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Awards and Honors

Doane University alumni are a prestigious group, achieving real change and forward progress in the world. Use the links below to nominate an alumni for one of our 17 awards and honors or look at the list of past recipients.

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Alumni Educator of the Year Award

Presented to alumni who have made outstanding contributions in the field of education. The recipient is selected by the education department.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1986	Crowder	Galen		1959	Castle Rock	CO
1986	Due	Dalyce	Due	1960	Littleton	CO
1987	Bayley	Cherie	Thomsen	1968	Lincoln	NE
1988	Mitchell	Glenn		1970	Omaha	NE
1989	Lammel	John		1963
1990	Welsh	Kevin		1977
1991	Smith	Donald		1931
1992	Chapman	Joseph		1952	Blair	NE
1992	Currin	DeAnn	Nuernberger	1975	Lincoln	NE
1992	Nuernberger	Marian	Van Diest	1950	Lincoln	NE
1992	Tell	Jan	Nuernberger	1978, 1995E	Grand Island	NE
1993	Green	James		1950
1993	Koba	Susan	Jinings	1971	Omaha	NE
1994	Kinghorn	Harriet	Potts	1955	Portland	OR
1995	Dodd	Lowell		1952
1995	Martin	Julie	Bieck	1982, 1993E, 2003E	Grand Island	NE
1996	Dudley	Lillian	Albrecht	1955	Crete	NE
1996	Dudley	Richard		1956	Crete	NE
1997	Mann	Kenton		1975	Grand Island	NE
1997	Williams	Burrell		1971	Omaha	NE
1998	Easton	Mary	Platts	1964	Crete	NE
1998	Rickert	Ronald		1978	Geneva	NE
1998	Ritter	Fredrick		1978	Columbus	NE
1999	Dudley	John		1961	Lincoln	NE
1999	Price	Thomas		1981	Hickman	NE
1999	Snesrud	Dorothy	Snesrud	1974	Osceola	NE
2001	Dickinson	Arden	Lawritson	1964	Seward	NE
2001	Joel	Stephen		1976	Lincoln	NE
2002	Starr	Larry		1965	Crete	NE
2002	Sunderman	Barbara	Katt	1987, 1996E	Hastings	NE
2003	Peterson	Emily	Danielson	1974
2003	Peterson	Nancy	Peterson	1973	Woburn	MA
2003	Polak	Julia	Barker	1970, 2001E	Exeter	NE
2003	Kelley	Karen	Peterson	1978	Nashua	NH
2003	Osterhout	Joanna	Peterson	1971	Champaign	IL
2003	Peterson	John		1975	Burnet	TX
2006	Morris	Michael		1978, 2010E	Crete	NE
2006	Rasmussen	Minna	VanBockern	1980	Nashville	TN
2007	Boyd	Ethelene	Boyd	1972	Davenport	IA
2008	Hartman	David		1995, 1999E	Waverly	NE
2009	Lowe	Karla	George	1985, 2007E	West Simsbury	CT
2009	Rosenbaum	David		1977, 2003E	Saint Leonard	MD
2010	Weber	Susan	Eickman	1970	Milford	NE
2011	Weber	Eric		1996, 1999E	Omaha	NE
2012	Sand	Greg		1996	Omaha	NE
2013	Carlson	Jessie	Tucker	1999, 2002E, 2005E	Lincoln	NE
2014	Tapp	Kelcy	Currin	2003, 2006E, 2008E, 2014E	Omaha	NE
2015	Schwartz	John		2002, 2005E, 2008E, 2014E	Papillion	NE
2016	Lewis	Dr. Brenda	Neumon	1970	Virginia Beach	VA
2017	N/A
2018	Fjell	Sara	Holland	2004, 2006E, 2009E	Papillion	NE
2019	Meyers	Erin	Kraus	1996	Fairmont	NE
2021	Moore	Patrick		2003, 2007E, 2011E, 2018E	Blue Hill	NE
2022	Pedroza	Marco		2012E, 2014E, 2021DE	Lincoln	NE
2023	Denker	Chad		1993, 1997E, 2001E, 2014E, 2019DE	Bellwood	NE

Young Alumni Award

Honors Doane graduates who are 35 years of age or younger for demonstration of and lasting commitment to the highest ideals and models of excellence exemplified by Doane University.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Year	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1973	Cole	Barbara	Cole	1963	Mount Pleasant	SC
1974	Sura	Peter		1966	Konstanz	Germany
1975	Songster	Thomas		1962	Arlington	VA
1976	Heilman	Edward		1967	Palm Desert	CA
1977	Howard	Gary		1964
1978	Fitzgibbon	Marianne	Glass	1966	Red Cloud	NE
1979	Church	Charles		1967
1980	Aung-Thwin	Michael		1969	Kailua	HI
1981	James	Ronald		1972	Plymouth	MN
1985	Foster-Jones	Willa	Foster	1975	Lincoln	NE
1987	Sunderman	Mark		1982	Lincoln	NE
1988	Billiar	Timothy		1979	Presto	PA
1989	Michael	Terrence		1980	Tulsa	OK
1989	Ridpath	Julia	Francis	1977	Gilbert	IA
1990	Schulz	Steven		1977	Sunnyvale	CA
1991	Cox	Christine	Cox	1978	Reno	NV
1992	Vrtiska	Terri	Vrtiska	1983	Rochester	MN
1993	Olsen	Laura	Olsen	1981	Ann Arbor	MI
1994	Frary	Jennifer	Grandstaff	1984	Casper	WY
1995	Grosz	Michael		1987	Ellisville	MO
1996	Johnson	William		1986	Lincoln	NE
1997	Feyerherm	Alan		1986	Falls Church	VA
1997	Pashalek	Jeanne	Borer	1985, 2010A	Firth	NE
1998	Taylor	Shari	Taylor	1987	Southlake	TX
1999	Jones	Troy		1986	Norfolk	NE
2001	Hupp	Bradley		1988	Albion	NE
2001	Jackman	Daniel		1989	Lincoln	NE
2002	Elliott	Linda	Elliott	1988	Omaha	NE
2003	Kanter	Troy		1990	Lincoln	NE
2004	Drogheo	Jon		1994	Arvada	CO
2005	Smith	Shaylene	Suhr	1992	Crete	NE
2006	Morton	Carrie	McCain	1998	Waukee	IA
2007	McArdle	Sean		1994	Minneapolis	MN
2008	Wilhelm	Jeremy		1998	Syracuse	NE
2009	Thompson	Heather	Thompson	1996	Alexandria	VA
2010	Wiese	Brandon		2003	Chandler	AZ
2011	McKinney	Amanda	Renshaw	1998	Beatrice	NE
2012	Troxel	Todd		1999	Deming	NM
2013	Schneider	Natalie	Nelsen	2005	Ord	NE
2014	Jaber	Ziad		2009	New York City	NY
2015	Bombardier	Christopher		2007	Denver	CO
2016	Williams	India		2007	Kansas City	MO
2017	Taylor	Siebert		2007	Henderson	NE
2018	Anderson	Zach		2007	Goodland	KS
2019	Obuon	Otieno Paulvince		2008 2011E 2019DE	Crete	NE
2021	Pella	Tracy	Agena	2007, 2010C	Lincoln	NE
2022	Tso	Charlaine		2012	Teec Nos Pos	AZ
2023	Lawson	Nicole	Tegtmeier	2013	Omaha	NE

Platt Music Award

Presented to alumni for outstanding achievement in music. The recipient is selected by the music department.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1992	Chapman	Joseph		1952	Blair	NE
1994	Bastian	James		1950
1995	Goodrich	Donald		1950	Hastings	NE
1996	Dudley	Lillian	Albrecht	1955	Crete	NE
1997	Palensky	Robert		1972
1998	Green	James		1950
1999	Patch	Delma	Smith	1973	Broken Bow	NE
2001	Castle	Conan		1951	Warrensburg	MO
2001	Hedge	Paul		1951
2002	Skutchan	Joseph		1962
2006	Butler	Mark		1978	Holdrege	NE
2009	Philippi	Suzanne	Knabe	1978, 1997E	Central City	NE
2010	Still	Vesta	Curtiss	1989	Phillipsburg	KS
2012	Rickert	Ronald		1978	Geneva	NE
2013	Morris	Michael		1978, 2010E	Crete	NE
2014	Reynolds	Karen	Grefe	1983	Plymouth	NE
2015	Ritter	Dale		1987	Alma	NE
2016	Ritter	Fredrick C.		1978	Columbus	NE
2017	Machacek	Erinn	Beck	1997, 2002E	Omaha	NE
2018	Nohavec	Dr. Robert		1958	Salt Lake City	UT
2019	Couton	Joann	Snitily	1974	Wahoo	NE
2021	Jeffries	Bernice		1960	(posthumously awarded)
2022	Davison	Margery Joan	Hall	1949	Beatrice	NE
2023	Morris	Scott		2005	Omaha	NE

Paul Kersenbrock Humanitarian Award

Given in memory of Paul Dean Kersenbrock ‘63, and will be presented to a worthy Doane alumni, who in the judgment of the Alumni Council distinguishes themself by extraordinary, unselfish dedication and service to others in their work and lifestyle.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Year	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1987	Tonniges	Thomas		1971	Omaha	NE
1988	Torrey	Beef		1980	Crete	NE
1989	McArdle	John		1968	Crete	NE
1989	McGuire	James		1978	Henderson	NV
1990	Harrison	Katherine	Johnston	1928
1991	Haack	Frank		1950, V12	Grand Island	NE
1992	Gardner	Franklin		1956
1992	Songster	Thomas		1962	Arlington	VA
1993	Blanke	Henry		1953	Lincoln	NE
1993	Cisler	Terry		1967	Janesville	WI
1994	Dickinson	Bruce		1964	Seward	NE
1994	Manglitz	Marjorie	Welsch	1951	Lincoln	NE
1995	Peterson	John		1975	Burnet	TX
1996	Paul	Justus		1959	Stevens Point	WI
1997	Machacek	Rosemary	Machacek	1969	Lincoln	NE
1998	Graves	Jay		1949, V12	Omaha	NE
1999	Hoshor	James		1958	Fremont	NE
2001	Chapman	Joseph		1952	Blair	NE
2002	Howard	Roger		1963	Madison	WI
2003	Sanders	Janet	Sanders	1969	Orillia	ON
2004	Osborn	Gerald		1950	Ainsworth	NE
2005	Jones	David		1974	Edmonds	WA
2006	Cornelius	Carl		V12	Sidney	NE
2007	Kapperman	Gaylen		1967	Sycamore	IL
2008	Kastens	Brenda	Matter	2002L, 2004C	Palmyra	NE
2009	Renner	Michael		1989, 2008C	Lincoln	NE
2010	Siecke	Donald		1961	Castle Rock	CO
2011	See	Randy		1983	Grand Island	NE
2012	Schleifer	Reuben		1943	Chester	NE
2013	Beatty, Jr.	James		1970	Omaha	NE
2013	Larson	1st Lt. Bradley		2005	Chambers	NE
2014	Hecker	Melanie	Hunt	1992, 2005A	Omaha	NE
2015	Hood	John		1966	Edmond	OK
2016	Lothrop	John R.		1968	Sedona	AZ
2017	Parsley	Holly	Bedient	1993	Hickman	NE
2018	Huebner	Allison	Fanning	1991	Hershey	NE
2019	Lamb	Karen	Hochstetler	1983	Lincoln	NE
2021	Woods	Nathan		2018L	Lincoln
2022	Utsumi	Hitoshi		1965	awarded posthumously
2023	Alexander	Jessica		2006	Chatsworth	CA

Honor D Award

Presented to alumni (preferably graduates) who have distinguished themselves and Doane through outstanding achievement, professional accomplishments, community service, and their relationship with the college. This is considered the highest award an alumnus of the college can receive.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1958	Alf	Raymond		1928
1958	Kristufek	Donald		1938
1959	Johnson	Earl		1908
1960	Dutcher	James		1940
1961	Pallett	James		1930
1962	Buck	Glenn		1923
1963	Fuhrer	Charles		1906
1964	Howard	Roger		1938
1965	Lauritsen	Walter		1930
1966	Bell	George		1950	Bloomington	IN
1967	Kobes	Frank		1936
1968	Fuhrer	John		1906
1969	Haylett	Ward		1926
1970	Parker	Paul		1932
1971	Bailey	George		1940
1972	Kuzelka	Thomas		1930
1973	Sukovaty	Joe		1923
1974	Gilliland	Keith		1943
1975	Fitzgibbon	Lavern		1936
1976	Papik	Elvin		1950	Lincoln	NE
1977	Clark	George		1938
1978	Gausman	Homer		1925
1979	Erickson	Robert		1957
1980	Grossart	Rex		1950
1981	Boutwell	Luther		1936
1982	LeBar	Charles		1923
1983	Kersenbrock	George		1933
1983	Kersenbrock	Harry		1930
1983	Kersenbrock	Paul		1963
1984	Wilch	Sharon	Wilch	1959	Westminster	CO
1985	Rozdalovsky	Lester		1946	Schaumburg	IL
1986	Best	Raymond		1961	Aurora	CO
1986	Grovert	Charles		1931
1987	Richards	Francis		1932
1987	White	Dean		1963	Argyle	TX
1988	Andrews	Larry		1964	Elkhorn	NE
1988	James	Ronald		1972	Plymouth	MN
1989	Davis	Fred		1969	Richton Park	IL
1989	Schelstraete	Paul		1970	Crete	NE
1990	Green	John		1973	Parker	CO
1990	Lothrop	John		1968	Crete	NE
1991	Kasparek	Kenneth		1953	Lincoln	NE
1991	Kubicek	Clarence		1927
1991	Vyhnalek	Donald		1957	Fairmount	IN
1992	Barth	Kenneth		1951	Crete	NE
1992	Jasnoch	Myron		1958	Ogallala	NE
1992	Skinner	Clinton		1963	Sun Lakes	AZ
1993	Burge	Anita	Salsman	1978	Grant	NE
1993	Eggen	Gib		1951	Vancouver	WA
1994	Grant	Leslie		1969
1994	Provorse	Robert		1952
1995	Miles	Roy		1965	Centennial	CO
1995	Ramsey	Harland		1960	Rathdrum	ID
1995	Ulmer	Michael		1977	Texarkana	TX
1996	Mitchell	Glenn		1970	Omaha	NE
1997	Sura	Peter		1966	D-78464 Konstanz
1997	Chapman	Joseph		1952	Blair	NE
1997	Cromwell	Cary	Micek	1982	Genoa	NE
1997	Wagner	Lynnette	Cattau	1981	Columbus	NE
1998	Dodd	Lowell		1952
1998	Held	Richard		1970	Los Angeles	CA
1998	Huffman	Madison		1936
1999	Hillis	Connie	Micek	1981	Hartington	NE
1999	Konicek	Richard		1952
1999	Krissman	Allen		1974	Captain Cook	HI
1999	Songster	Thomas		1962	Arlington	VA
2000	Christensen	Mark		1981	Raymond	NE
2000	Collett	Alyce	Hokuf	1936
2000	Grosscup	Buford		1943	Lincoln	NE
2000	Sheffield	Bruce		1969	Raymond	NE
2001	Glass	Laurie	Glass	1978	Houston	TX
2001	Huber	George		1937
2001	Troester	Gerald		1953	Chesterfield	MO
2002	Housh	Terry		1977	Lincoln	NE
2002	Schleifer	Reuben		1943	Chester	NE
2002	Tesar	Daniel		1966	De Witt	NE
2003	Else	Edward		1947, V12
2003	Fugate	Barbara	Fugate	1980	Minneapolis	MN
2003	Hood	Thomas		1971
2004	Bartlett	Dena	Gosch	1988	Overland Park	KS
2004	Gibson	Richard		1957	Council Bluffs	IA
2004	Joel	Stephen		1976	Lincoln	NE
2005	Newmyer	David		1975	Wilber	NE
2005	Wheelock	Melissa	Lehmann	1990	Minden	NE
2005	Wissel	Robert		1951
2006	Erickson	Donald		1951
2006	Mittelstadt	Kimberly	Crider	1990	Lincoln	NE
2006	Williams	Burrell		1971	Omaha	NE
2007	Brown	Frederic		1959	Crete	NE
2007	Clarke	Harold		1974	Richmond	VA
2008	Henning	Elizabeth	Resmondo	1985	Crete	NE
2008	Henning	Kevin		1983	Crete	NE
2008	Morrison	Huston		1949	Phoenix	AZ
2009	Mann	Kenton		1975	Grand Island	NE
2009	Mollring	Larry		1968	Lincoln	NE
2010	Hughes	Roger		1982	Robbinsville	NJ
2010	Alcorn	Gregory		1968	Winnetka	IL
2010	Hutchinson	Frederick		1968	Omaha	NE
2011	Nordlund	Harold		1951	York	NE
2011	Cousins	Herbert		1974	Weston	FL
2011	Morton	Carrie	McCain	1998	Waukee	IA
2012	Boucher	Holly		1991	Milford	NE
2012	Mollring	Jeff		1974	McCook	NE
2012	Mulkey	Mark		1982	Mason City	IA
2013	Ingold	Hans		1981	Fort Worth	TX
2013	Theiler	Mary	Rainforth	1990	Arlington	NE
2014	Cox	John		1983	Omaha	NE
2014	Mahrt	Carla	Prauner	1988	Fremont	NE
2015	Franzen	Timothy		1999	Parker	CO
2015	Sterling	Becky	Benson	1990	Kearney	NE
2016	Coppersmith	Craig J.		1985	Omaha	NE
2017	Billiar	Dr. Timothy R.		1979	Presto	PA
2017	Hambleton	Kenneth R.		1972	Lincoln	NE
2018	Draeger	Dawn	Maschmann	1994, 2000E, 2005E	Crete	NE
2018	Hatfield	Dean		1959	Roseburg	OR
2019	Estrada	Douglas		1989	Bentonville	AR
2021	Beatty	James		1970	Omaha	NE
2022	Marvin	Tami	Wolfe	1982	Crete	NE
2022	Marvin	Ken		1985	Crete	NE
2023	Partridge	Donald		1983	Waverly	NE

Exceptional Service Award

Recognizes an alumnus or alumni who has provided extraordinary service to forward the cause of Doane University through their volunteer efforts.

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1989	Klasek	Angela	Oltman	1981, 1995A	Lincoln	NE
1995	Fust	Margaret	Anderson	1947
1995	Fust	Robert		V12
1995	Gottschalg	Dorene	Ostrander	1945
1995	Gottschalg	Melvin		1947
1996	Tarr	Betty	Suchanek	1948	David City	NE
1996	Tarr	Jack		1948
1997	Franta	Allen		1941
1998	Beans	Ellen	Holstein	1980	Lincoln	NE
1998	Beans	Patrick		1979	Lincoln	NE
1999	Ziegler	Donald		1950
1999	Ziegler	Glennys	Tyser	1950	Crete	NE
2001	Sladovnik	Kenneth		1987	Littleton	CO
2001	Sladovnik	Roberta	Valdez	1987	Littleton	CO
2002	Diel	Terry			Omaha	NE
2002	Diel	Toni	Volhein	1964	Omaha	NE
2003	Schulenberg	Edward		1982	Lincoln	NE
2003	Schulenberg	Elizabeth	Olsen	1982, 1997E	Lincoln	NE
2004	Feyerherm	Alan		1986	Falls Church	VA
2005	Franklin	Leslie		1989L
2005	Franklin	Brenda	Pittam	1986L	Lincoln	NE
2006	Kasparek	Kenneth		1953	Lincoln	NE
2006	Kasparek	Marilyn	Cecrle	1950S	Lincoln	NE
2007	Foster	Gladys	Stone	1943
2008	Browne	Lana	Frese	1980	Lincoln	NE
2009	Marvin	Kenneth		1985	Crete	NE
2009	Marvin	Tami	Wolfe	1982	Crete	NE
2010	Due	Dalyce	Due	1960	Littleton	CO
2011	Zvolanek	Jon		1982	Lincoln	NE
2012	Mares	Elva	Anderson	1952	Lincoln	NE
2013	Fagan	Helen	Abdali-Soosan	2008A	Lincoln	NE
2014	Jasnoch	Timothy		1977	Crete	NE
2015	Thompson	Lona	Gooder	2014L	Lincoln	NE
2016	Allbery	Leslie	Higgins	1980	Denver	CO
2016	Allbery	John		1980	Denver	CO
2017	Lutt	Kealyn	O'Rourke	2010L, 2013A	Lincoln	NE
2018	Papik	Dan			Crete	NE
2019	Kerber	William		1976	Willowbrook	IL
2019	Ehrke	Todd		2007	Hickman	NE
2019	Heiden	Erica		2007	Omaha	NE
2021	Cantrell	Eric		2000	Orlando	FL
2022	Haas	Marcy		2018L	Lincoln	NE
2023	O'Neel	Tonya		2013L	Lincoln	NE
2023	Rapp	Michael		1976	Denton	NE

Doane Builder Award

(Awarded Annually)

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1958	Hanford	Gertrude	Hanford	1911
1958	Leavitt	Frederick		1895
1959	Avery	May Belle	Bennett	1891, 1887H
1959	Brown	Gertrude	Brown	1911S
1960	Craig	Alta May	Craig	1905
1960	Oleson	Loyd		1935
1961	Goodall	Clarice	McLeod	1914
1961	Pallett	James		1930
1962	Balzer	Alice	Bromwell	1924
1962	Dickinson	Elton		1912
1963	Dawes	Frank		1913
1963	Osterhout	Milo		1937
1964	Barstow	Louise	Barstow	1914
1964	Bauer	John		1904
1964	Clarke	Oscar		1939
1965	Noyce	Ralph		1915, 1911H
1965	Reeves	Harold		1940
1966	Curtis	Helen	Perry	1911, 1906H
1966	Franta	Allen		1941
1966	Harvey	Alice	Harvey	1916
1967	Lothrop	Edna	Cobb	1909
1967	Lothrop	John		1908
1967	Moore	Omar		1942
1968	Glass	Faye	Campbell	1943	Crete	NE
1968	Wertz	Florence	Noyce	1918, 1913H
1969	Conklin	William		1944	Mitchellville	MD
1969	Wheeler	Wayne		1944
1970	Aller	Dudley		1920
1970	Oswald	John		1943
1970	Tyler	Harry		1920
1971	Buck	Kathryn	Buck	1936
1971	Kolouch	Fred		1936
1971	Wiebe	Gerhart		1933
1972	Gottschalg	Melvin		1947
1972	Gregory	Annadora	Gregory	1915
1972	Platt	Louise	Kinney	1922
1972	Ross	Francis		1922
1973	Hawkins	Paul		1938
1973	Kellner	Clarence		1938
1973	Youngscap	Alice	Anderson	1923
1974	Gettinger	Paul		1949	Merom	IN
1974	Higginbotham	Edward		1924
1975	Alfred	Norris		1940
1975	Aron	Lucille	Beals	1927
1975	Aron	Thomas		1925
1975	Nuernberger	Wilfred		1950
1976	Blatter	Roger		1916
1976	Haylett	Ward		1926
1976	Triplett	Sarah	Triplett	1926
1977	Denney	James		1950
1977	Kraemer	Ruth	Kraemer	1927
1977	Laase	LeRoy		1927
1978	Rinne	James		1953
1978	Tarr	Betty	Suchanek	1948	David City	NE
1978	Tarr	Jack		1948
1978	Welch	Ronald		1928
1979	Campbell	Donald		1934
1979	Pallesen	Charles		1959	Lincoln	NE
1979	Pallesen	Lorraine	Sysel	1959	Lincoln	NE
1980	Dudley	Lillian	Albrecht	1955	Crete	NE
1980	Hannaford	Jack		1950
1980	Lauritsen	Walter		1930
1981	Graham	C.		1931
1981	Hawkes	Mary	Hawkes	1956	Brattleboro	VT
1981	Shoemaker	Honor	Richards	1939
1981	Smith	Donald		1931
1982	Klingler	Eugene		1957	Manhattan	KS
1982	Richards	Francis		1932
1983	Church	Irene	Mortensen	1933
1983	Rall	Reinhold		1933
1984	Bruning	James		1959	Athens	OH
1984	Cowan	Deborah	Janes	1959
1984	Hawlick	Garfield		1934
1985	Cassel	Jean	Cassel	1935
1985	Marvin	Robert		1935
1985	Miller	Rowena	Adams	1935	Crete	NE
1986	Booth	Audrey	Booth	1945	Chapel Hill	NC
1986	Collett	Alyce	Hokuf	1936
1987	Albrecht	Louis		1948
1987	Aldrich	Margaret	Aldrich	1931
1988	Bastian	James		1950
1988	Clarke	Samuel		1947
1988	Dredla	Alberta	Dredla	1926
1988	Mawhinney	Melvin		1938
1989	Huffman	Madison		1936
1989	Meyerle	Hilary		1939
1989	Moore	Carroll		1939
1990	Bell	Vernon		1950
1990	Cass	Marjorie	Cass	1930
1991	Sanderson	Bernice	Dredla	1935
1991	Johnson	Arnold		1941	Arvada	CO
1991	Lothrop	Alene	Kohl	1951	Crete	NE
1991	Lothrop	Franklin		1951
1992	Leigh	Richard		1952	Rome	GA
1992	Mayer	Arthur		1942
1992	Mayer	Elizabeth	Welty	1941	Phoenix	AZ
1992	Reeves	Lloyd		1952	Crete	NE
1993	McGrath	Charlotte	Balzer	1943
1993	McGrath	James		1943	Redmond	WA
1993	Sinkula	William		1952	Cincinnati	OH
1994	Dukes	Margaret	Malony	1939
1994	Nyrop	Donald		1934
1994	Tarr	Donald		1954
1995	Fogle	Dorothy	Brandy	1940
1995	Klosterman	John		1958	David City	NE
1995	Yost	John		1945
1996	Boutwell	Luther		1936
1996	Dudley	Richard		1956	Crete	NE
1996	Hawkins	Jean	McVicker	1941	Rockville	MD
1997	Bell	George		1950	Bloomington	IN
1997	Daniels	Marion		1947	Machias	ME
1997	English	Fanita	Blumberg	1942	San Mateo	CA
1998	Hopkins	Shirley	Van Kirk	1948
1998	Mastera	James		1987L, 1996A	Lincoln	NE
1998	Sack	Eleanor	MacKenzie	1948	Crete	NE
1999	Petersen	Allison	Daniel	1978	Walton	NE
1999	Taylor	Frank		1949	Littleton	CO
1999	Taylor	Marion	Olsen	1949	Littleton	CO
2000	Richoux	Henry		1947, V12
2001	Barker	Charlene	Wasserbauer	1960	Littleton	CO
2001	Barker	Jack		1961	Littleton	CO
2001	Haack	Annetta	Morton	1950	Rio Verde	AZ
2001	Haack	Robert		1951	Rio Verde	AZ
2001	Richoux	Patricia	Platt	1949	Port Townsend	WA
2002	Best	Anne	Dedrick	1962	Aurora	CO
2002	Best	Raymond		1961	Aurora	CO
2002	Olsen	Ruth	Ross	1953	Mequon	WI
2002	Olsen	Walter		1952
2003	Mekota	John		1943	Crete	NE
2003	Plessman	Vernelle	Niemann	1943	Lincoln	NE
2003	Tidball	John		1943	Lincoln	NE
2004	Sibert	Frank			Kearney	NE
2004	Sibert	Shirley	Whitaker	1949	Kearney	NE
2004	Slate	Arch		1950, V5	Carlsbad	NM
2004	Slate	Neldea	Shoup	1949	Carlsbad	NM
2005	Brown	Frederic		1959	Crete	NE
2006	Khouri	Debra	Solomon	1971	Oriental	NC
2006	Khouri	Ibrahim		1970	Oriental	NC
2006	Takami	Toshihiro		1956	Tochigi-Ken
2007	Kalal	Ellen	Marek	1952	Boulder	CO
2007	Marek	Donald		1951	West Des Moines	IA
2007	Marek	Leo		1949
2007	Marek	Sharon			West Des Moines	IA
2007	Yokel	Doris			Friend	NE
2007	Yokel	Wayne		1953	Friend	NE
2008	Sloan	Dale		1946, V12	Springfield	IL
2008	Ziegler	Donald		1950
2008	Ziegler	Glennys	Tyser	1950	Crete	NE
2009	Chapman	Joseph		1952	Blair	NE
2009	Chapman	Nancy	Miller	1958	Blair	NE
2009	Fridrich	Kenneth		1959	Tucson	AZ
2010	Kahle	Gerald		1951	Holiday Island	AR
2010	Kahle	Vivian	Nerud	1951	Holiday Island	AR
2010	Osterhout	Martha	Miller	1960
2011	Hood	Janet	Heilman	1965	Normal	IL
2011	Hood	Wallace		1964	Normal	IL
2012	Barker	Verlyn		1952	Denver	CO
2013	Vasak	Helen	Sysel	1958	Santa Monica	CA
2013	Vasak	Richard		1957	Santa Monica	CA
2014	Cisler	Terry		1967	Janesville	WI
2015	Polk	Robert		1952	Philadelphia	PA
2016	Mahar	Patricia	Mazanec	1967	Howey in the Hills	FL
2017	Rasmussen	Steven		1996A	Franklin	TN
2017	Rasmussen	Minna	VanBockern	1980	Franklin	TN
2018	Osterhout	Paul		1968	Burnet	TX
2018	Osterhout	Joanna	Peterson	1971	Burnet	TX
2019	Sheffield	Bruce		1969	Raymond	NE
2019	Sheffield	Margaret			Raymond	NE
2021	Beans	Patrick		1979	Lincoln	NE
2021	Beans	Ellen	Holstein	1980	Lincoln	NE
2022	Cahill	Ann	Songster	1972	Saint Louis	MO
2022	Cahill	Jack		1971	Saint Louis	MO
2023	Krantz	Michael		1983	awarded posthumously
2023	Cole	Barbara		1963	Mount Pleasant	SC

Alumni Master

An Alumni Master is a Doane alumnus who has mastered their chosen field and returns to campus to share their expertise with students.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1999	Nienkamp	Meredith	Nienkamp	1990	Marietta	GA
1999	Dudley	John		1961	Lincoln	NE
1999	Mangelsen	Thomas		1969	Moose	WY
1999	Vesce	Stephen		1975	Hershey	PA
2000	Conklin	William		1944	Mitchellville	MD
2000	Gregg	Scott		1981	Los Angeles	CA
2000	Rinne	Susan	Rinne	1983	Cosby	MO
2000	Smith	Jill	Smith	1974	Rochester	MN
2001	O'Shea	Sarah	O'Shea	1980	Lincoln	NE
2001	Penman	David		1990	Columbia	MO
2001	Bestol	Kay	Bestol	1987	Cheyenne	WY
2002	Wilkinson	Mark		1985	North Platte	NE
2002	Strayer	Kerry		1981	Kansas City	MO
2002	Cowger	Charles		1961	Urbana	IL
2002	Mebus	Charles		1982	East Lyme	CT
2003	Bauer	John		1981	Burbank	CA
2003	Reinsch	Catherine	Reinsch	1987	Marina del Rey	CA
2003	Meyer	Charles		1989L	Lincoln	NE
2003	McGuire	James		1978	Henderson	NV
2003	Hain	Raymond		1980	Salt Lake City	UT
2004	Cox	Christine	Cox	1978	Reno	NV
2004	Clarke	Harold		1974	Richmond	VA
2004	Hupp	Bradley		1988	Albion	NE
2004	Beach	Lani		1966	Prescott	AZ
2005	Placek	Jaime		1993	Nutley	NJ
2005	Mulligan	Penelope	Mulligan	1995	El Sobrante	CA
2005	Ostergard	Audra	Massie	1988	Lincoln	NE
2006	Hughes	Roger		1982	Robbinsville	NJ
2006	Christiansen	John		1972	Burnsville	MN
2006	Christiansen	Patricia	Murphy	1972	Burnsville	MN
2006	Lauterbach	James		1996	Lincoln	NE
2007	Billiar	Timothy		1979	Presto	PA
2007	Jackman	Daniel		1989	Lincoln	NE
2007	Adams	Elaine	Jones	1974	Omaha	NE
2008	Drogheo	Jon		1994	Arvada	CO
2008	Vrtiska	Terri	Vrtiska	1983	Rochester	MN
2009	Sanders	Janet	Sanders	1969	Orillia	ON
2009	Yonker	Alexandria	Meyer	2004	San Francisco	CA
2010	Francke	Jill	Francke	2004	Lincoln	NE
2010	Ainsworth	Zachary		1996	Alexandria	VA
2010	Weber	Eric		1996, 1999E	Lavista	NE
2010	Cantrell	Eric		2000	Miami	FL
2010	Symonsbergen	David		1993	Crete	NE
2011	Policky	Jennifer	Haschke	2005	Waukesha	WI

Alumni Senior Award

Presented to members of the graduating class from each campus in recognition of consistent demonstration of superior performance in academic and co-curricular activities during their undergraduate careers.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1972	Douglas	Rogelio		1972	Altadena	CA
1972	Williams	Patricia	Williams	1972	Lincoln	NE
1973	Hogan	Catherine	Randall	1973	Huntington Beach	CA
1973	Kennedy	James		1973	Rollingbay	WA
1974	Mills	Lynn	Johnson	1974	Prosser	WA
1974	Siewert	Gregg		1974	Kirksville	MO
1975	Cooper	Bruce		1975	Greeley	CO
1975	Freeman	Gretchen	Lerner	1975	Draper	UT
1976	Kiburz	Douglas		1976	Sedalia	MO
1976	Mann	Laura	Thorsen	1976	Omaha	NE
1977	Decker	Kathryn	Katt	1977, 1994E	Grand Island	NE
1977	Kunzman	Daniel		1977, 2006A	Lincoln	NE
1978	Burge	Anita	Salsman	1978	Grant	NE
1978	Haskins	George		1978	Denver	CO
1979	Jurgens	Laurie	Gerlach	1979	Beaver Dam	KY
1979	Olsen	James		1979	Macomb	IL
1980	Andrews	Kerry		1980
1980	Fugate	Barbara	Fugate	1980	Minneapolis	MN
1981	Christensen	Mark		1981	Raymond	NE
1981	Olsen	Laura	Olsen	1981	Ann Arbor	MI
1982	Juricek	John		1982	West Hollywood	CA
1982	Pfingston	Cecile	Pfingston	1982	Coram	NY
1983	Taylor	Daniel		1983	Minneapolis	MN
1983	Thomsen	Nancy	Nuernberger	1983	Shawnee	KS
1984	Brown	David		1984	Boulder	CO
1984	Fye	Pamela	Bartlett	1984	Crete	NE
1985	King	Jody	Beed	1985	Beverly	MA
1985	Lippold	Lance		1985	Orange	CA
1986	Feyerherm	Alan		1986	Falls Church	VA
1986	Harsin	Regan	ten Bensel	1986	Syracuse	NE
1987	Gaiss	Jennifer	Kauffold	1987	North Andover	MA
1987	Yorges	Todd		1987	Lincoln	NE
1988	Berglund	Bruce		1988	Palatine	IL
1988	Mahrt	Carla	Prauner	1988	Fremont	NE
1989	Bespalec	Kirsten	Johnson	1989	Kearney	NE
1989	Chudomelka	Daniel		1989	Ashland	NE
1989	Kaspar	Bonnie	Krahmer	1989L	Glendale	AZ
1989	Smith	Ronald		1989L	Harrisburg	NC
1990	Ferguson	Shawn		1990	Portland	OR
1990	Kros	Lisa	Moore	1990	Louisville	KY
1990	Ostlund	Richard		1990L	Henderson	NV
1990	Wagner	Janet	Mulder	1990L	Bradenton	FL
1991	Fenwick	Fannie	Godley	1991L	Clinton	MO
1991	Gibbons	David		1991	Schuyler	NE
1991	Hollman	Rodney		1991L	Martell	NE
1991	Weber	Christie	Benes	1991	Bucyrus	KS
1992	Henry	MaLinda	Henry	1992	Missouri Valley	IA
1992	Karl	Joyce	Mariska	1992L	Dorchester	NE
1992	Mattingly	Clark		1992L	Colorado Springs	CO
1992	Ross	Ryan		1992	Sioux City	IA
1993	Agena	Diane	Kennedy	1993L	Sterling	NE
1993	Hall	Lynn		1993	Henderson	NE
1993	Hartman	Scott		1993L	Waverly	NE
1993	Parsley	Holly	Bedient	1993
1994	Bose	Kristi	Blickenstaff	1994	Stamford	NE
1994	Brahmer	Mark		1993	Pierce	NE
1994	Dunbar	Kevin		1994L	Wahoo	NE
1994	Mills	Norma	Thorell	1994L	Lincoln	NE
1995	Coleman	Donald		1995L	Lincoln	NE
1995	Hermelbracht	James		1995	Roslindale	MA
1995	Nielsen	G.	Darling	1995L	Lincoln	NE
1995	Staerkel	Heidi	Kraus	1995	Topeka	KS
1996	Alderson	Clinton		1996, 2001E	Lavista	NE
1996	Loomis	Dinisha	Wiese	1996L	Lincoln	NE
1996	Schuster	David		1996L	Mason City	NE
1996	Thompson	Heather	Thompson	1996	Alexandria	VA
1997	McGuire	Kathleen	McGuire	1997L	Rio Rancho	NM
1997	Mohling	Ryan		1997, 2002A	Lincoln	NE
1997	Odvody	Jessica	Wilson	1997	Omaha	NE
1997	Phillips	Donald		1997L	Denton	NE
1998	Buehler	Jack		1998L, 2002C	Denton	NE
1998	Knott	Mindy	Anderson	1998	Lincoln	NE
1998	Sherffius	Maria	Salinas	1998L	Lincoln	NE
1998	Gubbels	Scott		1998	Lincoln	NE
1999	Anderson	Chad		1999	Kearney	NE
1999	James	Amy	James	1999	Lynchburg	VA
1999	Pratt	Tim		1999L	Lincoln	NE
1999	Vrana	Sheila	Gant	1999L	Hammond	IN
2000	Low	Katherine	Low	2000	Fort Worth	TX
2000	Mertens	Michael		2000L	Lincoln	NE
2000	Noble	Donnette	McKibben	2000L, 2004A	Chicago	IL
2000	Owens	Daniel		2000	Phoenix	AZ
2001	Arp	Donald		2001L	Lincoln	NE
2001	Bambach	Adrienne	Bambach	2001	Rochester	NY
2001	Eckert	Georgia	Eckert	2001L	Fremont	NE
2001	Hornung	Richard		2001	Lincoln	NE
2002	Cloran	William		2002L
2002	Eigsti	Nathan		2002	Lincoln	NE
2002	Sandy	Erin	Gillespie	2002	Holdrege	NE
2002	Schmidt	Janet	Putty	2002L	Lincoln	NE
2003	Deaver	Luke		2003	North Platte	NE
2003	Horton Chohany	Susan	Horton	2003L	Lincoln	NE
2003	Kraus	Lisa	Kraus	2003	Washington	DC
2003	Rathbun	Thomas		2003L	Lincoln	NE
2004	Hecht	Linda	Pennington	2004L	Lincoln	NE
2004	Tyrrell	Christian		2004L	Lincoln	NE
2004	Hoke	Jonathan		2004	Lincoln	NE
2004	Price	Brittany	Price	2004, 2006E, 2009E	Omaha	NE
2005	Czaplewski	Deann	Mapel	2005L	Olathe	KS
2005	Magee	Shane		2005L	Lincoln	NE
2005	Hoogheem	Keith		2005	Erie	CO
2005	Schneider	Natalie	Nelsen	2005	Lincoln	NE
2006	Brown	Dwight		2006L, 2008C	Lincoln	NE
2006	Dillon	Vicki	Hulbert	2006L	Rocky Mount	NC
2006	Lothrop	Griffin		2006	Chicago	IL
2006	Shaban	Kamleh	Shaban	2006	Littleton	CO
2007	Anderson	Zachary		2007	Lincoln	NE
2007	Mettlen	Sara	Mettlen	2007	Lucas	KS
2007	Miller	Laura	Coburn	1979	Youngstown	OH
2007	Sugden	Steven		2007L	Adams	NE
2008	Akot	Santino		2008L	Lincoln	NE
2008	Jackson-Rush	Barbara	Rush	2008L	Lincoln	NE
2008	Kaye-Skinner	Benjamin		2008	Geneva	NE
2008	Wilcox	Katherine		2008	Omaha	NE
2010	Adams	Sarah	Adams	2010	Lincoln	NE
2010	Borer	Robert		2010L	Lincoln	NE
2010	Cyboron	Tyler		2010	Omaha	NE
2010	Hams	Mary	O'Neill	2010L	Lincoln	NE
2011	Leibman	Catherine		2011	Cedar Creek	NE
2011	Large	Colin		2011	Bennet	NE
2011	Thompson	Andrea		2011L	Lincoln	NE
2011	Schuster	Craig		2011L	Lincoln	NE
2012	Dunn	Anthony		2012	Papillion	NE
2012	Kimminau	Gena		2012	Lincoln	NE
2012	Fuller	Matt		2012L	Lincoln	NE
2012	Lemons	Julie		2012L	Lincoln	NE
2013	Tegtmeier	Nicole		2013	Davenport	NE
2013	Wiemer	John		2013	Seward	NE
2013	Chambers	Lillie		2013L	Bennet	NE
2013	Erwin	Jimmy		2013L	Lincoln	NE
2014	Neuberger	Cali		2014	Omaha	NE
2014	Knobel	Nathaniel		2014	Beatrice	NE
2014	Thompson	Lona		2014L	Lincoln	NE
2014	Beck	Jeffrey		2014L	Lincoln	NE
2015	Dewey	Paul		2015	Nebraska City	NE
2015	Erskine	Kayleigh		2015	Lincoln	NE
2015	Hernandez	Sara		2015L	Lincoln	NE
2015	Collier	Lameakia		2015L	Lincoln	NE
2016	Karlin	Mariah		2016	Columbus	NE
2016	Reiter	Eric		2016	Fremont	NE
2016	Dobbins	Jessica		2016L	Lincoln	NE
2016	Cooper	Tyler		2016L	Lincoln	NE
2017	Bichlmeier	Dalton		2017	Norfolk	NE
2017	Nyffeler	Jenn		2017	Lincoln	NE
2018	Benraty	Kennerly		2018	Portsmouth	VA
2018	Green	Aspen		2018	Aurora	CO
2019	Foote	Jared		2019	Hastings	NE
2019	Theiler	Nina		2019	Omaha	NE
2020	Yadav	Nishesh		2020	Las Vegas	NV
2020	Coble	Katelyn		2020	Mullen	NE
2021	Keithley	Emerson		2021	Falls City	NE
2021	Insalaco	Amanda		2021	Spanish Fork	UT
2022	Mercier	Bobby		2022	Lincoln	NE
2022	Miller	Haley		2022	Plattsmouth	NE
2023	Theiler	Ben		2023	Omaha	NE
2023	Buck	Drew		2023	Wayne	NE

Alumni Trustee

To serve as an Alumni Trustee, a person should show involvement in the alumni programs, show consistent support of the college, have the means to give to the college, and have some expertise the Board can use.

Past Recipients

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Athletic Hall of Fame

Established in 1996, this award honors athletes, teams, and coaches for their achievements at Doane University.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1996	Alf	Raymond		1928
1996	Bartek	Steven		1984, 1997E	Lincoln	NE
1996	Best	Raymond		1961	Aurora	CO
1996	Davis	Fred		1969	Richton Park	IL
1996	Dutcher	James		1940
1996	Grant	Leslie		1969
1996	Green	Larry		1970	Port Arthur	TX
1996	Haylett	Ward		1926
1996	Kuzelka	Thomas		1930
1996	Mason	Elizabeth	Nienkamp	1986	Firth	NE
1996	Pallett	James		1930
1996	Papik	Elvin		1950	Lincoln	NE
1996	Skinner	Clinton		1963	Sun Lakes	AZ
1997	Green	John		1973	Parker	CO
1997	Koinzan	Craig		1970	Highlands Ranch	CO
1997	Kristufek	Donald		1938
1997	Lovercheck	William		1959	Omaha	NE
1997	Peart	Mario		1975	Lincoln	NE
1997	Sallier	Michael		1971	Port Arthur	TX
1998	Beile	Fredric			Crete	NE
1998	Erickson	Robert		1957
1998	Gissler	Alan		1971	Osceola	NE
1998	Halsey	Amy	Baker	1989	Chambers	NE
1998	Larson	Gregg		1987	Malcolm	NE
1999	Burge	Anita	Salsman	1978	Grant	NE
1999	Grossart	Rex		1950
1999	Nelsen	Dennis		1966
1999	Ulmer	Michael		1977	Texarkana	TX
1999	White	Dean		1963	Argyle	TX
2000	Dondlinger	Dennis		1966	Grand Island	NE
2000	Fye	Ed		1982	Denton	NE
2000	Kasparek	Kenneth		1953	Lincoln	NE
2000	Rous	Connie	Hugen	1988	Martin	SD
2000	Weber	Wayne		1944, V12
2001	Barth	Kenneth		1951	Crete	NE
2001	Boutwell	Luther		1936
2001	Cotton	Rick		1979	Lincoln	NE
2001	Harsin	Darren		1983	Blair	NE
2001	Lothrop	John		1968	Crete	NE
2001	Nienkamp	Meredith	Nienkamp	1990	Marietta	GA
2002	Belka	Wilson		1941
2002	Harsin	Regan	ten Bensel	1986	Syracuse	NE
2002	Jasnoch	Myron		1958	Ogallala	NE
2002	Mitchell	Glenn		1970	Omaha	NE
2002	Nolin	Trudi	Veerhusen	1991, 1995E	Omaha	NE
2002	Vyhnalek	Donald		1957	Fairmount	IN
2003	Asher	Lori	Stueckrath	1989	Centennial	CO
2003	Holbrook	Kathleen	Holbrook	1983	River Falls	WI
2003	Rozdalovsky	Lester		1946	Schaumburg	IL
2003	Schelstraete	Paul		1970	Crete	NE
2003	Sura	Peter		1966	D-78464 Konstanz
2004	Eggen	Gib		1951	Vancouver	WA
2004	Grosscup	Buford		1943	Lincoln	NE
2004	Jasnoch	Mary Lou	Jasnoch	1979	Kearney	NE
2004	Konicek	Richard		1952
2005	Bradley	Merri Kaye	Bell	1992	Crete	NE
2005	Fitzgibbon	Lavern		1936
2005	Ramsey	Harland		1960	Rathdrum	ID
2005	Schnacker	Kathleen	Waggoner	1989	Topeka	KS
2006	Fye	Marty		1983	Crete	NE
2006	Gerner	Leonard		1946	Bonham	TX
2006	Minnick	Catherine	Russell	1993, 1998E	Broken Bow	NE
2006	Rhoadarmer	Heather	Rhoadarmer	1995	Lincoln	NE
2007	Kobes	Frank		1936
2007	Velloff	Gene		1962	Memphis	TN
2007	Williams	Cindy	Peterson	1992	Overland Park	KS
2008	Baumann	John		1990	Stillwater	OK
2008	Maaske	Marissa	Maaske	1996	Honolulu	HI
2008	Schwenk	Fran			Liberty	MO
2008	Symonsbergen	David		1993	Crete	NE
2009	Steinmeyer	Gene			Maryville	MO
2009	Weeder Einspahr	Suzanne	Weeder	1994	Seward	NE
2010	Hoffman	Brian		1987	Norfolk	NE
2010	Hunt	Richard		1971	Londonderry	NH
2010	Undefeated Football Teams			1966-1969
2012	NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Championship teams			2001 & 2002
2013	Ray	Gregory "Cojack"		2001	Palmer	NE
2013	Sutherland	Mary	Livengood	2001	Omaha	NE
2013	Swanson	Rochelle	Schmidt	2004	Gretna	NE
2014	Baack	Andrea	Gall	2000	Seward	NE
2014	Butler	Trisha	Plucker	1999	Las Vegas	NV
2014	Hubbs	Edward G.		1976	Omaha	NE
2014	Meyer	Cindy L.			Crete	NE
2014	Theiler	Frank A.		1990	Arlington	NE
2015	Dunnigan	David L.			Clatonia	NE
2015	Welti	James H.		1969	Kewanee	IL
2015	Thege	Darcy	Jones	1999	David City	NE
2015	Hanquist	Katrina	Kosmos	2007	Filley	NE
2016	Cooper	Louis P.		1971	Tacoma	WA
2016	Hood	Thomas H.		1971	Hallam	NE
2016	Dahl	William "Chris"		1996	Overland Park	KS
2016	Barber	Christina	Hruby	1997	Hickman	NE
2016	Corbit	Stacy	Vendetti	2001	Omaha	NE
2017	Williams	Burrell S.		1971	Omaha	NE
2017	Adams	Raymonn D.		2001	Lincoln	NE
2017	Anderson	Dayna	Nyland	1993	Filley	NE
2017	Clason	Erin	Schlake	2000	Beaver City	NE
2017	Pingel	Monica	Smith	2003	Omaha	NE
2018	Hawkins	Curtis L.		1997	Pleasant Hill	MO
2018	Olson	Jarrod R.		1997	Riverside	CA
2018	Wortmann	Wendy	Brouilette	2003	Hartington	NE
2018	Women's Basketball Final Four Teams			1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98
2019	Egger	Terry	(posthumously)	1971
2019	Hamilton	AnnMarie		1992	Riverton	WY
2019	Juarez	Frank	(posthumously)	1943
2019	McClatchey	Brad		1994	Plattsmouth	NE
2019	Smith	April	Kockrow	2001	Clovis	CA
2021	Bailey	Ricardo		1972	Hawthorne	CA
2021	Brown	Bernard		1973	Lincoln	NE
2021	Gronemeyer	Jesse		2002	DeWitt	NE
2021	Grosz	Steve		1984	Scottsdale	AZ
2021	Stehlik	Nicole		2003	Castle Pines	CO

Excellence in Teaching Award

Presented to friends of the college who have made outstanding contributions to the field of education.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	City	State
2002	Todacheene	GloJean	Benson	Shiprock	NM
2003	Peterson	Glenn

Faculty Award for Distinctive Scholarship

Presented to alumni for creative contributions, accomplishments, and leadership in scholarly pursuits and endeavors.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1990	Bell	Vernon		1950
1990	Cole	Barbara	Cole	1963	Mount Pleasant	SC
1991	Wilson	Douglas		1957	Galesburg	IL
1992	Kruse	Herald		1950	Los Alamos	NM
1994	Hood	Sarah	Renner	1966	Lincoln	NE
1994	Schafer	Ronald		1960	Mountain View	CA

Navajo Leadership Award

Presented to alumni who have demonstrated lasting leadership to the communities of the Navajo Nation.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
2002	Atcitty	Fannie	Lowe	1997E, 2002E	Shiprock	NM
2002	Bekis	Wynora	Lee	2002E	Farmington	NM
2002	Burns	Evelyn	Jones	2000E, 2002E	Rock Point	AZ
2002	Emerson	Frances	Emerson	2002E	Shiprock	NM
2002	Gilmore	Jack		2002E	Kayenta	AZ
2002	Gilmore	Susie	Gilmore	2002E	Kayenta	AZ
2002	Holiday	Marilyn	Harris	2002E	Farmington	NM
2002	Joe	Renae	Joe	2002E	Shiprock	NM
2002	John	Delphina	John	2002E	Shiprock	NM
2002	Noon	Sarah	Yazzie	1997E, 2002E	Shiprock	NM
2002	Tso	Sadie	White	2000E, 2002E	Red Valley	AZ
2002	Velasquez	Kasey		2002E	Fort Apache	AZ

President’s Award for Leadership

Presented to alumni and friends of the college who have shown extraordinary service and leadership in their communities.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year	City	State
1989	Tonniges	Thomas		1971	Omaha	NE
1994	Haggai	Thomas			High Point	NC
1995	Reiss	Walter		1955	Lodi	CA
1996	Dittman	Alice			Lincoln	NE
1997	Begay	Jimmie			Chinle	AZ
1999	Steyer	Caryl		1949
1999	McDowell	Benjamin
1999	Petersen	Dean		1947, V12	Lincoln	NE
1999	Ziegenbein	William		1949	Monterey	CA
2002	Coordsen	Janice			Hebron	NE
2002	Newmyer	Robert		1952	Storrs Mansfield	CT
2002	Coordsen	George
2002	Miner	Harriet	Buck
2002	Scroggs	Rebecca	Adkins	1943
2002	Bereuter	Doug			San Francisco	CA
2003	Travnicek	Robert			Long Beach	MS
2007	Nyrop	Donald		1934
2007	Adams	Paul			Lincoln	NE
2011	Wright	Earl			Castle Rock	CO
2016	Olsen	Ruth	Ross	1953	Lincoln	NE
2017	Andersen	Marian B.			Omaha	NE
2018	Kelsall	Ann			Crete	NE

President’s Award for Navajo Language and Culture

Presented to alumni for their exceptional work furthering the language and culture of Navajo students and their families.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Class Year	City	State
2001	Barlow	Sallie	2001E, 2005E	Kayenta	AZ
2001	Smith	Darlene	2001E, 2005E	Kayenta	AZ
2001	Tsosie	Rosemary	2001E, 2005E	Kayenta	AZ

Trustees Award for Distinguished Service

Presented to alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves by their service to the college.

Past Recipients

Award Date	Last Name	First Name	Maiden	Class Year
1988	Perkins Kitty M Foundation
1989	Dredla	Alberta	Dredla	1926
1989	Nyrop	Donald		1934
1990	Ziegler	Donald		1950

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