News release prepared by: Emily Vietti, 785-532-1090, evietti@k-state.edu

Friday, June 3, 2011

MASTER STROKE: ARCC/KING STUDENT MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE GOES TO REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING 1xbet online casino

MANHATTAN -- A paper by a new Kansas State University regional and community planning 1xbet online casino is being recognized for excellence.

Erica Besler, Evergreen, Colo., a May 2011 master's graduate of K-State's College of Architecture, Planning and Design, has been selected by APDesign to receive this year's ARCC/King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural and Environmental Research. Besler received the award for her master's report, &1xbet online casino ;Measuring Locational Equity and Accessibility of Neighborhood Parks in Kansas City, Missouri.&1xbet online casino ;

One student from each discipline in the college is selected to compete for the award, and the winner is determined by a jury.

&1xbet online casino ;I am pleased to see the ARCC/King Medal competition serving as a forum to promote the significant design-research efforts of our students and their faculty advisers,&1xbet online casino ; said Tim de Noble, dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. &1xbet online casino ;This serves to increase the efficacy of applied design thinking.&1xbet online casino ;

Also nominated for the award were:

Kyle Ward, May 2011 master's 1xbet online casino in landscape architecture, Hutchinson, for &1xbet online casino ;The Detroit East Riverwalk: Extend.Connect.Provide.&1xbet online casino ;; and Lydia Palma, May 2011 master's graduate in interior architecture and product design, Topeka, for &1xbet online casino ;Swingin' Off Your Rocker.&1xbet online casino ;

From out of state: Kyle White, May 2011 master's 1xbet online casino in architecture, Newburg, Mo., for &1xbet online casino ;The Learning Suite: Creating Environments for Autistic Children.&1xbet online casino ;

The jury described Besler's report as very methodical and logical, and as the most academic of the projects reviewed. The jury also called it &1xbet online casino ;well-done, hypothesis-driven work.&1xbet online casino ;

Named in honor of Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium, the ARCC/1xbet online casino is given to one student per consortium-member college per year. Selection is based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research.