Dr. Cheryl Polson Inducted to Hall of Fame

On November 19, 2015 Dr. Cheryl Polson joined a select company of leaders and educators as she was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Oklahoma City. This organization, to which you must be nominated and elected, has just over 300 members including many of the giants of adult education.

Previous inductees include fellow K-Staters Dr. Sue Maes, Dr. Frank Spikes and former First Lady Barbara Bush. Other notable inductees include Cyril Houle, Myles Horton, Malcolm Knowles, Carol Kasworm, Edward Lindeman, Paolo Freire, Sharan Merriam, Jack Mezirow, Ronald Cervero, Rosemary Caffarella, & Stephen Brookfield.

Colleagues and friends also gathered to mark this honor at a December 4, 2015 reception at the Command and General Staff College to recognize Dr. Polson and thank her for her years of dedicated service to adult education, Kansas State University, and the Command and General Staff College. A dedicated member of the Ft. Leavenworth community for 20 years, she has represented Kansas State University to generations of Army officers in Bell Hall and the Lewis and Clark Center.

An article in K-State Today further details Dr. Polson’s numerous accomplishments, honors, and academic contributions to the field of adult education. We are proud to be a program that includes her as part of our faculty and leadership. Congratulations Dr. Polson!