News Archive for Hospitality Management
April 11, 2013
Kappa Omicron Nu initiates 53 students
Research, leadership and scholarship excellence has earned 53 Kansas State University students membership in Kappa Omicron Nu, a national human ecology honor society. Students and their majors are: Apparel and textile design: Sarah Budke, sophomore; Alexandria Mitchell, senior; and Alicia Holl, master's student. Athletic training: Braden Hynek, senior. Communications sciences and disorders: Abigail Kaplan, sophomore; […]
April 1, 2013
Foodservice sustainability leader to give Shugart lecture April 25
Mary B. Gregoire, PhD, RD, FADA, will present the 39th annual Grace M. Shugart Lecture at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. Her topic will be Sustainability: Leading Change and Opportunity. The lecture is free and open to the public. She is director of Food and Nutrition Services […]
February 26, 2013
Award-winning cookbook author, culinary instructor to lead All-American Flavor workshop
An award-winning cookbook author, culinary instructor and chef will demonstrate preparation of crispy roast chicken, brown sugar cheesecake, salmon and ice cream cake at All-American Flavor, the 9th annual Culinary Enhancement Workshop March 7 and 8. Molly Stevens, one of the nation’s most skilled cookbook authors, will discuss classic American favorites, New Southern American specialties […]
February 20, 2013
Haar promoted to full professor, four earn tenure
Seventy-one Kansas State University faculty members are receiving promotions in rank, while 43 faculty members are earning tenure. In Human Ecology, Sherry Haar, apparel, textiles and interior design, has earned promotion to full professor. Earning tenure and promotion to associate professor are: Jared Anderson, family studies and human services; Kristy Archuleta, family studies and human […]
February 15, 2013
Two finalists named for Human Ecology dean position
Two finalists have been identified for the position of dean in the College of Human Ecology. They are Michael Delp, professor and chair in the department of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, and John Buckwalter, associate dean of research and graduate studies at the University of Texas-Arlington. The schedule of candidates […]
February 14, 2013
Students, win fame and scholarships in Human Ecology film contest
Human Ecology announces a student film competition to celebrate Kansas State University's 150th birthday. Prizes include $500 scholarships and moments of fame. Students may enter as individuals or teams in two categories: Human Ecology Past (1862 to 2010) or Human Ecology Present (after 2010). Individual filmmakers must be enrolled in the college; teams must be […]
January 30, 2013
Male dietitians: The 3 percent
About 3 percent of all registered dietitians in the United States are male. But 60 percent of the fall graduating class in dietetics in the College of Human Ecology were men. According to Deb Canter, who has been teaching dietetics at K-State for 36 years, this is probably the first time three male students have […]
December 12, 2012
Phi Kappa Phi initiates 19 Human Ecology students
Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society, has initiated 150 new members from K-State. Those in the College of Human Ecology are: Kelly Buckley, master's student in early childhood education; Sara Gasser, junior in interior design; Lexi Peterson, junior in communication sciences and disorders; Kelli Voelker, junior in family […]
December 7, 2012
Colleges announces Fall 2012 Outstanding Seniors
The College of Human Ecology has named recipients of the Outstanding Senior Awards for the fall graduating class. Here are the award winners and their programs: Carolina Holden has been named outstanding senior in apparel design. An active member of the Apparel Marketing and Design Alliance, she placed third in the K-State Project Runway competition […]
December 7, 2012
11 graduate with academic honors
Eleven students will graduate with honors from the College of Human Ecology Dec. 8 in McCain Auditorium. Three students are graduating summa cum laude with a cumulative grade point average of 3.95 or higher during their academic career at K-State. They are Rachel Louise Breneman, dietetics; Ryan Jon Gardner, family studies and human services; and […]
