Commerce Bank Presidential Awards for Belonging

The Commerce Bank Presidential Faculty/Staff Award for Distinguished Services to Belonging was established in 1978 to recognize outstanding individual contributions to the development of quality education for students at Kansas State University.

The Commerce Bank Presidential Student Award for Distinguished Services in Belonging was established in the spring of 1997 to recognize outstanding individual contributions to enhancement within the student sector.

Commerce Bank Presidential Awards Selections committee members for 2024-2025 include:

• Mirta Chavez, Commitee Chair, Assistant Vice President, Student Belonging
• Tamara Bauer, Instructor, Staley School of Leadership Studies.
• Rebeca Paz, Assistant Director, First-Generation Student Center.
• Mariya Vaughn, Interim Coordinator, Spectrum Center.
• Mitzi Farmer, Director of Academic Services, College of Architecture, Planning & Design.
• Mariya Vaughn, Interim Coordinator, Spectrum Center.
• Dr. Amy Betz, Assistant Dean for Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department.

Award Applications:

Nominations are now closed for the 2025 award. Congratulations to this years awardees!

Questions may be send to Mirta Chavez.

2024-2025 Award Winners:

Faculty & Staff: Dr. Olivia Law-DelRosso, assistant dean, College of Business

Student: Miguel Perez, fifth-year student, College of APDesign