2017 K-State Global Campus Honors and Award Recipients
Each year K-State Global Campus recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of continuing education and online learning at the University. The 2017 recipients are highlighted below.
The awards for 2017 were presented at the annual Global Campus Honors and Awards Reception at the K-State Alumni Center on May 3. In addition to the awards listed below, the reception offers the chance for Global Campus to recognize those who have won awards from outside organizations.
2017 K-State Global Campus Extraordinary Student
Douglas Chun
Chun, online master's student in engineering management, received the Extraordinary Student Award. This award is given to a currently enrolled distance student who has overcome obstacles in their educational path and demonstrates academic excellence, focus and career ambition.
2017 K-State Global Campus Excellence in Online Teaching
Vicki Sherbert
Sherbert, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education, received the Excellence in Online Teaching Award. The award recognizes an online instructor or faculty member who has provided outstanding online teaching, course development, mentoring of students and service to the field of continuing education.
2017 K-State Global Campus Friend of Global Campus
Sarah Reasoner
Reasoner works with faculty to create new courses and update existing on-campus courses for online delivery. She also facilitates several online courses and is a direct contact for both students and faculty experiencing technical problems with their online courses. Reasoner also was instrumental in realizing a need and developing a system for test proctoring within her department.
2017 K-State Global Campus Star Student
Theresa Toler
Toler, a student employee in the K-State Global Campus academic and professional programs office, received the K-State Global Campus Star Student Award. The award recognizes a student employee who consistently goes above and beyond the requirements of their position to make meaningful and positive contributions to K-State Global Campus. Toler is a senior from St. Marys majoring in accounting. In her four years at K-State Global Campus, she has consistently shown a positive attitude, dependability, and the ability to work independently and effectively.
2017 K-State Global Campus Outstanding Advisor
Abbey Nutsch
Nutsch, assistant professor of food safety and security in the College of Agriculture, received the Outstanding Advisor Award, given to a K-State faculty or staff member demonstrating exceptional efforts in assisting and advising distance students.
2017 K-State Global Campus Lynda Spire Positive Focus
Ashley Nietfeld
Nietfeld, communications coordinator for K-State Global Campus, received the Lynda Spire Positive Focus Award. This award honors the positive leadership of Lynda Spire, retired assistant dean of K-State Global Campus.
Nietfeld, who has worked at K-State Global Campus for nearly five years, develops content for marketing efforts for K-State Global Campus programs, with a focus on programs developed through the College of Education. She also has played a leading role in the adoption and rollout of a new customer relationship management system for K-State Global Campus. Nietfeld is supportive, reliable and routinely goes above and beyond in taking on additional tasks.
2017 K-State Global Campus Friend of Global Campus
Bruce Snead
Snead began working with K-State Global Campus in 1989 when his office became part of the Midwest Universities Radon Consortium that serves as an EPA regional radon training center. Since that time, the Kansas Radon Program has provided design and delivery of hands-on radon reduction and measurement training and served as an information source for radon issues in homes and public buildings. In 2012, Snead began online training and in 2016, partnered with K-State Global Campus to open two new training classrooms.
2017 K-State University Support Staff Award of Excellence
Ashley Noll
Noll recieved the Award of Excellence from K-State University Support Staff due to her commitment to go above and beyond for Global Campus.
