CEHS graduates earn Honors Program awards

25 May 2023    

Six graduating seniors from the College of Education and Human Sciences earned awards from the University Honors Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The students were selected from among the more than 300 Honors graduates during the 2022-23 academic year. 

The Outstanding Honors Leadership Award recognizes Honors graduates who have made the most significant and lasting impact on the Honors Program through their leadership. This year’s award was given to Keegan Oldani and Mairead Stotz, both CEHS students. 

The Honors Program collaborated with Nebraska’s undergraduate colleges to recognize an Outstanding Honors graduate from each college. The students were selected based on their contributions to, and involvement with both the Honors Program and their respective colleges. The Outstanding Honors Graduate from CEHS was William Wilton. 

CEHS students also received three of the four awards for outstanding leadership within one of the Honors Program’s registered student organizations: Honors Ambassadors, Honors Program Student Advisory Board, Honors Peer Mentor Leaders and the Dr. Michael W. Combs Honors Scholars. 

Following is a list of the six CEHS students by hometown. The information includes major(s), graduate term and the award won by each. 

Nebraska

Gresham:

• William Wilton, child, youth and family studies and secondary education, May 2023, Outstanding Honors Graduate: College of Education and Human Sciences 

Lincoln:

• Brett Foster, elementary education, December 2022, Outstanding Honors Ambassador
• Kaylie Trumble, communication sciences and disorders, December 2022, Outstanding Honors Peer Mentor Leader 

Omaha:

• Allison Vana, elementary education, May 2023, Outstanding Honors Program Student Advisory Board Member 

Elsewhere

Crystal Lake, Illinois:

• Mairead Stotz, secondary English and theatre education, May 2023, Outstanding Honors Leadership Award 

Ann Arbor, Michigan:

• Keegan Oldani, mathematics and mathematics education, May 2023, Outstanding Honors Leadership Award