Purpose:
The Honors Advisory Council, composed of UNL faculty and staff, provides strategic counsel to the director on the University Honors Program’s development and role on campus. Council members may be asked to:
- provide general advice on curriculum and programmatic development;
- assist the director with identifying experiential learning opportunities;
- offer guidance and ideas for strategic opportunities and synergies;
- attend events with students and/or community partners;
- conduct outreach in their respective departments/schools/colleges about the University Honors Program’s value at UNL; and
- help identify and/or facilitate curricular and programmatic opportunities for Honors students in their home departments/schools/colleges.
Terms of Service:
- members will serve for two academic years (August – May) and may be invited to return for an additional term(s).
- members serve in an advisory capacity only; there are no fiduciary or governance responsibilities.
Frequency of Meetings:
- the Council will have two to three meetings per semester, depending on the need, as determined by the director, with some opportunities/requests for social events.
Honors Advisory Council Members
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Laurie Bellows
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Professor of Practice, Educational Psychology
Julie Bray-Obermeyer, MS
Director of Career Development & Corporate Relations, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Director, Nebraska Business Honors Academy, College of Business
Associate Professor of Practice, Communication Studies
Assistant Department Chair & Director of Undergraduate Education
Director, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Chancellor’s Professorship, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
Lorna Dawes, MILS
Associate Professor, University Libraries
Professor, School of Art, Art History, & Design
Courtesy Faculty Fellow, Public Policy Center
Professor, Psychology
Susan Rosowski Professorship, Psychology
Senior. Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean Undergraduate Education, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
Professor, English
AnnMarie Gottner
Director of Advising, College of Education & Human Sciences
Associate Dean-Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Practice, English
Dr. Christine Haney
Honors Faculty Fellow & Lecturer, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Prof. Patti Harney
Honors Faculty Fellow, College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Assistant Professor of Practice, Advertising
Berkshire Family Professorship, College of Law
Director, Center for Transformative Teaching
Associate Director, Business Advising & Student Engagement, College of Business
Chairperson & Professor, Anthropology
Anna Pressler, MA
Director of Operations & Marketing, Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Dr. Mary Kay Quinlan
Associate Dean, College of Journalism & Mass Communications
Associate Professor, Journalism
Professor, Mathematics
Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Professorship, Mathematics
Dr. Patricia Sollars
Director of Undergraduate Education, Undergraduate Education Programs
Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Practice, Biochemistry
Assistant Director, Honors Program
Director of Enrollment Operations, College of Engineering
Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning, & Teacher Education
Bill Watts, MA
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education & Student Success
Associate Professor, School of Art, Art History, & Design
Associate Professor, College of Law