Student Awards Banquet
Student Awards and Scholarships
Although we did not host a banquet this year, a video and a list of our honorees are listed below.
Student Honors Convocation
Undergraduate Major Honorees
Honorees are selected on the basis of academic achievement, as well as their contributions to the university and the community. They are honored at the Student Honors Convocation.
Caitlyn Bartholomew - Kinesiology
Cody Anderson - Kinesiology
Hannah Buswell - Public Health
Outstanding Undergraduate Students
The School of Health and Kinesiology faculty select an undergraduate student from each concentration area to honor, taking into consideration: academic performance, class participation and service.
Joanna Preciado-Alvarez - Public Health
Jaiden Kully - Kinesiology
Jeremy Sczepaniak - P-12 Physical Education
Undergraduate Outstanding Service Award
Awarded to undergraduate students that have demonstrated a high level of personal service in their respective major(s).
Caitlyn Bartholomew - Kinesiology
Corinne Steele - P-12 Physical Education
Isabelle Ginavan - Public Health
Carlos Memije-Gonzalez - Public Health
Outstanding Graduate Students
The School of Health and Kinesiology faculty select a graduate student from each concentration area to honor, taking into consideration: academic performance, class participation and service.
Sarah Woelfel - Athletic Training
TeSean Wooden - Exercise Science
Maggie Rasmussen - Health Behavior
Mary Von Seggern - Physical Activity in Health Promotion
Graduate Outstanding Service Award
Awarded to graduate students that have demonstrated a high level of personal service in their respective major(s).
Casey Crary - Health Behavior
Sarah Miller - Athletic Training
Justin Jackson - Exercise Science
Bailee Fought - Physical Activity in Health Promotion
SHAPE Nebraska Major of the Year
The Society of Health & Physical Educators (SHAPE) honors an Overall Outstanding Major of the Year for multiple categories. The students chosen demonstrate outstanding efforts, commitment, and accomplishments in their area of study and future profession through extracurricular activities, time management, volunteer work, research and/or publications, and course work.
Maggie Rasmussen - Health Behavior (Health Behaviors Major of the Year Award Winner)
Sarah Woelfel - Athletic Training
Jeremy Sczepaniak - P-12 Physical Education
Isabelle Ginavan - Public Health
American Kinesiology Association Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar
Awarded to undergraduate scholars committed to promoting and enhancing kinesiology as a unified field of study and to advancing its many applications.
Cody Anderson - Kinesiology
American Kinesiology Association Outstanding Graduate Scholar
Awarded to graduate scholars committed to promoting and enhancing kinesiology as a unified field of study and to advancing its many applications.
TeSean Wooden - Exercise Science
Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student
This award is presented annually to two UNO graduate students during the Student Honors Convocation.
Liz Pekas - Exercise Physiology
Meritorious Graduate Oral Presentation
Awarded from the annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair.
Michael Allen - Exercise Science
Liz Pekas - Exercise Physiology
Helen B. Hewett Scholarship
The Helen B. Hewett Scholarship is an endowment shared by all three University of Nebraska campuses in memory of Helen B. Hewett. The scholarship is designated for undergraduates pursuing a Physical Education degree.
Riley Donahoe - Kinesiology
Maya Nachtigal - Kinesiology
Dalton Chastain - Kinesiology
More and Irene Mellion Endowed Athletic Training Scholarship
This scholarship was established for students in the athletic training program in honor of the services and dedication of Moe Mellion, MD, a team physician at UNO for 19 years and his wife Irene.
Kellie Bixler - Athletic Training
Axel Moncada-Briseno - Athletic Training
Wayne and Mary Claire Wagner and Family Endowed Athletic Training Scholarship
This scholarship honors the memory of Wayne Wagner, a long-time athletic trainer at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, serving as an athletic trainer and assistant professor for over 17 years.
Paige Janka - Athletic Training
Tomohiro Ide - Athletic Training