November 1, 1996

Holland, Shull Receive October Kudos

Mary Ann Holland , staff secretary III in the Office of Greek Affairs, and Barry Shull, architect at Architectural and Engineering Services, received University Kudos awards for the month of October. The awards were presented at the Oct. 25 Board of Regents meeting.

Mary Ann Holland was hired by the university in 1971 and has been with the Office of Greek Affairs since 1987. She has written the Greek Affairs brochure used in New Student Enrollment, worked closely with women's rush week and served as the liaison to all 23 fraternity rush chairs over the summer.

In addition to her normal duties, Holland assumed responsibility for the daily operations of Greek Affairs when the director had to take a leave of absence. One of the students involved in the Greek Affairs Office said of Holland, "She respects students and we respect her. Even if she has had a busy day, she always takes time to listen and laugh with us. She shows us that someone truly cares."

Barry Shull started with the university in 1974. He has been project manager for many university construction projects and had developed a reputation for being extremely responsive to customer needs and highly creative in designing the best solutions. During one particular project, for which several departments needed to be relocated and had various needs, Shull coordinated contractors, subcontractors, maintenance, custodial and moving staff to get the job done with minimal disruption.

A chair of one of the departments said of Shull: "Through all of the trials of the moving process, Barry managed to project a professional, yet cheerful attitude. It has been a great pleasure for us to have met and worked with a man of Barry's caliber. Not only have we been enriched by his spirit, but in addition we have appreciated his professionalism."

'Oregon Trail' Wins Chris Award

"In Search of the Oregon Trail," a Nebraska ETV Network documentary challenging the common myths about the great western migration, recently won a Chris Award at the 44th Columbus International Film and Video Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The Chris is the highest award given to film or video productions in each of the nine production divisions in the competition. To earn it, the documentary received a rating of seven out of a possible seven points. Co-produced by Nebraska ETV and Oregon Public Broadcasting, in association with the Oregon Historical Society, "In Search of the Oregon Trail" was broadcast nationally by PBS in April. The program will be rebroadcast on the Nebraska ETV Network on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.

Michael Farrell of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Television Cultural Affairs Unit produced and directed the documentary. Editor was Alexandru Moscu, reenactment producer/director was Joel Geyer and historic visuals researcher was Carl Milone.

Nebraska Agribusiness Club to Honor Bish Nov. 7

Four agriculturalists will be recognized for public service to agriculture at the Nebraska Agribusiness Club's 30th awards banquet here Nov. 7.

The Nebraska honorees are Frank Bartak of Merna, Cyril Bish of Lincoln, Jerome Gabriel of Shelby and Charles E. "Eddie" Nichols of Wauneta.

Each year the club recognizes individuals for leadership in production agriculture, agribusiness, education and government.

Bish is a retired University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension agent. He served in Hamilton, Adams and Lancaster counties for a total of 35 years. After retiring in 1979, he became an active volunteer for the Nebraska Nut Growers Association and the Northern Nut Growers Association, including terms as president of both groups. He is a strong supporter of the UNL Graduate Research Fund which enables graduate students to do research on northern nut-producing plants.

Ag Alumni Award Winners Named

The UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources alumni association announces the 1996 recipients of the Award of Merit and Alumnus of the Year Award. They will be honored at a reunion luncheon on Nov. 9 in Lincoln.

Charles O. Gardner, retired professor of agronomy at UNL, will receive the Award of Merit. Donald G. Hanway, retired professor and head of the department of agronomy at UNL, is the Alumnus of the Year.

Gardner earned his bachelor's (1941) and master's (1948) degrees from the University of Nebraska. He graduated from Harvard with an MBA in 1943 and from North Carolina State University with a Ph.D. in biometry in 1951. Gardner's academic career spans more than 30 years at UNL. He started as an agronomy faculty member in 1957, teaching and researching until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1989.

Most widely known for his work in plant breeding and genetics, Gardner is also responsible for the development of the applied biometrics program at UNL. His work has provided a solid research base for growth in the agricultural sciences.

Broadwater, Neb., native Hanway spent more than 30 years with the University of Nebraska - 21 years as professor and head of the department of agronomy. Hanway earned his bachelor's degree in agriculture (1942) and his master's degree in agronomy (1948) from UNL. He earned his doctorate from Iowa State (1954).

Hanway devoted much of his career to national and international plant breeding, genetics, soil fertility and conservation. He was recognized as the 1988 honoree by the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. Hanway retired in 1984 and was granted status as professor emeritus in agronomy.

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources annual alumni reunion will be Nov. 9 at the Wick Alumni Center on UNL's city campus. For more information call the UNL Alumni Association at 472-2841.


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