Celebrating CFAM's Outstanding Students and Faculty

The College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media (CFAM) will honor the outstanding students and faculty during the CFAM Honors Event on Wednesday, April 26 from 3 - 4 P.M. in the Strauss Performing Arts Center.

Outstanding Undergraduate Students

School of the Arts

• Alfredo Almaraz-Herrera, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Art History
• Artur Melika, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Caroline Baroco, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Studio Art
• Chloe Beltrand, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
• Nathan Foo, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

School of Communication

• Meg McCoy, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Communication Studies
• Lexy Schulte, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Science in Communication, Journalism/Media Communication

School of Music

• Rachel Goettsch, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Music
• John Lim, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Music, Music Performance
• Christine Robino, Outstanding Undergraduate Student, Bachelor of Music, Music Education and Dean's Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student in CFAM.

To be honored, students must meet the following criteria for an award:

1. GPA of 3.3 or above;
2. Student must be in good academic standing;
3. Honorees should exemplify the best facets of the program and serve as student exemplars who represent the program in its best light.

Outstanding Graduate Students

School of the Arts

• Christine Burright

School of Communication

• Katelyn Lambert, Top Thesis Award
• Jacob Thimjon, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Emma Bondy, Outstanding Graduate Student

School of Music

• Dana LeVan, Outstanding Graduate Student

Part-time Faculty Award

The faculty award recipient is Jody Boyer. Jody is an instructor in the Art & Art History unit in the School of the Arts. She teaches Digital Media, Digital Media Production, Applied Design, and Video Art.

This award is given to an outstanding part-time faculty member in recognition of their commitment and valuable contributions to the academic enterprise.

“Jody gives her part-time teaching the same attention as her full-time job! She actively seeks out experiential learning opportunities for students and helps faculty members to better engage students in an online learning environment. Jody is a strong advocate for meeting students where they are and navigating different learning styles. She is an innovative problem-solver!” - Amy Millicent Morris, Ph.D. and Director, School of the Arts

In 2014 Jody was awarded the Nebraska Middle School Art Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association.

Jay Wise of the School of Music was the recipient of the 2022 award.