January 18, 2018
Chief executive officer of International Interior 1xbet best casino website Association to present at APDesign
K-State's College of Architecture, Planning, & 1xbet best casino website , or APDesign, will present Cheryl S. Durst,executive vice president and chief executive officer of the International Interior 1xbet best casino website Association, as part of the 2018 Ekdahl Lecture Seriesat 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Regnier Forum of Regnier Hall.
Her lecture, "1xbet best casino website , culture, work + life: People, place and the future," is free and open to the public.
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The Oscar S. Ekdahl Distinguished Lecture Series in Architecture and 1xbet best casino website brings the finest professionals in the 1xbet best casino website and planning disciplines to APDesign and the K-State community. These individuals are selected to avail faculty, staff, students and regional professionals to the potency of 1xbet best casino website and planning in addressing the issues we face as a global society. The series honors Oscar Ekdahl, who received his Bachelor of Architecture from K-State in 1933 and was a founding partner inEkdahl, Davis, Depew, Persson Architects PA in Topeka.