A gift valued at more than $1.5 million will benefit interior design students by providing a unique collection of small-scale historical furnishings to the College of Architecture.
The Eloise Kruger Charitable Trust has made a $1 million gift commitment to the University of Nebraska Foundation to establish the Eloise Kruger Fund in Interior Design at the College of Architecture. Kruger's relatives, Ky Rohman and Bob Campbell, both of Lincoln, set up the fund to supplement a historical collection of miniatures valued at about $500,000 which will be preserved by the university.
The interior design program in the College of Architecture is the new home for the historic miniature collection of Eloise Andrews Kruger, of Lincoln, who died in November 1995. The collection provides an educational resource for students of interior design to study historic furnishings and interior architecture unlike any that exist outside of the Chicago Art Institute and the Winterhur Museum in Delaware.
"We are very pleased to have this gift for the benefit of the entire college. It will bring additional public focus to design and architecture for which we are very grateful," said Cecil Steward, dean of architecture. "This further reinforces the distinctive qualities of this faculty and this program, which was recently cited as one of the 10 best in the United States."
"The collection, which numbers literally in the tens of thousands of pieces, will help support a three-dimensional study of the history of interiors, furniture and accessories," said Betsy Gabb, program director of interior design for the College of Architecture. "It will provide a better understanding of historical periods and styles more comprehensively. It will also provide a venue for further research related to historically built environments."
The Kruger Collection consists of scaled miniature furniture that represents historic periods or a particular historic style. The miniatures were created at a scale in which one inch equals one foot. Students and faculty will be given the opportunity to integrate historical and theoretical knowledge with practical application. The collection will provide an opportunity for hands-on experience with three-dimensional figures, incorporating them into scale models of interiors.
Rohman and Campbell chose Nebraska to receive the collection making sure the pieces would be both used and preserved. "Eloise wanted some place where they would be taken care of," said Rohman. "When the interior design program moved into the Architecture College, it had limited resources to show various historical styles of interior design and furniture. Now students can learn about what various furniture looks like, as opposed to looking at a picture. The collection is an excellent learning tool."
Some of the pieces are exact replicas of furniture housed in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Kruger arranged for the artist of the miniatures to gain access to the storerooms of the museum to study the furniture. The artist would then make only five miniature models of each item and would carefully manage who was able to purchase them, always including Kruger in the process.
Kruger attended NU from 1931 to 1934, but left school to help support her family. She began working as an executive secretary, but when offered the position of office manager for an accounting firm, she accepted, and purchased books to teach herself accounting. When all of the male accountants were drafted during World War II, she hired and taught female accountants for the firm. When she retired from the accounting firm, she her husband, Carl Kruger, with the bookkeeping for their business, Paramount Laundry.
"She was an intelligent lady," Rohman said. "When she was interested in something she approached it in a very intense way." He said Kruger and a small group of friends started collecting miniatures at the same time, and she continued for 40 years.
The $1 million gift commitment will be used to assist in curation of the collection and support of the interior design program. The pledge will alleviate the start-up costs of the inventory, cataloging, computer imaging and construction of displays for the collection. The Kruger Fund also will support permanent storage, supervising faculty and administrative and display costs. Income from the endowment will support student scholarships to assist in curating. Inventory of the collection is complete and interior design faculty and students are cataloging the pieces. Construction of gallery display space in Architecture Hall began Dec. 20.
The interior design program plans to stage exhibits and host speakers to increase public awareness and education regarding historic furnishings and interiors. "The public will be able to experience miniature models of interiors not common to the Midwest or even the United States," Gabb said.
-Theresa Klein, NU Foundation
The Northeast Research & Extension Center at Concord, Nebraska hasopened an office in the new Norfolk Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk, Nebraska.
The main number for NREC at Norfolk is 370-4000. The NREC will be located at both Concord and Norfolk. Listed below are special telephone dialing instructions for NREC at Concord, Norfolk, and for the Agricultural Research and Development Center at Ithaca, Nebraska.
Through special software on the switching systems at these three locations, we are able to make them a part of the UNL Telecommunications Network with 5-digit dialing capability for all three centers. This feature provides better communications between them and the UNL Campus without incurring long distance charges.
To call NREC at Norfolk from the UNL Campus, from NREC at Concord, or from ARDC at Ithaca: Dial 5 + xxxx.
To call NREC at Concord from the UNL Campus, from NREC at Norfolk, or from ARDC at Ithaca: Dial 3 + xxxx.
To call ARDC at Ithaca from the UNL Campus, from NREC at Norfolk, or from NREC at Concord: Dial 4 + xxxx.
To call the UNL Campus from the above locations: Dial 2 + xxxx.
To call a Lincoln or Lincoln Extended Area telephone from the above locations: Dial 9 + seven digit Lincoln telephone number. Do not dial 1 or area code.
To call long distance from any of the above locations: Dial 1+area code + seven digit telephone number.
To make a local call from any of the above locations: Dial 9 + seven digit local telephone number.
For more information, contact the Telecommunications Center at 2-3434.
The 3rd annual national conference People Of Color In Predominantly White Institutions, a two-day national conference sponsored by the University of Nebraska will take place on April 23-24.
Paper proposals are due Feb. 1, with notice of acceptance by Feb. 15.
This annual series began with a national conference in April 1996 that included presenters from 51 institutions in 27 states and Canada. Current research findings, discussions of model programs and case studies that explored the university environment of predominantly white campuses and the experiences of people of color within those settings formed the core of the program.
In its second year the People of Color conference continued to expand this focus, providing the opportunity to further examine a wide spectrum of issues facing people of color in academic institutions. The 1997 conference included presenters from 59 organizations and 23 states and showed a marked increase in both attendance and number of papers presented. This conference won the 1997 University Continuing Education Region V Award for the outstanding noncredit program in continuing education in a seven-state region.
Proposals for presentations or panel discussions will be accepted until Feb. 1. Presenters will receive a discounted conference registration fee. Abstracts of all presentations will be published and distributed at the conference.
Session proposals are invited on any topic you consider relevant to the discussion of people of color in predominantly white institutions. These are just a few of the examples from previous years:
All proposals must include:
2. Brief biographical sketch of each presenter (one-half page maximum for each person).
3. Typed, double-spaced abstract of the presentation, 500-800 words in length, with only the proposed session title for identification purposes. Do not include the name(s) or title(s) of presenter(s) in the body of the abstract. Abstracts also may be submitted on diskette (Microsoft Word 6.0 or earlier version), via e-mail, by fax or by mail. (If submitted on disk, please also forward a single-spaced hard copy to use in case of conversion difficulties.)
Proposals will be reviewed throughout the submission period. Notification of acceptance will be made no later than Feb. 15. (Presenters needing notification prior to Feb. 15 should submit proposals as early as possible.)
Submit all proposals and direct inquiries to: Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 33rd and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln, NE 68583-9600. Telephone: (402) 472-2844; Fax: (402) 472-9688; E-mail: <acpp@unl.edu>.
The conference is sponsored by UNL, the Division of Continuing Studies, the Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs, the Academic Support Unit for Student-Athletes and the College of Law.
For conference updates, see the World Wide Web page at http://www.unl.edu/conted/acpp.
Travel and Transport has relocated its corporate travel division to 4433 S. 70th Street, Suite 101. New phone numbers are 486-4111 or (800) 228-4395, fax 486-4566.
Travel and Transport Vacations has moved to 233 S. 13th Street, Suite 102, First Bank Building. Phone numbers are 474-4566 or (888) 394-4566.
For more information, contact the purchasing department at 472-2126 or Kathy Bacon at 472-6305.
The monthly basic Radiation Safety Training class ordinarily given on the first and second Tuesday of each month will be offered Jan. 13 and Jan. 15 due to the holiday shutdown. It will be from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Environmental Health and Safety Office at 3630 East Campus Loop.
Contact EHS at 472-4925 for more information.
The university's track and field team is supported by an all-volunteer officials' association. They help officiate at all Husker home competitions and have been called the "midwest's finest officials' group."
The group is looking for more members. If you are interested in track, would like to see some of the nation's best competitors and think you would enjoy being part of the association, contact Mark Kostek at 472-7038. Knowledge of the sport is helpful, but not necessary. An orientation and training process is held.
The Medici Garden Tour of English Gardens, a fundraiser for the Department of Art and Art History is nearing its registration deadline. The tour will visit 14 of England's most wonderful gardens as well as related sites including Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, delightful pubs, archeological ruins and more. Enjoy three- and four-night stays in beautiful small hotels, deluxe coach and plenty of time in each garden. It all adds up to a great tour and benefits one of the university's departments.
Tour escorts will be Kent Miller, owner of a residential gardening business and Hillis' baker, and Gail Kendall, professor of ceramics.
The tour takes place June 15 - 26, 1998 and the land cost is $2,400.
Contact Gail Kendall at gkendall@unlinfo.unl.edu for brochure and registration form.
When the university's exclusive pouring rights contract with Pepsi-Cola of Lincoln went into effect in July 1997, the agreement included all canned and bottled beverages purchased with university funds for consumption at all on-campus events. If the need arises for a university department or organization to provide beverages for an approved function, several methods of acquisition may be used.
If your department has a blanket order with Pepsi-Cola, please continue to follow your department's established procedures to acquire needed beverages. A Special Events Account has been established to expedite processing of orders for departments that purchase these products on an infrequent basis. This Special Events account is controlled by UNL Vending Services and may be used only for Pepsi products.
To order products on this Special Events Account, contact UNL Vending Services (472-6700) and they will place your order which will be delivered to your on-campus address by Pepsi-Cola by the date needed. If you prefer, you can fax these requests to 472-2246. Please include the requestor's name and phone number, department, flavors and quantities needed, date needed, and the complete delivery location on all requests. Upon delivery, please note your complete company/center on the signed receiving slip and forward it in campus mail to UNL Vending Services, 1700 Y St., 0695. Vending Services will process the order for payment and charge your account for the purchase.
Departments that have authorized use of a local grocery outlet for such purchases, may continue to use that service. However, only Pepsi products may be purchased with UNL funds. Besides Pepsi, some of the products Pepsi distributes include: Mountain Dew, Slice (several flavors), Mug Root Beer, Ocean Spray juice products, Citrus Hill juices, Lipton tea products, Klarbrun flavored waters, Aquafina bottled water, and All-Sport isotonics.
If you have additional questions or concerns about obtaining beverages, need more detailed information about ordering procedures, or need a complete product list of Pepsi-Cola's products, please call Sandy Watmore, UNL Vending Services, 472-6700.
The Office for Affirmative Action and Diversity Programs are offering Search Committee Briefings. Search Committee Certification is required prior to serving on a search committee and is obtained by attending a briefing session. Reservations are required. Call 472-3417. There is a minimum 10 participants per session; sessions may be canceled due to low enrollment. Future sessions will be announced in the Scarlet and on the Internet.
Jan. 8, 3 to 4 p.m., East Union; Jan. 21, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; Feb. 5, 3 to 4 p.m., Nebraska Union; Feb. 18, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; March , 3 to 4 p.m., Nebraska Union; March 18, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; April , 3 to 4 p.m., East Union
May 21, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Nebraska Union; June 25, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; Aug. 26, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union.
Due to the reconstruction of the Nebraska Union, most of Search Committee Briefings will be held in the East Union this spring. All UNL faculty, staff, and students can commute free on the intercampus bus with a UNL ID and a bus pass (available at both the Nebraska and East Union information desks.)
For an intercampus bus schedule (Star Tran Route 24-Holdrege), call Transit Services, 472-1800, for stops and times. Reasonable accommodation is assured under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The following dates are being provided for those faculty and staff whose Search Committee Certification requires renewal during this academic year. You have the option of attending an Update Briefing which will provide only new information, or you may repeat the standard Search Committee Briefing.
Jan. 14, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; Jan. 29, 3 to 4 p.m., Nebraska Union; Feb. 11, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; Feb. 26, 3 to 4 p.m., East Union; March 12, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; March 31, 3 to 4 p.m., Nebraska Union; April 9, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., East Union; April 22, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Nebraska Union; June 10, 3 to 4 p.m., East Union; July 21, 3 to 4 p.m., Nebraska Union.
The New Media Center is offering classes for Spring semester. The cost is $10 for students, $30 for faculty/staff. Payment is due with registration. Cancellations will be accepted for a full refund up to two working days before the class. Substitutions are allowed. Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, call 472-0600, or send e-mail to nmc@unl.edu.
The Sue Tidball Award committee for 1998 has announced that nominations for the 1998 Award will open on the UNL campus on Jan. 19 and close on Feb. 16. The 17th Annual Award Celebration, honoring all 1998 nominees and announcing the 1998 Award recipients, will be at 7 p.m. March 15 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1309 R St.
The Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity honors those students, faculty and staff nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions, beyond role or job expectations, to the building of a creative, just and humane community on the UNL campus.
Since 1982, 35 faculty, staff and students have been honored as award recipients, and nearly 170 nominees have been publicly recognized for their creative work. In 1996 the single recipient was Pat Tetreault, sexuality education coordinator, University Health Service.
The award program honors Sue Tidball, a member of the campus ministry staff of United Ministries in Higher Education at UNL from 1966 until her death from lupus erythematosus in 1976. Tidball was widely known in the Lincoln community and on campus for her public service, personal counseling and creative human resource activity.
United Ministries in Higher Education is the sponsor for this annual award program, but the operating committee is an independent group of UNL faculty, staff, students and community representatives.
Fliers and posters giving information about the Award, and nomination forms, will be available in many campus offices prior to the opening of the nomination period, or may be obtained by calling Cornerstone-UMHE at 476-0355, during weekdays after Jan. 12.
Most everyone has seen lights in the sky that they could notidentify. But are they "ufos." By definition, "ufos" are unidentified. By knowing the common appearance of planets, stars, comets, meteors and other astronomical phenomena, you can satisfy many of your questions about these lights. Mueller Planetarium is ready to help with an astronomical program called "How to Watch a UFO." Presentations of this planetarium astronomy show began Jan. 2 and run Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Along with the UFO show, there will be an introduction to the current night sky. Running time of the program is just under 40 minutes. "How to Watch a UFO" will run through Jan. 24. A new show will begin Jan. 31.
Admission is charged for all planetarium programs. Tickets for the astronomy programs are $4 for adults and $3 for all children, students (including college students) and senior citizens. Tickets are sold 30 minutes before showtime in the planetarium lobby.
Laser light shows are not being presented currently. They will return to the planetarium schedule later this month.
Nominations are being accepted for the annual Student Leadership Award and the Student Leadership Advancement Award.
The Student Leadership Award is given annually to one male and one female student, currently in their junior year at UNL, who have made the most notable contribution toward the development of leadership qualities in their fellow students.
The award recognizes outstanding leadership in academic, co-curricular and/or extra-curricular activities and involvements, and provides a scholarship with an approximate value of the cost of resident tuition and fees during the students' senior year at the university.
To be eligible for this award, a student must have successfully completed at least 53 hours of college coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better and be currently enrolled as a full-time student at UNL.
The Student Leadership Advancement Award recognizes students early in their leadership positions and provides the full cost of four students attending a six-day program at the LeaderShape Institute in Champaign, Illinois. This program offers an outstanding opportunity for students to develop their leadership potential and to learn to lead with a high level of integrity.
To be eligible for this award, a student must have successfully completed at least 27 hours of college coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better, and be currently enrolled as a full time student at UNL.
Nominations must be received in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs by Jan. 23, 1998.
Nomination forms will be sent to deans, directors, deparement heads, vice chancellors, members of the chancellor's cabinet, the Association of Campus Religious Workers, student organization advisers, and the Student Affairs Advisory Council. Nominations are usually submitted by faculty and staff but sometimes another student will nominate on behalf of a student organization. Forms are available at the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
For more information, contact Barbara Wright-Chollet in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, 106 Canfield.
Presenters are needed for the 1998 Nebraska ExpoVisions conference.
Nebraska ExpoVisions is an annual conference for junior and senior high school youth that focuses on exploring career opportunities and expanding life skills. Sponsored by 4-H Youth Development, the program provides interactive learning opportunities via learnshop sessions that provide hands-on insight into various areas. Participants need not be 4-H members. More than 240 youths attended in 1997.
The conference occurs on the UNL campus July 8-10. Learnshop sessions are scheduled in the morning and early to midafternoon.
The 1 1/2-hour learnshops offer, excellent recruitment opportunities; fun, informal settings to present information, explore ideas, and work with students; and familiarity with NU programs, people, and campuses for prospective students.
"Expovisions gives us a chance to market our department. This is an opportunity to do something fun, a little out of the ordinary, and it gives a good image to the department," says Steve Dunbar, associate professor of mathematics
"These kids are there because they want to be. They're interested, they're fun, and they want to learn," says Yvonne Lease, extension assistant, Panhandle District, Morrill
Those interested in presenting should submit an abstract detailing a learnshop idea by Feb. 16, 1998.
Application information is available from Academic Conferences and Professional Programs (e-mail: acpp@unl.edu). Potential topics include any learning opportunity that will help youths explore new interests, expand their abilities, and investigate their futures. Faculty, staff, and other interested persons are welcome.
For more information, contact Kathleen Lodl at the 4-H and Youth Development Department, (402) 472-9012, or Larry Hammer at the Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs, (402) 472-2844.
Antiques Roadshow premieres its second 13-part season at 7 p.m. Jan. 19, on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network. Hosted by antiques expert Chris Jussel, Antiques Roadshow is part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt. This year's series follows the fun as specialists from the country's leading auction houses - Butterfield & Butterfield, Christie's and Sotheby's - and independent appraisers and dealers from across the nation traveled throughout the United States during the summer of 1997, offering free, public appraisals of antiques and collectibles.
Antiques Roadshow kicks off its second season with two episodes in Secaucus, N.J., where Jussel describes the rich history of Northern New Jersey, including the story of Paterson, the nation's first planned industrial community. At the Meadowlands Exposition Center, Antiques Roadshow appraisers are thrilled by the discovery of a rare 18th century card table and an electric pen invented by Thomas Edison. Jussel also visits the Stickley Mansion at Craftsman Farms, one of the legends of 20th century American furniture.
Future programs will visit Cincinnati, Atlanta, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Phoenix and Nashville. Along the way, Jussel introduces viewers to important historical and cultural sites in each of this year's 13 Roadshow stops, from Phoenix's Heard Museum, to San Francisco's oldest historic district, to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, home of the original Grand Old Opry. These brief travelogues give context to the art and artifacts local residents bring to the appraisal events.
The one-hour series is close captioned for the hearing-impaired.
"Reservation blues" from the Native American group Indigenous and progressive rhythm and blues from Proper Prophet are on tap in back-to-back episodes of 33rd Street Sessions, the Nebraska ETV Network's music series featuring up-and-coming local and regional acts. These two new half-hour programs air Jan. 16, beginning at 9 p.m. on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network.
Indigenous leads off at 9 p.m. This family act from the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota is much more than a stereotypical blues band. The powerful trio features Mato working the guitar while brother Pte backs him on the bass and sister Wandbi provides the backbone with her hard-driving rhythms. Indigenous is featured on the Honor the Earth CD along with Bonnie Rait, Bruce Cockburn, The Indigo Girls and Soul Asylum. The group also rocked the White House at one of the inaugural balls in President Clinton's honor. Indigenous' most recent CD, Blues from the Sky, was recorded live during the making of this 33rd Street Sessions concert.
Proper Prophet, following at 9:30 p.m., is best described as diverse. With eight people on stage, it's hard not to be. Lead singer Stan Spurgeon enters the stage wearing a monk's robe followed by back-up singers sporting choir robes. But instead of Gregorian chants, the horns start playing and there's nothing but smooth soul to follow. Proper Prophet is another group with plenty of family support. Stan's brother Steve plays guitar, trombone and also sings vocals, with younger sister Sonji adding vocal harmonies. With additions like saxes and synthesizers, Proper Prophet has a distinct sound that sets it apart.
33rd Street Sessions is recorded at the Nebraska ETV studios at 1800 North 33rd St. in Lincoln. The series is produced by the Cultural Affairs Unit of University of Nebraska-Lincoln for broadcast on the Nebraska ETV Network.
Will Nebraska once again change the formula for funding public education? Will the state allow cities to increase local sales taxes? And now that the painted box turtle has been declared the official state reptile, what's next - the official state amphibian? Find out when Capitol View, the statewide Nebraska ETV Network's report on the Nebraska Legislature.
Veteran legislative correspondent Donna Wilson will return as anchor of Capitol View, which will be broadcast at 6:55 and 11:55 p.m. each day the Legislature is in session. Each program will report highlights from that day's floor debates, committee hearings and cloakroom conversations. The series returned to the air on Jan. 7.
Nebraskans who want even more news of the Legislature can tune into EduCable, the cable television service of Nebraska ETV, for complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Legislature. EduCable is available to cable subscribers in the Nebraska communities of Alliance, Aurora, Bartley, Benkelman, Cambridge, Chadron, Columbus, Curtis, Douglas County, Fremont, Grand Island, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Ogallala, Omaha, Scottsbluff and York.
Capitol View is a production of the UNL Television Public Affairs Unit for broadcast on the Nebraska ETV Network. The 6:55 p.m. edition of the program is closed captioned for hearing-impaired viewers by the Nebraska Captioning Center.
Penicillin, aviation, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, nylon, organ transplants, the atomic bombóone hundred years of unparalleled scientific and technological discovery come to the statewide Nebraska ETV Network with the premiere of A Science Odyssey, a dynamic and dramatic five-part, ten-hour series hosted by Charles Osgood, debuting Sunday through Thursday, from 8 to 10 p.m. Jan. 11-15.
Sunday's episode, "Matters of Life and Death," investigates the remarkable breakthroughs in surgery, vaccines, drugs and medical technology. Key topics include fighting disease, penicillin, insulin, surgery and organ transplants.
Episode Two, "Mysteries of the Universe," airing on Monday, probes the twin revolutions in physics and astronomy. Topics include telescopes, pulsars, the size of the universe, astrophysics, black holes, the structure of the atom and super colliders.
"In Search of Ourselves," on Tuesday, explores what has been learned about human behavior over the past 100 years. Neurasthenia, psychotherapy, eugenics, the brain, Sigmund Freud, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Harry Harlow on the power of love and comfort, and John B. Watson on the behaviorist movement are all discussed.
Episode Four, "Bigger Better, Faster" airing on Wednesday, introduces viewers to the inventors, entrepreneurs and industrial scientists who fueled the 20th century's technological revolution. Topics include aviation and automobiles, mass media and the computer and synthetic rubber.
The series' final episode, "Origins," airing on Thursday, reveals what is known about the history of the planet, the human species and life itself through the discovery of geologists, biochemists and paleoanthropologists. Topics include earth sciences - volcanoes, earthquakes, age and origin of the earth, formation of mountains - and life sciences, such as the legacy of Charles Darwin, DNA and RNA and the origins of life.
A Science Odyssey is closed captioned for hearing-impaired viewers.
This week's episode of Outdoor Nebraska features the Buffalo Bill State Historical Park in North Platte. Outdoor Nebraska airs on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, and repeats Saturday morning at 8 a.m.
Also featured are a group of hunters from Kentucky who have been coming to Nebraska for 20 years to hunt pheasants and geese. The Outdoor Nebraska crew follows them as they pursue pheasants in the McCook area and hunt Canada geese along the North Platte River near Lewellen.
In the "Wilderness Workshop," Dick Turpin has an update on using a five-gallon bucket for ice fishing and hunting. The "Nature Walk" segment continues its series of safety lessons for outdoor activities. And in this week's "Nebraskaland Moment" viewers will meet wildlife artist Mary Hunt of Scottsbluff, whose work won the annual Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Habitat Stamp Art Contest.
Outdoor Nebraska is produced by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in association with the Nebraska ETV Network. The series is co-hosted by Mark Nelsen and Ralph Wall, producers for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
A community activist, a scientist, a World War II veteran and history re-enactors were honored during the annual Statewide Citizen Awards presented Jan. 2.
In preparing the "Perspective" segments that appear in each Statewide program, the staff of Statewide encounters people of energy, talent and passion. And each year, the staff recognizes these people in the Citizen Awards program. This year's honorees are:
Annette Dubas, Fullerton. Dubas helped found and lead Mid-Nebraska PRIDE, an organization that opposes large-scale hog farming. Statewide neither endorses nor opposes Dubas' position, but recognizes her for her willingness to get involved in a position about which she cares. Correspondent Brad Penner prepared Dubas' profile.
John Janovy, Jr., Lincoln. Janovy, author of the highly regarded Keith County Journal and a professor of biological science at UNL, has dedicated himself to making science more accessible and to defending academic freedom. His writing and his research have increased our knowledge of the environment of the Sandhills. Correspondent Bill Kelly prepared Janovy's profile.
Lt. Col. Paul Adams, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), Lincoln. Adams is a surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African Americans who received flight training in Tuskegee, Ala., and went on to fly P-51 Mustang fighters in combat over Europe during World War II. He remained in the service until 1963, when he became one of the first three African Americans teaching in the Lincoln school system. Adams is retired but remains involved in the community, his church, the Kiwanis, as a volunteer with local teen groups and is a board member of the Lincoln Mad Dads chapter. Correspondent Donna Wilson prepared Adams' profile.
The Mormon Trail Riders. In April 1997, a remarkable piece of living history occurred. A band of people, largely Mormons, set out to re-create the arduous journey of their ancestors from Omaha to Salt Lake City. The trail ride was no mere publicity stunt, it was a genuine show of faith that honored the sacrifice of their ancestors.
This is the third year of the Statewide Citizen Awards. Each honoree receives a special plaque recognizing his or her contribution to the state
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