K-State students receive Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards
Monday, April 15, 2024
MANHATTAN — Fifteen Kansas State University students have been selected for the annual Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards.
Thomas Lane, vice president for academic success and student affairs and dean of students, will present the awards at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the Flint Hills Room of the K-State Student Union. Family, friends, faculty and staff are invited to attend the celebration.
This award acknowledges the significant contributions of graduating seniors to student life during their K-State careers. Directors and staff members in the Division of Academic Success and Student Affairs on the Manhattan and Salina campuses nominate candidates, and the winners are selected by a committee.
"Every year, I'm continually blown away by the incredible accomplishments of our Outstanding Graduating Senior awardees," said Lane. "And this year is no exception. These remarkable individuals embody the legacy of excellence at K-State, and their contributions help move us forward as a next-generation land-grant university. They've poured their hearts and souls into enhancing campus life, and for that, I'm immensely grateful. It's an honor to recognize their hard work and thank them for the exceptional leadership they've displayed throughout their time here. As they transition to alumni, I have no doubt they'll continue to make us proud. I can't wait to see what amazing things the future holds for them."
The 2024 recipients of the Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Award are:
Caleb Stout, agricultural economics and global food systems leadership, Bazaar;Thai Nguyen, mechanical engineering, Dodge City; Jade Valdez-Gomez, dietetics, nutrition and health, Garden City; Rosalie Oliver, psychology, Hutchinson; Manuel Aguero, management information systems, Liberal; Elizabeth Chapman, political science and international studies, Manhattan; Payton Lynn, educational studies, Tonganoxie; Hattie Polson, agricultural economics and global food systems leadership, Vermillion; and Jack Byrne, professional pilot, Wichita.
From out of state: Mia Wells, education studies, Batavia, Illinois; Max Sene, marketing, Chicago, Illinois; Jessica Binckley, psychology, Serenity Holmes, professional strategic selling and Spanish, and Kate Thomas, political science, all from Kansas City, Missouri; and Negil McPherson, business marketing, Omaha, Nebraska.
