Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight

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We’re proud of the amazing things CEHS alumni are doing. Let us spotlight your latest accomplishment and show what’s possible with a CEHS degree.

Thomas Shelly (TLTE '15) received the Academic Advising Award at Oregon State University which recognizes undergraduate academic advising by professional faculty members and acknowledges advising as a profession making a pivotal contribution to the OSU community. He will receive the award at a ceremony in September.

Scott Wilson (TLTE '97) was inducted into Millard South High School Hall of Fame (Class of 1992) in recognition of his teaching career at Omaha Central High School (1997- present).

Sheena Helgenberger (EDAD '10) was hired by Omaha Public Schools as a community partnership coordinator.

Carson Haberyan (TLTE '25) was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and offered a teaching assistant placement in the Bordeaux region. See More

Zach Mapes (TLTE '12 & '17) was awarded the Lincoln Education Association's 2025 High School Teacher of the Year.

Erin Wilcox (TLTE '19) received the Exemplary Employee of the Year award in her position as Anatomical Scientist and Assistant Program Director at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.

Sadio Fenner (NHS '22 & '24) won top honors in the PhD student section of the scientific poster presentations at the 2025 International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) annual national conference. He was also awarded both the Pao-Sen Chi Memorial Scholarship Endowment and the Emma and Costa Kittles Scholarship in Health and Human Sciences from Florida State University.

Debra Kleve White (TMFD '80) published “The Spirit of Nebraska,” a book documenting the history behind Husker school spirit and game day traditions in 2019. She also is a speaker for the Nebraska Humanities Speakers Bureau. Learn more

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