Sheree Moser receives Faculty Excellence Award for contributions to FCS education

17 Apr 2024    

Sheree Moser, assistant professor of practice in child, youth and family studies, was honored by her peers with the 2024 IDEA Faculty Excellence Award. 

Established in 2011, the Faculty Excellence Award recognizes a significant contribution of faculty in an academic program through the Innovative Digital Education Alliance (IDEA). Moser was one of two individuals to receive the award at the IDEA annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, last week. 

Moser was nominated for the award by Michael Merten, Gwendolyn A. Newkirk Professor and department chair for child, youth and family studies for her contributions as the assessment coordinator for the IDEA’s online family and consumer sciences education graduate program. 

“Sheree has many significant contributions to the IDEA program in Family Consumer Sciences Education (FCSED) for the last 15 years,” Merten stated in his nomination letter. “Her persistent dedication to the field of FCSED has been inspirational for students and faculty both at UNL and at the national level.” 

The FCS graduate program is taught by six universities through IDEA. Moser’s work includes preparing a yearly assessment report and communicating effectively with FCS program coordinators to set goals for improvement and student achievement. 

“A critical component of these duties was to work with FCSED faculty to navigate the different standards and requirements of all university institutions, due to standards varying from state to state,” Merten wrote. 

IDEA, formerly Great Plains IDEA, is a consortium of 20 accredited universities from the United States, offering online courses, certificates and degrees in agriculture and human sciences. It was established in 1994. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln participates in nine human sciences programs and five agricultural programs through the consortium.