence
Submission Deadline:Friday, December 15, 2023 by 11:59 pm
Description:

Please share your group’s experience with the book. You can share that experience through whatever medium you prefer. Entries should indicate in some specific way how your group interacted with the book and/or with one of the events on campus, such as the a lecture, a classroom experience, or some other event or program. 

For the group application process, please also provide a short (100-150 word) description of how your group would use the $250 award. (Note: The funds may not be donated to another group or organization, and the money must be spent by your group during the Spring 2024 semester.)

Apply:

Open in Fall 2023

Faculty/Staff Award

Number of awards:1
EligibilityCurrent K-State faculty and staff
Submission Deadline:Friday, December 15, 2023 by 11:59 pm
Description:

Faculty and staff are invited to submit their learning activities related to the common reading selection. Activities may include, but are not limited to, paper assignments, events, discussions, and programs. One outstanding activity will be selected based on:

  • Creative application of theme(s) from the book
  • Engagement of students in program, project, or activity
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm for enhancing the educational experience at K-State 
Apply: Open in Fall 2023

Past Winners

Faculty Winners

2022 - Andrew Smith

2021 - Lisa Tatonetti

2020 - Suzanne Porath

2019 - Traci Brimhall

2018 - Kathrine Walker Schlageck

2017 - Julie Pentz

2016- Donald Saucier

2015 - Be Stoney

2014 -Charles Sanders

2013-Dan Ireton, Joelle Pitts, and Ben Ward

2012-Laura Donnelly

2011-L. Sue Williams

Student Winners

2022 - Marquel Denstedt and Matthew Lane, Individual Award, and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences or (MANRRS), Group Award

2021 - Tamara Monroy, Individual Award, and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences or (MANRRS), Group Award

2020 - Grace Huynh and Bailey Roberts, Individual Award, and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences or (MANRRS), Group Award

2019 - Leah Hennes

2018 - Bailey Nobrega

2017 - Cara Hopkins

2016- Mawi Sonna, Individual Award, and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Group Award

2014-Muriel Eaton

2013-Brett Bachman

2012-Jamie Westphal

2011-Shana Gordon, Eric Hampton, Mathew McKernan, Kelly Novosel, and Emilio Quezada

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