King Banaian named School of Public Affairs dean
King Banaian will take permanent helm as dean of School of Public Affairs beginning July 1.
Faculty/Staff news
Professor to serve on national task force
Communication Studies Professor Eddah Mutua has been selected to serve as a member of the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Task Force on Fostering International Collaborations in the Age of Globalization.
Uran earns Distinguished Service Award
St. Cloud State’s Director of Financial Aid, Mike Uran, has earned the 2014-15 Distinguished Service Award from the Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Administrators (MAFAA) for his years of service and contributions to the association.
Jeff Wood honored for cancer event work
Making Strides Register for 2015 Donate Volunteer Jeff Wood ’81 ’87 ’95, director of Web communications at St. Cloud State, was recognized in April for his outstanding leadership promoting the 2014 Central Minnesota Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. The American Cancer Society event is hosted annually at St. Cloud State to raise awareness and
MSS director earns professional excellence award
Shahzad Ahmad, director of St. Cloud State’s Multicultural Student Services (MSS), earned the inaugural Professional Excellence Award for Administrative Service Faculty from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees.
Steve Hoover named School of Education interim dean
Professor Steve Hoover will serve as interim dean for the School of Education for a two year term beginning June 1.
Retirement and Years of Service Recognition Program
More than 30 retirees will be recognized 2:30 p.m. April 28 in the ballroom of Atwood Memorial Center.
Associate VP earns ACE fellowship
Lisa Foss has earned an American Council on Education (ACE) 2015-16 Fellowship Program selection.
Athletic media relations staff honored by CoSIDA
Anne Abicht, director of athletic media relations, and Tom Nelson, assistant athletic media relations director, are being awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for outstanding achievements and a Hall of Fame class of 2015 nod.
Gov. Dayton reappoints Jane Olsen to state commission
Jane Olsen, director of the Women’s Center, has been reappointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection.
