Women of Courage, Character, and Commitment

Celebrate the Honorees on March 20, 2024

Women of Courage, Character, and Commitment

The Women of Courage, Character, and Commitment Celebration on March 20, 2024 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall, Room 227.

Presented by the Gender and Sexuality Center, this award annually recognizes women from our campus and Lincoln communities who have made positive impacts though professional, personal, mentoring, or peer relationships. Honorees receive a free ticket to a special celebration event at which they will be recognized and presented with the award.

2024 Honorees

STUDENTS

  • Carley Conover  |  senior, Biological System Engineering, COE
  • Sarah Eaton  |  graduate student, Nutrition, Graduate Studies
  • Hannah Johnson  |  senior, Psychology, CAS
  • Katie Mowat  |  graduate student, Engineering, Graduate Studies
  • Thandeka Ncube  |  graduate student, Education Administration, Graduate Studies

STAFF

  • Letty Garcia  |  assistant director, Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services (OASIS)
  • Jerri Harner  |  executive specialist to the vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • Jenessa Jarvis  |  advocate, Center for Advocacy Response and Education (CARE)
  • Mary Kavan  |  assistant facilities manager, Housing Facilities Custodial
  • Barbara Woodhead  |  director, Services for Students with Disabilities

FACULTY

  • Dr. Anne Duncan |  associate professor, Classics and Religious Studies, CAS
  • Dr. Lisa Kort-Butler  |  professor, Sociology, CAS
  • Dr. Nicole Iverson  |  associate professor, Biological Systems Engineering, COE
  • Dr. Loukia Sarroub  |  professor, Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, CEHS
  • Dr. Wendy Smith  |  director, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science

2023 Honorees

STUDENTS

  • Jessica Dunn  |  sophomore, Film Studies & Women’s and Gender Studies, CAS
  • Angela Huebert  |  graduate student, Audiology and Hearing Science Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, Grad Studies
  • Madison Hurst  |  senior, Political Science, CAS
  • Lisa Mueller  |  junior, Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Science, CASNR
  • Kalyssa Williams  |  junior, Landscape Architecture, CoArch

STAFF

  • Cindy Agee  |  manager student family housing, University Housing, Student Affairs
  • Lydia Coulson  |  alcohol & drug prevention project manager, Big Red Resilience & Well-being, Student Affairs
  • Nancy Finken  |  chief content officer, Nebraska Public Media
  • EmyRosa Kata  |  program coordinator for peer mentor and student experience, Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services (OASIS)
  • Emily Griffin Overocker  |  student success coordinator, HLCFPA
  • Abigail Groth  |  assistant director of learning communities/academics, University Housing, Student Affairs
  • Carrie Jackson  |  assistant director of reservations/events, Nebraska Unions, Student Affairs
  • Mollie Rappl  |  assistant director of student services, University Housing Residence Life, Student Affairs
  • Reshell Ray  |  associate director for programs & events, Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement, Student Affairs
  • Lori Romano  |  director, center for academic success & transition, Center for Academic Success and Transition
  • Brenda Sale  |  extension associate, NFP
  • Melissa Wilkerson  |  director, Center of Advocacy, Response & Education (CARE), Student Affairs

FACULTY

  • Dr. Dena Abbott | |  assistant professor, Educational Psychology, CEHS
  • Diane Barger  |  professor, Gleen Korff School of Music, HLCFPA
  • Cassidy Emmerich  |  lecturer, Communication Studies, CAS
  • Dr. Crystal Garcia  |  assistant professor, Educational Administration, CEHS
  • Dr. Rumiko Handa  |  professor, Architecture, CoArch
  • Dr. Melissa Homestead  |  professor, English, CAS
  • Dr. Heather Hruskoci  |  assistant professor of practice, Educational Psychology, CEHS
  • Dr. Trish Wonch Hill  |  research associate professor, Center for Science, Mathematics & Computer Education, CAS
  • Dr. Laura K. Muñoz  |  assistant professor, Ethnic Studies and History, CAS