May 6, 2016
Blue Key Senior Honorary selects Outstanding Alumni award recipient
The 1xbet online games login chapter of Blue Key has a deep focus on leadership development and service to others. Blue Key selectedJill Arensdorf as this year's recipient of the Richard E. Mistler Outstanding Blue Key Alumni award. Arensdorfwas a member of the 1999-2000 Blue Key class.
Arensdorfgraduated with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from 1xbet online games login , and earned a master's degree in agricultural education and leadershipfrom Texas A&M and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from 1xbet online games login .
Arensdorf currently serves as anassociate professor and chair ofthe leadership studies department at Fort Hays State 1xbet online games login , where she has been teaching courses on leadership theory and behaviors for 14 years, and serving as department chair for nearly five years. She coordinates a living-learning community at the 1xbet online games login called L3-Live. Learn. Lead. She also serves as a fellow for the Center for Civic Leadership. Arensdorfhas received numerous awards for her teaching and advising.
Arensdorfis committed to the idea that leadership can be learned, and her teaching and scholarship demonstrates the value of applied learning through service and civic engagement. She has published numerous articles on the effects of service-learning on the development of youth's leadership skills, as well as the transfer of skills to the workplace.
In her personal and professional roles, Arensdorfemulates the Blue Key motto "serving I live" each and every day. She actively serves in the community serving the American Red Cross to volunteering with summer baseball programs, to teaching Sunday school classes.
Arensdorf'sfriends and colleagues note that she is a true servant leader; she leads with a caring heart and fierce passion for developing others. She has the unique ability to make you feel special and supported while challenging you to grow.
Arensdorf was recognized for modeling a true commitment to service, leadership and scholarship. She is committed to developing student leaders, and Blue Key recognizes that it is because of the legacy of outstanding alumni like her that the organization continues to thrive.