Larry Hammer has been named director of the Department of Academic Conferences and Professional Programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division of Continuing Studies. The department develops and manages innovative, academic-based programs for public, private and corporate audiences.
"Our role is to utilize the university's teaching, research and outreach resources to develop academic-based noncredit programming," Hammer said. "I am excited about collaborating with faculty and academic units to develop personal and professional continuing education for individuals."
Hammer has served as a program specialist for Academic Conferences and Professional Programs, formerly known as Conferences and Institutes, since 1975. He holds a bachelor's degree in general agriculture with an emphasis on wildlife management and a doctorate in agricultural economics, both from Nebraska.
Audun Ravnan, George Holmes distinguished professor emeritus of piano, received an honorary doctor of music degree from Doane College at Doane's May 17 commencement exercises in Crete.
Ravnan, a native of Bergen, Norway, a musician and professor at Nebraska from 1957 until his retirement in 1993, was honored for his distinguished service to the arts in Nebraska.
Doane's citation said Ravnan has been called "the premier pianist in the state of Nebraska" and that he "significantly contributed to the arts in Nebraska ) achievements."
Walter Mientka was official leader-observer for the United States team that competed in the 39th International Mathematical Olympiad July 15 and 16 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Mientka is a professor of mathematics at Nebraska.
The U.S. team, which for the first time included a female member, won third place, competing against 75 other countries. The team is composed of high school students, all of whom earned gold or silver medals.
The U.S. team was chosen based on performance in the 27th annual U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad in May. The Mathematical Olympiad summer program was conducted June 10 through July 9 on the NU campus in Lincoln.
The U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad is an activity of the American Mathematics Competitions, which is sponsored by 12 national associations in the mathematical sciences. The AMC is a program of the Mathematical Association of America. Financial and program support is provided by the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, Microsoft Corp., the Matilda R. Wilson Fund and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The American Mathematics Competitions are sponsored by: American Association of Pension Actuaries, American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, American Mathematical Society, American Statistical Association, Casualty Actuarial Society, Mathematical Association of America, Mu Alpha Theta, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Society of Actuaries, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, Pi Mu Epsilon and the National Association of Mathematicians.
Fourteen NU extension educators representing more than 70 counties have been honored for their contributions to student recruitment by the university.
Working in conjuction with on-campus faculty and staff, the educators were involved in a unified effort in the 1997-98 academic year to make students more aware of their opportunities at the University of Nebraska. Chancellor James Moeser addressed the group at luncheon June 2 in Lincoln and presented each educator with a special certificate of appreciation.
The Team Award, which recognizes outstanding partnerships built by student recruitment contacts to promote NU to prospective students and their families, went to the Panhandle Recruitment Committee. Its members were Rob Eirich of the Scotts Bluff County office in Gering; Chuck Hibberd of Scottsbluff, district director of the Panhandle Research and Extention Center; Don Huls of the Dawes County office in Chadron; Carla Mahar of the Deuel County office in Chappell; and Barb Schlothauer of Gering, assistant director of development for the University of Nebraska Foundation for the Panhandle.
The District Award to recognize outstanding participation by a district in recruiting activities went to the West Central District, headquartered in North Platte. Recipients included Dennis Bauer of the Brown County office in Ainsworth; Connie Francis and Steve Gramlich of the Lincoln County office in North Platte; Gary Hergert of North Platte, district director; Noel Mues of the Furnas County office in Beaver City; Lynee Osborne of the Dundy County office in Benkelman; Sarah Purcell of the Custer County office in Broken Bow; and Carol Straub of the Keith County office in Ogallala.
Vision Awards that recognize long-term contributions made by student recruitment contacts in his or her regional area, were presented to John Lambert, recently retired from the Keith County Office in Ogallala, and Hergert.
Impact Awards, which recognize contributions made by student recruitment contacts that made an immediate impact on recruitment in his or her area in the current year, were presented to Brian Bosshammer of the Buffalo County office in Kearney and Allan Baquet, district director for the South Central Research and Extension Center in Clay Center.
In addition, 12 extension educators participated in an extension recruitment workshop June 2 in Lincoln. They are listed alphabetically by hometown: Aurora, Andrew Christiansen, Hamilton County; Benkelman, Osborne; Falls City, Gerald Hopp, Richardson County; Geneva, Judy Weber, Fillmore County; Grand Island, Tom Drudik, Hall County; Kearney, Bosshamer; Lincoln, Ellen Kraft, Lancaster County; O'Neill, Gary Stauffer, Holt County; Osceola, Amy Peterson, Polk County; Schuyler, Susan Hansen, Colfax County; Scottsbluff, Schlothauer; West Point, Larry Howard, Cuming County.
Owners of six Nebraska companies were named 1998 Nebraska Entrepreneurs of the Year at the annual conference sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska College of Business Administration April 2-4.
The Entrepreneurs of the Year were Robert Allington of Isco Inc. in Lincoln; John Brash of Lincoln, founder of Senior Technologies; Roger Broderson of the Data Transmission Network in Omaha; Roger and Gayle-Ann Douglas of Douglas Manufacturing in Crete; Fred Hawkins Sr., Fred Hawkins Jr. and Kim Hawkins of Hawkins Construction Co. in Omaha; and B. Keith Heuermann of BKH Popcorn in Phillips.
The conference also awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships, cash and prizes to graduate, undergraduate and secondary school students through the Donald Duncan/Duncan Aviation Business Plan Competition, the Promodel Corp. Productivity Improvement Competition, the Coleman Foundation Collegiate Entrepreneurs of the Heartland Conference and the Allen Dayton Young Entrepreneur Contest.
Eli Feiling, a junior from Tekamah, won sixth place in the the undergraduate division of the business plan competition. Sean Wieting was fifth in the graudate division.
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs of the Heartland Conference honored John Woollam, founder of J.A. Woollam Co. Inc. of Lincoln and George Holmes distinguished professor of electrical engineering at NU, with its Champion of Entrepreneurship award; Kendall Scheer of the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project in Walthill as Educator of the Year; Allen Dayton, chair of the Dayton Cos. in Lincoln and sponsor of the young entrepreneur conference, as Mentor of the Year; and Benedictine College of Atchison, Kan., as Entrepreneur School of the Year.
- Tom Simons, Public Relations
Two Lincoln High School teachers known for their involvement with students have been named cowinners of the 1998 Freda Drath Battey Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Nebraska Teachers College.
Mary Dickinson, who teaches multicultural and American literature, and Randy Ernst, who teaches psychology and English, was honored May 1. The award includes a $3,000 stipend for each teacher and a $2,000 stipend for Lincoln High. It's the first time in the award's 12-year history that there have been cowinners.
Candidates for the award are nominated by former students who are enrolled in Teachers College. The awards are based on excellence in teaching and support of students in extracurricular activities, including student or program advising.
Three other teachers were finalists for the award. Robert Curtright, a chemistry teacher at Lincoln Northeast High School; Linda Hayek, a mathematics teacher at Ralston High School; and Bruce Moulton, a science teacher at Westside Middle School in Omaha. They will receive school bells from Teachers College.
The Freda Drath Battey Distinguished Educator Award is made possible by a University of Nebraska Foundation fund established in 1986 by Joan and Charles W. Battey of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Marian (Battey) and Harold W. Andersen of Omaha. The award commemorates the life and career of their mother and mother-in-law, Freda Drath Battey, a 1923 NU graduate who taught in the Ashland public schools.
Lee Rockwell, a 40-year professional at Nebraska Educational Telecommunications and director of GPN, announced his retirement effective June 5.
For the past 11 years Rockwell served as assistant general manager for educational telecommunications for NET and its flagship station KUON-TV, as well as heading GPN - a major national distributor and producer of educational media, headquartered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and NET.
NET General Manager Rod Bates notes: "Though this year marks Lee's 40th with KUON-TV and NET, he informs me that his tenure really goes back to January of 1955 when he began working as a student volunteer just two months after KUON signed on the air! That's a lot of years of service to this organization.
"Lee can take enormous pride in the accomplishments of this organization over the past four decades," Bates said. "Most recently he has provided the leadership to GPN which has resulted in a substantial growth of service to the American education community. Indeed, Lee will be missed."
As senior administrator of educational telecommunications, Rockwell has been responsible for all of NET's formal education efforts as well as a wide range of educational technology services including cooperative efforts with the Nebraska Department of Education, the establishment of Nebraska CorpNet (a corporate training network for on-site delivery of credit courses), distance learning programming delivered via satellite and technology services for the hearing impaired and agricultural audiences.
During his tenure as GPN director, the organization became one of the largest non-profit video marketing entities in the United States. It serves as the exclusive video distributor for a number of instructional programs and series including programming from Children's Television Workshop, Newton's Apple, FASE Productions, Family Communications and others.
And, the GPN/Nebraska ETV production Reading Rainbow - cooperatively produced with WNED, Buffalo, N.Y. - is the most-used television program in our nation's schools, and an Emmy winner the last three years as the Outstanding Children's Television Series in America.
Earlier, Rockwell served for 13 years as Executive Director of NETCHE , a nonprofit consortium of colleges and universities within Nebraska, dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning. During his tenure, the first working relationships between public and private, two-and four-year institutions within Nebraska were initiated. The first ongoing cooperative planning sessions for chief academic officers were established, along with the first cooperative instructional improvement programs and the first student academic assistance and study skills centers.
Two Nebraska ETV Network productions were recently honored as winners by the Central Educational Network in the 1998 CEN Awards competition.
"Ernie Chambers: Still Militant After All These Years," an hour-long documentary profiling one of the most colorful and controversial state senators to ever serve in the Nebraska Legislature, received the CEN Jerry Schumacher Award for "Best Local Program Which Examines Race or Racial Issues Within a Community."
The program traces Chambers' political life as a community activist in the 1960s to today, where he is recognized as one of the Legislature's most powerful figures.
"Ernie Chambers: Still Militant After All These Years" is a production of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Television's Public Affairs Unit for broadcast on Nebraska ETV. Camille Steed is the special's producer/director.
The 33rd Street Sessions program featuring "reservation blues" performed by the Native American group Indigenous garnered a CEN Program Award Honorable Mention in the "Cultural Performance" category.
The 30-minute concert performance program, featuring hard-driving blues by two brothers and a sister from the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, was produced and directed by Sue Maryott. The 33rd Street Sessions series is taped at the Nebraska ETV studios in Lincoln and produced by the Cultural Affairs Unit of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Television for broadcast on Nebraska ETV.
Jake Clanderman, vice-president and managing director of CEN, presented Steed and Maryott with their awards in ceremonies held in Lincoln on May 11.
Reading Rainbow, the long-running PBS series for beginning readers, was honored with a fifth Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Children's Series. The award, the most prestigious symbol of achievement in television, was presented May 9, in New York City. This year's win is the third straight victory in this category for the highly acclaimed series.
Another Daytime Emmy was garnered for Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing, bringing Reading Rainbow a total of 13 Daytime Emmy Awards. The series is a production of GPN/Nebraska ETV Network and WNED-TV, Buffalo, N.Y., and is produced by Lancit Media Entertainment of New York City.
Reading Rainbow airs at 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays on the Nebraska ETV Network and at 10 a.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays on EduCable, the cable television service of the Nebraska ETV Network.
"The recognition afforded the series through winning another Daytime Emmy Award again draws attention to the positive work Reading Rainbow is doing for today's literacy initiative," said GPN Director Lee Rockwell. "We are pleased and honored to be a part of this important movement."
Funding for Reading Rainbow is provided by Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® Cereal, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Science Foundation and public television viewers.
GPN, the Nebraska ETV Network and EduCable are services of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. The complete Nebraska ETV and EduCable programming schedules are available on NET's World Wide Web site http://net.unl.edu. You can also visit the Reading Rainbow World Wide Web site at http://gpn.unl.edu/index.htm.
Nebraska's "Wonderwise" program was one of 17 radio and television programs honored by the National Education Association with its annual Awards for the Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting.
"Wonderwise," a joint project of the University of Nebraska State Museum and Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, comprises five learning kits containing videotapes featuring women scientists who are making a difference.
The kits were developed by Judy Diamond, assistant director for public programs and professor at the NU State Museum, under a 1992 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. They are designed for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students.
Programs honored by NEA received statuettes symbolizing the lamp of learning at a June 30 luncheon in New Orleans.
Ruth Michalecki, director of telecommunications, was elected to a two-year term as chair of the International Communications Association during ICA's annual conference June 8 in Atlanta.
ICA has more than 500 member companies, including the telecommunications and information services operations of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1,000 companies, major universities and state governments. Michalecki has served as chair of ICA's telecommunications and public policy and regulatory committee for 15 years, and has testified frequently on regulatory issues before the Federal Communications Commission. She also works with staff members in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on policy matters.
The Nebraska ETV Network recently received two national PBS Advertising and Promotion Awards at the PBS Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Fla.
The promotional poster for "Around the World in 72 Days" - a Nebraska ETV production for the national The American Experience series about pioneering journalist Nellie Bly - won in the "Best Poster" category. The poster was produced by Lisa Craig, Mary Neal Schutz and Deb Miller.
The "Best Local Program Tune-In Promo" was won by Kelly Rush, Mark Dail and Renan Rieur for the Nebraska ETV production "NCAA Baseball."
Robert Hillestad ,emeritus professor, was honored by The Ohio State University as the 1998 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Human Ecology Alumni Society, College of Human Ecology. He received the award at the Human Ecology Alumni Society Awards Brunch at The Ohio State University on May 2.
The award recognizes college alumni who are established in his/her career whose accomplishments are outstanding, and demonstration of at least one of the following: achievement and excellence in profession, and significant interest and contribution to programs of the college.
Hillestad is a textiles and apparel designer and professor emeritus in the NU College of Human Resources and Family Sciences. A selection of his unique "Celebration Coats" are appearing at the exhibition, "Choreography in Fiber: The Celebrations of Robert Hillestad," at Ohio State.
NU President L. Dennis Smith has named Joseph Rowson as associate to the president for special projects and events management. In his new role, Rowson will be responsible for liaison between the office of the president and a wide range of projects and program development, Smith said. Examples include the Administrative Systems Project, which will revise the university's financial and human resource management systems and the "K-16 Initiative," which attempts to coordinate efforts of the state's elementary and secondary schools with those of higher education.
"This assignment will consolidate work in which Joe is already engaged, and permit his involvement in planning, scheduling and support for university activities," Smith said. "In addition, he will be a member of the administrative staff of the Office of the President, he will remain in close contact with the Office of External Affairs to provide assistance and coordination."
Rowson has been director of public affairs for the university since 1985. Smith recently named Dara Troutman as assistant vice president for external affairs and director of communications. Her assignment includes responsibility for news media relations and support for the university's external affairs efforts. Both Troutman's and Rowson's appointments became effective July 1.
NU President L. Dennis Smith has announced the awarding of eight Presidential Graduate Fellowships for academic year 1998-99. Four of the fellowships have been awarded to Ph.D. candidates at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, two have been awarded to Ph.D. candidates at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and two have been awarded to graduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, one a Ph.D. candidate and the other a candidate for a master of arts degree. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln fellowships carry a stipend of $15,500, the UNMC fellowships' stipend is $12,000. At UNO, the master's degree stipend is $9,000 and the Ph.D. stipend is $12,000.
The graduate students receiving the fellowships are:
Fellowships were also awarded to Michelle Kingsley-Kallesen, UNMC; William Wells, UNO and Lauren Shapiro, UNO.
The fourth annual 4-H and FFA golf benefit netted $50,000 for the second consecutive year.
This year's event at Quarry Oaks golf course near Ashland attracted 110 participants.
The June 3 benefit was sponsored by the 4-H and FFA foundations. Chairs were Ken Madden of Lincoln, an FFA Foundation member and area sales manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, and Ed Woeppel of Lincoln, ex-officio FFA Foundation member and a consultant with the Nebraska Department of Education.
Nebraska 4-H and FFA will divide the proceeds evenly, said Sue Friesen, 4-H Foundation manager based at NU.
The golf benefits have netted nearly $170,000 since 1995. The proceeds have been divided evenly for scholarships, awards, leadership programs and innovative programs grants.
Four major golf benefit sponsors donated $4,000 each. They were Pioneer Hi-Bred International of Lincoln, Austin Farm Management of Milford, Farmers National Co. of Omaha and American Cyanamid of Dorchester.
Twenty-four sponsors donated $750 each. They were Sand Livestock Systems Inc. of Columbus; IBP Inc. of Dakota City; Frito Lay of Gothenburg; Farmland Industries Inc., Monsanto, NC + Hybrids, Novartis Crop Protection (two sponsorships), Purina Mills Inc., Swanson Russell Associates, and Union Bank and Trust Company and Union Loan Inc., all of Lincoln; Lindsey Manufacturing of Lindsay; Farmers and Merchants Bank of Milford; Affiliated Foods of Norfolk; Farm Credit Services (two sponsorships), Hertz-LeDioyt Farm Management Co. and Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben, all of Omaha; Midwest Messenger of Tekamah; Community First National Bank, Thedford and Mullen branches; Valmont Irrigation of Valley; Plains Power and Equipment of York; Continental Grain Co. Animal Nutrition Division of Chicago, Ill.; and Asgrow Seed Co. of Ames, Iowa.
Nebraska 4-H is part of Cooperative Extension in NU's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Nebraska FFA is sponsored by the state Department of Education under the Federal Vocational Education Act7/10/98
Christa Joy and Susan Brouillette received University Kudos at the May 16 meeting of the NU Board of Regents.
Christa Joy is the coordinator of special programs-study abroad in International Affairs and has been with the department for more than 20 years. In her current role as coordinator, Joy has been instrumental in helping almost 400 Nebraska students study around the world each year. Her encouragement, positive outlook and "can do" attitude are reflected in the students who visit her office upon their return to campus thanking Joy for her help in their Study Abroad experience, according to her nominators.
Susan Brouillette is a Staff Secretary III in International Programs. Her nominators said Brouillette faces challenges with a sense of humor while motivating others to give their best, promoting a sense of teamwork within her office and with other IANR units involved with International Students. Brouillette is dedicated, conscientious and dependable always exhibiting a high degree of professionalism in the toughest of situations, the nominators said.
Shelli Krupicka and Renee Hagerman received University Kudos at the June 20 meeting of the NU Board of Regents.
Shelli Krupicka is administrative coordinator for the Center for Materials Research and Analysis. Her nominators called her an "ambassador" for the university as she has worked with many distinguished scientists from around the country who have praised her professional and pleasant manner. In addition to her specific responsibilities, Krupicka has served on UAAD and UNOPA committees and supported several other search committees.
Renee Hagerman is an administrative secretary in the Office of the Chancellor. Having worked in the office for nearly seven years, Hagerman has assumed many responsibilities as well as provided staff support for the important searches undertaken on campus. She has also taken on the challenge of becoming the office's lead person in converting to Lotus Notes and has done all of this with patience and dedication, according to her nominators.
John and Mable Hay of Sacramento, Calif., have made a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to fund the John T. and Mable M. Hay Professorship of Free Market Economics in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration. The gift, which was activated when the Hays renounced the life income from their charitable remainder unitrust, will include a graduate student fellowship to assist the selected professor.
The Hays have strong ties to the university and the state. They graduated from the College of Business Administration at NU, with Mable earning her bachelor's degree in 1941, and John earning his in 1942. They were married May 26, 1942. John Hay served four years in the Army in World War II and during that time completed an intensive course at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
In 1946, they moved to Colby, Kan., a town of 2,500 people, where John started his 40-year career in chambers of commerce. He later served in chambers in Columbus, Neb., Muskegon, Mich., and St. Paul, Minn., before moving to California to be president of the California Chamber of Commerce from 1967 to 1986.
After his retirement, Mr. Hay was the California commissioner for the state's exhibit at Expo '86 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and again at Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia. He also conducted three seminars in China to help revitalize the country's volunteer chambers.
The Hays also work to encourage support for Nebraska and the university from fellow Californians. By leading the Californians for Nebraska organization and serving as advisers for the group's newsletter, they played an instrumental role in obtaining sponsorship for radio broadcasts of Husker football games in northern California. John and Mable are trustees of the NU Foundation and John also is the class agent for 1942 graduates.
"Nebraska has been good to Mable and me," Mr. Hay said. "We felt that it was extremely important to show our support for the university."
Several years ago, the Hays established a charitable remainder unitrust that would ultimately benefit the College of Business Administration. Over the years, the Hays realized that they did not need the income from the unitrust but did have the desire to see their plans for tomorrow put into action today. In discussions with the foundation, they discovered it was possible to not receive the income, making the unitrust principal immediately available to the university.
The foundation explored the process with the Hays and their advisers, and in 1997 the Hays decided to end the unitrust and establish the John T. and Mable M. Hay Professorship of Free Market Economics. This will provide CBA with funding for a professorship in the economics department specializing in the free market system.
With their decision, the Hays will experience the joy of seeing their dream become a reality during their lifetimes.
"I have always believed that the principals of the free market form the best economic system in the world," Mr. Hay said. "It is rewarding to know that we will be able to witness the introduction of a chair specializing in this area. Mable and I believe that it's important to give as much as you can while you're still alive. It's very rewarding to see your gift being used."
By Molly Klocksin, IANR news writer
Fikru Haile, a graduate student in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Entomology, has been named the Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for the second consecutive year.
Haile's doctoral dissertation deals with the physiology of plant tolerance to insect injury. His research focuses on plant physiology associated with insects as stressors.
Darrell Nelson, dean of NU's Agricultural Research Division, said Haile will be awarded the $2,000 fellowship to supplement his graduate assistantship. The entomology department will receive $1,000 of operational support for the research program.
The Hardin fellowship has been awarded since 1984. It is made possible through an endowment to the University of Nebraska Foundation for agricultural research by Clifford Hardin, former UNL chancellor. Income earned by the fund supports research in plant physiology with emphasis on genetic mechanisms influencing plant responses to stress conditions.
A native of Ethiopia, Haile received his bachelor's degree in plant sciences from Alemaya University of Agriculture in Ethiopia and his master's degree in entomology from the University of Nebraska.
In addition to authoring numerous journal articles on insects and plant stress, Haile is a member of several professional organizations, including the Entomological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Sigma Xi, Committee of Ethiopian Entomologists and Crop Protection Society of Ethiopia. He has also received the endowed Fling, Bukey and Holtzclaw Graduate Fellowships for 1998-99; the Franklin E. and Orindia M. Johnson, Mabel J. Reichenbach and Henry F. and Jean D. Holtzclaw Graduate Fellowships for 1997-98; a Biotechnology Research Fellowship for 1996-99; and a NU Foundation Fellowship for 1996-97.
By Faye Colburn, IANR news assistant
Nine graduate students are recipients of 1998-1999 Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Awards.
The annual $2,000 awards are a bequest from the Blanche Widaman estate for fundamental research in agriculture and medicine, said Darrell Nelson, dean and director of the Agricultural Research Division in NU's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
All recipients are pursuing doctoral degrees. Recipients, their departments, previous degrees and subject area are:
The Widaman Trust was established in 1975. The donor asked that the university use income from the trust for basic research in agriculture and medicine, and that it be used to support scholarships or fellowships for graduate students rather than supplies and/or equipment, Nelson said.
The University of Nebraska Press continues to receive both local and national attention for its books, authors and employees.
Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine was honored as the Best Book on Oklahoma History in 1997 by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and was also selected as a finalist in the 1998 Oklahoma Book Award Competition.
The Nebraska Sand Hills: The Human Landscape by Charles Barron McIntosh earned a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History. McIntosh is a professor emeritus of geography at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Harry A. Kersey, author of An Assumption of Sovereignty: Social and Political Transformation among the Florida Seminoles, 1953-1979, was given the Award of Merit by the same association, in recognition of his overall contributions to the understanding of Florida's history. Kersey also received the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution's National History Award Medal for his book and his contributions to American history.
The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America named Poverty and Power: The Political Representation of Poor Americans by Douglas R. Imig an Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights in North America.
In an April ceremony in Oklahoma City, the late Mari Sandoz was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center's Hall of Great Westerners. Sandoz, with 22 books in print from the University of Nebraska Press, was recognized for her contribution to Western American literature. Born in Sheridan County in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, Sandoz was known for her vivid portrayals of the lives of settlers and Indians of the Great Plains.
The Friends of American Writers awarded Where Courage Is Like a Wild Horse by Sharon Skolnick and Manny Skolnick second prize in their 1997 competition. The Skolnicks' book was also selected as a finalist in the Society for Midland Authors 1998 Literary Awards.
The Trickster and the Troll by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve was honored as a finalist in the Best Western Juvenile Fiction category of the 1998 Spur Awards Competition from the Western Writers of America, Inc.
Francis Paul Prucha, author of eight University of Nebraska Press books including The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians, was given the Jeff Dykes Award in May. The award is presented by Westerners International for notable contributions to the study of the American West.
The Hartford Courant named Delphine Red Shirt, author of Bead on an Anthill: A Lakota Childhood, a recipient of A Connecticut Bloomer Award, given in recognition of her contribution to the quality of life in Vermont.
Juan Rodriguez, shipping manager of the University of Nebraska Press, was recognized by the Elks of Nebraska and Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation for service in creating employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Dermot P. Coyne, George Holmes Regents Professor, Department of Horticulture, received the 1998 Outstanding Graduate Educator Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science at the Annual Meeting held at Charlotte, N.C., on July 12. The nomination, by Paul Read, emphasized his plant breeding course taught since 1969, major advisor to 37 graduate students, 53 refereed publications on bean genetics based on theses, graduate student awards, 16 years as chair of his department committee and emphasis on graduate education while president of the Society.
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