Entries tagged with "Fort Riley"

Lieutenant general Campbell gives commencement address

Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell Jr., a distinguished military graduate of K-State University and commanding general at Ft. Hood, Tx., was commencement speaker for the College of Human Ecology.

McCullough named to top Kansas scientists in history list

Elizabeth McCullough, professor of textiles in ATID and co-director of the Institute for Environmental Research, has been selected to be among the top 150 scientists in Kansas’ history.

Britt, Bell study financial resiliency of soldiers

Two Kansas State University researchers are crunching the numbers when it comes to the financial status of soldiers at Fort Riley.

Moxley, Schulz travel to Iraq

Virginia Moxley, dean of the College of Human Ecology, and K-State President Kirk Schulz are traveling to Basra, Iraq, as guests of Maj. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley.

Soldiers to tell two stories of combat stress at Oct. 14 ‘wounded warrior’ lecture

Two soldiers; two stories of life and death. One is Capt. Joshua Mantz, felled by sniper in Baghdad in 2007, technically died. He flat-lined for 15 minutes before medical teams revived him. “I could feel myself starting to die,” he said. The other is Major Jeff Hall, two tours to Iraq, lost troops. He and his wife Sheri faced another deadly type of military trauma: suicide, traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Senior receives $5,000 for service to Ft. Riley community

Rebecca Strong, senior in human ecology, received a $5,000 educational grant recognizing her commitment to military community service.

Military families institute opens Oct. 2

The new Institute for the Health and Security of Military Families will coordinate research and outreach programs that address the well-being of military personnel, veterans and their families after the battle. The institute opens on Oct. 2. Briana Nelson Goff, professor and associate dean of the College of Human Ecology, serves as director. How to cope [...]

Survey: Families important to Fort Riley

The Manhattan Mercury, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, Reprinted by permission By Sarah Nightingale When Fort Riley officials and K-State researchers teamed up to study why some spouses do not transfer to Fort Riley with their soldiers, they hoped to learn how the post and community could attract more families to relocate here. While the just-released [...]