Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 3, 1997 - Rollin Hotchkiss, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, has been awarded the 1997 James M. Robbins Outstanding Teaching Award by the supreme council of Chi Epsilon, the national civil engineering honor society.
Hotchkiss became eligible for the national Robbins award when he was earlier named the winner of the 1996-97 Excellence in Teaching award for the central district of Chi Epsilon.
"I was told that the competition was very strong, which makes the award even more to be admired," John Haltiwanger, engineering professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, wrote Hotchkiss in notifying him of the award. "A teacher can receive no higher praise than the admiration and acclamation of his students, which is then endorsed by his peers."
Hotchkiss has been a member of the UNL faculty since earning
his doctorate at the University of Minnesota (1989). Prior to
that, he was a civil engineering hydrologist for the Tennessee
Valley Authority. He earned his bachelor's degree at Brigham
Young University (1976) and his master's at Utah State University
(1978).
Contact: Rollin Hotchkiss, Civil Engineering, (402) 472-5501
Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 2, 1997 - Two Teachers College faculty members have been appointed to college professorships by Dean Jim O'Hanlon.
Ali Moeller, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, has been appointed to the Greer Professorship, replacing Jane Close Conoley, who left last year to become dean of the College of Education at Texas A&M. Moeller, who has been a member of the UNL faculty since 1990, earned her bachelor's degree at Creighton University (1969), her master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1971) and her doctorate in at UNL (1979).
Before coming to UNL, Moeller was a teacher and administrator in the Omaha Public Schools for 12 years.The Greer Professorship was established in 1993 by the son and daughter-in- law of Edith Greer, a pioneer among women in educational administration. Moeller's appointment is for a five-year term with a second term possible. The award carries at $10,000 stipend.
Ian Newman, professor of health education, has been
appointed to the Meierhenry Professorship. Newman has been a
member of the Nebraska faculty since 1970. He earned his
bachelor's (1963) and master's (1964) degrees at George Williams
College in Downers Grove, Ill., then earned his doctorate at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1970). He's the third
Meierhenry Professor, following Don McCurdy and Barbara Plake.
The Meierhenry Professorship was established in 1987 by family
members and former students of Wesley C. Meierhenry for his 50
years of service to education, 43 of which were in Teachers
College. The appointment carries a $10,000 stipend.
Contact: Jim O'Hanlon, Dean, Teachers College, (402) 472-5400
Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 2, 1997 - Jodi Isernhagen, superintendent of Crete Public Schools is one of 22 educators nationwide to receive the Excellence in Educational Leadership Award given by the University Council for Educational Leadership, a group representing 54 universities in the United States and Canada.
The award honors educators outside university systems who help with programs that prepare teachers and others for administrative positions.
Isernhagen was nominated by the University of Nebraska- Lincoln Teachers College for her contribution to a class for teachers who are seeking administrative certification and for her work with the Emerging Administrators Program that provides potential leaders with the encouragement and skills they need to become administrators.
Larry Dlugosh, professor and chair of the educational
administration department in the UNL Teachers College, said
Isernhagen is a model for leadership for men and women seeking
administrative positions in the school system.
Contact: Larry Dlugosh, Educational Administration, (402) 472-
0975
Lincoln (Neb.) - Aaron Anderson of Omaha has been selected as one of six assistants to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a private sector organization that establishes standards of financial accounting and reporting
Anderson, who earned a master of public accounting degree
from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1996), was one of six
chosen from 41 universities nationwide for the postgraduate
program. He was the fourth UNL School of Accountancy student to
be chosen for for the program, the most for any university in the
United States.
Contact: Tom Hubbard, School of Accountancy, (402) 472-2337
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