Holling Family Award

Holling Family Award

Teaching Excellence

2024 Award Deadline

5:00 pm on Friday, March 29, 2024

The Holling Family Teaching Excellence Awards have been recognizing exceptional teaching in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources since 1998 with over 200 awards presented. IANR is known for outstanding teaching and for fostering a collaborative community that enhances the lives of the people we serve. We invite you all to nominate a colleague, instructor, mentor, teaching and learning assistant for one of these awards.

Award Categories & Eligibility

Sustained Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty Award

open to CASNR faculty at all ranks

Recognizing exceptional teaching, the 2024 Holling Family Excellence in Teaching Award Program will provide two awards for Sustained Excellence. Award amount $5,000. Please submit a complete nomination packet including the 2-page nomination and letters of support: one from a peer and one from a student in the classroom or stakeholder.

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Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching and Learning

open to CASNR faculty of all ranks

Recognizing the embodiment of diversity and inclusive excellence in teaching, the 2024 Holling Family Excellence in Teaching Award Program will provide two awards for Inclusive Excellence. Award amount $5,000. Please submit a complete nomination packet including the 2-page nomination and letters of support: one from a peer and one from a student in the classroom or stakeholder.

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Early Achievement Faculty Award

open to CASNR faculty in the first 6 years of their position

Recognizing exceptional teaching by early career faculty, the 2024 Holling Family Excellence in Teaching Award Program will provide two awards for Early Achievement. Award amount $3,000. Please submit a complete nomination packet including the 2-page nomination form and letters of support: one from a peer and one from a student in the classroom or stakeholder.

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Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award

open to all CASNR students in good academic standing

Recognizing exceptional teaching and learning in graduate, professional, and undergraduate teaching assistants, the 2024 Holling Family Excellence in Teaching Award Program will provide two awards for Graduate, Professional and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistants. At least one of these awards will be presented to an Undergraduate TA/LA. Award amount $1,000. Please submit a complete nomination packet including the 2-page nomination form and letters of support: one from the graduate advisor or course advisor, and one from a student served by the Teaching/Learning Assistant.

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CASNR Staff Inclusive Excellence Award

open to all CASNR staff members

CASNR will provide an award to recognize a staff member for outstanding contributions in diversity and inclusive excellence. The Staff Inclusive Excellence Award will provide one $1,000 award to a staff member in CASNR. Please submit a complete nomination packet including the 2-page nomination and letters of support: two from faculty, staff, students, or other stakeholders the nominee interacts with.

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Nominations

Nominations for all awards are due on March 29, 2024.

Nomination packets can be submitted electronically using the appropriate Submit Nomination button for each category.

Questions can be directed to Meg Kester at meg.kester@unl.edu.

2023 awardees
AwardAwardee
Sustained Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty Award

David Lambe, Agronomy & Horticulture and Agricultural Economics

Devin Rose, Food Science & Technology

Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Helen Fagan, Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

Tim Meyer, Agricultural Economics

Early Achievement Faculty Award

John Benson, School of Natural Resources

Judy Turk, School of Natural Resources

Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Undergraduate Mason Rutgers, Plant and Landscape Systems
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Graduate Carlee Koehler, Applied Science
CASNR Staff Inclusive Excellence Darrell King, Jr., Community Engagement and Experiential Learning Coordinator

2022 awardees
AwardAwardee
Sustained Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty Award

Kathryn Hanford, Statistics

Chris Chizinski, School of Natural Resources

Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Gina Matkin, Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication

Byron Chaves, Food Science & Technology

Early Achievement Faculty Award

Brandi Sigmon, Plant Pathology

Rebecca Young, Agronomy & Horticulture

Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Undergraduate Johnathan Kelly, Environmental Restoration Science
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Graduate Heydi Calderon Ambelis, Biological Engineering
CASNR Staff Inclusive Excellence Megan Rothenberger, Student Development Coordinator

2021 awardees
AwardAwardee
Sustained Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty Award Steven Comfort, School of Natural Resources
Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence in Teaching and Learning Jackie Cervantes-Guzman, Nebraska Extension
Early Achievement Faculty Award Elliot Dennis, Department of Agricultural Economics
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Undergraduate Samantha Guenther, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Assistant Award, Graduate Zachery Shomo, Department of Biochemistry
Past Senior Faculty Awardees
YearRecipientDepartment
2020 Joseph Dauer School of Natural Resources
2020 Steven Jones Animal Science
2019 Karin van Dijik Biochemistry
2019 Doug Smith NCTA
2019 Suat Irmak Biological Systems Engineering
2018 Lisa Pennisi School of Natural Resources
2018 Fabio Mattos Agricultural Economics
2018 John Hay Biological Systems Engineering
2017 Dennis Ferraro School of Natural Resources
2017 Roger Hoy Biological Systems Engineering
2017 Larkin Powell School of Natural Resources
2016 Lisa Karr-Lilienthal Animal Science
2016 Martha Mamo Agronomy and Horticulture
2016 Bradford Ramsdale Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
2016 Brandy VanDeWalle Southeast Research and Extension Center
2015 Dann Husmann Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2015 Brad Lubben Agricultural Economics
2015 David Wedin School of Natural Resources
2014 Sarah Browning Extension
2014 Deana Namuth-Covert Agronomy and Horticulture
2014 Mark Pegg School of Natural Resources
2014 Rick Rasby Animal Science
2013 Joseph Barycki Biochemistry
2013 Patricia Freeman School of Natural Resources
2013 Timothy Lemmons Extension
2013 Sheila Purdum Animal Science
2012 Erin Blankenship Statistics
2012 Charles Burr Extension
2012 Randy Pryor Extension
2012 Jerry Volesky Extension
2011 Kathleen Anderson Animal Science
2011 Scott Hygnstrom School of Natural Resources
2011 Ellen Paparozzi Agronomy and Horticulture
2011 Brett White Animal Science
2010 Susan Cuppett Food Science and Technology
2010 Ron Hanson Agricultural Economics
2009 John Foster Entomology
2009 Paul Hay Extension
2009 Phillip Miller Animal Science
2009 Connie Reimers-Hild Extension
2008 James Brandle School of Natural Resources
2008 Tom Dorn Extension
2008 Richard Sutton Agronomy and Horticulture
2008 Gary Zoubek Extension
2007 Terry Hejny Nebraska LEAD
2007 Barbara Ogg Extension
2007 Madhavan Soundararajan Biochemistry
2007 David Varner Extension
2006 Dennis Burson Animal Science
2006 Andrew Christiansen Extension
2006 Alexander Martin Agronomy and Horticulture
2006 Sharon Skipton Extension
2005 Beth Birnstihl Extension
2005 Judy Bowmaster-Cole Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
2005 Merlyn Nielsen Animal Science
2005 David Smith School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
2004 Robert Klein Extension
2004 John Markwell Biochemistry
2004 Stephen Mason Agronomy and Horticulture
2004 Ed Peters School of Natural Resources
2003 Steve Jones Animal Science
2003 Don Lee Agronomy and Horticulture
2003 Jack Schinstock Biological Systems Engineering
2003 Del VanDerWerff Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
2002 James Gosey Animal Science
2002 Lowell Moser Agronomy and Horticulture
2002 James Partridge Plant Pathology
2002 John Rupnow Food Science and Technology
2001 Mary Beck Animal Science
2001 Del Hemsath Extension
2001 Robert Hutkins Food Science and Technology
2001 Steve Rodie Agronomy and Horticulture
2000 Don Adams Animal Science
2000 Vicki Greve Extension
2000 Ron Hanson Agricultural Economics
2000 Gerald Sundquist Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
1999 Dean Eisenhauer Biological Systems Engineering
1999 Michael Kocher Biological Systems Engineering
1999 Keith Glewen Extension
1999 Terri Jo Bek Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
1998 Lloyd Bell Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
1998 Dennis Brink Animal Science
1998 Leon Higley Entomology
1998 Terry Klopfenstein Animal Science
Past Junior Faculty Awardees
YearRecipientDepartment
2020 Renee McFee School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
2020 Eric North School of Natural Resources
2020 Jamilynn Poletto School of Natural Resources
2020 Laura Thompson Extension Education
2019 Sam Wortman Agronomy and Horticulture
2019 Rebecca Roston Biochemistry
2019 Daran Rudnick Biological Systems Engineering
2018 Nicole Iverson Biological Systems Engineering
2018 Jaime Loizzo Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2018 Jeffrey Peterson Agricultural Economics
2018 Santosh Pitia Biological Systems Engineering
2017 Jenny Dauer School of Natural Resources
2017 Leah Sandell Agronomy & Horticulture
2016 Jennifer Keshwani Biological Systems Engineering
2016 L.J. McElravy Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
2015 Joe Luck Biological Systems
2015 Amy Burgin School of Natural Resources
2014 Deepak Keshwani Biological Systems Engineering
2014 Ashley Hall Entomology
2013 Tom Weissling Entomology
2013 Jennifer Green Statistics
2012 Matthew Spangler Animal Science
2012 Lindsay Chichester Extension
2011 Gina Matkin Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2011 Jennifer Wood Animal Science
2010 David Carter Entomology
2010 Jason Ellis Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2010 Dennis Ferraro School of Natural Resources
2010 Lisa Karr-Lilienthal Animal Science
2009 Cheryl Bailey Biochemistry
2009 Cory Reng Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
2008 Jennifer Rees Extension
2007 Suat Irmak Biological Systems Engineering
2007 Darrell Mark Agricultural Economics
2006 Loren Giesler Entomology
2006 Kim Todd Agronomy and Horticulture
2005 Clyde Cranwell Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
2005 Brett White Animal Science
2004 Dann Husmann Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2004 Larkin Powell School of Natural Resources
2003 Tiffany Heng-Moss Entomology
2003 Jess Miner Animal Science
2002 John Barbuto Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2002 James Stack Plant Pathology
2001 Brian Benham Extension
2001 Rosemarie Nold Animal Science
2000 James King Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
1999 Rhae Drijber Agronomy and Horticulture
1999 James Kennedy Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
1998 Susan Fritz Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
1998 Sheila Kepler Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
1998 Walter Schacht Agronomy and Horticulture
Past Teaching Assistant Awardees
YearRecipientDepartment
2020 Joslyn Beard Animal Science
2020 Tasha King Animal Science
2020 James Lee ALEC
2020 Salvador Ramirez Agronomy & Horticulture
2019 Katie Bidne Animal Science
2019 Adam Striegel Agronomy and Horticulture
2019 Kelly Willemssens School of Natural Resources
2019 Jason Headrick Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2018 Tiffani Luethke Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2018 Kate McCain Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2018 Aaron Shropshire Agronomy & Horticulture
2017 Braymond Adams School of Natural Resources
2016 Katherine I. Domenech-Perez Animal Science
2016 Nancy Qwynne Lackey School of Natural Resources
2015 Jeff Hartman School of Natural Resources
2015 Katherine Lawry School of Natural Resources
2014 Elizabeth Claassen Statistics
2014 L.J. McElravy Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2013 Shannon Moncure School of Natural Resources
2012 Kim Cluff Biological Systems Engineering
2012 Pamela Anderson Fellers Statistics
2011 Benjamin Arentsen Biochemistry
2011 Andrew Brueggeman Biochemistry
2010 Heath Harding Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2010 John Quinn School of Natural Resources
2009 Joana Story Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2009 Jeremy Wagnitz Entomology
2008 Tierney Brosius Entomology
2008 Joel Lechner Biochemistry
2007 Sara Daubert Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2006 Timothy Huntington Entomology
2006 Corey Searle Biological Systems Engineering
2005 Carmen Gherasim Biochemistry
2005 Jennifer Moss Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
2004 James MacDonald Animal Science
2004 Jeremy Martin Animal Science
2003 Kevin Delaney Entomology
2003 Douglas Golick Entomology
2002 Cristina Furdui Biochemistry
2002 Horatiu Olteanu Biochemistry
2001 Mark Allan Animal Science
2000 Michael Burton Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design
2000 Jolene Schauer Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
1999 Todd Campbell
1999 Galen Erickon Animal Science
1998 John Ortman