Student Alumni Board announces new student executives, newest members

Posted April 10, 2025

SAB

Six Kansas State University students have been selected to lead Student Alumni Board, known informally as SAB. Additionally, 16 K-State students have been selected as members of SAB.

SAB is a group of students who promote and serve the university and the K-State Alumni Association. SAB works to enhance the K-State experience by creating a link between the Alumni Association and past, present and future students.

SAB members coordinate and assist with Wildcats Forever, Grad Bash, the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Wabash CannonBall Kansas City and other Alumni Association programs and events. SAB members also plan and host For Sophomores Only, a recruitment program for high school sophomores.

“The Student Alumni Board does many great things for K-State and the Alumni Association,” said Tamie Redding, SAB co-advisor and associate director of student programs for the Alumni Association. “We’re looking forward to these student leaders enhancing our K-State community.”

The following students were selected for leadership roles:

Ibrahim Ciftci, Manhattan, Kansas, president

Owen Eilert, Beloit, Kansas, vice president of recruitment

Abby Taylor, Overland Park, Kansas, vice president of internal programming

Graysen Denning, Grapevine, Texas, vice president of external programming

Dalton Simmer, Hiawatha, Kansas, vice president of development

Josh Grimes, Lenexa, Kansas, vice president of administration

 

The following students were selected as new members of SAB:

Remi Baldock, Tonganoxie, Kansas

Keaton Coad, Lenexa, Kansas

Sam Keene, Wichita, Kansas

Layton Leiker, Ellsworth, Kansas

Lily Lomshek, Prairie Village, Kansas

Rylie Meinhardt, Wamego, Kansas

Taylor Niemann, Waukee, Iowa

Lyle Perrier, Eureka, Kansas

Abby Porter, Beloit, Kansas

Drew Shirley, Manhattan, Kansas

Lela Spitler, Riley, Kansas

Avery Stephany, Omaha, Nebraska

Brinlie Stevens, Scott City, Kansas

Samuel Vogel, Shawnee, Kansas

Riley Willis, Kansas City, Missouri

Blake Wilson, Andover, Kansas