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NASPA 2014 Award Winner Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education
Award Linda Kuk
LINDA KUK IS THE WINNER OF THE 2014 OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION AWARD.
THE AWARD RECOGNIZES SOMEONE WHOSE SERVICE IN PROGRAMS, POLICIES OR RESEARCH HAVE MADE
A NATIONAL IMPACT AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE BROAD REACH OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
IN HER CURRENT JOB AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION – SHE DEVELPED AND MANAGES AN ONLINE DISTANCE HIGHER EDUCATION DOCTORAL
PROGRAM , WITH STUDENT FROM ALL OVER THE US, CANADA,EGYPT AND PERU .
BUT IN LINDA’S 40-YEAR CAREER IN HIGHER EDUCATION – SHE’S EXCELLED AT MANY JOBS.
SHE’S BEEN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AT THREE UNIVERSITIES – AND ALSO
SERVED AS DEAN OF STUDENTS.
LINDA’S COLLEAGUES SAY NO MATTER WHAT POSITION SHE HOLDS – SHE IS A STUDENT ADVOCATE – REACHING
OUT TO SCORES OF FORMER AND CURRENT STUDENTS TO SHARE RESOURCES, RESEARCH IDEAS AND EVEN
JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
SHE HAS CRAFTED OVER 40 PUBLICATIONS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LITERATURE ON STUDENT
AFFAIRS. IN HER RECENT BOOK – “POSITIONING STUDENT AFFAIRS FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE”
– SHE TACKLES THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES THRUST UPON INSTITUTIONS.
THE AUTHOR AND SCHOLAR HAS ALSO BEEN A VITAL MEMBER OF NASPA FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS –SHE
HAS BEEN REGION II VICE PRESIDENT, HAS SERVED AS A FACULTY FELLOW FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND
IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE NASPA FOUNDATION BOARD . IN 2004, SHE WAS HONORED AS ONE OF
NASPA’S PILLARS OF THE PROFESSION.
JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING – LINDA KUK (cook) – HONORED WITH THE 2014 OUSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
TO HIGHER EDUCATION AWARD.