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K-STATE HAS A HISTORY OF CARNEGIE/CASE RECOGNITION
Pictured from left to right, top to bottom: Richard Consigli, Miles McKee, Deborah Canter, Melvin Hunt, Andrew Barkley, Dean Zollman, Bryan Schurle and Harald Prins. Read more
OH, BY THE WAY
GRACE PERIOD FOR KANELECT FLEXIBLE SPENDING The Kansas Health Policy Authority has recently granted a grace period for the KanElect Health Care flexible spending account. The 2007 plan is extended until Feb. 29, 2008, for qualifying medical expenses occurring during the period Jan. 1, 2007, through February 2008. Questions should be addressed to, the plan administrator at 800-366-4827. UPCOMING UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23, the university will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has declared Monday, Dec. 24, a legal holiday for state of Kansas employees in observance of the holiday season. Questions should be addressed to the Division of Human Resources, 532-6277. 2007 DISCRETIONARY DAY The last day employees may use their 2007 discretionary day is Saturday, Dec. 29. The 2008 discretionary day may be used any day from Dec. 30, 2007, through Dec. 27, 2008. DECEMBER HOLIDAY MEATS OFFERED The K-State meat lab is again selling boneless hams and whole smoked turkeys for the holiday season. Hickory-smoked turkey is $2.09 per pound; hickory-smoked boneless ham costs $2.99 per pound. The turkeys and hogs were raised and processed at K-State. Orders for the December holidays should be placed by Dec. 3. Pick-up dates are Dec. 5 through Dec. 19. Orders must be picked up at the K-State dairy bar in Call Hall. Hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Payment should be made when the order is picked up. To place orders or for more information, call 785-532-1292. You also can fax orders to 785-532-5681; an order form is available under the "services and sales" menu at http://www.asi.ksu.edu
ON CAMPUS - November Nov. 15 Nov. 16 IDT Roundtable Series Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Employee orientation Ongoing Sci-fi exhibit International Education Week events |
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will deliver a Landon Lecture at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 26 in McCain Auditorium. 
Leading the pack
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education named Chris Sorensen the national professor of the year for research/doctoral universities and David Littrell the Kansas professor of the year. Read more
A knack for excellence
Chris Sorensen, who has won every major teaching honor awarded by K-State, has been named the national 2007 Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor of the Year. The honor is awarded by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read more
UP CLOSE
Always ready to learn
David Littrell, the Carnegie Foundation's 2007 Kansas professor of the year, is always ready to learn, especially when he's teaching. Read more
PLAUDITS
CULBERTSON TO RECEIVE MASAO HORIBA AWARD
Chris Culbertson, associate professor of chemistry, has won a 2007 Masao Horiba Award for "Rapid Analysis of Individual T-Lymphocyte Cells on Microfluidic Devices." He received the award Oct. 17, during a ceremony at Kyoto University in Japan, where he also presented a lecture.
The award is named for the founder of Horiba Ltd., a company that manufactures, sells and markets measurement and analysis tools used in fields ranging from medical diagnostics and automotive emissions to the semiconductor industry. Established in 2004, the award promotes research activities in the field of analysis and measurement technology in Japan and abroad.
Culbertson’s project was one of three chosen from among 29 nominations. The winners were selected for the potential of the researcher, originality of the research and the possibility of the research being developed into unique measurement instruments.
PLANNING PROGRAM RECEIVES AWARD
The regional and community planning program at Kansas State University received the 2007 Ad Astra Award from the Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Given during last month’s annual conference held in Manhattan, the award recognized "significant long-term contributions to the field of community planning, taking the profession to higher levels and making great communities happen." The award also recognized the 50th anniversary of K-State’s planning program, currently part of the department of landscape architecture/regional and community planning in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design.
Program faculty include Professors Al Keithley, John Keller, Larry Lawhon, Sherri Smith, Ray Weisenburger and Professor Emeritus Vernon Deines.
GRIFFIN HONORED FOR RURAL MENTAL HEALTH WORK
Charlie L. Griffin has received the Victor I. Howery Memorial Award given each year by the National Association for Rural Mental Health to one who has made contributions to the rural mental health field.
Griffin, a research assistant professor of family studies and human services in the College of Human Ecology, has been working with transitions in the agricultural sector and rural mental health outreach since 1985.
He is project director for Programs for Workplace Solutions and the Kansas Rural Family Helpline, which provides confidential, emotional support, information and referrals for rural families struggling with unmet emotional, medical, financial or legal need.
POINTS OF PRIDEK-State sets the standard for awards No research/doctoral university in the nation has ever won both the national professor of the year and the state professor the year award in the same year. K-State French literature course top notch The College Board Advanced Placement Best Practices study has selected an introduction to French literature course offered at K-State as one of the top 10 courses in its subject area in the nation. |
NOTEWORTHY
Stacie Minson, (right) a K-State Research and Extension watershed specialist in Hays, received the communicator of the year award from the K-State department of
communications. The award was presented by department head Kris Boone (left) on Oct. 16. (Photo courtesy of Pat Melgares, department of communications)
OPPORTUNITIES CLASSIFIED • A recording of classified job opportunities is available 24 hours a day on the Employment Information Line, 785-532-6271. • A list of employment opportunities is posted at www.k-state.edu/hr/ • For additional information, call 785-532-6277 or come to the Division of Human Resources in 103 Edwards Hall. Applications are accepted 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays. UNCLASSIFIED • A complete listing of vacancies can be seen at www.k-state.edu/affact/ • For additional information, call the office of affirmative action at 785-532-6220 or come by 214 Anderson Hall. |