Six students, faculty recognized with Women of Courage awards

Photo Credit: Jessica Dunn, Cassidy Emmerich, Melissa Homestead, Madison Hurst, Laura Munoz, and Trish Wonch Hill
Fri, 03/03/2023 - 13:14

Six students and faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences are among 26 Huskers who received 2023 Women of Courage, Character and Commitment Awards from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Women’s Center.

The annual award honors women from the campus and Lincoln communities who have made positive impacts through professional, personal, mentoring, or peer relationships.

  • Jessica Dunn, sophomore, Film Studies and Women's and Gender Studies
  • Cassidy Emmerich, lecturer, Communication Studies
  • Melissa Homestead, professor, English
  • Madison Hurst, senior, Political Science
  • Laura K. Muñoz, assistant professor, Ethnic Studies and History
  • Trish Wonch Hill, research associate professor, Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education and Sociology

The honorees will be recognized during the Women’s History Month Celebration on March 10 at Lied Center Commons. To attend the event, request a free ticket by March 2.

Details about additional Women’s History Month activities are available on the center’s website.