The UNL Teaching Council and UNL Parents Association honored faculty and staff at an annual recognition ceremony on Feb. 7.
Certificates of recognition for contributions to students were given during the ceremony. The awards provide positive feedback to campus faculty and staff about the work they do with students. The honors also encourage the goal of good student/faculty relationships.
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.
All who were nominated by at least one parent and/or student and who are still with the university received a certificate.
The 2013-2014 recipients are listed below. Numbers in parentheses indicate the 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 — Debra Berens-Hoy; Chad Kilpatrick
Honors Program — Ann Koopmann (11)
W. H. Thompson Learning Community — Amy Fellhoelter
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Agricultural Economics — Dennis M. Conley (4, also has an appointment with the College of Business Administration); Ronald Hanson (22); Gary Lynne (2); Rosalee Swartz (16)
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication — Helen Fagan (2); Gina Matkin (2); Carol Ott Schacht
Agronomy and Horticulture — David Lambe (5); Zac Reicher; Richard K. Sutton (4)
Animal Science — Lisa Karr-Lilienthal (3); Merlyn Nielsen (8)
Biochemistry — Britta Osborne (3)
Biological Systems Engineering — Greg Bashford (3); Deepak Keshwani (2); Jack Schinstock (17)
Dean’s Office — Sue Voss (12)
Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program — Thomas Field
Food Science and Technology — Randy L. Wehling (2)
Forensic Science — Larry Barksdale
Natural Resources — Victoria Alapo; Rebecca Buller (3); Patricia Freeman (3); Mark Kuzila; Larkin Powell (3); Sarah Winn (2)
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences — Todd Georgi (2)
College of Architecture
Architecture — Mark Bacon; Leslie Gonzalez; Kim Wilson
College of Arts and Sciences
Anthropology — Mark Awakuni-Swetland (2, also has an appointment with ethnic studies)
Biological Sciences — Gwen Bachman (9); Chad Brassil; Scott Gardner (10); Wendy O’Connor (6); Michaela Onkka; Wayne Riekhof; Erin Sayer (5)
Chemistry — Eric Dodds (2); Richard Hartung (2); Jason Kautz (6); Yuseph Khan; Marjorie Langell; Eric Malina (7); Christopher McCune; Stephen Morin; Alexander Sinitskii; Marilyne Stains; Stephen J. Wright; Elizabeth Zurfluh
Classics and Religious Studies — Courtney Bruntz; Stephen Lahey (6)
Communication Studies — Jody Koenig Kellas
Computer Science and Engineering — Michael Hollman; Charles Riedesel (6); LeenKiat Soh; Taylor Spangler
English — Lindsay Andrews; Grace Bauer (2); Stephen Behrendt (4); Jaclyn Cruikshank Vogt; Wheeler W. Dixon (14); Richard Graham (also has an appointment with the University Libraries); Katherine McWain; Kelly Meyer; Trey Moody; Maria Nazos; Beverly Rilett; Erica Rogers (2); Timothy Schaffert; Pascha Stevenson (2); Benjamin Vogt (2)
History — Thomas Berg (8); Thomas Borstelmann (3); James Coltrain; Ann Tschetter (2); Alexander Vazansky
Mathematics — Steve Cohn (8); Mitch Hamidi; Brittney Hinds; J. David Logan (3); Caitlyn Parmelee; Allan C. Peterson (9); William Rogge (5); Alexandra Seceleanu; Chris True
Modern Languages and Literatures — Radha Balasubramanian (4); Christina Brantner (8); Thomas Carr, Jr. (2); Iker González-Allende; Abla Hasan; Alexis Jiménez (2); Catherine Johnson (2); Hicham Rahate Ellah
Physics and Astronomy — Orhan Yenen (4)
Political Science — John R. Hibbing (5)
Psychology — Calvin Garbin (17)
Statistics — Pavel Chernyavskiy
College of Business Administration
Accountancy — Debra Cosgrove (7)
Advising — Mark S. Davis (4)
Career Services — Jeannine Berge
Economics — John Anderson (2)
Finance — Donna Dudney (3); Glenn Williams
Management — Samuel Nelson (4); Jerry Sellentin (2); Varkey Titus, Jr.
Marketing — Les Carlson; Michelle Jacobs (4); Amit Saini (2)
College of Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies — Kimberly Blitch; Yolanda Mitchell; Sheree Moser (2); Susan Sarver
Educational Administration — Seth Barnes (currently working with Animal Science)
Educational Psychology — Kate Sirota
Nutrition and Health Sciences — Dipra Jha; Shannon Rowen
Recruiting — Karen Kassebaum (5)
Special Education and Communication Disorders — Charles Healey (7); Gary Meers
Student Services Center — Judy Hofeldt (6); Val Wiemeyer
Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design — Rita C. Kean (5)
Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education — Andrea Flanagan Borquez; Jennifer Stacy
College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering — James Hendrix (2)
Construction Management — Paul E. Harmon (5)
Mechanical and Materials Engineering — Yuris Dzenis
Undergraduate Programs — Lark Bear
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
Art and Art History — Mark Cole; Eddie Dominguez (2); Anthony Hawley; Sandra Williams (8)
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film — Sarah Imes-Borden; Marsha Kahm; Harris Smith
Glenn Korff School of Music — Scott Anderson (10); Paul Barnes (5); Alisa Belflower (9); Ben Coleman; Anthony Falcone (8); Paul Haar (7); Tom Larson; Damon Thomas Lee; Alan Mattingly (3); William W. McMullen (6); Clark Potter (8); William H. Shomos (6); Robert Woody (3)
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Advertising — Michael J. Goff (14); Frauke Hachtmann (2); Stacy James (16); Phyllis Larsen (8)
Advising — Jill Arth
Broadcasting — Richard Alloway (21); Jerry Renaud (6)
News-Editorial — Christopher S. Winter (8)
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
NCTA — Teri Jo Bek; Eric Reed; Doug Smith; Tina Smith
Other Campus Units
ASUN Student Legal Services — Shelley Stall
Aerospace Studies — David Everson
Athletic Department — Kirk Hartman; Katie S. Jewell (11); Dennis E. Leblanc (13); Billy Maxwell (3); Michael Nieman (3); Cathy Robertson (2)
Criminology and Criminal Justice — Chris Eskridge (16)
East Union — Kerry Vrtiska
Gerontology — C. Kyle Haefele; Julie Masters (4)
Information Technology Services — Heath Tuttle
Naval Science — Scott Pastell
OASIS — Billy Coby Jr.
Print Services — Penny Thompson
Scholarships and Financial Aid — Anna Plank (7)
Services for Students with Disabilities — Barbara Woodhead (2); Melissa Wulf
Student Affairs — Juan N. Franco (2)
University Housing — John Kalkwarf; Madeline Rock; Lola Young (currently with the Nebraska Forest Service)
