oh, by the way... opportunities March Classified on campus • A list of employment opportunities is posted at http://www.k-state.edu/hr/ Engineering deans gather in Washington, D.C. • A recording of classified job opportunities is available 24 hours a day on the Employ- k-statementMarch 13, 2008 Vol. 30, No. 16 ment Information Line, 532-6271. For Kansas State University faculty and staff John English, dean of the College of Engineering, joined engineer- • For additional information, call 532-6277 or visit the Division of Human Resources at ing deans from across the country at the 2008 American Society March 13 103 Edwars Hall. Applications are accepted 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. for Engineering Education Public Policy Colloquium Feb. 26-27 in Unclassified Washington, D.C. CAPD faculty show • A complete listing of vacancies can be seen at http://www.k-state.edu/affact/ • For additional information, call the office of affirmative action aqt 532-6220 or visit 214 Biocontainment The event, “Engineering Solutions for the 21st Century,” was de- The annual faculty show by the Anderson Hall. signed to strengthen the discussion of engineering education and College of Architecture, Planning Grain science a modern marvel professionals learn research issues between deans of engineering and key public pol- and Design will be on display from icy makers, as well as enable the deans to refine their public policy 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until Grain science a modern marvel, continued latest techniques at BRI agenda. March 28 in the Chang Gallery, Seaton Hall. History Channel team films K-State millers, bakers, for show on bread Those in charge of ensuring the “This was a key opportunity to highlight the importance of federal cups, which don’t mean much equipment and the testing funding in maintaining and building engineering education programs safety of the Midwest’s biocontain- to a home baker but can make processes. ing equipment. This included across the U.S.,” English said. Band and choir concert -State faculty, staff and students recently rolled up ment labs gained valuable skills last “It is imperative that our congressional delegation understand The University Band and Univer- a big difference in large-scale Other K-Staters helped the extensograph machine week at K-State’s Biosecurity Re- that without additional support to our colleges of engineering, Ameri- sity Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. baking. out behind the scenes. Steve their sleeves to help a crew filming a television that shows how well dough search Institute. ca may well fall behind in its ability to compete globally in the fields in McCain Auditorium. Frank Tracz Jon Faubion, professor of Ballou, communications spe- K responds to kneading and The National Biosafety and Bio- of science,engineering and technology.” and Julie Yu will conduct. grain science and industry, cialist with the department of series about the mixing, as well as the alveo- containment Training Program’s followed up by demonstrating communications, helped the graph. This equipment shows operations and maintenance cur- More teams needed for Relay for Life Lunch talk on grasslands more lab equipment like the crew get footage of campus technology behind how well the dough will retain riculum took place March 3-7 at the The lecture “Footprints of Set- texture analyzer, which eval- as well as footage of grain the bubbles of carbon dioxide institute in Pat Roberts Hall. Relay For Life is looking for more teams for its K-State event. Spon- tlement: Making Agricultural uates the firmness of baked being harvested. everyday objects. created by fermenting yeast. sored by the American Cancer Society, the relay offers a time and The training was for the Midwest Landscapes in the American bread. Faubion also talked Media relations staff Then the crew visited Dave Regional Center for Excellence, a place for people to come celebrate those who have survived cancer, The crew was on campus Grasslands,” by Ken Sylvester, more about the science behind helped facilitate the filming. consortium of research and educa- remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against the disease that Inter-University Consortium for in February taping segments bread, including how ancient Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, sci- tional institutions from Iowa, Kansas, touches too many lives. Political and Social Research, for an episode about bread people discovered, purely by ence/research news coordina- Missouri, Nebraska and Cleveland, The K-State event will be from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. April 11-12 at University of Michigan, will be at for the History Channel show This episode of Memorial Stadium. Teams of eight to 15 people can sign up at www. noon, Room 212, K-State Student accident, the leavening abili- tor in media relations, made Ohio. “Modern Marvels.” The se- events.cancer.org/rflkstateks Union. The lecture is sponsored ties of yeast. the initial contact with the “Modern Marvels” This was the first time such train- ries tells the stories behind For more information or to make a contribution, e-mail by Gamma Theta Upsilon and the Students pitched in at the Modern Marvels producers, ing was offered at the Biosecurity department of geography. everyday items, technological can be seen March [email protected]. laboratories as well by help- and accompanied them dur- Research Institute. It was sponsored breakthroughs and man-made All cancer survivors are invited and are asked to arrive 45 minutes ing faculty demonstrate the ing their campus visit.✦✦ 24 on the History by the National Institutes of Health early to receive a gift, free T-shirt and snacks. Individuals participat- “Self Portrait on Wall Relief,” 1996, brooch on wall wonders. The cable network and the National Institute of Allergy ing in the Relay for Riley County in August are welcome to participate March 25 relief, is featured in the exhibit “Sculpture Transformed: The Work describes the show as “cel- Channel. and Infectious Diseases. in K-State’s Relay For Life as well. ebrating ingenuity, invention of Marjorie Schick” at the Beach Museum of Art. The exhibit by the A career of scholarly prowess, continued The BRI is the only research and Pianist at All Faiths and imagination brought to Pittsburg State University professor of art runs through March 16. cited in research, and his rep- clude the Conoco Foundation Krishock, instructor of grain training facility in the U.S. that can Reena Berger, a guest artist, will life on a grand scale.” accommodate veterinary medicine, perform on the piano at 7:30 p.m., (Photograph by Gary Pollmiller) utation in the field has earned Outstanding Undergraduate science and industry, in the Spring break starts March 17 Joined by a sound and film plant pathology, food safety and mo- All Faiths Chapel. Sponsored by baking lab at Shellenberger Spring break, a student holiday, will be March 17-21. him election to the Société Teaching Award, three Wil- crew from Kansas City, Bob lecular biology research under one the department of music. Kendall McFall, instructor of grain science and industry, Hall to learn the steps profes- de l’Histoire de France and liam Stamey Outstanding Un- Niemack, a producer with roof. This allows for more compre- points of pride Van operator training a year’s residence at the In- dergraduate Teaching Awards explains the milling process for a film crew from the “Modern sional bakers take to make a ERSRI Users meeting “Modern Marvels,” came to hensive research on the threats to Division of Facilities van opera- stitute for Advanced Study and K-State’s Distinguished K-State to interview faculty Marvels” television show. The crew came to K-State in February to loaf of bread. He explained the nation’s food supply. March 26 tor training will be from 1:30-3:30 how professional processes The K-State Flint Hills ESRI Us- in Princeton, N.J., Zschoche Graduate Faculty Award. He about making bread and the film segments for an episode on bread. (Photo by Steve Ballou, The operations and maintenance Plant pathology ranks high ers Group will meet from 3-5 p.m., p.m., Room 213, K-State Student Brass and woodwinds said. has also served on the boards differ from what home bak- session was part of the National Bio- Room 207, K-State Student Union. Union. National Safety Council science behind it, from mill- department of communications) The Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Hamscher has also pub- of editors of French Histori- ers do. safety and Biocontainment Training in faculty production The topic will be “GIS Services training will be conducted for all ing to baking. with guest artist Sy Brandon and lished extensively and edited a cal Studies and the University For instance, Krishock said The department of plant pathology at K-State ranks eighth in the and Applications for the Web.” operators and potential opera- The crew began at the Hal cereals and other products. Program, which is administered by K-State’s Clarinet Choice with the mill’s capabilities. McFall that rather than relying on dry country in scholarly productivity, according to The Chronicle of After the meeting, there will be a tors of motor pool vans operated book on the cultural history of Press of Kansas. Ross Flour Mill with Kendall the Frontline Healthcare Workers guest artist Anna Marie Wyko will by faculty, staff and students. The explained to the crew how the Crew members next took Higher Education’s 2007 assessment. social hour at Houlihan’s. American cemeteries. He was Hamscher will hold the Da- and liquid measures, profes- Safety Foundation. perform at 7:30 p.m. in All Faiths training is mandatory for all opera- McFall, instructor of grain flour travels in tubes through- their cameras to Throckmor- The ranking can be viewed at http://chronicle.com/stats/pro- a consultant and participant vis chair until his retirement. sional bakers weigh their in- Chapel. Steven Maxwell and Tod tors. Visit http://www.k-state.edu/ science and industry, to learn out the mill’s five floors. He ton Hall to talk with Rebecca About 25 professionals responsi- ductivity/ on a PBS program on death “I am honored by this gredients, from flour to water. ble for operations, maintenance and Kerstetter will direct. Sponsored facilities/depts/resources/signup. how grain is milled into flour. also said that about 75 percent Miller, who directs the wheat The Chronicle judges faculty members on as many as five by the department of music. and dying in Kansas. award,” Hamscher said. “I’ve He said this avoids the slight biosafety took part. html to sign up for training. McFall’s students arrived of what is inside a kernel of quality lab. Miller talked factors, depending on the most important variables in a given dis- Highly regarded for both always tried hard to be both differences in measuring k-statement is published semimonthly for the faculty and staff of Kansas State University. The next issue of K-Statement is March 27. Submit items by early to get the mill up and wheat goes into making white to them about the role glu- cipline: books published, journal publications, citations in other his scholarship and teach- a productive research scholar noon March 17. Published by: K-State Media Relations, Kansas State University, 9 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0117. Phone: 532-6415 Fax: 532- running to process hard red flour while the rest is used for ten plays in the process and journal articles, federal grant dollars, and honors and awards. 6418 E-mail: [email protected] Web:www.k-state.edu/media K-Statement editor: Jessica Grant Coordinator: Julie Fosberg ing, Hamscher’s awards in- and an effective teacher.” ✦✦ winter wheat to demonstrate feed or the bran in breakfast showed the crew the lab’s test- Continued on back 4 up close plaudits Honored Wood honored for commitment noteworthy Lisa Freeman heads to Olathe Innovation Campus to rural community development Agronomy men’s Beef Association, Feb. Spencer D. Wood, associate professor of sociology, anthropology 6-8, Reno, Nev. and social work, was recently awarded the Man Called Matthew for a career Jianming Yu and colleagues Associate dean at College of Veterinary Medicine to build relationships, markets Award at the Franklinton Center, Bricks, N.C. published “Applications of The following K-State fac- The award was established in 1988 in honor of Matthew Grant, Linkage Disequilibrium and veteran farmer and entrepreneur. The award pays tribute to out- ulty presented at the Western isa Freeman is taking her of scholary Association Mapping in Crop standing individuals who support community-based economic devel- States Veterinary Conference, knack for research and rela- opment through African-American land retention, family farm sustain- Plants,” Genomics-Assisted tionship-building from the Feb. 17-21, Las Vegas: ability and the development of youth entrepreneurial leadership. Crop Improvement, Vol 1: LCollege of Veterinary Medicine to a The award is present by the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Thomson, “Investigation prowess Genomics Approaches and new role at the K-State Olathe Inno- Association and the Concerned Citizens of Tillery, N.C. It recognizes of a Disease Outbreak in a vation Campus. Wood’s outstanding commitment to rural community development Platforms, edited by R. Varsh- Feedyard,” “Bovine Viral Di- Freeman, associate dean of re- relating to his research on the decline of black farmers and black- ney and R. Tuberosa. Albert Hamscher is named search and graduate programs at the owned farmland. arrhea Virus: Testing Options the Kenneth S. Davis and Economics,” “Weaning vet school, has been named associate vice president of innovation by the Apparel, textiles Calf Nutrition” and “Natural K-State receives 19 CASE awards Professor of History K-State Olathe Innovation Campus, Versus Conventionally Fed K-State received 19 awards at the recent District VI meeting of the and interior design Philip Nel, English, pre- Inc., board of directors. Cattle.” Council for Advancement and Support of Education in Denver. Migette L. Kaup, Barbara sented “Radical Childrenʼs Lit- “The Olathe innovation campus The awards recognize excellence in publications, multimedia, olleagues rely on ness of the human experience’ “Over the years, he has G. Anderson and Peggy L. David Biller, “Ultrasound will serve as a bridge between K- fundraising campaign materials and other communications prepared erature” with a colleague, Feb. State’s Manhattan campus and the his expertise in the and had to have ‘compiled a earned superb teaching evalu- Honey published “Interior of the Gastrointestinal Tract,” by K-State’s university publications, K-State Alumni Association and 7, E.S. Bird Library, Syracuse field of early modern general record of professional ations,” Zschoche said. “Per- “Clinical Utility of the Right academic and industrial resources in the Kansas State University Foundation. Design Education Within a CFrance, and undergraduates excellence and have shown haps most significant are the University, N.Y. the greater Kansas City area,” Free- K-State’s university publications received 11 awards. The honors Human Ecological Frame- Intercostal Scan Plane,” “Ul- flock to his course on death testimonies of former stu- man said. “I’m looking forward to include a gold award in the excellence in Web writing category for special success in teaching.’ Lisa Freeman, right, says the Olathe innovation campus will serve as a and dying. Such diverse in- work,” Journal of Family and trasound of the Emergency creating new programs for pre-col- the quizzes at the www.consider.k-state.edu Web site. The seven “For more than 30 years, dents, all of which speak to “Hospital Pen Management,” bridge between K-Stateʼs Manhattan campus and the academic and industrial terests, and a career dedicated Consumer Sciences, Vol. 99, and Critical Care Patient” and lege outreach, graduate education silver awards received were for excellence in electronic recruitment Al Hamscher has compiled an his extraordinary ability to “Case Report: IBR/BVD resources in the greater Kansas City area. (Photo by Dave Adams, photographer to passing that knowledge on, unrivaled record of excellence ‘kindle the desire’ to learn.” No. 2. “Ultrasound of the Non-Car- and professional development in ani- publications (K-State e-news); writing for the Web (www.consider.k- Outbreak in a Commercial state.edu); excellence in graphic design for a publications created have earned Albert Hamscher in scholarship and in teaching In teaching, Hamscher diac Thorax.” mal health and food safety.” for the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine) exclusively for electronic distribution (K-State admissions represen- recognition as the Kenneth S. and is incredibly worthy of finds it most rewarding when Feedyard,” “Development of Freeman also will encourage an tatives’ letters); excellence in multimedia for a Web subsite or special Davis Professor of History. this honor.” students are able to find rela- Clinical sciences Bilingual Training Modules entrepreneurial culture on the Olathe terests will be critical to our success and graduate programs. In that role section (K-State’s All-University Open House); and three awards for The position was estab- Hamscher teaches Euro- tionships between seemingly Dan Thomson presented “The for Feedyard Employees” and Management campus. Among her tasks will be the in Olathe.” she supported research efforts of excellence in multimedia for a single Web page for the K-State ad- lished in a bequest to the de- pean and French history but unconnected things. Use of SRP Technology to “Training a Culturally Diverse Marne Arthaud-Day was ap- transfer of research and ideas from In 1994 Freeman joined K-State’s college faculty and trainees and ad- missions representatives, campus interactive tour and K-State tradi- partment from Davis, a writer is particularly known for his “In my upper division pointed to the editorial review the lab to the marketplace. department of anatomy and physiol- vanced the research capabilities and tions.Three bronze awards were received, including for excellence in Decrease E. Coli Shedding in Workforce in Commercial and historian best known for course “The History of Death courses, I don’t want students “We are very fortunate to have at- ogy, where she taught pharmacol- reputation of the college through in- Web writing (tips on the www.consider.k-state.edu site); excellence Cattle” National Cattlemen’s Feedyards,” North American board for the Academy of his multivolume work on and Dying,” which Zschoche to simply regurgitate things tracted someone of Lisa Freeman’s ogy. Since then she has served as a teractions with industry, government in graphic design for a publication created exclusively for electronic Management Review starting Franklin D. Roosevelt, said Beef Association Food Safety Veterinary Conference, Jan. distribution (K-State e-news); and for excellence in an institutional said is one of the most popular that I’ve told them,” he said. and commodity groups. Sue Zschoche, associate pro- Summit, March 4-5, Dallas. 18-19, Orlando, Fla. in July 2008. relations project for a parent communications project involving the courses in the department. “I like independent and cre- “We are very fortunate to have attracted “Lisa has more than proved her- Web, newsletters, a brochure and more. fessor and chair of the history “There are only two con- ative thinking.” Thomson also presented ✦✦✦ self as a professor, mentor, research- The K-State Alumni Association received five awards, including a department. stants in the universe – death Hamscher has been at “People and Cattle: Future Mike Apley presented “Anti- Sociology, someone of Lisa Freeman’s caliber.” er and administrator in the past 14 It was Davis’ wish that the Dan Richardson, CEO of the Olathe Innovation Campus gold award in the excellence in alumni programming’s special groups and taxes,” Hamscher said of K-State since 1972; he was Issues for the Beef Industry,” microbial Use and Resistance years with the College of Veterinary programming category for the Wabash Cannonball. The four bronze post be awarded to a depart- the course he created at stu- promoted to full professor in anthropology and Medicine,” said Ron Trewyn, vice and “Management of Newly in Food Animals” American awards received included: excellence in graphic design for special ment member with a general dents’ request. “We spend a lot 1986. He has written several president for research and chair of Received Cattle,” March 6-7, social work publications-calendar; excellence in photography for a news/editorial record of excellence in schol- of time studying taxes, but not books, many articles and sev- Veterinary Medical Asso- the Olathe campus board. or feature photography, tsunami victim, K-Stater magazine; excel- arship, but also with impor- death. The subject is some- eral book chapters on the his- Iowa State University. ciation, Feb. 22-23, New Or- Gerad Middendorf and col- caliber,” said Dan Richardson, CEO research mentor and role model for Freeman also will help facilitate lence in alumni Web sites, K-State.com; and excellence in a series of tant attention to teaching, what exotic and mysterious, tory of early modern France. Thomson also presented leans. league published the book of the Olathe campus. “Her profes- postdoctoral students, clinical resi- research programs at the Biosecurity photographs, “capturing the moment” photos in K-Stater magazine. Zschoche said. He was one of the two found- sional expertise and track record are dents and young faculty members. Research Institute here in Manhattan, The Kansas State University Foundation received three awards: and I think it attracts young “Facility Evaluation in a Com- Apley also presented to the “The Fight Over Food: Pro- “According to the memo ers of the revisionist school on a perfect match for the vision and In 2001, she was named director of a gold for the K-State Proud student campaign and a silver for the minds because it’s something mercial Feedyard,” “Treating Cattlemen’s College on “Beef ducers, Consumers and Ac- including the coordination of infec- mission of the campus, and her ex- Hal Ross Flour Mill dedication and gala, both in the excellence in of understanding with Davis,” we’re all curious about.” royal absolutism. mentored training, and in 2005 she tious disease research initiatives with Cattle Suffering from Bovine Cattle Therapy: Planning tivists Challenge the Global perience with public and private in- ✦✦ fundraising special events/special occasions category; and a silver Zschoche said, “the scholar Beyond the popularity of His work has been widely became associate dean for research other institutions. Respiratory Disease Complex Your Work and Working Your Food System,” Penn State in the excellence in fundraising videos and/or DVDs category (for K- chosen had to show ‘an ap- that particular class, Ham- State Proud e-mail campaign and Web-based promotional videos). preciation of the connected- scher is a student favorite. Continued on back in a Commercial Feedyard,” Plan” at the National Cattle- University Press, 2008. 2 3