{"id":57281,"date":"2020-11-23T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=57281"},"modified":"2020-11-23T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T19:30:22","slug":"lobby-named-in-honor-of-fhsus-fred-ruda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=57281","title":{"rendered":"Lobby named in honor of FHSU\u2019s Fred Ruda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family and friends have come together with contributions large and small to honor the late Dr. Fred Ruda, or \u201cDoc\u201d as his students fondly called him. Ruda was known as a father, a husband and a longtime faculty member and chair for the Department of Technology Studies at Fort Hays State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His legacy built during 39 years of\noutstanding contributions to the university and the Hays community will live\non. The lobby of FHSU\u2019s Center for Applied Technology was dedicated as the\n\u201cFred Ruda Lobby\u201d Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI often hear about the way he touched\nstudents\u2019 lives, influenced their careers and contributed to their success,\u201d\nsaid Kim Stewart, current chair of the Department of Applied Technology. \u201cHow\nfitting it is that a place that fosters a spirit of warmth and academic\ncuriosity be named in Ruda\u2019s honor. It is our hope that the legacy of this\npassionate and influential man will inspire all those who enter the building\nfor decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dedication of the space was held with\na small group of family to celebrate the newly named lobby and to recognize the\nman who meant so much to so many students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to have a lobby named\nafter Fred,\u201d said Steve Paul, a past student of Ruda. \u201cHe mentored a lot of\nkids, was always supportive of us and did a lot to move his academic program\nforward at Fort Hays State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Ruda\u2019s many contributions was\nfounding a \u201cTeaming Up For Tots\u201d event \u2013 headed by FHSU\u2019s Department of Applied\nTechnology as a way to spread holiday cheer. Community volunteers of all ages\ncome together each December to assemble wooden toys, which are then given to\nlocal children who otherwise might not receive Christmas gifts. The popular\nevent was set to occur this winter for its 31st year, but has been cancelled\ndue to COVID-19 concerns. However, faculty and students of FHSU\u2019s Technology\nand Engineering Education Collegiate Association (TEECA) chapter will still\nassemble toys for the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemembering Fred is very important\nbecause he was a great guy \u2013 period,\u201d said Bob Wertenberger, who also studied\nat FHSU during Ruda\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following graduation from FHSU, Paul and\nWertenberger went on to establish Paul-Wertenberger Construction in Hays in\n1983, a successful company that employs several FHSU graduates and has worked\non numerous campus projects over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will be hard for many to see this\nheartwarming tradition pivot for 2020, but there are ways to honor Ruda and the\noverall spirit of the event that he selflessly shaped,\u201d said Darci Cain,\nAssociate Vice President of Development with the FHSU Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cain mentioned several ways to support\nFHSU and the \u2018Fred P. Ruda Teaming Up for Tots\u2019 event by designating a gift to\nTEECA. \u201cYou can also honor Ruda by making a gift to the Dr. Fred and Sherrill\nRuda Technology Studies Fund, which continues to make an incredible impact within\nFHSU\u2019s Department of Applied Technology, at https:\/\/foundation.fhsu.edu\/donate<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For questions, please contact Cain with\nthe FHSU Foundation at 785-628-5620 or foundation@fhsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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