CONGRATULATIONS!
STUDENTS
Congrats to $100 FAFSA scholarship giveaway winners
Students who completed their FAFSAs by the priority date of Dec. 1, 2025, were entered for a chance to receive a $100 scholarship. The College of Arts and Sciences winners were Bri Rodriguez, Hayden Zschoche, Addie Ney!
Chemistry Ph.D. candidate wins regional 3-Minute Thesis competition
Congratulations to chemistry Ph.D. candidate Vidya Nadar on winning first place at the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for her presentation, “From Rare Molecules to Real Medicine!” Last month, Vidya won first place (and People’s Choice) at the K-State 3MT competition, allowing her to represent us at regionals. Her mentor is Dr. Ryan Rafferty.
Collegian Media Group wins several national awards
Congrats to Collegian Media Group on winning top rankings for The Collegian and Royal Purple Yearbook from this spring’s Apple Awards in New York City and the Associated Press’s fall 2025 Clips and Clicks contest! Read more.
FACULTY
Math professor Gabe Kerr wins Kansas Board of Regents award
Math professor Gabe Kerr was recognized by the Kansas Board of Regents with the Sunflower Award for Corequisite Innovation. The award recognizes Kansas faculty leaders who are advancing student access and success through the implementation of corequisite reform, and highlights faculty members who help remove barriers to gateway course completion and strengthen students’ momentum toward degree attainment.
Rafferty and Albin named Faculty of the Week
Congrats to chemistry professor Ryan Rafferty and math professor Nathan Albin on being honored as Faculty of the Week at the Feb. 28 men’s home basketball game and March 1 women’s home basketball game, respectively.
College recognizes outstanding faculty members and advisor
Congratulations to our college’s 2025-2026 teaching, research and advising award recipients! We are so grateful for their dedication and excellent work!
William Stamey Award for Undergraduate Teaching
- Camille Meritan, Modern Languages
- Hélène Avocat, Geography
William Stamey Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Jesse Osnes, Mathematics
William Stamey Award for Advising
- Kaela Urquhart, Interdisciplinary Programs
Ronald Gaches Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Tom Platt, Biology
- Andie Faber, Modern Languages
Ronald Gaches Lifetime Teaching Award
- Wendy Matlock, English
Keller Family Award for Innovation in Teaching
- Wendy Reeves, Biology
Professional Development Award
- Ethan Bernick, Political Science
- Melissa Poll, Social Transformation Studies
Karen Ann Griffith Research Award
- Kristin Michel, Biology