Emporia State University

A group of 17 Emporia State University students traveled to Yonkers, N.Y., for the first-ever ESU Alternative Spring Break trip. Blythe Eddy of ESU's Center for Student Involvement was the staff sponsor for the trip. Area students who went were:

Emporia State University's 2011 Distinguished Alumni award winners represent a variety of professions and experiences. But the four individuals being recognized this fall have each contributed to improving the lives of those around them. The 2011 ESU Distinguished Alumni are: Major General Kevin A. Leonard (BS 1979), Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Ronald Loewen (BS 1970, MS 1971), Columbia, S.C. Teresa A. Markowitz (BS 1978), Baltimore, Md. Don G. Reichardt (BSE 1960), Roswell, Ga. "ESU is certainly blessed with outstanding alumni," said Tyler Curtis, ESU alumni relations director. "This year's class of Distinguished Alumni represents excellence to a variety of professions. Our students, faculty, staff, and alumni can all be proud of our Distinguished Alumni's accomplishments, pride that is fostered by a shared connection to the university," Curtis said. The four honorees will be recognized during ESU's 2011 Homecoming festivities, set for the weekend of Oct. 14 - 15.

A meeting last month at Emporia State University led to today's announcement of five finalists for the 2011 Governor's Exporter of the Year Award. The Kansas Department of Commerce this morning announced the finalists aEUR" Bio-Microbics Inc., Shawnee; Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton; ICE Corp., Manhattan; and Kasa Industrial Controls Inc. and Premier Pneumatics Inc., both of Salina. Nominations for the 2011 award were solicited in late 2010. On March 16, members of the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council met at Emporia State University's School of Business to evaluate the nominations. These area members of KITCC attended the meeting:

The Research and Grants Center at Emporia State University recently awarded funding for student projects. Students from this area who received funding were:

More than 200 middle-school age girls attended the Expanding Your Horizons workshop March 5 at Emporia State University. Students from this area were:

A group of Emporia State students recently attended the fourth annual Kansas Natural Resources Conference in Wichita, Kan. Students from this area who attended were:

Eight members of Emporia State University's Phi Beta Lambda team attended the state leadership conference Feb. 25 and 26 at Cowley County Community College. Students from this area who attended were:

Nearly 100 educators from across Kansas gathered to hear an award-winning children's author and illustrator and a nationally known reading expert at a recent conference at Emporia State University. Those attending from this area were: