Kansas State University

The apparel marketing option in the apparel and textiles program in the department of apparel, textiles and interior design was ranked No. 10 out of more than 200 fashion schools by Fashion-Schools.org. The group also selected the College of Human Ecology’s apparel design and production option in the apparel and textiles program No. 29 among the top 75 fashion design schools.

The department, home to approximately 400 students, offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees in both interior design and apparel and textiles with option areas in apparel marketing and apparel design and production. The department offers a Master of Science degree in apparel and textiles and through Great Plains IDEA offers a Master of Science in merchandising. The doctoral program is an area of specialization within the College of Human Ecology Ph.D. program.

“This affirmation of the quality of our apparel and textiles program, in the first ranking of fashion schools is great for our students and faculty,” said Barbara G. Anderson, head of the department of apparel, textiles, and interior design.

The year-old fashion schools website’s goal is to be the most authoritative and comprehensive online resource for aspiring fashion industry professionals. The rankings were made by a team that reviewed more than 200 fashion programs across the United States.

Parsons The New School for Design in New York was ranked first in both categories.

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They are second semester juniors in the upper 7.5 percent of their class, seniors in the upper 10 percent of their class, or outstanding graduate students in the top 10 percent of their class.

Spring 2013 Phi Kappa Phi initiates include:

Logan Katzenmeier, junior in family studies and human services; Shanna Stewart, senior in nutrition and kinesiology; Jessica Grinstead, senior in communication sciences and disorders; Amber Howells, doctoral student in human ecology; Rachael Thomas-Capsey, senior in family studies and human services; Veronica Rottinghaus, junior in communication sciences and disorders; Heather Kahre, senior in family studies and human services; Darcie Darby, senior in family studies and human services; Katherine Gallo, doctoral student in human nutrition; Amie Hessemyer, master’s student in apparel and textiles merchandising; George Nabeshima, doctoral student in human ecology; and Alicia Holl, master’s student in apparel and textiles merchandising.

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Founded in 1984, NEWH is an international non-profit organization, with 18 chapters and 6 affiliated areas, which links professionals from every facet of the hospitality industry and related fields. Scholarship recipients are selected based on their professionalism, academic standing, and professional career goals. Finalists for the scholarship are selected through interviews conducted by the awards committee.

Taylor will be recognized at an awards banquet on June 5 at the Perot Museum in Dallas. The NEWH Dallas chapter is awarding nine scholarships this year to students in a variety of fields in the hospitality industry including interior design, culinary arts and hotel management.

She is from Lawrence.

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They will be recognized at the college’s Graduation Honors and Student Awards Celebration at 4 p.m. Friday, May 17, in Leadership Studies Building on campus.

From the Department of Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design:

• Kelsie Doty in apparel design and production. Among Doty’s achievements are participation in juried shows such as the International Textile and Apparel Association Design Exhibition and Fiber to Fashion sponsored by the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association. She has been an undergraduate teaching assistant and research assistant. The recipient of several scholarships, she has been accepted in the master’s degree program and been awarded a graduate assistantship. She is the daughter of Rodney and Carolyn Koehn, Burns. She lives in Council Grove.

• Leah Parsons in apparel marketing. Parsons completed internships in Kansas City, New York City and London where she also studied at the American InterContinental University. Leadership roles include apparel and textiles student ambassador, ATID Symposium and Apparel Marketing Design Alliance. Leah graduates with a minor in business administration and public relations. She is the daughter of Greg Parsons, Topeka.

• Lauren Koepp in interior design. Koepp served as president of the Human Ecology Council, is in the honors program and has been involved in student government, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Kappa Omicron Nu honor society and student chapters of both the national and international interior design professional organizations. She was co-chair of the ATID symposium and interned with RVK Architects in San Antonio. She has a secondary major in gerontology and is the daughter of Patricia and Dwight Koepp, La Vernia, Texas.

• Andrea Sisk in interior design. Sisk was a member of the student team that won first place in the 2013 IDEC student design competition. She is an interior design student ambassador and has been a leader in Gamma Phi Beta and the student chapter of the both the national and international ID professional organizations. A member of Kappa Omicron Nu honor society and recipient of numerous scholarships – including the KSU Leadership Scholarship, she has accepted a job as interior designer with PGAV Architects in Kansas City. She is the daughter of Brenda and Randall Sisk, Overland Park.

From the School of Family Studies and Human Services:

• Margaret Weller in communication sciences and disorders. Weller has been selected student commencement speaker for the College of Human Ecology. She is president of the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society and has received awards for her accomplishments in student leadership, debate and forensics. She plans to attend graduate school in speech-language pathology. Other activities include the Student Alumni Board and the Student Foundation. She’s the owner of Maggie’s Cakes. She is the daughter of Coleen and Rick Weller, Overland Park.

• Jenna Simpson in early childhood education. She has been an assistant teacher with infants and toddlers at Hoeflin Stone House and at Northridge Academy in Wichita. Volunteer work includes work with children at Wesley Medical Center and Via Christi Hospital, activities coordinator for the American Cancer Society’s Camp Hope and leadership at St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center. Jenna hopes to become a certified child life specialist in a hospital setting. She is the daughter of Janice and James Simpson, Wichita.

• Rachael Capsey in family studies and human service, Salina. Capsey is a first generation college student who plans to attend graduate school and become a social worker. She serves as events coordinator for the multicultural student union in Salina and interned at the Department of Children and Families. Volunteer work includes Heartland Policy Council president, PTOs at two schools in Salina and Mothers of Preschoolers International. She is a member of Phil Kappa Phi and Kappa Omicron Nu and is from Salina.

• Jessica High in family studies and human services, internship program. When Jessica was not playing piccolo in the K-State Marching Band or serving as vice president of the McCain Student Ambassadors, she was working toward three minors: music, Spanish and conflict resolution/trauma studies. She was a volunteer translator/interpreter for the Crisis Center and an intern at the Family Center. She has been accepted into the marriage and family therapy graduate program. She is from Wichita.

• Simone Dorsey in family studies and human services, without internship program. Simone graduates with minors in Spanish and American Ethnic Studies. A Human Ecology ambassador, she has worked on research multicultural couples and families. She is president of LGBT and Allies at K-State and is an activist for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students’ rights on and off campus. Simone hopes to enter graduate school in marriage and family therapy. She is from San Bernardino, California.

• Joel Reimer in personal financial planning. Reimer has served as a peer counselor with Powercat Financial Counseling on campus since the program started and was a research assistant in the Institute of Personal Financial Planning. He works full time as paramedic captain and training coordinator for the Riley County Emergency Medical Services. During tax season he volunteered with the VITA program. He will graduate with a minor in business and is from Manhattan. He is the son of JeElla and Vernon Reimer, Reedley, Calif.

From the Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics:

• Marie Montoya in dietetics coordinated program. Montoya researched trayless dining options within the university dining environment and created a bilingual calendar to motivate children to eat better and exercise more at part of Walk Kansas for Kids. She developed and implemented an employee wellness program at a hospital in El Dorado, has been a volunteer at Mercy Hospital in Miami and Peruvian Air Force Hospital in Lima, Peru. Marie plans to become a registered dietitian; she is the daughter of Veronica and Jaime Montoya, Lima, Peru.

From Hospitality Management and Dietetics and Human Nutrition:

• Gretchen Strathe in dietetic didactic program and in public health nutrition. Strathe graduates with degrees in dietetics, public health nutrition and kinesiology. She was Recreation Services Nutrition Consultant of the Year in 2011 and was active in the student dietetic association and health and nutrition society. She was on the K-State cadaver team, worked at a weight loss camp in Pennsylvania and was an International Service Learning volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. The recipient of numerous scholarships, she is the daughter of Julie Strathe, Wichita, Jim Strathe, Gonzales, La.

From the Department of Human Nutrition:

• Theresia McCollum in nutrition and kinesiology. McCollum studied for a semester at Lorenzo de’ Medici University in Italy. In Kansas she has volunteered with Mercy Regional Health Center, Meals on Wheels and Wildcat Wellness Coaching Trial. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society and was on the K-State cadaver team. She interned with KidZercise Program is a certified senior pharmacy technician. McCollum, from Severy, has received 10 different scholarships and plans to go to medical school. She is the daughter of Jill McCollum of Dodge City and Patrick Mahaffey, Surprise, Ariz.

A reception in her honor will be in Hoffman Lounge in Justin Hall from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 9. A short program will begin at 4 p.m. The reception is open to the public.

Moxley has been dean since January 2006 and was associate dean from 1985 to 2005. She will enter a one-year phased retirement, working with the Institute for Academic Alliances, a Kansas State University institute she had led since its inception. It provides consultation and management support for higher education alliances worldwide.

“I have been privileged to serve as dean at an extraordinary time,” Moxley said. “Our teaching and research accomplishments have been among the top in the nation. Our facilities are a model of sustainable and functional design.”

The dean always advises freshmen to arrive on campus with a computer, a bicycle, and a passport.

“We know that graduates need to be technologically savvy, physically fit and culturally competent to succeed in the professions for which this college prepares them,” she said. Moxley advocates international experiences for students to study topics as diverse as the built environment, cuisine, couture design, human justice and conflict resolution.

Today the College of Human Ecology consists of four departments, one school, nine centers and institutes, two clinics and a museum.

During Moxley’s tenure as dean the college has:

• Built a $5 million expansion to Justin Hall, paid for with private funds;
• Incorporated the department of kinesiology into the college;
• Created the Physical Activity and Nutrition Clinical Research Consortium at Lafene Health Center;
• Expanded college offerings to both the Salina and Olathe campuses;
• Seen annual research funding grow to more than $20 million; and
• Increased enrollment to a record more than 3,000 students.

The dean is a founder of the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance, a multi-institutional group sponsoring undergraduate and graduate academic programs. She has served as national president of Omicron Nu Honor Society, now Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society; co-founded the Undergraduate Research Community for the Human Sciences; and helped establish a human sciences program at the National University of Asuncion in Paraguay.

Moxley was honored by the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities’ Board on Human Sciences as the recipient of the 2009 Public Service Award.

Prior to the publication of the 2000 Classification of Instructional Programs by the National Center for Educational Statistics, Moxley led a team of representatives from six professional associations and two federal agencies to implement a major redefinition of the fields of study within the human sciences — the first major correction in four decades.

After she announced last year that she planned to retire, a Virginia Munson Moxley Excellence Fund was established in recognition of her contributions to the college and the academic community locally and nationally. The fund will be used to continue pursuit of the college mission to advance human health and well-being through education and research.

For information about the fund, contact Jennifer Rettele-Thomas, senior director of development at the Kansas State University Foundation, at 785-532-7592 or at jenniferr@found.ksu.edu.

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Dr. John Buckwalter

John Buckwalter will become the next dean of the College of Human Ecology on July 1. He will succeed Virginia Moxley, who is going on phased retirement after having served as dean since 2006. Currently Buckwalter is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Health Professions and Education at the University of Texas at Arlington.

“I am both humbled and excited by the opportunity to join the College of Human Ecology as dean,” Buckwalter said. “I eagerly look forward to working with the outstanding faculty and staff in the college to move toward the goals outlined in K-State 2025.”

He did his graduate work in kinesiology and was a professor, and later department chair, in kinesiology at the University of Texas-Arlington. Kansas State University’s department of kinesiology moved to the College of Human Ecology this year. The college also encompasses the departments of apparel, textiles and interior design; hospitality management and dietetics; human nutrition; and a gerontology program and the School of Family Studies and Human Services.

“I am very pleased that John Buckwalter is joining the College of Human Ecology as its new dean,” said April Mason, the university’s provost and senior vice president. “John Buckwalter has a deep background in research as a scientist himself, and as an administrator he has championed research and made it a part of his college’s strategic plan. His leadership will be instrumental as the college continues to grow and evolve to achieve its K-State 2025 goals for integrated education, research and engagement.”

Buckwalter’s current position of associate dean for research and graduate studies was created in the College of Education and Health Professions at UT Arlington to address issues of research productivity. In this position he has led initiatives to develop a college strategic plan for research and a college-wide plan to highlight faculty research capacity. As department head in kinesiology, Buckwalter led faculty to receive the department’s first grants from the National Institutes for Health and NASA.

“John Buckwalter’s experience shows the aspirational leadership we’re looking for to help us become a Top 50 public research university by 2025,” said K-State President Kirk Schulz. “His initiatives demonstrate that he is willing to set the bar high, like we are at K-State.”

Buckwalter earned a doctorate and a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education with teacher certification for K-12, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with secondary level teacher certification, both from Centenary College in Shreveport, La.

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Students and their majors are:

Apparel and textile design: Sarah Budke, sophomore; Alexandria Mitchell, senior; and Alicia Holl, master’s student.

Athletic training: Braden Hynek, senior.

Communications sciences and disorders: Abigail Kaplan, sophomore; Abby Reynolds, sophomore; Anne Jansen, senior; Molly Rappold, sophomore; Jackie Lehechka, sophomore; Alexandra Dawes, sophomore; and Rebecca Hamilton, senior.

Dietetics: Callie Farrell, sophomore; Anne Pitts, senior; Kathleen Allin, senior; Katheryn Cornett, junior; Erika Schiller, sophomore; Emily Boatman, sophomore; Jennifer Morris, senior; Dayna Pachta, junior; Zhangmuge Cheng, sophomore; Nicole Douglas, senior; Jennifer Bange, master’s student; Pamela Lund, senior; Christina Edenfield, senior; Kelly Freno, senior; and Meagan Pollak, senior.

Early childhood education: Natalie Hoffman, sophomore, and Tristen Snelling, sophomore.

Family studies and human services: Baillie Woydziak, senior; Molly DeBusk, sophomore; Caroline Toler, sophomore; Amanda Privitera, junior; Michael Armour, master’s student; Chelsee Short, junior; Caysi Gatts, sophomore; Logan Wardyn, sophomore; Amanda Mellenbruch, sophomore; Ashley Webster, master’s student; Rebecca Griffin, master’s student; and Jamie Norris, senior.

Food service and hospitality management: Becky Bolte, master’s student;

Gerontology: Janet Clearwater, Mark Markeson, and Lakan Shippy, all master’s students.

Human nutrition: Katherine Gallo, doctoral student.

Interior design: Emma Wilson, sophomore; Shawna Scovell, junior; Haoran Hu, senior; and Melissa Montgomery, sophomore.

Nutrition and kinesiology: Joseph Augustine, sophomore.

Personal financial planning: Cametra Thompson, doctoral student.

Public health nutrition: Alison Sharpe, sophomore, and Jill Robl, senior.

Membership in Kappa Omicron Nu is extended to undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated integrity, high standards of scholarship and the promise of future achievement. Undergraduate students must have completed 45 semester hours and have a minimum grade point average of at least 3.5. Graduate students must have completed 15 semester hours of graduate work and have a minimum grade point average of 3.7.

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Barbara Anderson

Barbara Anderson, an authority on historic preservation and sustainability, has been named head of the department of apparel, textiles and interior design at Kansas State University.

Anderson was selected after a nationwide search. She has served as interim head of the department for three years.

An associate professor, Anderson has a Bachelor of Architecture from Kansas State University and a Master of Architecture from the University of Kansas. She has more than 20 years of experience in historic preservation and holds a National Council for Interior Design Qualification certificate.

Her scholarly focus is on sustainability.

“Barbara Anderson has a strong and vitally relevant vision for the way apparel, textiles and interior design education and research shape the future,” said Virginia Moxley, dean of the College of Human Ecology. “She understands the power and responsibility we in human ecology have to guide civilization toward a better future and to prepare our students to lead that change.”

Kansas State University is a leader in integrating human well-being and sustainability into the disciplines of apparel, textiles and interior design, Anderson said. She plans to strengthen that position in teaching, research and engagement.

To her, that means attending to environmental, social, economic and political issues that are necessary to ensure quality of life. She said some of the most important issues influencing the future of the disciplines represented in the department are environmentalism, global economic inequities and other social justice issues, ethical applications of advances in technology, and trends in human demographics.

“We have the potential to impact those issues because of the discipline we are in. Yes, there are aesthetic concerns of importance to well-being, but we don’t stop there,” Anderson said.

“We have a responsibility to prepare students to be leaders in shifting the guiding principles to a place where sustainability is broadly understood to be a good business model,” she said. “Our graduates need to understand human ecology to make ethical decisions in their work and also in their lives as they help to shape effective, well-functioning communities.”

To be change-makers, Anderson said, students need to understand the global situation and that means the department must focus on helping students to be aware of concerns that affect human well-being around the world. The department has been developing international relationships and opportunities for students to have personal international experiences.

“I want our programs to educate students in their disciplines and to have a strong sense of social, political and economic issues around the world,” Anderson said. “Too often disciplinary studies lose sight of the connections they have with the tremendous issues facing the world.”

Anderson readily cites the department’s strengths: a high quality faculty that “is incredibly productive and very engaged in scholarship and teaching,” great high-performance students who publish, win competitions and awards and get tapped for top-notch internships and positions after graduation; and a small but hardworking staff.

She’s also proud of the department’s Historic Costume and Textile Museum and curator Marla Day.

“The museum’s primary function is to provide opportunities for scholarship using the artifacts we preserve,” Anderson said. “Its secondary function is public education and outreach. It’s a good way to connect with the community and with alumni from across the entire university.

“We want to give students exciting reasons to choose K-State over other universities as the place to earn their education in apparel and textiles or interior design,” the department head said.

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Erin Monfort-Nelson, master’s student in apparel, textiles and interior design, received second place in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education Oral Presentation division.

Patricia Barros-Gomes, doctoral student in marriage and family therapy, received second place in Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Poster competition.

Kelsie Doty, apparel, textiles and interior design, received third in Undergraduate Oral Presentation.

A total of 107 students participated; 18 undergraduates and 89 graduate students.

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Jo Staffelbach Heinz

A conversation on the Kansas State University campus about “The Business of Design,” featuring two leaders in the field, will kick off the student symposium sponsored by the College of Human Ecology’s department of apparel, textiles and interior design Friday, April 5.

University alumni Jo Staffelbach Heinz, from the Dallas design firm Staffelbach, and Dave Dreiling, from GTM Sportwear Inc. in Manhattan, will offer their insights into strategic positioning of design and business.

Their keynote address will be at 9:30 a.m. in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union. It is free and open to the public.

A special feature of the daylong symposium will be a gallery of student work on display on the first floor of Justin Hall. During afternoon panel sessions, students will interact with the professionals and alumni attending the annual event.

Heinz, president and CEO of Staffelbach, will discuss the emerging picture of client-based businesses and the level of sophistication essential for successful connections of clients, projects, design thinking and profits. She has been awarded Women in Business Industry Leader by the Dallas Business Journal and the Entrepreneur Award from Kansas State University’s College of Human Ecology. She graduated from the college’s interior design program and served as the college’s alumni fellow.

Dave Dreiling

Dreiling will present his perspective on the dynamics of growing a successful business while operating within a globalized supply chain. By highlighting GTM’s newest UltraFuse technology, Dreiling will discuss strategies for maintaining an advantage in a competitive economy.

His business started as It’s Greek to Me, which sold sportswear to fraternities and sororities.  Today, the company employs more than 900 team members and sells products throughout the United States. Since 1989, GTM Sportswear has outfitted 1.1 million teams in customized sportswear for cheer, dance, athletic teams and other related markets. He has stores in Manhattan and Lawrence, Kan., and in Omaha, Neb.

Dreiling has received numerous awards, including Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for the Central Midwest Region and Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce’s Lud Fiser Citizen of the Year Award. He has a degree in marketing from Kansas State University.

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