Alumni Spotlight: Wendy DeBoer
Congratulations to UNO English Alum, Senator Wendy DeBoer for receiving the 2024 Public Service Award.
UNO English Alum, Senator Wendy DeBoer has received the 2024 Public Service Award. She says that one of the reasons she ran was that “we have forgotten how to listen to each other in the country and the state” and that as a senator she hopes to “listen to my constituents and also to other senators, even if I disagree with them.” Read more about DeBoer's achievement here.
Why Study English?
DeBoer's ability to listen to other’s views is supplemented by her experience with English as “literature exposed her to different ideas and different perspectives.” In addition to broader perspectives, she also believes that studying English helped her with “Critical thinking, communicating ideas succinctly, and forming better arguments.”