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April 10, 2018

K-State Polytechnic announced as finalist for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards

Submitted by Heather Wagoner

Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has been named as a finalist in the Training and Education category of the XCELLENCE Awards by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International, or AUVSI. K-State Polytechnic was selected from a pool of accomplished applicants as one of several finalists for its Professional Education Flight and Ground Training for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony at AUVSI XPONENTIAL on Tuesday, May 1, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between. The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards honor innovators in the unmanned systems industry, including individuals and organizations, with a demonstrated commitment to advancing technology, leading and promoting safe operations, and developing programs that use unmanned systems to improve the human condition.

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