Awards Announced for Research and Creativity

by Gwendolynne Larson

Please Note: Corrects Dr. William Jensen's title to professor.

Emporia, KS (04/22/2019) — Dr. Jeffrey Muldoon, associate professor of business administration, will receive the 2019 President's Award for Research and Creativity.

Muldoon is the 24th recipient of the award, established in 1996 to honor an ESU individual who has been active in research, scholarly activity or creative endeavors. The award includes $3,500 and a customized blown glass art piece.

A new award in 2019 is the Dr. Gary Bitter Research Award, which recognizes student and faculty collaboration. The first recipients are Dr. William Jensen, professor in the department of Biological Sciences, and Heather Kraus and Benjamin Wilson, both graduate research assistants.

Jensen will receive $3,000. Kraus and Wilson each will receive a $500 scholarship, and the Department of Biological Sciences will receive $1,000 for its enhancement fund.

Both awards will be presented during the award ceremony at Research and Creativity Day on April 24.

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