Nearly 850 honored with Employee Service Awards

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Nearly 850 honored with Employee Service Awards

Jing Zhang, assistant professor of biochemistry, picks up her 10-year service award from Karen Bentz in the Lied Commons on Sept. 28. Zhang was among the nearly 1,000 employees honored for their years of service to the university. The service awards ceremony was held prior to the State of Our University address.
Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
Jing Zhang, assistant professor of biochemistry, picks up her 10-year service award from Karen Bentz in the Lied Commons on Sept. 28. Zhang was among the nearly 1,000 employees honored for their years of service to the university. The service awards ceremony was held prior to the State of Our University address.

Nearly 850 University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty and staff were honored during the Employee Service Awards ceremony held Sept. 28 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

The event was part of a celebratory day that featured Chancellor Ronnie Green’s State of Our University Address and an employee cook-out catered by Dining Services. The chancellor’s speech outlined achievements in the last year and set the tone for the current academic year. Learn more about the address.

A complete list of Employee Service Award recipients is available here. Awards not picked up by employees will be delivered to their respective departments.

University celebrates employees, momentum

  • Peter Eklund, professor and director of choral activities in the School of Music, leads the Varsity Men's Chorus in a performance to open the State of Our University Address on Sept. 28.
    Peter Eklund, professor and director of choral activities in the School of Music, leads the Varsity Men's Chorus in a performance to open the State of Our University Address. Craig Chandler | University Communication
  • Chancellor Ronnie Green discusses enrollment during the State of Our University address.
    Chancellor Ronnie Green discusses enrollment during the State of Our University address. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
  • Jing Zhang, assistant professor of biochemistry, picks up her 10-year service award from Karen Bentz in the Lied Commons on Sept. 28. Zhang was among the nearly 1,000 employees honored for their years of service to the university. The service awards ceremony was held prior to the State of Our University address.
    Jing Zhang, assistant professor of biochemistry, picks up her 10-year service award from Karen Bentz in the Lied Commons on Sept. 28. Zhang was among the nearly 1,000 employees honored for their years of service to the university. The service awards ceremony was held prior to the State of Our University address. Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
  • Chancellor Ronnie Green talks to employees as he waits in line during the cook-out on R Street. The event was catered by Dining Services, with nearly 1,000 attending.
    Chancellor Ronnie Green talks to employees as he waits in line during the cook-out on R Street. The event was catered by Dining Services, with nearly 1,000 attending. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
  • Drake Wiggins, a worker with Dining Services, prepares hamburgers during the cook-out. Nearly 1,000 employees were expected to participate in the event, which followed the State of Our University address.
    Drake Wiggins, a worker with Dining Services, prepares hamburgers during the cook-out. Nearly 1,000 employees were expected to participate in the event, which followed the State of Our University address. Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
  • University staff and faculty sit with Chancellor Ronnie Green during the employee cook-out on R Street.
    University staff and faculty sit with Chancellor Ronnie Green during the employee cook-out on R Street. Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing
  • Claudia Wheeler, a dining services clerical associate, serves a hamburger to Raymond Guern, a production technician with the Lied Center for Performing Arts, during the picnic. Dining Services workers from across campus volunteered to work the event.
    Claudia Wheeler, a dining services clerical associate, serves a hamburger to Raymond Guern, a production technician with the Lied Center for Performing Arts, during the picnic. Dining Services workers from across campus volunteered to work the event. Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing

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