By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Valerie Brown-Kuchera, an instructor of English at Fort Hays State University, was recently awarded the 1863 Founder\u2019s Day Award from Emporia State University.
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The award, given each year on Feb. 15 to commemorate the first day classes were held at Emporia State in 1863, honors the writer of the best essay about the impact of Emporia State on the individual\u2019s life.
Brown-Kucher\u2019s essay, \u201cPollination,\u201d focuses on her journey toward earning her Ph.D. in information science and was selected from a pool of 54 essays. Brown-Kuchera received a stipend of $1,000 and publication in a collection of past winners\u2019 essays. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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