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K-State Appoints Sue Maes to Head Division of Continuing Education
January 14, 2009
The interim dean of Kansas State University's Division of Continuing Education has earned a regular appointment from Duane Nellis, K-State senior vice president and provost.
Dr. Sue C. Maes was appointed to a three-year term as dean after serving as interim dean since July 2008. She is an expert in new academic programs and fostering institutional collaboration. Prior to her appointment, she was senior development officer at K-State's Educational Communications Center since 1995. From 1994-95, Maes was assistant dean and director of academic outreach for the Division of Continuing Education and also was in charge for many years of planning and resource development for the division.
From 1998-99, Maes was president of the University Continuing Education Association, and in 2000 she was elected to the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. She has been working with the Big 12 Engineering Consortium and helped develop the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance. In addition, Maes is skilled in project management and external funding acquisition.
“I welcome the challenge of leading this important arm of Kansas State University,
” Maes said. “The Division of Continuing Education will play an ever increasing educational role in this time of economic downturn in our state and nation.
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In addition to her duties as dean, Maes has a graduate faculty appointment in the College of Education and is co–director of the Institute for Academic Alliances. She has a longtime commitment to advancing rural education and community development. She was a co–founder of the Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development in 1984, and she helped design the Kansas Center for Rural Initiatives.
Maes earned her doctorate in counseling and educational psychology in 1998 from K-State, where her emphasis was on higher education administration.
