PSU alumni receive Meritorious Award for world contributions

PITTSBURG, Kans. — Three Pittsburg State College alumni have been acknowledged for his or her accomplishments after graduating. Contributing to the world of enterprise, training, and security.

“The training I bought right here was large, and extra than simply the technical training, it’s actually sort of the life classes that I realized right here,” mentioned Michael Robbinson, Meritorious Achievement Award Recipient.

Scott Bailey, Joseph Harris, and Michael Robbinson has been acknowledged by their alma mater. They’ve been named the recipients of this years Meritorious Achievement Award by Pittsburg State College — every for his or her work post-graduation.

For over 25 years, Robbinson’s work in well being, security, and setting has taken everywhere in the world.

“We have been contracted by a bunch of folks that run the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai, the tallest constructing on the earth, and proper subsequent door to it the Dubai mall, which was the biggest indoor mall on the earth,” mentioned Robbinson. “And so my half was to guage the environmental security and well being administration practices.”

Harris spent near 20-years at Leggett & Platt earlier than changing into the CEO of Schuber-Mitchell Houses.

“We construct about 800 properties a 12 months in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas, and we give attention to the inexpensive phase and inexpensive properties for households all through the area,” mentioned Harris.

Bailey is making ready to conclude 32 years in training He’s overseen the Desert Sands Unified Faculty District — one of many greatest within the nation — serving to modernize it within the course of.

“We constructed our personal LTE community that supplied filtered broadband service to all college students in our 752 sq. mile attendance zone, which served us extraordinarily nicely within the pandemic,” mentioned Bailey. “My grandfather all the time mentioned to depart the place higher than you discovered it. The truth that I’m receiving this award I feel simply speaks volumes in regards to the preparation that I obtained at Pittsburg State College.”