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Lenard Simpson
Lenard Simpson, a sophomore from Milwaukee, was recognized as a 2015 Luminarts Fellow in Jazz during the Luminarts Cultural Foundation annual competition held Feb. 18 at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. “The thing I enjoy most about playing is just the feeling of being free and putting everything else that’s going on behind me,” said Simpson,...
International Affairs has announced the recipients of this year’s Cobb Fellowships: Gregory Beyer of the School of Music, Andy Bruno of the Department of History, Mitch Irwin of the Department of Anthropology, and Thomas Pingel of the Department of Geography. Each fellow will receive a grant of $1,500 to facilitate research collaboration with an international...
Peter Austin
NIU alumnus Peter Austin (M.P.A. ’94) will receive the prestigious Donald C. Stone Practitioner Award from the American Society for Public Administration’s Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM) at its March conference in Chicago. Austin is the county administrator of McHenry County, Ill. According to his nominator, Kurt Thurmaier – chair of the NIU...
Pat Siebrasse
NIU’s Administrative Professionals Advisory Council is accepting nominations for the 2015 Patricia S. Siebrasse Administrative Professionals Award for Excellence. The award recognizes the outstanding performance of an administrative professional at NIU who demonstrates continued commitment to their field, operational efficiency within their organization, and provides meaningful contributions to NIU. Those employed at NIU 15 consecutive...
NIU’s Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center is seeking nominations for the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. These awards acknowledge outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their contributions to the teaching mission of NIU. Each recipient of the award will be presented with a plaque and recognized at the Graduate Students Reception sponsored by the...
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NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for its 2015 faculty and staff awards. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 13. Wilma D. Stricklin Award for the Enhancement of the Campus Climate for Women This award is given to an individual who has made continual and extraordinary contributions to the climate for...
The awards committee of the Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations to recognize Supportive Professional Staff who go above and beyond. The Certificate of Recognition Program was initiated in 2003 to acknowledge the contributions of SPS who have achieved accomplishments in addition to their regular job duties. Certificates are presented at the annual SPS...
DENVER, Colo.—A Northern Illinois University graduate has received one of the insurance industry’s highest distinctions. Debra Newman, founder and president of Newman Long Term Care, has been named in Insurance Business America magazine’s Hot 100 list for 2015. This annual list recognizes 100 people who have made waves in the insurance industry over the past...
Beverly Henry
Beverly Henry, associate dean for academic affairs in the NIU College of Health and Human Sciences,recently was recently presented the Excellence in Practice: Dietetic Education Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Excellence in Practice Awards recognize outstanding registered dietitians and dietetic technicians (registered) who have demonstrated innovation, creativity and leadership...
Dan Gebo
Having been a key member of research teams that announced discovery of the world’s smallest primate fossil in 2000 and the oldest primate skeleton in 2013, Northern Illinois University Professor Dan Gebo has made more than his share of headlines worldwide. He also has won every award that NIU has to offer for great teaching...
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NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for the 2015 NIU Outstanding Women Student Awards. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 19. This recognition program was created in 1980 and is held annually to: encourage the full participation of women students in all facets of the university experience and in...
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Students in biological sciences and psychology have won the NIU Graduate Council best thesis and ...
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