5 graduating seniors in CAS earn University Honors Program awards

May 17, 2024

Flowers near Love Library

Five graduating seniors in CAS are among 14 who have earned awards from the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The students were selected from among 200-plus Honors graduates during the 2023-24 academic year.

Awards:

  • The Outstanding Honors Leadership Award recognizes Honors graduates who have made the most significant and lasting impact on the Honors Program through their leadership.
  • An Outstanding Honors Graduate is recognized from each college, selected based on their contributions to, and involvement with, both the Honors Program and their respective colleges.
  • Students are recognized for outstanding leadership within one of the Honors Program’s registered student organizations: Honors Ambassadors, Honors Program Student Advisory Board, Honors Peer Mentor Leaders, and the Dr. Michael W. Combs Honors Scholars.
  • The Honors Resilience Award acknowledges Honors graduates who have persisted and grown through adversity during their time at Nebraska to achieve at a high level both personally and academically.

Awardees:

  • Emily Blomstedt, English and political science, Outstanding Honors Graduate: College of Arts and Sciences
  • Tristan Curd, computer science, Combs Honors Scholar
  • Rebecca Liebsack, biochemistry, Outstanding Honors Peer Mentor Leader
  • Juliana Quattrocchi, economics, Outstanding Honors Program Student Advisory Board Member
  • Zoe Zingler, chemistry and environmental studies, Outstanding Honors Leadership Award