CEHS announces annual college award recipients

22 Apr 2024    

The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the recipients of its annual college awards. The honorees will be recognized during the annual awards ceremony on Friday, April 26. 

“I’m thrilled to see these dedicated folks receive this recognition,” Interim Dean Nick Pace said. “They each in their own ways advance our mission and make lasting impacts. They are almost always too busy doing award-winning work to talk about it, and I’m very grateful that their nominators put them forward for this recognition. Our people are amazing.” 

The complete list of 2024 awards and award recipients, including their title and unit, follows. 

Annual Staff Award

Jonathan Carlson, grant specialist – lead, CEHS Business Center

Tina Horan, assistant director for research operations, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools 

 

CEHS Outstanding Teaching Award

Katelyn Coburn, assistant professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies

Susan Loveall-Hague, associate professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders 

 

College Distinguished Teaching Award

Gilbert Parra, professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies

Kristy Weissling, professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders

Jiangang Xia, associate professor, Educational Administration. 

 

Faculty-Student Mentoring Award

Beth Lewis, professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education 

 

Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Career Award

Maria de Guzman, professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies 

 

Emerging Scholar Research/Creative Activity Award

Taeyeon Kim, assistant professor, Educational Administration 

 

Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Award

Molly Goldberg, Child Development/Early Childhood Education Ph.D. student, Child, Youth and Family Studies 

 

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

Matt Brooks, Developmental and Learning Sciences Ph.D. student, Educational Psychology 

 

Donald R. & Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence

Kristy Weissling, professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders

 

To see a complete historical list of CEHS award recipients, visit https://cehs.unl.edu/cehs/award-recipients/.

College of Education and Human Sciences
Child, Youth and Family Studies
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Special Education and Communication Disorders
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
CEHS Staff Council