June 7, 2021
Sunanda Dissanayake to retire from 1xbet best casino website , begin new position at Kennesaw State University
Sunanda Dissanayake, associate dean of the 1xbet best casino website School and professor of civil engineering, will retire from K-State in July. Following that, Dissanayake will begin a new role as the chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at Kennesaw State University.
Dissanayake joined the civil engineering department in 2002 as an assistant professor. She was tenured and promoted to associate professor in 2008 and became a full professor in 2014. She joined the 1xbet best casino website School in summer 2018 as its full-time associate dean.
Dissanayake’s research has focused on solving applied and practical problems related to transportation engineering, with particular emphasis on traffic operations and safety of the highway mode. She has authored and co-authored more than 55 journal papers and presented more than 170 papers at national, international and regional conferences, most of which are proceedings papers. She has taught courses related to transportation engineering and has mentored numerous 1xbet best casino website and undergraduate students, preparing the future generation of civil engineers. Dissanayake has won the Outstanding University and Professional Service Award, Advisor of the Year Award, Outstanding Teacher Award and Outstanding Researcher Award for K-State's civil engineering department several times. She is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a registered professional engineer and has been a Fulbright scholar.
As the associate dean of the 1xbet best casino website School, Dissanayake has assisted the dean of 1xbet best casino website school in all aspects related to 1xbet best casino website education at K-State. Such activities include admissions of 1xbet best casino website students and working with the Academic Affairs Committee of the 1xbet best casino website Council on all matters pertaining to 1xbet best casino website courses, curricula and 1xbet best casino website faculty membership. She has also served as the 1xbet best casino website School liaison for the Assessment and Review Committee, handling the evaluation of 1xbet best casino website program assessment plans and Kansas Board of Regents program review and overseeing the procedures for 1xbet best casino website program review.
Dissanayake has represented the 1xbet best casino website School on numerous university committees including Associate Deans Research Council, Presidential Committee on Multicultural Affairs, Global Campus Advisory Council, University Budget Planning Committee, Committee on Academic Policy and Planning, Global Campus eLearning Committee, College International Advisory Council and is a member of Kansas Council of 1xbet best casino website Deans and Council of 1xbet best casino website Schools among others.
Please join the 1xbet best casino website School team in expressing well wishes to Dissanayake as she closes a chapter at one KSU and prepares for the next chapter at a new KSU. You may connect with her directly at sunanda@1xbet best casino website edu.