189 rewarded for contributions to students

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189 rewarded for contributions to students

Katie Jewell (center), associate director of academic programs for athletics, accepts her Parents Association award from (left) Bryan Reiling, chair of the UNL Teaching Council and Timothy Draftz, co-president of the UNL Parents Association.
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Katie Jewell (center), associate director of academic programs for athletics, accepts her Parents Association award from (left) Bryan Reiling, chair of the UNL Teaching Council and Timothy Draftz, co-president of the UNL Parents Association.

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)

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