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April 21, 2023

KAWSE announces ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Award recipients

Submitted by Erika Grimes

The K-State Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, or KAWSE, announces the ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Award recipients for the 2022-2023 academic year.

The purpose of the award is to encourage tenure-track faculty members in STEM disciplines to make new professional connections. Each awardee receives up to $1,200 to invite a speaker to K-State's campus in their discipline.

The following are award recipients: 

ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Award for assistant professors

  • Victor Enrique Gomez Leon, animal sciences and industry.
  • Hande McGinty, computer science.
  • Morgan Zumbaugh, animal sciences and industry.
  • Vaishali Sharda, biological and agricultural engineering. 

ADVANCE Distinguished Lecture Series Award for associate professors

  • Amy Betz, mechanical and nuclear engineering. 
  • Kathrin Schrick, biology.
  • Tatiana Firsova, mathematics.