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The Distinguished Young Alumni program is in its tenth year. It recognizes two Kansas
State University graduates who are excelling in their professions and contributing
to their communities.
The program is sponsored by the K-State Alumni Association’s board of directors and Student Alumni Board. We encourage you to honor your outstanding graduates by nominating them for this
award.
The K-State Alumni Association is proud to announce the recipients of our 2023 Distinguished Young Alumni Award: John Grice '12 and Kelsie Ball Salazar '11.
Grice is the annual giving manager for the Barack Obama Foundation. He earned a degree in political science in 2012.
Salazar is a registered nurse care coordinator – education for the University of Kansas Medical Center. She earned a degree from K-State in 2010 in family studies and human services.
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DICK’s Sporting Goods Inc.
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
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xEMU Space Suit Engineer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Managing Director
K-State's Center for Sorghum Improvement
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Strategic Accounts Sales Leader
Cargill
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Midwest Veterinary Services, Central States Research Centre Inc., Veterinary Biomedical
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Assistant Professor, State Extension Specialist
Center for Policy and Family Research Fellow at the University of Missouri
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Remote on-call Bridge Coordinator
Rose Brooks Center’s Bridge Program
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Area Manager
ExxonMobil
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Director of Policy
U.S. Wheat Associates
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STEM exploration program manager
The Ohio State University
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Physician and pediatric resident
University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Design director
Hoefer Wysocki Architecture
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United States Foreign Service
United States Agency for International Development in Uganda
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Fund analyst
World Bank Group
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Planning and research coordinator
The DREAM Project
Co-founder and co-owner
SureFire Ag Systems Inc.
Founder and CEO
Phoria Energy Solutions
Director of alumni relations
George W. Bush Presidential Center
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