51 CEHS faculty and staff achieve service milestones

04 Sep 2024    

More than 900 faculty and staff at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are being honored for achieving a service milestone, including 51 from the College of Education and Human Sciences.

The 2024 Celebration of Service is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Coliseum. Thirteen employees who have given 45, 50 and 55 years of service will be honored with a presentation of awards that begins at noon.

The complete list of CEHS faculty and staff being recognized with service awards follows.

45 years

• Linda Young, professor of practice, Nutrition and Health Sciences

35 years

• Cindy DeRyke, graduate secretary, Educational Administration
• John Maag, Larry and Sharon Roos Professor in Special Education, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Diane Pope, secretary, Educational Administration

30 years

• Julia Torquati, professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies

25 years

• Matthew Bentz, ITS CS team member
• Jessica Jonson, research professor, Buros Center for Testing

20 years

• Lisa Knoche, co-director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Jennifer Leeper Miller, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab director, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Natalie Sehi, extension educator, Nutrition and Health Sciences

15 years

• Jean Ann Fischer, extension educator, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Jaclynn Foged, lecturer, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Lisa Franzen-Castle, professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Catherine Gabell, undergraduate project associate, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Benjamin Heinisch, operations and project specialist, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Soo-Young Hong, associate professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Neeta Kantamneni, associate professor, Educational Psychology
• Elizabeth Lewis, professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Dana Ludvik, communications and media specialist, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Joel Puchalla, assistant editor, Buros Center for Testing
• Seth Teager, communications and media manager, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

10 years

• Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Dipti Dev, Betti and Richard Robinson associate professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Beth Dinneen, lecturer, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Hannah Ditmars Buckwalter, associate professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Sathish Natarajan, associate professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Justin Olmanson, associate professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
• Mackenzie Savaiano, associate professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Jiangang Xia, associate professor, Educational Administration
• Andrew Zimbroff, associate professor, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design

5 years

• Chelsea Brisbin, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab teacher/lecturer, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Karen Case, staff assistant, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
• Tressa Copple, IVRL administrator and financial coordinator, Educational Psychology
• Katie Edwards, professor, Educational Psychology
• Courtney Eitzmann, CEHS career coach
• Braden Foreman-Black, Teacher Scholars Academy coordinator, CEHS
• Spencer Hall, CEHS business center manager
• Tylee Hanson, CEHS director of field experiences
• Amanda Higgins, assistant professor of practice, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Angela Hinrichs, facilitator, INSIGHTS in Nebraska, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Skyler Hopfauf, IVRL project manager, Educational Psychology
• Kaelie Kellner, administrative associate, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Matilda Kond, grant specialist, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Patty Kuo, assistant professor, Child, Youth and Family Studies
• Braxton Lindhorst, grant specialist, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Susan Loveall-Hague, associate professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Kristin Malek, associate professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Adrienne Pitt, assistant professor of practice, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Kevin Pitt, assistant professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders
• Sunil Sukumaran, assistant professor, Nutrition and Health Sciences
• HyeonJin Yoon, research assistant professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools