The Parents Association at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln annually recognizes faculty and staff who were selected by parents as having made a significant difference in their students' lives. Awardees received certificates at a ceremony February 3, which was organized by the Division of Student Affairs and co-sponsored by the university's Teaching Council and the Parents Association.
The awards provide positive feedback to campus faculty and staff about their work with students and encourage good student and faculty relationships.
The 2017 awardees are listed by area below. The number indicates how many times they've received the award.
Anthropology
- Raymond Hames, 1
- Carrie (Carolyn) Heitman, 2
- Heather Richards-Rissetto, 1
Chemistry
- Jason Kautz, 9
- Eric Malina, 9
- Christopher (Chris) McCune, 4
Classics and Religious Studies
- Yaroslav Komarovski, 1
- Michael Lippman, 2
- Matthew Loar, 2
Communication Studies
- Katie Brockhage, 1
- Amy Martinelli, 1
Computer Science and Engineering
- Ann Koopmann, 14
English
- Stephen Behrendt, 5
- Stephen Buhler, 7
- Adrienne Christian, 1
- Jennine Capó Crucet, 1
- Gabriel Houck, 1
- Kirby Little, 1
- Gabrielle Owen, 1
- Beverley Rilett, 4
- Gregory Rutledge, 2
- Kelly Stage, 3
- Shari Stenberg, 1
- Jack Vespa, 3
- Ivan Young, 1
Global Studies
- Emira Ibrahimpasic, 1
History
- Thomas Borstelmann, 4
Mathematics
- Andrew Becklin, 1
- Cashous Bortner, 1
- Steve Cohn, 10
- Kevin Gonzales, 1
- Mitch Hamidi, 2
- David McMorris, 1
- JD Nir, 1
- Robert (Bob) Ruyle, 2
- Chris True, 4
- Nathan Wakefield, 1
Modern Languages and Literatures
- Radha Balasubramanian, 6
- Abla Hasan, 3
- Alexis Jimenez, 5
- Errapel Mejias-Vicandi, 5
- Bethany Sanio, 4
- Madeline Smith, 1
- Olha Tytarenko, 1
- Sijia Yao, 1
Physics and Astronomy
- Matthias Fuchs, 2
Political Science
- John R. Gruhl, 13
- Sergio Wals, 3
- Marc Warburton, 1
Psychology
- Rick Bevins, 3
- Calvin Garbin, 18
- Daniel Leger, 10
- Jeffrey Stevens, 1
- Manda Williamson, 5
School of Biological Sciences
- Peter Angeletti, 2
- Gwen Bachman, 12
- Alan Christensen, 2
- Brian Couch, 2
- John DeLong, 2
- William V. Glider, 6
- Wendy O'Connor, 7
- Wayne Riekhof, 3
Sociology
- Kara Brant, 1
