Celebration of Service honoring 977 employees

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Celebration of Service honoring 977 employees

The crowd gathers to pick up their lunch at the Service Awards Celebration in the Coliseum, Sept. 18, 2019.
Greg Nathan | University Communication
The crowd gathers to pick up their lunch at the Service Awards Celebration in the Coliseum, Sept. 18, 2019.

The universitywide Celebration of Service, honoring nearly 1,000 faculty and staff, will be Nov. 18.

“Every success of our university is achieved because of the talent of our people,” Chancellor Ronnie Green said. “It has been our tradition and privilege each fall to celebrate your talent and dedication by highlighting the hundreds of faculty and staff marking important milestones in service.”

The Celebration of Service will feature an open house and lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Coliseum. Honored employees can pick up their service awards, and an all-star photography booth will be available. Access to the Coliseum will be through doors on the south side of the building, and parking for campus permit holders will be available in the 14th and Avery garage.

The lunch will be provided for all employees, but organizers are requesting that those planning to attend RSVP so that resources can be best utilized.

This year, 977 employees are being honored for achieving five-year service milestones, including 13 dedicated Huskers who have given 45, 50, 55 and 60 years of service to Nebraska. Those employees are:

60 years

Ron Hull, university television

55 years

James Van Etten, plant pathology

50 years

Jim Lewis, mathematics

Richard Schmidt, nutrition and health sciences

Richard Wahl, landscape services

45 years

Carol Caha, agronomy and horticulture

Parks Coble, history

Robert Denicola, law

James Fitzgerald, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Robert Frazier, Extension

John Gruhl, political science

Leonita Masek, Natural Resources Business Center

Susan Svoboda, dining services

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