HONORS DAYHixson-Lied College of Fine and

Performing Arts

5:00pm Nebraska Champions ClubUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnSATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016

Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence • Becca Duncan Glenn Korff School of Music

College Alumni Board’s Undergraduate Student Leadership Award • Emma Gruhl Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award • Amanda Breitbach Department of Art and Art History

F. Pace Woods Scholarships • Carlos Velasco Department of Art and Art History

Joseph Fitzgerald Glenn Korff School of Music

Amy Almond Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Anne and William (Laurie) Porter Awards for Creativity in the • Megan Cudd Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Undergraduate Student

Halle Bowman Glenn Korff School of Music’s Dance Division Undergraduate Student

Welcome and Introductions • Charles O’Connor Endowed Dean

STUDENT AWARDS

Vreeland Awards in Art and Music • Madison Svendgard Francis William Vreeland Awards Department of Art and Art History Undergraduate Student

Kendall Johnson Department of Art and Art History Graduate Student

Ida M. Vreeland Awards • John Kosch Glenn Korff School of Music Undergraduate Student

Robert Luebbert Glenn Korff School of Music Graduate Student

Given to the student who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average of all graduating seniors in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Given to students who have proven to be leaders through their scholarship, talents, service and dedication.

Honors the work of a graduate teaching assistant who has demonstrated true excellence in teaching.

A College-wide award given to students who have demonstrated academic and creative/scholarly excellence.

Given to students who have demonstrated the highest level of achievement and excellence in theatre, film and dance.

Faculty Award for Outreach, Engagement or Service • Glenn Nierman, Glenn Korff School of Music

Leadership Award in Curriculum or Programmatic Development • Anthony Bushard, Glenn Korff School of Music

Achievement Award in Academic Advising • Jacqueline Mattingly, Glenn Korff School of Music

Senior Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity • Dana Fritz, Department of Art and Art History

Junior Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity • Stacy Asher, Department of Art and Art History Aaron Sutherlen, Department of Art and Art History

Junior Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching • David Hall, Glenn Korff School of Music

Staff Awards for Outstanding Service • David Bagby, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Michaela Habe, Department of Art and Art History Brian Reetz, Glenn Korff School of Music

FACULTY & STAFF AWARDS

Given to recognize the creative achievements of the recipients in art and music.

RECOGNITION OF HIXSON-LIED FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS

HIXSON-LIED AWARDS

HONORS DAY AWARDS PROGRAM

College Distinguished Teaching Award • Stanley Kleppinger, Glenn Korff School of Music

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

ALUMNI AWARDS

HONORS DAY AWARDS PROGRAM

Nicaulis Alliey, Glenn Korff School of Music

Joyce Bingeman, Department of Art and Art History

Meryl Engler, Department of Art and Art History

Kendall Johnson, Department of Art and Art History

College Alumni Board’s Alumni Achievement Awards • Marcia B. Goldenstein, B.F.A. 1970, M.F.A. 1973 Department of Art and Art History

Dr. Robert H. Woody, B.M. 1990 Glenn Korff School of Music

Jim Hanna, B.F.A. 1991 Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

RECOGNITION OF THE GRADUATING HIXSON-LIED FELLOWS

Recognition of the retirement of Marilyn Duba, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

Recognition of the service of Pete Pinnell, Department of Art and Art History Interim Chair, and Paul Steger, Director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

Katie Pacza, Glenn Korff School of Music

Greg Rishoi, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Max Stehr, Glenn Korff School of Music

Recognizes alumni from each academic unit of the College who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and overall professional excellence.

AWARD OF MERIT

College Alumni Board’s Award of Merit • Leta Powell Drake Philip L. Perry

LETA POWELL DRAKE, M.F.A. 1967Leta Powell Drake (M.A.. 1967) has enjoyed a 60-year broadcast-ing career that included work at KOLN/KGIN-TV, where she hosted and produced more than 10,000 TV shows during a 28-year career there, which included the 10/11 Morning Show and Cartoon Corral with Kalamity Kate. She also worked at NETV from 1989-2002 and volunteered as emcee for auc-tions and pledge drives for 30 years.

Her passion for live performance continues, as she has acted in more than 100 plays and two movies. She was elected into the Nebraska Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2010, and recently released a book titled “The Calamities of Kalamity Kate.”

She has served on the Nebraska Repertory Theatre Board, was an actress for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, is a Purple Masque Member and Donor and a member of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Alumni Board.

PHILIP L. PERRY, B.S 19, M.F.A. 1973Phil Perry is the CEO of Perry Reid Properties, and he also serves as CEO and President of Perry Associates, Inc. and Perry Reid Properties-Development. He has been actively involved in the development and management of multi-family housing properties since 1983. His experience has ranged from historic renovations; to Section 42 tax-credit development; to his current efforts in class “A” apartment developments.

A graduate of the University (B.S. 1964, M.A. 1972 from the College of Education and Human Sciences), Perry and his family created the Phil Perry and Family Fund Awards in the Fall of 2013. This award is presented to two students chosen by jury each semester from the Capstone Exhibition. A prize of $1,000 is given to each winner to help students transition from college to the business world. In 2014, Perry started the Prescott Gallery in Lincoln. In addition to showing his own work, the gallery has dedicated space to exhibit artwork by faculty, staff and students, both current and alumni, from the Department of Art and Art History. The gallery also offers internship opportunities to learn the business of being a gallery director. He currently serves on the department’s MEDICI Board.

Honors those who have made contributions to the College, but who are not necessarily an alumnus of the College.

AWARD OF MERIT BIOS

HONORS DAY AWARDS PROGRAM

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS BIOS

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN ART AND ART HISTORY

1994 Steven Yates

1995 Robert Culver, Jr.

1996 T.L. Solien

1997 Neil Christensen

1998 Suzanne Wise

1999 Ruth Rosekrans Hoffman

2000 Betty Kjelson

2001 Margaret Furlong

2002 Carol Haerer

2003 James D. Butler

2004 Lawrence L. Reger

2005 Bruce Conner

2006 John Nygren

2007 Dr. Anne El-Omami

2008 Christopher Ervin

2009 Thomas Riesing

2010 Peggy Gomez

2011 Wendy Jane Bantam

2012 James Cantrell

2013 Michael Strand

2014 Maureen Mills

2015 Susan Puelz

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN MUSIC

1994 Gene Bedient

1995 Jack Snider

1996 William Hatcher

1997 Dr. Lee Kjelson

1998 Helen Laird

1999 Theodore Brunson

2000 Charles Krutz

2001 Richard Svoboda

2002 Robert Nelson

2003 Vaughn Jaenike

2004 W. Dieter Kober

2005 Col. Gary Lamb

2006 Dr. Frank Tirro

2007 Dr. Lawrence Gwozdz

2008 Dr. Eugene O’Brien

2009 Dr. Laurie Scott

2010 Dr. Sharon Hansen

2011 Dr. Dennis Keith Cox

2012 Stephanie Taylor

2013 Robert Snider

2014 Dr. Alan J. Wenger

2015 Barbara Zach

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN THEATRE ARTS AND FILM

1995 Frederick Gaines

1996 Robert Schanke

1997 Judith Hart

1998 Richard Maulsby

1999 Alan Schuster

2000 Henry Blanke, Jr.

2001 Daniel Stratman

2002 Daniel Proett

2003 Bob Hall

Sandy Veneziano

2004 James Baffico

2005 Kent Broadhurst

2006 Robert J. Askey

2007 Dr. Phyllis Gates

2008 Dr. Alan Nielsen

2009 Breanna Benjamin

2010 John Stark

2011 David Duffy

2012 Ahna Packard

2013 Timothy Croshaw

2014 Crystal Craft

2015 Nancy Marcy

FACULTY SERVICE AWARD

2007 Tice Miller

2008 Dan Howard

2009 Jon Nelson

PREVIOUS HONOREES

AWARD OF MERIT

1994 Dean Tschetter

1996 Marguerite Hac William

Anne Porter

1997 Julie Hagemeier

1998 Norman Geske

Ron Hull

1999 Art Thompson

2000 Sen. LaVon K. Crosby

2001 Dennis Schneider

David Landis

2002 Christina M. Hixson

2003 Col. Jack Rokahr

2004 F. Pace Woods II

2005 Joseph M. Ruffo

2006 Ann Keyser Rawley

2007 Jim and Rhonda Seacrest

2008 Ernest Weyeneth

2009 Larry and Bets Frederick

2010 Harley Jane Kozak

2011 Richard Hay, D.D.S.

2012 William Tomek

2013 Ann Blomquist-Poll

2014 In Honor of Glenn Korff

and Mary Riepma Ross

2015 Lucy Buntain Comine

2011 Gail Kendall

2013 Ian Borden

2014 Laurel Shoemaker

MARCIA B. GOLDENSTEIN, B.F.A. 1970, M.F.A. 1973 Alumni Achievement Award in Art

Goldenstein is Professor Emerita at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she taught painting and drawing for 38 years. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including recent exhibitions in Beijing, Chengdu and Fuzhou, China, as well as Bratislava, Slovakia. Her collections include the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Great Plains Art Museum at UNL, the Tennessee Valley Authority, General Motors and IBM.

JIM HANNA, B.F.A. 1991 Alumni Achievement Award in Theatre and Film

Hanna is a film, television and commercial actor, who is based in Los Angeles. Upon graduation from UNL, Hanna obtained a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California Actor Training Program. He has been seen in countless commercials and numerous film and television roles, including “Mom,” “Parks and Recreation,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Bones” and several episodes of the soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful,” just to name a few. His film credits include “War of the Worlds” and “The Terminal.” He also starred in the recent line of commercials from Cox Communica-tions, where he played the role of a father who tries to bond with his son at every opportunity. He is also an award-nominated and winning actor with The Production Co. L.A. and performs regularly in “Slap & Tickle” sketch comedy shows. He is also the creator, director, writer and producer of the web series, “Jeff the Cat: Merchant of Darkness.”

DR. ROBERT H. WOODY, B.M. 1990 Alumni Achievement Award in Music

Woody is among the most celebrated and recognized scholars in music education in our nation, with special expertise in the psychology of music, in vernacular music performance in schools and in elemen-tary music education practices. His co-authored book from Oxford University Press has received great critical praise and has been adopted in graduate programs around the world. He is also a music blogger for Psychology Today. He has served on the Journal of Research in Music Education Editorial Board, in addition to having his work published there regularly. He earned two masters degrees (music education and educational research) and Ph.D. in music education from Florida State University. He began teach-ing at UNL in 2001. Prior to UNL, he taught at Ball State University and the University of Maryland.

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