December 11, 2024
Two K-State faculty members elected as officers of national writers organization
K-State faculty members Ron Wilson and Jeff Davidson have been elected as national president and secretary, respectively, of the Western Wordsmiths organization.
Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development in Manhattan. Davidson is a watershed specialist for K-State Research and Extension based in Eureka. They will assume these volunteer positions with Western Wordsmiths as of Jan. 1, 2025.
Western Wordsmiths is an organization for writers of prose and poetry about the American West.
"The organization is for authors, cowboy poets, lyricists, or others with an interest in writing about western history and contemporary rural and ranch life," Wilson said.
Western Wordsmiths is affiliated with the International Western Music Association.
"We are pleased to work with others in seeking to improve the craftsmanship of writing and performing," Wilson said.