The Friends of Honors Advisory Board consists of external stakeholders who, through their advocacy and support, are champions of the University Honors Program and its students. The Friends of Honors meet once per semester to provide strategic counsel to the University Honors Program Director on curriculum, programming, and more. Friends of Honors may also assist the Director in identifying internship or networking opportunities for current Honors students, guest speakers for Honors Program events, or potential donors.
Barbara Bartle
Lincoln, NE
President, Lincoln Community Foundation
Chancellor’s Board of Counselors, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Amanda Barker
Lincoln, NE
Director of Client Success, Beehive Industries
Dr. Patrice Berger
Lincoln, NE
Founder and Former Director, University Honors Program
Professor Emeritus, Department of History
Congressman Doug Bereuter
Alamo, CA
Member of Congress, Nebraska’s First District (1979-2004)
President Emeritus, The Asia Foundation
Lane Carr
Lincoln, NE
Director of Accountability and AQuESTT, Nebraska Department of Education
Victoria Grasso
Lincoln, NE
President, Cooper Foundation
Dr. Tawana Grover
Grand Island, NE
Superintendent, Grand Island Public Schools
Tabitha Kaiser
New York, NY
Organizational and Leadership Development Consultant
Senator Bob Kerrey
New York, NY
Managing Director, Allen & Company
Executive Chairman, Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship
Former Nebraska State Senator and Governor
Dr. Elizabeth Knoll
Cambridge, MA
Assistant Provost for Faculty Appointments, Harvard University
Janet Labenz
Lincoln, NE
CPA, Partner at Labenz & Associates LLC
Catherine Lang
Omaha, NE
Director, Nebraska Business Development Center
Assistant Dean for the College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Linda Major
Lincoln, NE
Former Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Former Director, UNL Center for Civic Engagement
Lori McClurg
Lincoln, NE
Former Director of Operations & Student Affairs, Jeffery S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Managment
Former Director of Administrative Services for the State of Nebraska
Former Aide to Mayor Johanns, City of Lincoln
Senator Adam Morfeld
Lincoln, NE
Nebraska State Senator
Executive Director and Founder, Civic Nebraska
Benni Shobe
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln City Council Member
Forrmer President, Lincoln Branch NAACP
Jenna Vitosh
Lincoln, NE
Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
Co-founder of Arrive Coworking
Joyce Yen
Seattle, Washington
Director, University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change