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Awards and Honors

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Michael Feingold, food science ’13 and current food science master’s student (center, with K-State Global Campus staff), received the 2014 Outstanding Continuing Education Student Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association and a standing ovation during his acceptance speech. He also was featured on the cover of G.I. Jobs magazine.

Deanna Retzlaff (left), assistant professor and advisor for online food science and animal science bachelor’s programs, received the 2014 K-State Global Campus Outstanding Advisor award.

Karolyn Barclay (right), early childhood education ’14, received the 2014 K-State Global Campus Extraordinary Student Award. Read her success story.

More than 240 distance students graduated in spring 2014. View a list of graduates and a video commencement program on the K-State Global Campus Virtual Commencement website.

Distance Student Conducts Research in Financial Planning Field

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Sarah Asebedo, Edina, Minn., a doctoral student in personal financial planning

Where there’s money, there are often
disagreements.

Sarah Asebedo, Edina, Minn., a student
in Kansas State University’s online personal
financial planning Ph.D. program, wanted
to examine the role of conflict resolution
techniques in the financial planning field.

As a financial planner with Accredited
Investors, Inc. for nearly a decade, Asebedo
advises clients through all aspects of their
financial life, including career changes and
retirement transitions. Major life transitions
and money decisions typically cause
disagreements between couples to surface
throughout the financial planning process.
Asebedo has found that she can utilize conflict resolution techniques as a third party to help couples see eye to eye and move forward.

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Program Spotlight: Conflict Resolution

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Debra Roby (left), Orlando, Fla., conflict resolution student

Few individuals purposely place themselves in conflict, but having the skills to resolve disputes and negotiations can come in handy in nearly every profession.

K-State’s online program in conflict resolution is offered as both a graduate or undergraduate certificate. For Debra Roby, a court-appointed mediator from Orlando, Fla., the graduate certificate was just what she needed to transition into mediation from her background in commercial insurance.

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Scholarship Impact

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For many distance students, scholarships are what make their education at K-State possible.

A few students who received fall 2013 scholarships shared the impact of these funds on their education through K-State, including:

  • Kathleen O’Leary, Hamilton, Mont., first recipient of the Allan D. Sicat Scholarship
  • Justin Grady, Sellersville, Penn., Division of Continuing Education Scholarship for Distance Students
  • Brantley Blair, Philomath, Ore., Maurine Allison O’Bannon Memorial Scholarship

The division awarded more than $26,000 in scholarships to degree-seeking distance students for the fall 2013 semester.

See what students are saying and how you can contribute to their academic success at K-State.

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Awards and Honors

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Justin Kastner, online instructor and associate professor of diagnostic medicine/pathobiology, received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association, Central Region.

 

Kristine Smith, dietetics ’04, was featured in First Lady Michelle Obama’s blog, “Let’s Move,” for her work at the Neighborhood House Association Head Start in San Diego, Calif.

 

Chwen Sheu (left), online instructor for MANGT 421, won the Best Paper Award, International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Shanghai, China.

Fred Smith (right), online instructor for ACCTG 231 and 241, was recognized as an outstanding faculty member by the Kansas State Chapter of Mortar Board Senior Society.

Helping Those Who Serve: New Scholarship Assists Military Distance Students

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Allan Sicat ’03, Alumni Fellow and scholarship donor.

When Allan Sicat ‘03, former U.S. Army officer, earned his degree online, he had no idea what impact he’d make on his alma mater a decade later.

To transition from military to civilian life and prepare for the corporate world, Allan completed an online master’s degree in engineering management. Because of his professional accomplishments and distinguished career service in the years following graduation, Allan was selected as the Division of Continuing Education’s first Alumni Fellow in 2011.

The honor of serving in this new role for the division, coupled with his affinity for the university, gave Allan a strong desire to give back to K-State. So he did something else that had never been done before—he started a scholarship fund specifically for distance students involved in the military.

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Distance Program Spotlight

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Master of Psychology with an Emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP)

MIOP 2011 cohort. Back row (L-R): Adam Taylor, Chett Daniel, Janet Jacobs, Clive Fullagar (instructor). Front row (L-R): Terri Wirth, Jordan Sabatka, Sara Shepherd, Brandon Stucki, Heather Herren.

Sometimes the most important component of a distance program happens face-to-face.

Each summer, students in the Master of Psychology with emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP) program travel to K-State’s Manhattan campus. There, they experience an intensive two-week session that both students and instructors call the “heart and soul” of this hybrid distance program.

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Scholarships

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The Division of Continuing Education awarded the following scholarships to degree-seeking distance education students during the 2012–2013 academic year (fall or spring term):

How You Can Help
Find out more about developing or contributing to a distance education scholarship fund by contacting Tracy Robinson at 785-532-7568 or tracyr@found.ksu.edu.

Announcements

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2013 Alumni Fellow

Brigadier General Mark R. Stammer ’99 serves as the Division of Continuing Education’s 2013 Alumni Fellow.

Brig. Gen. Stammer was among the first cohort of students to complete a Kansas State University master’s degree in adult, occupational and continuing education offered through Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

View Brig. Gen. Stammer’s video testimonial.

 

Spring 2013 Graduates

More than 175 distance education students graduated in Spring 2013, including academic advising program graduates who attended on-campus ceremonies (shown at left). View graduate names and a video commencement program at the Virtual Commencement website.

New Professional MBA Online

Starting this fall, Kansas State University will offer a Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) online for working professionals. Learn more at K-State’s Professional MBA Online website.

 

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