University employees Hanna Hess and Carl Hutchison received Kudos
Awards
at the NU regents meeting on Jan. 17.
Hess, food service manager at Selleck Quadrangle, has been with Housing Food Service since 1966 and has worked in her present position since 1980. She also manages Housing's Private Dining Room and provides food service during the summer to UNL students, new students and parents. Her nominator writes, "Ms. Hess approaches her tasks with a sense of purpose, a 'can-do' attitude and a sincere desire to truly please her clients. Exceptional service characterizes all that she does."
Conference groups often note that Hess' service is excellent, and they consistently say her food service is the finest they've received at any of many conference sites around the country. Hess' excellence has received recognition winning regional and national awards. "Her efforts have made our food service what I believe to be one of our university's very clear and visible 'centers of excellence,'" writes her nominator, "I have had UNL faculty and staff call or write me to express their appreciation for her personalized and detailed work."
Hutchison, special projects manager at University Services -
Purchasing,
routinely handles large and complex contracts and most outsourcing
initiatives
for the university, including the recent agreement entered into with
Pepsi
and LinPepCo. In that case, he developed all the written materials and
was
responsible for the communications between beverage firms and UNL.
Hutchison's nominator writes, "Without Carl's great organizational skills and attentiveness to details, the university would not have achieved such an outstanding contract in such a short period of time [15 months] which happens to be a model for all of higher education." Hutchison is also active in regional and national professional purchasing activities as well as serving on the board of directors for the Omaha Minority Purchasing Council. During his university career, he has managed Food Stores and University Stores.
- Allison DeLunger, Public Relations
Craig Munier, associate director of the office of student financial aid at the University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named director of the office of scholarships and financial aid at UNL.
Munier, who has been at Illinois since 1987, will assume his new duties at Nebraska around May 1. He replaces John Beacon, who left in July to become dean of enrollment management at the University of Maine.
"I have never felt more confident that the right person was identified to fill a leadership position," said James Griesen, vice chancellor for student affairs. "Craig's preparation for this position has been ideal and his commitment to serving students is well documented."
Munier earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and political science at the University of Northern Iowa and a master's degree in higher education at Iowa State University. He worked in admissions and financial aid at Iowa Wesleyan College, Southeastern Iowa Community College and Iowa State for 11 years before going to Illinois.
--Tom Simons, Public Relations
At the Nebraska Turfgrass Workshops and Conference held Jan. 12-14 in Omaha, the Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association 1997 Exceptional Service Award was presented to Roch Gaussoin, associate professor and extension turfgrass specialist, Horticulture.
The Nebraska Turfgrass Foundation Presidential Award for outstanding service to the Nebraska Turfgrass Industry was presented to Ruth Hansen, Horticulture.
Daniel Bernstein, professor of psychology, has been named a Carnegie Teaching Academy Teacher-Scholar from June 1998 through June 1999.
Part of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the teaching academy has three components: a national fellowship program for outstanding teacher-scholars committed to inventing and sharing new scholarly models for teaching as a form of scholarly work; a campus program aimed at empowering campuses to implement models developed by the fellows; and a line of work with scholarly societies to help promulgate teaching as scholarly work.
Bernstein is one of 122 professors chosen nationwide to participate. Among his commitments are a self-investigation of his own teaching practices, participation in a residency next June in Stanford, Calif., and work with a community of other scholars in the area.
Bernstein and his department have been involved for several years in a project of the American Association for Higher Education to promote peer-review of teaching.
Jessica Kennedy and Ed Morrow have joined the University of Nebraska Alumni Association staff as assistant directors of alumni relations.
Kennedy, a Lincoln native, will be a liaison to the university's Office of Admissions, developing and administering the Alumni Admissions Program. Her other duties include co-administration of the Alumni Career Network, development of a young alumni program and development of an internship/externship program between students and alumni. Kennedy graduated in December from Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Morrow, a native of St. Louis, will be a liaison to the athletic department, focusing on communications, ticket allocation and N Club. He also will co-administer the Alumni Career Network, develop and administer the young alumni program, and assist in organizing Husker Huddles and pep rallies. Morrow graduated from Nebraska in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
-- Andrea Cranford, Alumni Association
More than 60 high school students from across Nebraska participated in "Women Interested In Engineering" Jan. 28 at the University of Nebraska College of Engineering and Technology.
The event featured activities and presentations by university faculty. Special programs covered topics such as industrial, civil, mechanical, chemical, construction, computer and electrical engineering. Participants also participated in a game of "Engineering Jeopardy" and a luncheon with faculty members and had a chance to speak with a panel of women engineers.
Paul A. Johnsgard, foundation professor of biological sciences, has published his 36th book, "The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception at the Nest."
From Oxford University Press, the book is the first to provide a world survey of the biology of birds such as cowbirds and most cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nests of others, deceiving them into the hatching and rearing of the young as their own - usually resulting in the death of their own chicks.
In his 37th year on the Nebraska faculty, Johnsgard has books 37, 38 and 39 in production: a revised monograph on the pheasants of the world at Smithsonian Institution Press, a book on the bird art of Nebraska-born artist George Sutton with Oklahoma University Press and a retrospective collection of stories, essays and drawings with the University of Texas Press.
Anne Lange, assistant dean for alumni development at the University of Nebraska College of Law, was appointed to the Advisory Centennial Commission of the Association of American Law Schools.
The appointment was made by John Sexton, dean of the New York University School of Law and the association's 1997 president, at the society's meeting last month in San Francisco. The Association of American Law Schools is the learned society for law schools. Lange chaired the group's 1997 Section on Institutional Advancement and is a member of that section's executive committee.
Two books edited by Moira Ferguson were published recently.
A revised edition of "The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave, Related by Herself," was published in late 1997 by the University of Michigan Press. In the revised edition, Ferguson has added new material based on extensive research in Bermuda and London since her earlier edition of the work was published in 1987. The 1997 edition contains a new introduction by Ferguson and nine new appendixes. Prince was born in slavery in Bermuda in 1788.
In January, New York publisher Routledge brought out "Nine Black Women: An Anthology of 19th Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean." In the book, Ferguson brings together for the first time work by some of the earliest black women writers in the Western Hemisphere. The writings represent a variety of genres, geographical regions, professions and political perspectives. They provide a glimpse into the lives of slave women and free women who faced racism and sexism.
Ferguson is the James E. Ryan Chair in English and Women's Literature in the English department. During the 1997-98 academic year, she is the faculty associate to Chancellor James Moeser.
UNL scientists Dermot Coyne, Department of Horticulture, James R. Steadman. Department Plant Pathology, along with James Beaver, Department Agronomy and Soils, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, were recognized with plaques and certificates of honorary membership in the Association of Agricultural Producers at the "Bean-Field Day," Jan. 9, held at Las Ovijas, Dominican Republic.
The honors were presented in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, the director of Research, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association, and 400 attendees. The official release of five new dry bean varieties (one black, one small white, and three red-mottled) was announced during the ceremony. Fields of the five new dry bean varieties were visited.
The project assisted the Dominican Republic to overcome dry bean crop
(staple food) losses due to the white fly-transmitted bean golden mosaic
virus disease by using a fallow period, one planting season, near
simultaneous
planting, early roguing of infected plants, and application of one to two
sprays prior to flowering, and in the introduction of the PC-50 variety
(selected by the late Ing Freddy Saladin). One of the released varieties
was named Saladin-97. The country became self sufficient in beans three
years ago as a result of the adoption of these practices that reduced the
white-fly population, the vector of BGMV.
The UNL Parents Club and the Teaching Council honored a number of university faculty and staff at its 10th annual recognition ceremony. People who were honored were nominated by students and or their parents.
The 1997-98 honorees are (superscript indicates number of years nominated):
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Agricultural Economics: Pfeiffer, George H.3; Swartz, Rosalee A.5; Turner, Michael S.4
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Fleming, Richard L.1; Fritz, Susan M.3; Kepler, Sheila J.3.
Agronomy: Drijber, Rhae A.1; Lee, Donald J.7; Mason, Stephen C.2; Moser, Lowell E.2.
Animal Science: Clemens, Edgar T.7; Gilster, Keith E.7; Naber, Clyde H.2; Nielsen, Merlyn K.1.
Biochemistry: Klucas, Robert V.3
Biological Systems Engineering: Eisenhauer, Dean E.3; Schinstock, Jack L.6.
4-H Youth Development: Gonzales, Juan1.
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Schneider, Norman R.8;.
College of Architecture
Architecture: Gabb, Betsy S.3.
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology: Hitchcock, Robert K.4; Stimpfl, Joseph R.1.
Biological Sciences (School of): Basolo, Alexandra L.1; Benedict, Russell A.1; Glider, William V.1;Janovy, John6; Kokjohn, Tyler A.3; Lynch, John D.3; Osterman, John2.
Chemistry: Kelter, Paul B.4; McLaughlin, William1; Parkhurst, Lawrence J.1; Smith, Jean B.1;
Classics: Adkin, Neil3.
Communication Studies: Bormann, Dennis R.2.
Computer Science and Engineering: Riedesel, Charles P.1; Wiedenbeck, Susan2.
English: Ball, Kevin E.1; Lyons, Karen V.7; Miskolcze, Robin L.1; Peters, Kevin Joe2; Ronci, Raymond C.6; Rosowski, Susan J.5; Shapiro, Gerald D.3; Spaulding, Lisa M.1; Stock, Robert D.3; Whipp, Leslie T.8.
Geography: Dewey, Kenneth F.5; Richert, Amy1.
Geology: Watkins, David K.2.
History: Brunk, Samuel2.
Mathematics and Statistics: Abu-Jeib, Iyad1; Hastings, Sheri L.4; Lewis, William J.7; Peterson, Allan C.4; Pollis, Timothy1; Rammaha, Mohammad A.6; Skoug, David L.8.
Modern Languages and Literatures: Blair, Marie8; Lafficher, Françoise1; Pereira, Oscar1; Pierce, Angela1; Shirer, Robert K.2; Stump, Jordan1; Williams, Owen R.3.
Philosophy: van Roojen, Mark2.
Physics and Astronomy: Gaskell, C. Martin2; Snow, Gregory R.3.
Political Science: Combs, Michael W.4; Gruhl, John R.4; Miewald, Robert D.4; Schwebach, Valerie L.1.
Psychology: Hemenover, Scott1; Inderbitzen-Nolan, Heidi2; Page, Monte M.2; Thompson, Ross A.7.
Sociology: Applegate, Cheryl1; Whitt, Hugh P.2.
College of Business Administration
Economics: Hayden, F. Gregory4; May, Ann Mari2.
Finance: Farrell, Kathleen A.2; Melton, Michael1.
Management: Brown, Rebecca A.1; Jones, Colleen2
College of Engineering and Technology
Civil Engineering: McCoy, Patrick T.2; Sicking, Dean L.1.
Construction Management: Kirk, W. Max1.
Electrical Engineering: Boye, A. John5; Palmer, Robert D.1.
College of Fine and Performing Arts
Music (School of): Anderson, Scott L.1; Cawein, Diane C.1; DeStefano, John R.1; Echols, Gary1; Narboni, Nicole A.1; Neely, David C.2.
Theatre Arts and Dance: Shea, Ann1.
College of Human Resources and Family Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences: Johnson, Julie M.2.
Dean's Office: Prusa, Marybeth1.
Nutritional Science and Dietetics: Benes, Beverly A.5.
Textiles, Clothing and Design: Vigna, Diane C.2
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Advertising: Greene, Michael J.1; Mitchell, Nancy6.
Broadcasting: Alloway, Richard K., Jr.8.
Teachers College
Curriculum and Instruction: Bonnstetter, Ronald J.2; Egbert, Robert L.7; Meyer, Richard J.2; Phillips, Kathy B.1; Robbins, Webster5; Wilson, David6.
Educational Psychology: Kiewra, Kenneth A.3.
Health and Human Performance: Newman, Ian M.1; Wandzilak, Thomas4.
Special Education and Communication Disorders: Baack, Kristie L.6; Maag, John W.3; Swain, Kris1.
Student Service Center: Alvarez, Timothy A.1; Reineke, Jackie W.1.
Vocational and Adult Education: Rogers, George E.4. Non-Academic or Miscellaneous Units
Other Areas
Admissions: Loseke, Kari A.1.
Athletic Department: Brown, Ron A.1; Dirksen, Jay E.4; Hicks, Robert C.2; Jacobson, Scott D.1; Kuchta, Beth A.2; Lockie, Kiersten1; Osborne, Thomas W.2; Revelle, Rhonda S.2
Campus Recreation Office: Pfingsten, Todd M.1.
Career Services Center: Mann, Mimi F.1.
Criminal Justice: Eskridge, Chris8; Jacobs, Susan5.
Dental College (UNMC): Kuster, Curtis G.3.
Housing, University: Colligan, Jean1; Johnson, Joel D.1; Peter, Velma1; Rensink, Charles D., Jr.1.
Human Resources: Strickler, Michele R.1.
Information Services: Liss, Donna J.1.
Research and Compliance Services: White, R. Gene1.
Services for Students with Disabilities: Ward, Marie C.2.
University Foundations Program: Gooch, Cynthia K.1; Griesen, James
V.3;
Routh, Larry R.1
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