{"id":13385,"date":"2024-07-24T13:32:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/?page_id=13385"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:48:38","slug":"honors-and-recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/honors-and-recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors and Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Academy Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each of these faculty members has been awarded the high honor of membership in a national academy, recognizing their achievements and leadership in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Edgar Cahoon<\/h3>

Biochemistry\/Center for Plant Science Innovation<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Sciences
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

F<\/span><\/h2>
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Sherilyn Fritz<\/h3>

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\/Biological Sciences<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

H<\/span><\/h2>
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Raymond Hames<\/h3>

Anthropology<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Sciences
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J<\/span><\/h2>
<\/span>

Margaret Jacobs<\/h3>

History\/Center for Great Plains Studies<\/p><\/header>

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

P<\/span><\/h2>
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Sorab Panday<\/h3>

Nebraska Water Center<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Engineering
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

S<\/span><\/h2>
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Sue Sheridan<\/h3>

Educational Psychology\/Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Education
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

V<\/span><\/h2>
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James Van Etten<\/h3>

Plant Pathology<\/p><\/header>

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National Academy of Sciences
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>

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Other Honors and Recognitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faculty who have received national or international honors or awards, July 1, 2025\u2013June 30, 2026. Submitted by faculty, chairs\/heads or deans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

A<\/span><\/h2>

Katie Anania<\/h3>

Art, Art History and Design\/Women's and Gender Studies<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Charles E. Eldredge Prize in American Art (shortlisted), Smithsonian American Art Museum.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Research Fellowship, Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

B<\/span><\/h2>

Hamid Bagheri<\/h3>

Computing<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

DSN Distinguished Research Artifact Award Winner, IEEE\/IFIP.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Paul Barnes<\/h3>

Glenn Korff School of Music<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Teacher Hall of Fame Inductee, Steinway & Sons.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt<\/h3>

Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p><\/header>

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Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Herman Batelaan<\/h3>

Physics and Astronomy<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Davisson-Germer Prize, American Physical Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Donald Becker<\/h3>

Biochemistry<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jared Benton<\/h3>

Classics and Religious Studies<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellowship, Harvard University – Loeb Classical Library Foundation.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Charlyne Berens<\/h3>

Journalism and Mass Communications (emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Doc Elliott Award, Nebraska Alumni Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shubhendu Bhardwaj<\/h3>

Electrical and Computer Engineering\u00a0<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Nathan Bicak<\/h3>

Interior\u00a0Design<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Teaching Excellence Award, Interior Design Educators Council.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Georgina Bingham<\/h3>

Entomology<\/p><\/header>

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Integrated Pest Management Team Award, Entomological Society of America.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Paul Black<\/h3>

Biochemistry (emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Erin Blankenship<\/h3>

Agricultural Economics\/Statistics<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Mentoring Award, American Statistical Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Chad Brassil<\/h3>

Biological Sciences<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, Nebraska Strategic Data Leadership Network.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Nicole Buan<\/h3>

Biochemistry<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\n

Associate Editor, Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/em>, American Society for Microbiology.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Marianna Burks<\/h3>

Biological Sciences<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Meridian Award, Association for Women in Science.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Ashley Byars<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Honor Award for Architectural Detail, Sylvan Lake House Windows, American Institute of Architects Nebraska.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Citation Award, Duplex+, Residential Design Architecture Awards.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

C<\/span><\/h2>

Livia Catao Cartaxo Loureiro<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Juror Citation Winner (with Davi De Lima Vaz Xavier), Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jeff\u00a0 M. Chambers<\/h3>

Center on Children,\u00a0Families\u00a0and the Law<\/p><\/header>

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Making a Difference Award, Nebraska Investment Finance Authority.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Ozan Ciftci<\/h3>

Food Science and Technology<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Timothy L. Mounts Award, Edible Applications Technology Division of the American Oil Chemists\u2019 Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Bai Cui<\/h3>

Mechanical & Materials Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

R&D 100 Award, R&D World.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Fellow, American Ceramic Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

D<\/span><\/h2>

Jennifer Davidson<\/h3>

Economics<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Best Financial\u00a0Education\u00a0Paper Award (with Jamie Wagner), National Association of Economic Educators.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jeffrey L. Day<\/h3>

Architecture\/Landscape Architecture<\/p><\/header>

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AZ Awards–Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use (The Art Chapel), AZURE Magazine.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

National Design Awards–Merit Award (Sylvan Lake House), Society of American Registered Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

National Student Design Awards–Merit Award (Bemis LOW END), Society of American Registered Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\n

National Student Design Awards–Honor Award (The Art Chapel), Society of American Registered Architects.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Central States Region Merit Award, Omaha Mobile Stage, American Institute of Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Nebraska Honor Award for Architectural Detail, Sylvan Lake House Windows, American Institute of Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Bedross Der Matossian<\/h3>

History<\/p><\/header>

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Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Amy Desaulniers<\/h3>

Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences<\/p><\/header>

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Outstanding Young Teacher Award, American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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NACTA Educator Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Teaching of Physiology Section\u2012Labfront Mid-Career Educator Award, American Physiological Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Gregory Dickinson<\/h3>

College of Law<\/p><\/header>

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Bowden Non-Resident Fellow, Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shudipto K. Dishari<\/h3>

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Award for Incorporation of Sustainability Into Chemical Education, American Chemical Society Committee on Environment and Sustainability.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

E<\/span><\/h2>

Bradley\u00a0 Ekwerekwu<\/h3>

Child, Youth and Family Studies<\/p><\/header>

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Mid-Career Alumni Achievement Award, University of Missouri\u2019s College of Education and Human Development.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

F<\/span><\/h2>

Irina Filina<\/h3>

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences<\/p><\/header>

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Friend of Science Award, Nebraska Academy of Sciences.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

G<\/span><\/h2>

Crystal Garcia<\/h3>

Educational Administration<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Leadership Award, Association for the Study of Higher Education.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shana Gerdes<\/h3>

Nebraska LEAD Program<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Program Support Award, International Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Patricio Grassini<\/h3>

Agronomy and Horticulture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, American Society of Agronomy.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, Crop Science Society of America.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Kristen Graves<\/h3>

Glenn Korff School of Music<\/p><\/header>

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Bess Lomax Hawes Paper\/Project Prize in Applied Ethnomusicology, Society for Ethnomusicology.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Melanie Griffin<\/h3>

University Libraries<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Leadership Fellow, Association of Research Libraries.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jason Griffiths<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Design Education Award, American Institute of Architects Nebraska.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

National Student Design Awards-Honor Award (The Art Chapel), Society of American Registered Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Honor Award (The Art Chapel), American Institute of Architects Nebraska.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Central States Honor Award (The Art Chapel), American Institute of Architects.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

H<\/span><\/h2>

Frauke Hachtmann<\/h3>

Journalism and Mass Communications<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Visiting Professor Program, Advertising Educational Foundation.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Becky Haddad<\/h3>

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Abstract of Distinction, North Central Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Outstanding Alumni, University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Top 10 Poster, Southern Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education Conference.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Outstanding Post Secondary Program, National Association of Agricultural Educators.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Andrew Hanna<\/h3>

Management<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

K. Michele (Micki) Kacmar Volunteer of the Year Award, Southern Management Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Abla Hasan<\/h3>

Modern Languages and Literatures<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Inspire Women\u2019s Excellence in Education Award, Lincoln Journal Star.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Derek Heeren<\/h3>

Biological Systems Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Excellence in Education Award, Irrigation Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jiong Hu<\/h3>

Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, American Concrete Institute.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

J<\/span><\/h2>

Valerie Jones<\/h3>

Advertising and Public\u00a0Relations<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fulbright Specialist Award, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

K<\/span><\/h2>

Stephen Kachman<\/h3>

Statistics (emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Pioneer Award, Beef Improvement Federation.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shripat Kamble<\/h3>

Entomology (emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Distinguished Service Award to the Certification Program, Entomological Society of America.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Brian Kelly<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Guest Honorary Designer, AIPEX Awards.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Casey Kelly<\/h3>

Communication Studies<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Douglas E. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award, National Communication Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Forrest Kievit<\/h3>

Biological Systems Engineering\u00a0<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Ufuk Kilic<\/h3>

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Advanced Surface Engineering Division Young Investigator Award, American Vacuum Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

You-Jin Kim<\/h3>

Computing<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Best Paper Award, Association for Computing Machinery.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Brain Products MoBI Award, Brain Products GmbH.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Jody Koenig Kellas<\/h3>

Communication Studies<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Most Promising New Textbook Award, Textbook and Academic Authors Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Matt Kreifels<\/h3>

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication<\/p><\/header>

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Outstanding Achievement Award, National FFA Alumni and Supporters.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

L<\/span><\/h2>

Rebecca Lai<\/h3>

Chemistry\u00a0<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Neal Lewis<\/h3>

Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

William Daughton World Headquarters Service Award, American Society for Engineering Management.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Tian Li<\/h3>

Architecture Program<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Good Design Award, American Awards Associate.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Award for Spatial Design, A' Design Award & Competition.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Platinum Award (The Church of Root), London Design Awards (International Awards Associate).
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Gold Award (The Church of Root), Muse Design Awards (International Awards Associate).
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Yunping Liang<\/h3>

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction<\/p><\/header>

\n

Editor’s Choice Article, ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering<\/em>.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Xiaoqi Liu<\/h3>

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

CPS Medium Award, NSF.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Joe Luck<\/h3>

Biological Systems Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

M<\/span><\/h2>

Kaustav Majumder<\/h3>

Food Science and Technology<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Young Scientist, International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Rene P. Martin<\/h3>

Natural Resources<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Graduate of the Last Decade Award, St. Cloud State University.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Renee McFee<\/h3>

Veterinary\u00a0Medicine\u00a0and Biomedical Sciences<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Teaching Scholar Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Nathan Meier<\/h3>

Office of Research and Innovation<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski Service Award, National Organization of Research Development Professionals.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, National Organization of Research Development Professionals.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Matthew Miller<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Student Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Milad\u00a0 Mohebali<\/h3>

Educational Administration<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Excellence in International Research Award, American College Personnel\u00a0Association\u2019s\u00a0Commission for Global Dimensions\u00a0of Student Development.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Amanda Morales<\/h3>

Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Great Plains Milestone Award, Nebraska State Education Association.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Kala\u00a0 Mueller<\/h3>

College of Law<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Emerging Leader Award, Association of American Law Schools Section on Pro Bono and Advancing Justice.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

N<\/span><\/h2>

Yunwoo Nam<\/h3>

Community and Regional Planning<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

President Award, American Planning Association Nebraska Chapter.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Brett H. Neely Jr.<\/h3>

Management<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Carl Nelson<\/h3>

Mechanical & Materials Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Shuai Nie<\/h3>

Computing<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Best Survey Paper Award, IEEE Communications Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

O<\/span><\/h2>

Kristen Olson<\/h3>

Sociology\u00a0\/Bureau of Sociological Research<\/p><\/header>

\n

Outstanding Service Award, Survey Research Methods Section of the American Statistical Association.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Kendra Ordia<\/h3>

Interior Design<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

NEXT Student Design Competition Awards, Steelcase Inc.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\n

Election to National Board of Directors \/ President Elect 2026, International Design Continuing Education Council.
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Ciara Ousley<\/h3>

Special Education and Communication Disorders<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Early Career Research Award, Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

P<\/span><\/h2>

Angie Pannier<\/h3>

Biological Systems Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Meridian Award, Association for Women in Science.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Kenneth Price<\/h3>

English<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Margaret Fuller Prize (with Lauren Millhorn, Antje Anderson, Stephanie P. Browner), New England Quarterly.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

R<\/span><\/h2>

Petronela Radu<\/h3>

Mathematics<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Fellow, National Science Foundation-funded Advancing Research Impact in Society Program.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Byrav Ramamurthy<\/h3>

Computing<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Malathi Veeraraghavan Service Award, Optical Network Technical Committee of the IEEE Communications Society.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

\r\n \r\n

Best Paper Award, IEEE Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>

Mark Riley<\/h3>

Engineering<\/p><\/header>

\r\n \r\n

Recognized for Leadership of the Engineering Research Council, American Society of Engineering Education.
<\/p>\r\n \r\n <\/div><\/div>

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Election to the Board of Trustees, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
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Mackenzie Savaiano<\/h3>

Special Education and Communication Disorders<\/p><\/header>

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Alan Koenig Research Award, Getting in Touch with Literacy.
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Christopher Schafhauser<\/h3>

Mathematics<\/p><\/header>

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Israel Halperin Prize, Canadian Mathematical Society.
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Barbara and Jaroslav Zem\u00e1nek Prize, Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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James Schnable<\/h3>

Agronomy and Horticulture\u00a0<\/p><\/header>

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Senior member, National Academy of Inventors.
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Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences, National Academy of Sciences.
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Jared Shaw<\/h3>

Chemistry<\/p><\/header>

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Research Award, American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
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Dai Shizuka<\/h3>

Biological Sciences<\/p><\/header>

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Marion Jenkinson Service Award, American Ornithological Society.
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Jessica Shoemaker<\/h3>

College of Law<\/p><\/header>

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Fellow, Harvard University\u2019s Radcliffe Institute.
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Daniel D. Snow<\/h3>

Nebraska Water Center\/Natural Resources<\/p><\/header>

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Fulbright Specialist Program Award to Brazil, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and U.S. State Department.
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Jordan Soliz<\/h3>

Communication Studies<\/p><\/header>

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Dawn O. Braithwaite Distinguished Book Award (with Colleen Warner), National Communication Association\u2019s Family Communication Division.
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Sarah\u00a0 Sonsthagen<\/h3>

Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<\/p><\/header>

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Fellow, American Ornithological Society.
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Gerald Steinacher<\/h3>

History<\/p><\/header>

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J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Senior Scholar-in-Residence, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Jay Storz<\/h3>

Biological Sciences<\/p><\/header>

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Scholar Award, U.S. Fulbright Program.
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Jordan Stump<\/h3>

Modern Languages and Literatures<\/p><\/header>

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Shortlisted,\u00a0for translation of The Witch <\/em>by Marie NDiaye, International Booker Prize.
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Petrina Suiter<\/h3>

Office of Research and Innovation<\/p><\/header>

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Rising Star Award, National Organization of Research Development Professionals.
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Zhenghong Tang<\/h3>

Community and Regional Planning<\/p><\/header>

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Professional Officials Award, Nebraska Planning and Zoning Association.
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Stephen Taylor<\/h3>

Food Science and Technology (Emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

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Life Membership, Allergen Bureau of Australia and New Zealand.
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Sonya Grace Turkman<\/h3>

Interior Design<\/p><\/header>

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Commissioner, Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission.
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V<\/span><\/h2>

Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

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2026 Cohort Member (with Hooman Parhizkar), ZolX INC, Northeast NSF I-Corps Hub Regional Propelus.
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Clean Tech R&D Voucher Award (with Hooman Parhizkar), ZolX INC Development, New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology.
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Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

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President's Award, American Planning Association Nebraska Chapter.
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Brandy VanDeWalle<\/h3>

Nebraska Extension<\/p><\/header>

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Search for Excellence in 4-H and Youth Programming award, National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
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Kara Mitchell Viesca<\/h3>

Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education<\/p><\/header>

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Docent, University of Turku in Finland.
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Ashley Votruba<\/h3>

Psychology<\/p><\/header>

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Best Paper Award (with Lisa PytlikZillig, Abigail Herzfeld), Journal of Trust Research.
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W<\/span><\/h2>

William Walstad<\/h3>

Economics (emeritus)\u00a0<\/p><\/header>

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Walstad-Watts Award in Economic Education Research, National Association of Economic Educators.
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Yanan (Laura) Wang<\/h3>

Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p><\/header>

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Senior member, Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America).
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Adrian Wisnicki<\/h3>

English\u00a0 \/Center for Digital Research in the Humanities<\/p><\/header>

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President\u2019s Award, North American Victorian\u00a0Studies Association.
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Marilyn Wolf<\/h3>

Computing<\/p><\/header>

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Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems.
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Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems.
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Barbara Woodhead<\/h3>

Services For Students With Disabilities<\/p><\/header>

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Honor for Meritorious Contribution, National Association on Higher Education and Disability.
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Charles Wortmann<\/h3>

Agronomy and Horticulture (Emeritus)<\/p><\/header>

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Editor\u2019s Citation of Excellence Award, Agronomy Journal.
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Davi Xavier<\/h3>

Architecture<\/p><\/header>

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Biennial Award, Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil – Departamento da Paraiba.
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Yan Ruth Xia<\/h3>

Child, Youth and Family Studies<\/p><\/header>

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Fellow, National Council on Family Relations.
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Z<\/span><\/h2>

Tian Zhang<\/h3>

Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p><\/header>

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Rudolph Hering Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Ralph Fuhrman Medal for Outstanding Water Quality Academic-Practice Collaboration, Water Environment Federation.
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National Academy Members Each of these faculty members has been awarded the high honor of membership in a national academy, recognizing their achievements and leadership in their respective fields. Other Honors and Recognitions Faculty who have received national or international honors or awards, July 1, 2025\u2013June 30, 2026. Submitted by faculty, chairs\/heads or deans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/majorawards\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}