All-University Awards include trio from veterinary college
Kansas State University held its annual ceremony to recognize the exceptional contributions of faculty, staff and students. The offices of the president and provost hosted the All-University Awards Ceremony May 8 in the K-State Alumni Center Banquet Room, handing out more than 30 awards altogether.
President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals: Access and Opportunity Award
This award recognizes excellence in the workplace for professional staff in five categories: team building, group activity, and service to the university; productivity, creativity, and innovation; distinguished accomplishment; leadership; and access and opportunity. Employees recognized in these categories demonstrate excellence and exemplary contributions to the mission and values of Kansas State University.
All unclassified professional staff members with a minimum of three years of continuous service, who are employed at five-tenths or greater regular or term appointment, shall be eligible for the President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals.
The Access and Opportunity Award recognizes outstanding work engaging in access and opportunity efforts at K-State. This employee has made significant contributions during the year that fostered a community of connection for all K-Staters. They may have worked on programs, policies or practices that delivered outstanding results in relation to helping everyone feel a valued part of the K-State Family.
Marshall Stewart, executive vice president for external engagement and chief of Staff, and Jesse Perez Mendez, provost and executive vice president, present Dr. Callie Rost with the President's Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals in the category of Access and Opportunity.
Outstanding Support for International Initiatives Award
The Office of International Programs established the award in 2013 to recognize additional globally engaged areas within the K-State community. Given by the Office of International Programs' leadership team, this recognition is announced annually during the International Education Week celebration to recognize a K-State department, unit or organization that has gone above and beyond in global engagement, in support of international initiatives and/or in serving a global student or faculty body in extraordinary ways.
The College of Veterinary Medicine develops and implements study abroad experiences for its students. This is not an easy task, as the rigor of the program does not lend itself to much time away for the students and faculty. Additionally, many of the study abroad experiences are to countries with much need for greater development of their animal health infrastructures and professionals. The College of Veterinary Medicine also promotes general education abroad and service opportunities for their students.
K-State's veterinary medicine college is one of the leading colleges for international research, collaboration, publication citation. The college's faculty conduct research of a high caliber and are consistently seen as global leaders in their various research fields of study. This award was originally announced in November 2024.
Stewart and Mendez present Dr. Walter Renberg with the Outstanding Support for International Initiatives Award. Dr. Renberg accepted the award on behalf of the College of Veterinary Medicine that was named as the awardee.
International Educator of the Year Award
K-State created the International Educator of the Year Award in 2003, established by the provost's office and implemented by the Office of International Programs, known as OIP. We recognize Amachawadi now during International Education Week 2024.
This award recognizes an individual who has contributed and sustained commitment to advancing international education at the university.
Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi, associate professor in Clinical Scienceswas officially announced as the 2024 International Educator of the Year in November 2024.
Stewart and Mendez present the International Educator Award to Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi.
Hodes Family Dean Dr. Bonnie Rush, Drs. Walter Renberg, Callie Rost and Raghavendra Amachawadi and Executive Associate Dean Dr. Elizabeth Davis celebrate the outstanding recognition for the college and faculty.