More than 225 University of Nebraska-Lincoln employees were recently honored for providing support to students.
The Parents’ Recognition Awards, presented during a Feb. 3 ceremony in the Nebraska Union, are earned through nominations made from parents of Nebraska students. Presented annually, the honors provide positive feedback to faculty and staff about their work with students. They also encourage good student and faculty relationships and provide recognition in an area often overlooked in the formal rewards system.
The Parents Association solicits nominations through an annual mailing, asking parents to nominate a faculty or staff employee who has made a significant difference in their student’s life. Nominations include a short explanation of why this person was nominated.
All who were nominated by at least one parent or student and who are still with the university received a certificate. The annual recognition ceremony was organized by the Division of Student Affairs and co-sponsored by the teaching council and parents association. Certificates of recognition for contributions to students were given during the ceremony. This is the 29th year Nebraska faculty and staff have received the awards from the parents association.
The 2016-2017 recipients are listed below. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of years a recipient has received the award. If no number is listed, the award is a first-time honor.
For more information, contact Student Affairs at 402-472-3755.
Academic Affairs
Admissions – Chad Kilpatrick (2)
Criminology and Criminal Justice – Don Carey, Danny Madrid
Exploratory and Pre-Professional – Jaci Gustafson
First-Year Experiences and Transition Programs – Cheryl Pflueger, Lori Romano
Gerontology (Public Affairs and Community Service) – Lindsey Wylie
Raikes School of Computer Science and Management – Anna Pressler
Scholarships and Financial Aid – Anna Plank (10)
Thompson Learning Community – Kelli King (4)
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Agricultural Economics – Ronald Hanson (25), Rosalee Swartz (19)
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication – Susan Burton, Karen Cannon, Carmen Zafft
Agronomy and Horticulture – David Lambe (8), Donald Lee (24), Dennis McCallister (4), Jeffrey Mower, Brandi Sigmon, Kim Todd (11)
Animal Science – Ron Lewis, James MacDonald, Allison Raymond, Bryan Reiling (10), Brett White
Biochemistry – Rebecca Roston, Erin Sayer (7)
Biological Systems Engineering – Greg Bashford (5), Jonathan Heithold (2), Roger Hoy (5), Nicole Iverson, Deepak Keshwani (5), Jeyam Subbiah (2)
Dean’s Office – Tom Field (4), Nichole Smith (4)
Food Science and Technology – Andrew Benson, Randy Wehling (4)
Natural Resources – Amanda Bergeron-Bauer (2), Rebecca Buller (5), Sara Winn (4)
Statistics – Erin Blankenship
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences – Michael Carlson (4), Roberto Cortiñas, Lila Tooker (4)
Architecture
Architecture – Peter Olshavsky (3)
Interior Design – Lindsey Ellsworth-Bahe
Arts and Sciences
Anthropology – Raymond Hames, Carrie Heitman (2), Heather Richards-Rissetto
Biological Sciences – Peter Angeletti (2), Gwen Bachman (12), Alan Christensen (2), Brian Couch (2), John DeLong (2), William Glider (6), Wendy O’Connor (7), Wayne Riekhof (3)
Chemistry – Jason Kautz (9), Eric Malina (9), Chris McCune (4)
Classics and Religious Studies – Yaroslav Komarovski, Michael Lippman (2), Matthew Loar (2)
Communication Studies – Katie Brockhage, Amy Martinelli
Computer Science and Engineering – Ann Koopmann (14)
English – Stephen Behrendt (5), Stephen Buhler (7), Adrienne Christian, Jennine Capó Crucet, Gabriel Houck, Kirby Little, Gabrielle Owen, Beverley Rilett (4), Gregory Rutledge (2), Kelly Stage (3), Shari Stenberg, Jack Vespa (3), Ivan Young
Global Studies – Emira Ibrahimpasic
History – Thomas Borstelmann (4)
Mathematics – Andrew Becklin, Cashous Bortner, Steve Cohn (10), Kevin Gonzales, Mitch Hamidi (2), David McMorris, J.D. Nir, Bob Ruyle (2), Chris True (4), Nathan Wakefield
Modern Languages and Literatures – Radha Balasubramanian (6), Abla Hasan (3), Alexis Jimenez (5), Errapel Mejias-Vicandi (5), Bethany Sanio (4), Madeline Smith, Olha Tytarenko, Sijia Yao
Physics and Astronomy – Matthias Fuchs (2)
Political Science – John Gruhl (13), Sergio Wals (3), Marc Warburton
Psychology – Rick Bevins (3), Calvin Garbin (18), Daniel Leger (10), Jeffrey Stevens, Manda Williamson (5)
Sociology – Kara Brant
Business Administration
Advising – D’vee Buss (8), Matthew Geyer
Honors Academy – Erin Burnette (3)
Clifton Strengths Institute – Samantha Kennelly
Dean’s Office – Shelly Harrold (2)
Economics – Sam Allgood (5), Laurie Miller (3)
Finance – Roberto Stein, Sue Vagts (4)
Management – Regina Frey, Amber Messersmith, John Kalu Osiri, Troy Smith
Marketing – Michelle Jacobs (6), Laura McLeod, Rob Simon (2)
Accountancy – Amanda Gonzales, Jina Morris (2), Joel Owens
Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies – Kimberly Blitch (2), Paul Springer
Dean’s Office – Debra Mullen (10)
Educational Psychology – Abraham Flanigan
Nutrition and Health Sciences – Candy Kohnke (2)
Special Education and Communication Disorders – Cynthia Cress (7), Rebecca Custead, Sue Kemp (3), Ron Nelson (2)
Student Services Center – Eric Einspahr (3), Cameya Ramirez-Rousseau
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education – Jim Barstow, Lauren Gatti, Tricia Gray (3), Diane Mickey, Amanda Morales
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design – Michael Burton, Yiqi Yang
Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Srivatsan Kidambi
Civil Engineering – Richard Wood
Dean’s Office – Kayla Person
Architectural Engineering and Construction – Kevin Grosskopf, Wayne Jensen (4)
Computer Science and Engineering – Cooper Knaak
Mechanical and Materials Engineering – Mehrdad Negahban (6), Michael Sealy
Fine and Performing Arts
Art, Art History and Design – Bob Hall, Michael Hoff (4), Rebecca Salem, Francisco Souto
Music – Carolyn Barber (3), Diane Barger (5), Alisa Belflower (12), Kathleen Butler (4), Jan Deaton, Peter Eklund (11), Paul Haar (9), David Hall, Brian Moore (4), Hans Sturm
Theatre and Film – Ian Borden (3), Julie Hagemeier (2), Steven Kolbe (4), J.D. Madsen, Dustin Mosko
Journalism and Mass Communications
Advertising and Public Relations – Kelli Britten (2), Dane Kiambi, Phyllis Larsen (10), Brandon Nutting, Amy Struthers (9)
Advising – Jill Arth (3)
Broadcasting – Rick Alloway (24)
Journalism – Sue Burzynski Bullard, Alan Eno, Joe Starita (4), Bruce Thorson (5), Matthew Waite (2), Joe Weber
Technical Agriculture
Technical Agriculture – Ricky Sue Barnes Wach, Joe Bek (3), Judy Bowmaster-Cole (2), Trentee Bush (2), Glenn Jackson (2), Daniel Stehlik, Alan Taylor
Additional Units
Athletics – Alvin Banks (4), Katie Jewell (14), Shot Kleen, Dennis Leblanc (15), Mike Nieman (5), Joann Ross, Jerry Weber (4)
Career Services – Becky Faber (9)
Chancellor’s Office – Bill Nunez
Civic Engagement – Kris Baack (17)
Fraternity and Sorority Life – Linda Schwartzkopf (3)
Nebraska Alumni Association – Jessica Marshall
OASIS – Charlie Foster
Print Services – Penny Thompson (2)
Services for Students with Disabilities – Veva Cheney (7), Rachel Murray
Student Accounts – Trudy Rhoads
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs – Kacey Tegtmeier
TRIO Programs – Marianna Burks (2)
University Health Center – Betty Adams, Jane Austin
University Housing – Claire Adams, Sharity Czolgos, Pamela Edwards (2), Jason Hughes, Ann Johnson, Amanda Orr, Alise Pape, Erron Reynolds (2), Willie Schele Jr., Bod Sildmets
University Police – Eric Fischer
