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KU Continuing Education presented its annual Distinguished Service Awards on April 17, 2007. Recipients included (seated form left) S. Daniel Breslauer, professor emeritus, KU Department of Religious, Daniel R. Hinthorn, professor of internal medicine and director of the Division for Infection Diseases, KU Medical Center, Rose A. Marino, associate general counsel, KU Office of the General Counsel, and James A. Roberts, vice provost for research, KU Center for Research.
Participating in the presentation of the awards were (standing from left) Jean Redeker, KUCE assistant dean for Academic Outreach and Distance Education, Marvin Hunt, KUCE assistant dean for Academic and Professional Programs, Dale Grube, KUCE associate dean and director of Continuing Medical Education, Frederick W. Pawlicki, KUCE executive director, Gina Cregg, KUCE director of Administration and Budget, and Mary Heberling, KUCE senior program manager.
University of Kansas Continuing Education recognized four current and former KU faculty and staff for their distinguished service at a ceremony on April 17.
S. Daniel Breslauer, professor emeritus, Department of Religious Studies, Daniel R. Hinthorn, professor of internal medicine and director of the Division for Infection Diseases, KU Medical Center, Rose A. Marino, associate general counsel, Office of the General Counsel, and James A. Roberts, vice provost for research, KU Center for Research, received awards for their distinguished service to university outreach and continuing education.
"Through Continuing Education, KU opens its doors and offers its abundant resources to learners of all ages from every county in Kansas to every corner of the globe," said KUCE Executive Director Fred Pawlicki in presenting the awards. "But we could not do it without the support and guidance of faculty, administrators, citizens, volunteers and participants. Today we recognize four special advocates of Continuing Education for their invaluable service."
Dan Breslauer, who joined the KU faculty in 1978, was recognized for teaching religious studies courses through KU Independent Study for more than 20 years, and more recently for the noncredit short courses he teaches for the KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. More than 750 students have taken Dr. Breslauer’s Independent Study courses, and he is among Osher’s most popular instructors.
Dr. Dan Hinthorn is one of the state’s foremost authorities on infectious diseases, pandemic influenza and biological agents of mass destruction. He was recognized for his work with KUCE’s terrorism response and disaster preparedness program. Dr. Hinthorn has traveled throughout Kansas training thousands of health professionals and other first responders. He also heads up the KUMC/KDHE Clinical Resource Network, a network of Kansas physicians he helped establish and recruit, and who are on call 24/7 to KDHE in the event of a terrorist incident or public health emergency.
As KU’s associate general counsel for nearly a quarter century, Rose Marino has diligently served KU Continuing Education’s legal needs. With its large number of programs presented by a diverse collection of instructors to a wide variety of audiences, Continuing Education regularly encounters legal, contractual and policy issues and Rose Marino’s prompt and comprehensive responses to those issues have allowed critical programming to continue without delay.
In the early 1990’s, Dr. Jim Roberts worked closely with KU Continuing Education to develop electrical engineering short courses. He taught several classes and actively recruited other faculty. Also during this period Dr. Roberts undertook to bring to KU the annual Frontiers in Education Conference, an international symposium co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. Working with KUCE, his efforts were rewarded in 2000 when engineering education professionals from around the world gathered at KU. Today Dr. Roberts serves as chair of the FIE Conference’s steering committee and continues to work closely with the Continuing Education staff to manage the annual event.
The University of Kansas has proudly presented its second annual Distinguished Service Awards for University Outreach and Continuing Education on March 9, 2006. This year’s recipients are Warren Corman, KU architect and special assistant to the chancellor, Charles J. Decedue, executive director, Higuchi Biosciences Center, James J. Keating, chair, Kansas Fire Service Training Commission, and Jan Maddox, director of sales and marketing, Brandon Woods Retirement Community
Participating in the ceremony were (from left) Warren Corman, Jan Maddox, JoAnn Smith, vice-provost for University Outreach and former dean of Continuing Education, Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, senior vice provost for Academic Affairs, James Keating, and Charles Decedue.
The University of Kansas proudly presented the inaugural class of Distinguished Service Awards for University Outreach and Continuing Education. The first class included Joseph Kyner, M.D., associate dean for continuing medical education and professor of medicine at the KU School of Medicine, Sally Roberts, Ph.D., associate professor of special education, and Jan Roskam, Ph.D., Emeritus Dean E. Ackers distinguished professor of aerospace engineering.
Participating in the 2005 ceremony were (from left) Jean M. Redeker,
assistant dean, Dr. Sally Roberts, Dr. Joseph Kyner, Dale Grube, associate
dean, Dr. JoAnn Smith, vice-provost for University Outreach and former dean of Continuing
Education, Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, senior vice provost for Academic Affairs,
Dr. Roskam, and Marvin Hunt, assistant dean.
To read more, see University
of Kansas Distinguished Service Awards for University Outreach & Continuing
Education 2005 Recipients.
The University Continuing Education Association presented KU Continuing Education with the Outstanding Noncredit Program Award for a video entitled "Motivating Moves for People with Parkinson's" at its annual meeting in Boston.
Janet Hamburg, dance instructor at the KU School of Fine Arts produced the video in collaboration with the Parkinson's Disease Foundation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City and KU Continuing Education. The video is an exercise program for people who have this disease.
Recognition reception. Among those present at a reception held on campus
to recognize the program's contributors were (from left) Dr. JoAnn Smith,
former dean of Continuing Education, Jim Jewell, senior producer/director of Media
Production and Distance Delivery at KU Continuing Education; Janet Hamburg,
dance instructor at the KU School of Fine Arts; and Dr. Steven K. Hedden, dean
of the School of Fine Arts.
A job well done. Kevin Curry (second from left), program manager for Academic and Professional Programs, was named KU Classified Employee of the Month for June 2005. Provost David Shulenburger recognized Kevin's many contributions during a surprise visit in early July. Joining Provost Shulenburger in the announcement was JoAnn Smith, former KUCE dean, and Assistant Dean Marvin Hunt. Kevin joined Continuing Education in 1998.
"If I had just one word…" Colleagues of Kevin Curry demonstrated for Provost David Shulenburger why Kevin deserved to be named employee of the month by choosing just one word to describe him. Among the participants were (from left) Kristin Tate, who chose the word Guru, Mary Heberling (Reliable), Jan Barron (Diplomatic), Kevin, Provost Shulenburger, Karen Krumme (Proficient), Curtis Marsh (Unflappable), and Angie Waliczek (Witty).
The Kansas Certified Public Managers Program received a Best Practices Award by the Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (KC-ASTD). Terri Widick and Marvin Stottlemire, principal instructors of the CPM Program, were presented a trophy at KC-ASTD's Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet on January 19, 2005, in Kansas City, Missouri.
The KU Continuing Education Media Production staff has earned numerous awards since 1994.
The University of Kansas Independent Study’s involvement in various distance and continuing education activities has resulted in successful partnerships with campus departments, other institutions of higher education, public and private schools, community and state organizations, and businesses. These partnerships have produced regional and national awards, pioneering grant-funded programs, and projects that have inspired and helped educate thousands of participants.
To read more, visit Independent Study awards.
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