Quinn, Tempel Receive December Kudos

Peggy Quinn, administrative technician in Vocational and Adult Education, and Linda Tempel, administrative assistant in Cooperative Extension, received university Kudo awards for the month of December. The awards were presented at the Dec. 9 Board of Regents meeting.

Peggy Quinn (shown at right) began work at UNL in 1981. Over the past 15 years she has continued to pursue her degree and will graduate on Dec. 16 with a bachelors degree in administrative resource management. Quinn's computer skills allowed her to develop a database of all graduate students upon her arrival in Vocational & Adult Education. Since taking over the inventory and budgets, she has computerized most of the procedures. She also manages the department's two instructional computer labs. She has been active in the development of a new comprehensive examination procedure for the masters program, and has helped revise both the masters application process and informational materials for all the graduate programs.

"An enthusiastic, hard-working young woman, Peg does an excellent job," her nominator said. "Her ability to think clearly and to organize is evident in the work she produces. She excels as an office manager and relates superbly to students and faculty with whom she comes in contact."

Linda Tempel (shown at left) earned a B.A. degree from UNL in 1987 and was hired in 1990. Among many other duties, she develops and maintains a computer-based management information system for the Cooperative Extension Division. She also serves as planning and accountability contact with ES/USDA to monitor and enforce staff training. She maintains the schedule of events electronically for the IANR CED, and this database is a critical source of information for the UNL electronic calendar. Additionally, her responsibility for federal report submission ensures that Nebraska receives approximately $5 million annually in federal funding.

"Whether it be gathering data, creating visuals and reports, or working with clientele, Linda is professional and friendly," her nominator said. "With all her assignments, committee meetings, deadlines, and regular workload, she has a very positive, 'can do anything' attitude. When one says that an employee can be replaced, Linda is the exception."

Bill Thomas New NPRN Program Director

Bill Thomas, formerly of Champaign, Ill., became Nebraska Public Radio's new assistant network manager/program director in November. Thomas has more than 25 years of experience in public radio, beginning as a volunteer at his college station in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1968. For the past few years, he has been working as a public radio consultant to station and public radio organizations.

Thomas replaces Frank Hoffman, who took a position with West Virginian Public Radio in April.

Public Relations, Publications Take CASE Awards

Staff of the UNL Office of Public Relations, Publications & Photography and the UNL Alumni Association captured a number of awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District 6.

The awards will be presented at the CASE District 6 conference in Denver Jan. 14-17.

Receiving awards in Public Relations were Mary Jane Bruce, who won a gold for radio scriptwriting, two silvers for video news releases and a bronze in the radio news feature category. Jim Ballard won a gold in the radio documentary category, and Jana McGuire won a bronze for a public service announcement. Bruce, Ballard and McGuire shared silver and bronze medals for work on video projects. Jason Levkulich won gold and silver awards in photography (news or feature), and also received mention in the bronze category for his work on the university's annual report.

In Publications & Photography, Brett Dietrich received a gold in specialty item design (Honors Program folder), and a bronze for his design of the Annual Report. From the Alumni Association, Andrea Cranford received a bronze for a profile piece in Nebraska magazine.

UNL Professor Publishes Ground-breaking Book

A new book by Robert Brown, Carl A. Happold Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, titled Applied Ethics for Program Evaluation was recently published by Sage Publication. The book, which is the first of its kind in the field, is the culmination of 15 years of research on the application and appropriateness of ethical principles when evaluating educational and human service programs.

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