Louise Pound-George Howard Distinguished Career Award
This award was approved by the Faculty Senate in 1989 to recognize an individual whose career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made an exceptional contribution to the university community through teaching, research, administrative service, or a combination of those activities.
Fran Kaye (2016)
Barbara DiBernard (2011)
James A. McShane (2004)
Paul A. Olson (1999)
Fred Link (1995)
Nebraska Faculty Senate James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award
Julia Schleck and Marco Abel
Recognizes “an individual whose efforts have helped to preserve the most basic freedom of all, the freedom to seek and communicate the truth.”
Dr. Charles Riedesel Outstanding Academic Advising Award
This award recognizes exceptional faculty or staff members who go beyond basic advising duties to provide support, empowerment, coaching, counseling, and guidance to enable students to succeed.
Kelly Payne (2016)
James V. Griesen Exemplary Service to Students Award
This award recognizes individuals who go beyond the performance of their assigned work, devoting extra time and effort in serving the needs of students. The award acknowledges extraordinary and sustained performance on behalf of students.
Kelly Payne (2017)
Robert Bergstrom (1998)
Outstanding Contributions to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community
The awards recognize efforts to create an inclusive, respectful and safe climate for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.
Timothy Schaffert (2022)
Stacey Waite (2017)
Joy Ritchie (2005)
Department of English (2004)
Louis Crompton (2003)
George E. Wolf (2003)
Barbara DiBernard (2002)
EGSA Star Professor Award
Presented by the English Student Graduate Association.
Amelia Montes (2017 2022)
Rachael W. Shah (2020)
Timothy Schaffert (2019)
Shari Stenberg (2018)
Outstanding Contributions to the Status of Women
The award recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and student efforts to create a climate that encourages women to succeed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and demonstrates a sustained and tangible impact on the campus community.
Barbara DiBernard (1995)
College of Arts and Sciences Engagement Award
The CAS Engagement Award honors people or units involved in exemplary engagement activities that have an impact beyond the university—within a community, the state of Nebraska, the nation, or the world.
Stacey Waite (2024)
Nebraska Writing Project (2018)
Robert Brooke, Director
Family and Friends Recognition Awards
These awards, presented annually by the Parents Association (and formerly known as the Parents’ Recognition Awards), honor faculty and staff who have made a significant difference in students' lives.
Kathleen Lacey (2015 & 2022)
Wheeler Winston Dixon (2014, 2016 & 2019)
Eder Jaramillo (2019)
Yulia Levchenko (2016 & 2019)
Robert Lipscomb (2019)
Beverley Rilett (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)
Amanda Gailey (2016 & 2018)
Fran Kaye (2018)
Guy Reynolds (2018)
Stephen Behrendt (2014 & 2017)
Stephen Buhler (2017)
Jennine Capó Crucet (2017)
Brie Owen (2017)
Gregory Rutledge (2017)
Kelly Stage (2016 & 2017)
Shari Stenberg (2017)
Jack Vespa (2017)
Robert Fuglei (2016)
Brenda Ingraham (2016)
Michael Page (2016)
Kelly Payne (2016)
Pascha Sotolongo Stevenson (2016)
Joseph Goecke (2015)
Kelly Payne (2015)
Julia Schleck (2015) Stacey Waite
Grace Bauer (2014)
Richard Graham (2014)
Timothy Schaffert (2014)
Pascha Stevenson (2014) Laura White (2000, 2003 & 2010)