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Michelle Elkins '87
Associate director of awards and special events
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Alumni Excellence Award
The Alumni Excellence Award is an annual award recognizing a graduate of Kansas State
University whose career, service and achievements exemplify the spirit, values and
excellence of the university.
The Alumni Excellence Award is made possible by the generosity of the Curt ’73 and
Sherry ’73 Frasier family of Beloit, Kansas.
This year's recipient
Kanayo F. Nwanze, Ph.D. '73, '75 |
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Kanayo Nwanze has over 40 years of experience across three continents in poverty reduction through agriculture, rural development and reserach. Nwanze also introduced and promoted a new rice for Africa which is a high-yield, drought and pest-resistant variety deveoped specifically for the African landscape. |
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Join us to celebrate the Alumni Excellence Award
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023
K-State Alumni Center
6-7 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7 p.m. Dinner and Award Presentation
$75 per person
PAST RECIPIENTS
2020 (presented in 2021)
Dr. Jerry '70, '72 and Dr. Nancy Dunn Jaax '71, '73
View photos from the 2020 awards ceremony
Watch a video to learn more about the Jaaxes' career
2019
Marlin Fitzwater '65
View photos from the 2019 awards ceremony
Watch a video to learn more about Marlin Fitzwater's career
2018
Mary Jo Rupp Myers '64
View photos from the 2018 awards ceremony
Watch a video to learn more about Mary Jo Myers' career
