51 CEHS faculty and staff honored with Service Awards


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51 CEHS faculty and staff honored with Service Awards

23 Oct 2023    

A total of 51 faculty and staff from the College of Education and Human Sciences are among the more than 900 University of Nebraska-Lincoln employees who will be recognized during the annual Celebration of Service Oct. 27.  

The Celebration of Service is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Coliseum. A program at noon will include presentation of awards to the 45-, 50-, and 55-year service award recipients, and “Milestones and Memories,” by Rick Alloway, associate professor of broadcasting in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. 

The complete list of CEHS faculty and staff being honored for their years of service to the university follows. 

 

35 years 

• Kenneth Kiewra, professor, Educational Psychology 

 

25 years 

• Andrew Agena, senior computer support analyst, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

• Wayne Babchuk, professor of practice, Educational Psychology 

• R.J. De Ayala, professor, Educational Psychology 

• Joan Kunzman, administrative support associate, Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management 

• Susan Sheridan, director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

 

20 years 

• Dan Hartig, video producer, Pixel Lab 

• Sue Kemp, professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Cameya Ramirez-Rousseau, director of advising, CEHS 

• Dori Smidt, chief business officer, CEHS 

• Kristy Weissling, interim chair and professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

 

15 years 

Melisia Bieber, office associate, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design 

• Dawn Davis, research assistant professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies 

• Jennifer Hartig, administrative coordinator, CEHS student services 

• Megan Misegadis, project coordinator, Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network 

• Raymond Ramirez, academic advisor, CEHS 

• Sara Skretta, senior director, Accreditation, Placement and Licensure 

• Stephanie Wessels, associate professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 

• Annette Wragge, coordinator, Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network  

 

10 years 

Weiwen Chai, associate professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

• Sommer Fousek, project manager, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

• Matthew Fritz, associate professor of practice, Educational Psychology 

• Judy Harvey, associate professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Deryl Hatch-Tocaimaza, associate professor, Educational Administration 

Shavonna Holman, associate professor of practice, Educational Administration 

• Elizabeth Niehaus, associate professor, Educational Administration 

• Ramona Schoenrock, lecturer, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 

Sandra Scruggs, early childhood research technician, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

• Mollie von Kampen, lecturer, lead teacher, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab 

Rebecca Voigtlander, grant specialist, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

• Katherine Wesley, associate professor of practice, Educational Administration 

Lorey Wheeler, research associate professor and director, MAP Academy 

Katie Zabel, early childhood coach, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

• Sabine Zempleni, assistant professor of practice, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

 

5 years 

Janet Bohaty, senior research associate, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Anthony Delaney, research technologist, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

Dijon DeLaPorte, director of recruitment, CEHS 

Michelle Hughes, professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Mary Ann Johnson, chair, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

Christine Kiewra, assistant professor of practice, Child, Youth and Family Studies 

Lisa Lenz, lecturer, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Brianna Loeck, enteric surveillance epidemiologist, CEHS 

Bob Michl, director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

Mary Miesbach, payroll coordinator, CEHS 

Amy Napoli, assistant professor and early childhood extension specialist, Child, Youth and Family Studies 

Brittney Palmer, academic advisor, CEHS 

Heather Rasmussen, associate professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences 

Dorothy Smiley, data quality coordinator, CEHS 

Heather Snodgrass, marketing communications manager, Buros Center for Testing 

Erin Stoddard, finance specialist, CEHS 

Qianru Wu, IT Associate, CEHS 


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