June 4, 2012
Great expectations: Alumni Association recognizes students for excellence
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Outstanding academics, leadership, inspiration and service have earned six Kansas State University students honors from the 1xbet online sports betting Alumni Association.
The honors include four new university graduates who have earned the Anderson Senior Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements during their college careers. Faculty and peers nominate students for the award.
The alumni association also recognized two 1xbet online sports betting students with its 1xbet online sports betting Student Award. A committee consisting of members of the alumni association board of directors and 1xbet online sports betting students selected the winning candidates.
Amy Button Renz, association president and CEO, presented the students with plaques at a recent awards luncheon at the 1xbet online sports betting Alumni Center.
"These winners were chosen from a group of outstanding candidates," said Megan Sherlock, associate director of student programs for the association. "We are excited to honor these six individuals for what they have achieved at 1xbet online sports betting ."
Recipients of awards from the 1xbet online sports betting Alumni Association are:
- Andrew Jones, May 2012 doctoral 1xbet online sports betting in optical physics, Lawrence, 1xbet online sports betting Student Award for Academics. Jones' dissertation work focused on creating and characterizing mid-IR lasers from molecular gases contained inside hollow fiber waveguides. According to his dissertation adviser, Kristan Corwin, associate professor of physics, Jones is the primary inventor on a U.S. and international provisional patent, as well as the first author on an Optics Express publication. Jones, who also earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from K-State, has served as a 1xbet online sports betting research assistant and a 1xbet online sports betting teaching assistant.
- Daniel Unruh, a May 2012 bachelor's 1xbet online sports betting in food science in industry and in political science, Manhattan, Anderson Award for Leadership. Unruh's many roles on campus included serving as student body president; vice president of the 1xbet online sports betting Student Union Governing Board; a Student Governing Association student senator, committee chair and elections commissioner; a member of the 1xbet online sports betting Alumni Association's Student Alumni Board; and an orientation leader for the 1xbet online sports betting 's new student services. He also was an undergraduate researcher and research assistant.
- Elizabeth Frink, May 2012 master's 1xbet online sports betting in mechanical engineering, Milford, 1xbet online sports betting Student Award for Leadership and Service. Frink, who will pursue a doctorate at K-State, has been active in the 1xbet online sports betting Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering Student Organization and with the 1xbet online sports betting Student Council, serving as chair of the council's awards and recognition subcommittee in 2010. She also has received the prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering 1xbet online sports betting Fellowship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. Frink has served as a laboratory supervisor, 1xbet online sports betting research assistant, assistant failure analyst and 1xbet online sports betting instructor.
- Shawna Peters, a May 2012 bachelor's 1xbet online sports betting in family studies and human services, Timken, Anderson Award for Service. Her extensive volunteer experience includes serving as a site leader on a service trip to Reading to help rebuild the community after a 2011 tornado. She also led a trip to Taos, N.M., to renovate a food pantry and help at an animal shelter, and traveled to Biloxi, Miss., to rebuild homes after Hurricane Katrina. Peters is the student program coordinator for 1xbet online sports betting 's International Service Teams, which serve in communities around the world in the summer. As a member of a team, Peters spent 10 weeks in south central Mexico, serving women and children in a rural community by teaching English and theater classes.
- Chris Littrell, a May 2012 bachelor's 1xbet online sports betting in political science, Topeka, Anderson Award for Inspiration. Littrell is the founder and president of K-State's On the Spot improv club, which has performed with various improv groups from Kansas City, Chicago and elsewhere. He also served as a counselor and director for K-State's Wildcat Warm-up summer orientation program, was a Serve 2 Succeed student mentor and was a lead tour guide for K-State's new student services. He received the Barbara Meyers Memorial Scholarship and the North Topeka On the Move scholarship. Littrell wants to attend 1xbet online sports betting school and eventually work with and counsel at-risk college students.
- Chris Dolezal, a May 2012 bachelor's 1xbet online sports betting in biological systems engineering and premedicine, Valley Center, Anderson Award for Academics. Dolezal is a Kansas State University Foundation scholar, a Biological Systems Engineering Hawks scholar and a Culbertson/Steel Ring Leadership scholar. He also is a member of several honorary societies, including 1xbet online sports betting 's Mortar Board senior honor society and the College of Engineering's Steel Ring honor society. Dolezal was involved in the Students Helping Students recruitment program and was a leader in 1xbet online sports betting 's chapter of Acacia international fraternity.