May 2, 1997


Moshman Receives Lake Award

David Moshman, chair and professor of educational psychology, received the 1997 James A. Lake Sr. Academic Freedom Award from the UNL Academic Senate.

Moshman was cited for his work in founding the Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska, a group that works to preserve academic freedom in all educational venues. Irv Omtvedt, vice chancellor for IANR, said Moshman had worked to maintain academic freedom as a core value for education and said his positive and reasonable approach to the issue reaped dividends.

In accepting the award, Moshman said that in an educational context, academic freedom encompasses freedom of belief, of expression and discussion, of access to ideas and information and of inquiry to create new knowledge.

We must respect academic freedom, he said, because it protects First Amendment rights, it maximizes the quality of education and research, it enhances academic governance, it enhances multicultural dialogue, it helps people realize the right to exercise their own ideas and it demonstrates mutual respect among peers. (Photo/Wright)

CBA to Honor Goebel, Petr

The dean of the College of Business Administration and a CBA distinguished faculty member are among business leaders to be honored at the annual College of Business Administration Alumni Association luncheon May 9 at the Wick Alumni Center.

The CBA Alumni Association's 1997 Honorary Lifetime Membership Award will be presented to John W. Goebel, 1968 graduate and dean of the College of Business Administration. Goebel joined the NU staff in 1959. In the 1970s he was director of the executive MBA program, acting chair for the management department and acting chairman and chairman for the accounting department. During the1980s he worked as both interim vice chancellor and vice chancellor of business and finance. In the 1990s, in addition to his service as vice chancellor and dean, he served a year as interim chancellor.

The 1997 CBA Distinguished Faculty Award goes to Jerry L. Petr, C. Wheaton Battey Professor of Economics. A faculty member for 31 years, Petr has been involved in the Centennial Educational Program, the ADAPT program, the University Honors Program, and in preparation and assessment of a broad general education program put in place in 1996. He received a UNL Distinguished Teaching Award in 1976, was one of 12 charter members of the university's Academy of Distinguished Teachers and is a seven-time recipient of the Parents Association Recognition Award for Contributions to Students.

McGill Named Distinguished Educator

Twenty-five years of dedication to the high school students of Newcastle were rewarded April 25 when Celia McGill received the 1997 Freda Drath Battey Distinguished Educator Award from Teachers College.

McGill teaches English, Spanish and journalism and coaches drama. The award includes a $4,000 stipend for her and $2,000 for Newcastle Public Schools.

Engineering Honors Splinter

Two alumni and two corporations have been selected as recipients of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and Technology Alumni Association Awards for 1997.

An honorary life membership in the Engineering and Technology Alumni Association goes to William Splinter, class of 1950, George Holmes Professor (emeritus) of Biological Engineering. Splinter was chairman of the department of agricultural engineering from 1968 to 1988 and made the department a leader in developing alternative energy sources. In 1978 he served as president of the American Society of Agriculture Engineers and in 1984 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Splinter was associate vice chancellor and then vice chancellor for research from 1988 until his retirement in 1993. After his retirement he served one year as interim dean of the College of Engineering and Technology.

The Outstanding Alumnus Award goes to William Biggs, class of 1967, president of Li-Cor Inc. in Lincoln. ISCO Inc. of Lincoln and the Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa, are recipients of Distinguished Service Awards.

Great Plains Studies Announces Fellowships

The Center for Great Plains Studies has awarded $11,000 in fellowships to three faculty fellows and six graduate students for 1997.

"Giving these fellowships is one of the most important activities of the center, and these recipients are most deserving," said John Wunder, director of the center.

Faculty who will receive summer fellowships include Emily Greenwald, assistant professor of history and ethnic studies, Susan Miller, instructor of history and ethnic studies, and Vernon Volpe, professor of history at the Kearney campus.

Greenwald is researching and revising her book manuscript about the history of allotments of Indian reservation lands in the American West. Miller will complete work on the Seminole nation of Oklahoma, specifically concerning the 19th century leader Caocooche (Wild Cat). Volpe is researching a full-length biography of the explorer John Charles Fremont.

Dietrich Garners National Award

Brett Dietrich, publications specialist at UNL, was recently awarded a silver medal in the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) national awards.

Dietrich won the national award in the "Individual In-House Publications" category.

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