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In The Spotlight…

Tammy Powers is the Administrative Specialist in K-State’s Contract Post Office on the west side of Dykstra Hall. She has worked here for three years and states that her customers are her favorite part of K-State.

Tammy Powers
Tammy Powers

Tammy was born  in Peoria, Illinois and enjoys crafts and reading. Her favorite food is spaghetti and the Lake of the Ozarks is her favorite place to vacation;

“I’m a water baby!”

It might surprise her co-workers to learn that she enjoys riding motorcycles and her favorite movie is The Polar Express.


 Kerry McDonald is an administrative officer within the Associate Vice Presidents’s Office for K-State’s Division of Facilities. Her favorite part of working at K-State is the beautiful campus and the people, both staff and students.

Kerry McDonald

 Kerry was born in Wamego and has worked at K-State for 26 years. During her time here she has filled a variety of roles but she does have one she prefers;

“I’ve had a lot of different titles but my favorite is ‘evil secretary’ !”

Kerry enjoys several hobbies including reading and traveling. Her favorite vacation spot is Portland and the Oregon coast,

“It is stunning. The people are very friendly and the beaches are all public. The Columbia River Gorge has dozens of beautiful waterfalls to see and the city has large Rose, Chinese, and Japanese gardens. Plus, the television show “Grimm” is filmed there!”

Her co-workers may be surprised to learn that she played the flute in the band and was a cheerleader in high school. In addition to reading and traveling, Kerry is a big fan of movies. Some of her favorites are Last of the Mohicans, L.A. Confidential, Almost Famous, and Shakespeare in Love.