Recognition archives

2023 Awardees

2022 Awardees

System

Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award

  • Robert Brooke
    English
  • Vanessa Gorman
    History, Classics and Religious Studies

Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award

  • Jordan Stump
    Modern Languages and Literatures

University

Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award

  • Roland Végsö
    English

James O’Hanlon Academic Leader Award

  • Dawn O. Braithwaite
    Communication Studies

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

  • Kristi Montooth
    Biological Sciences

Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to the Status of Women Award

  • Department of Mathematics
  • School of Biological Sciences

Professorships

Susan J. Rosowski

  • Rebecca Leigh Brock
    Psychology

Charles Mach

  • Alexei Gruverman
    Physics and Astronomy

Aaron Douglas

  • Eve Brank
    Psychology, Center on Children, Families and the Law

College

Annual Applause Award

  • Marilyn Johnson
    Mathematics
  • Bergen Johnston
    Rural Drug Addiction Research Center
  • Kirsten Licht
    Dean's Office
  • Jamie Longwell
    Psychology
  • Brian O'Connell
    Dean's Office
  • Stephanie Vendetti
    Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education

CAS Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Award

  • Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Dawne Curry
    History, Ethnic Studies
  • Kaitlin Tademy
    Mathematics

College Distinguished Teaching Award

  • Clayton Cressler
    Biological Sciences
  • Huijing Du
    Mathematics
  • Julia Frengs
    Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Pascha Sotolongo Stevenson
    English
  • Olha Tytarenko
    Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Hope Wabuke
    English

College Engagement Award

  • Hana Waisserova
    Modern Languages and Literatures

College Mentoring Award

  • Katrina Jagodinsky
    History

College Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award

Humanities

  • Iker Gonzalez-Allende
    Modern Languages and Literatures

Natural Sciences

  • Mark Walker
    Mathematics

Social Sciences

  • Kelsy Burke
    Sociology

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

  • Allan Donsig
    Mathematics

Professorships

Marjorie L. Dewey and Catherine H. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemistry

  • Jason Kautz
    Chemistry

Hitchcock Family Chair in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs

  • Courtney Hillebrecht
    Political Science and Forsyth Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs

Cotner College Professor

  • Stephen Lahey
    Classics and Religious Studies

Happold Professor

  • Jeannette Eileen Jones
    History, Ethnic Studies

Adele Hall Chair

  • Shari Stenberg
    English, Women's and Gender Studies

Teaching Academy Fellows

  • Anna Hiatt
    Biological Sciences
  • Julia Reilly
    Global Integrative Studies
  • Shari Stenberg
    English, Women's and Gender Studies

2021 Awardees

System

Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award

  • Margaret Jacobs, history and Great Plains studies

University

Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award

  • Amelia Montes, English and ethnic studies

Dennis Molfese, Sue Venteicher, and David Hansen Hero Award

  • Morgan Pfeiffer, biological sciences

Dr. Charles Riedesel Outstanding Academic Advising Award

  • Ann Koopmann, computer science and engineering

Faculty Senate Awards

  • James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award: Christina Falci, sociology
  • Louise Pound-George Howard Distinguished Career Award: Carole Levin, history

James O'Hanlon Academic Leader Award

  • Dan Hoyt, sociology (interim chair of classics and religious studies)

Nancy Kenny Academic Business Leader Award

  • Amanda Ganshert, Bureau of Sociological Research

Nebraska Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Awards

  • Diversity Leadership Staff Award: Marianna Burks, biological sciences
  • Collective Impact Award: Bureau of Sociological Research

Professorships

  • Charles Bessey: Christian Binek, physics and astronomy
  • Susan J. Rosowski: Jennine Capó Crucet, English
  • George Holmes: Kwame Dawes, English
  • Charles Mach: Margaret Jacobs, history
  • Willa Cather: Jody Koenig Kellas, communication studies

College

CAS Engagement Award

  • Abla Hasan, modern languages and literatures
  • Clinical Psychology Training Program

CAS Mentoring Award

  • Marianna Burks, biological sciences
  • Courtney Hillebrecht, political science

CAS Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Award

  • Lory Dance, sociology and ethnic studies
  • Lydia Presley, English (graduate student)

College Distinguished Teaching Award

  • Katherine Castle, communication studies
  • Lynne Elkins, earth and atmospheric sciences
  • Anna Hiatt, biological sciences
  • Emily Kazyak, sociology and women's and gender studies
  • Matthew Van Den Broeke, earth and atmospheric sciences
  • Nathan Wakefield, mathematics

College Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award

  • Eileen Hebets, biological sciences
  • Maital Neta, psychology
  • Roland Végső , English

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

  • David Woodman, biological sciences

2020 Awardees

System

Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA)

  • Jody Koenig Kellas, communication studies

Campus

Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award

  • Kathryn Holland, psychology and women's and gender studies

James O’Hanlon Academic Leader Award

  • Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, political science

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

  • Angela Palmer-Wackerly, communication studies

Professorships

  • Marco Abel, Willa Cather Professor of English
  • Eric Dodds, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Brian Harbourne, Willa Cather Professor of Mathematics
  • Eileen Hebets, Charles Bessey Professor of Biological Sciences
  • Jeffrey Stevens, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of Psychology
  • Stacey Waite, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of English

College

CAS Engagement Award

  • Saravanan Raju, computer science and engineering

CAS Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Award

  • Allura Ralston (graduate student), psychology
  • Initialize (student organization), computer science and engineering
  • Bureau of Sociological Research (academic unit), sociology

CAS Mentoring Award

  • Drashti Bhatt, Dean’s Office
  • Amelia Montes, English and ethnic studies

College Distinguished Teaching Award

  • David Hage, chemistry
  • Nganga Muchiri, English
  • Angela Palmer-Wackerly, communication studies
  • Heather Richards-Rissetto, anthropology
  • Alexandra Seceleanu, mathematics
  • Alexander Zupan, mathematics

College Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award

  • Rebecca Lai, chemistry
  • Philip Schwadel, sociology
  • Jay Storz, biological sciences
  • Adrian Wisnicki, English

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

  • Joy Castro, English

Professorships

  • George Avalos, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
  • Stephen Burnett, Hymen Rosenberg Professor in Judaic Studies
  • Yvonne Lai, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
  • Bedross Der Matossian, Hymen Rosenberg Associate Professor in Judaic Studies
  • Chigozie Obioma, James E. Ryan Associate Professor of English
  • Sophia Perdikaris, Carl A. Happold Professor in Anthropology
  • Richard Rebarber, Milton E. Mohr Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
  • Jordan Soliz, Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair in Arts and Sciences

2019 Awardees

System

Outstanding Research and Creative Award (ORCA)

  • Kwame Dawes, English
  • Innovation, Development, and Engagement Award (IDEA)
  • Mario Scalora, Psychology and Public Policy Center

Campus

Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award

  • Jeannette Eileen Jones, History and Ethnic Studies

Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award

  • Hope Wabuke, English

Louis Pound-George Howard Distinguished Career Service Award

  • Dan Hoyt, Sociology

Dr. Charles Riedesel Outstanding Academic Advising Award

  • Doug Pellatz, Mathematics

Willa Cather Professorship

  • Julia McQuillan, Sociology
  • Jay Storz, Biological Sciences

Susan J. Rosowski Professorship

  • Kristi Montooth, Biological Sciences

Aaron Douglas Professorship

  • Grace Bauer, English

College

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

  • Rosemarie Holz, Women's and Gender Studies

College ORCA

  • Jonis Agee, English
  • Sherilyn Fritz, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences
  • Kimberly Tyler, Sociology

College Distinguished Teaching Awards

  • Brandon Bosch, Sociology, Political Science
  • Kelsey Burke, Sociology
  • Lory Dance, Sociology
  • David Harwood, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Eric Malina, Chemistry
  • Rachael Shah, English

College Teaching Academy Fellows

  • Kathy Castle, Communication Studies
  • David Harwood, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Yvonne Lai, Mathematics

Harold E. Spencer Professorship

  • Isabel Velázquez, Modern Languages and Literatures

Carl A. Happold Professorship

  • Maital Neta, Psychology
  • Phillip Schwadel, Sociology

Dr. Lucile R. Hac Chair of Chemistry Professorship

  • Jody Redepenning, Chemistry

2018 Awardees

System

Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA)

Campus

Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award

Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award

James O'Hanlon Academic Leader Award

University of Nebraska Foundation / Builders Award for Outstanding Academic Advising

  • Kelly Payne, English

Dr. Charles Riedesel Outstanding Academic Advising Award

Willa Cather Professorship

Susan J. Rosowski Professorship

  • Carrick Detweiler, Computer Science and Engineering

Aaron Douglas Professorship

Chancellor's Professorship

College

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

College Outstanding Research and Creativity Activity Award (ORCA)

College of Arts and Sciences Engagement Award

College Distinguished Teaching Award

Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair of Arts and Sciences

Samuel Clark Waugh Professor of International Relations

Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professorship

College Teaching Academy Fellows

2017 Awardees

System

Innovation, Development and Engagement Award (IDEA)

Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA)

University-wide Departmental Teaching Award

Campus

Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award

Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award

Willa Cather Professorship

Susan J. Rosowski Professorship

James V. Greisen Exemplary Service to Students Award

College

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award

Samuel Clark Waugh Professor of International Relations

College Outstanding Research and Creativity Activity Award (ORCA)

College of Arts and Sciences Engagement Award

College Distinguished Teaching Award

College Teaching Academy Fellows