51 CEHS faculty and staff honored with Service Awards

October 23, 2023

A view from the North of Adele Learning Commons looking through a tall, parallel sculpture.

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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