12 Arts and Sciences students are among 31 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognized as outstanding agents of character and integrity by being named to Franco's List.
Similar to an academic Dean's List, Franco's List — named for the late Juan Franco, vice chancellor for student affairs from 2006-2017 — recognizes students at Nebraska who demonstrate characteristics essential to being a person of integrity.
- Claire Berman, sophomore, psychology
- Cooper Christiancy, senior, communication studies
- Mary Claire Johnson, sophomore, psychology
- Adri Lobitz, junior, psychology
- Miranda Melson, senior, sociology, global studies and French
- Griffin Mims, junior, communication studies
- Claire Patnode, sophomore, psychology
- Cassy Ross, junior, global studies and political science
- Bailie Saathoff, senior, biological sciences
- Dakota Staggs, senior, environmental studies
- Lane Uhing, senior, biochemistry
- Estefania Yepez, senior, economics and math
Franco's List awardees represent six building blocks of character: caring, citizenship, commitment, dependability, open-mindedness and respect.
All recipients were nominated by a university community member and selected by a council of peers, the vice chancellor for student affairs' Character Council.
Recipients were announced at an awards ceremony Nov. 17.
Photo above: (back row, from left) Dakota Staggs, Aaron Bouma, Christopher Haidvogel, Cassy Ross, Mary Claire Johnson, Adri Lobitz, Alexander Kniowski, Cooper Christiancy, Abigail Lewis, Collin Thompson, Darin Knobbe, and Lane Uhing; (middle row, from left) Emma Kwapnioski, Miranda Melson, Brooke Adams, Claire Berman, Victoria Simonsen, Rachel Speckmann, Jessica Fejfar, Estefania Yepez, Sylvia Jager and Shayne Arriola; (front row, from left) Griffin Mims, Bailie Saathoff, Jasie Beam, Morgan Wallace, Anna Ripa, Kylie Gunderson and Ashley Hornsby. Not pictured are Wai Joon Foong and Claire Patnode.
