Flinchbaugh Family Wildcat Pride

The K-State Alumni Association presents the Flinchbaugh Family Wildcat Pride Award to a current or emeritus K-State faculty or staff member for advocacy of alumni relations, with a special emphasis on support and participation in alumni programs that engage members of the Wildcat family.

The Wildcat Pride Award is made possible by the generosity of the Barry Flinchbaugh Family.

2024 Recipient

Robert Nelson

From producing a variety of promotional, informative and celebratoryvideos, to streaming live events and meetings, Robert F. Nelson, executive director of video/engineering services for K-State’s Division of Communications and Marketing, has been called upon time after time to deliver quality AV for the K-State Alumni Association.

Robert F Nelson

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nelson helped the Alumni Association produce the Wildcat Chats virtual series, Distinguished Young Alumni keynote presentations, video conferencing for Association board meetings, among many other video endeavors.

In recognition of his service, the K-State Alumni Association honored him with the 2024 Flinchbaugh Family Wildcat Pride Award at the Association’s board of directors meeting on June 7. The award honors a current or emeritus K-State faculty or staff member for his or her advocacy of alumni relations, with a special emphasis on support and participation in alumni programs that engage members of the Wildcat family.

“Robert Nelson established himself as the ‘go-to’ contact and mentor for the Alumni Association staff in May 2020 as the Association delved into virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said his nominator Terin Walters, assistant vice president of development and communications. “As the world learned to Zoom, Robert was able to advise the staff how to run our board meetings via Zoom, how to host virtual Bingo events for Alumni Clubs and so much more. Robert has always been available and willing to assist in any way he can — from an actual set up to helping advise us on future upgrades and needs.”