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A groundbreaking for the Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, in the 600 block of North Front Street in Salina. The public is welcome to attend.

The center is the project of Kansas State University with partners the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, Salina Economic Development Corporation, U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the state of Kansas and the city of Salina. Expected completion date will be in 2015. Continue reading “Bulk Solids Innovation Center project progressing, amasses $2.4 million in equipment donations” →

Kansas State University Salina electronic and computer engineering technology professor Saeed Khan has been named the recipient of the university’s Rex McArthur Family Faculty Fellow Award for the 2013-2014 school year.

The honor was given to Khan after he was nominated by a department head, with the McArthur selection committee making the final decision. The distinction, presented each year, represents a faculty member who has demonstrated teaching excellence, a commitment to research and honorable service to the university, college and community. The McArthur family, longtime residents of the area, established the award to support education in Salina. Continue reading “Khan receives K-State Salina faculty fellow award” →

Kansas State University Salina computer systems technology professor Troy Harding has been named the recipient of the college’s prestigious Marchbanks Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence for the 2013-2014 school year.

The honor was given to Harding after he was nominated by his faculty peers and letters of recommendation were written on his behalf to the deciding advisory committee. The award was established more than 30 years ago by the Marchbanks family to annually recognize a K-State Salina faculty member’s commitment in the classroom, service to students and overall merit as a teacher. Continue reading “Harding wins K-State Salina’s Marchbanks Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence” →