The K-State Alumni Fellows Program, sponsored by the Alumni Association, the President's Office and the Deans' Council, recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers.

Since 1983, the program has brought successful alumni back to campus to meet with students and faculty and to share their expertise in the classroom and at informal settings.

Fellows are chosen by each college to return as distinguished guests and as mentors, friends and counselors. They are honored in recognition of the ultimate measure of a university – not curricula, facilities or programs, but the quality of its alumni.

 

Meet our 2025 Fellows below:

Renée McReynolds Laird ’93

College of Agriculture
Renée McReynolds Laird ’93

Ag tech and commodities executive, financial and risk management leader, leadership and wellness coach
Renée Laird Consulting

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Graham Smith ’93, ’97

College of Architecture, Planning and Design
Graham Smith ’93, ’97

Urban planner
Multistudio

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Danielle Cornejo Calhoun ’08

College of Arts and Sciences
Danielle Cornejo Calhoun ’08

Vice president, DEI
Weber Shandwick

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Eric Farmer ’97

College of Arts and Sciences
Eric Farmer ’97

Principal staff mathematician
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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Charlie Morrison ’90

College of Business Administration
Charlie Morrison ’90

Retired chief executive officer
Wingstop, Inc. 

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Vince Carlisle ’16

College of Education
Vince Carlisle ’16

Deputy director
Center for Army Leadership

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Beth Ward ’93

Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Beth Ward ’93

Former senior vice president supply chain
Hallmark Cards, Inc.

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Sudhakar Ramakrishna ’91

Graduate School
Sudhakar Ramakrishna ’91

President and CEO
SolarWinds

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Evan ’02 and Andrea ’02 Grier

College of Health and Human Sciences
Evan ’02 and Andrea ’02 Grier

Co-founders
One Egg Group

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Steve Reed ’88

College of Technology and Aviation
Steve Reed ’88

Retired executive vice president of business development
Kasa Companies

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Dr. Ronald Marler ’71, ’73, ’78

College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Ronald Marler ’71, ’73, ’78

Professor emeritus
Mayo Clinic Arizona

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View a list of past Alumni Fellows.