Category: Awards
Wayne Duerkes has a little more life experience than your average college undergraduate. Duerkes is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served as an air defense controller during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. He and his wife, Jennifer, are raising three children. He spent years building up a successful newspaper distribution...
Laura Vazquez, Media Studies professor in the Department of Communication at NIU, will receive the prestigious Distinguished Service and Leadership Award for her years of filmwork from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. Vazquez will be honored Monday, Oct. 29, at the association’s national conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Since 2006, Vazquez,...
Northern Illinois cornerback Marlon Moore, a true freshman from Mobile, Ala., has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Moore earned the honor after intercepting two passes and making five tackles, four solo, Saturday in NIU’s 45-3 win over Buffalo at Huskie Stadium. He picked...
The Supportive Professional Staff Council is requesting nominations for the Presidential Supportive Professional Staff Award for Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the university. All Supportive Professional Staff are eligible. Individuals who were nominated previously but did not win are eligible again. Four awards in the amount of $1,500 will...
After rushing for 207 yards and passing for 195 in leading Northern Illinois to a 35-23 comeback victory Saturday over Ball State, Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago/Mt. Carmel HS) earned multiple honors Monday, including his third Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week Award. In addition to the MAC honor, Lynch was...
Four Northern Illinois student-athletes were named 2012 1A FAR Academic Excellence award recipients. NIU volleyball player Kristin Hoffman, punter Ryan Neir of the Huskie football team, women’s golfer Kelsie Passolt and track and field’s Jenner Sio were among 55 awardees from Mid-American Conference schools on the list. Student-athletes who carry a 3.8 GPA, have competed...
NIU volleyball player MacKenzie Roddy was named the Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced Thursday. Roddy led NIU to a perfect 2-0 MAC home opening weekend after being at Victor E. Court for the first time since an 8-6 road trip. Off to a 3-1 start in league play for the...
Northern Illinois kicker Mathew Sims gave the Huskies their fifth straight Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honor Monday when he was chosen as the MAC West Specialist of the Week by the league office. Sims won the award after scoring 17 points, including six on a seven-yard rushing touchdown off a fake...
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch has been added to the watch list for the 2012 Maxwell Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Thursday. The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the outstanding collegiate football player in America. Lynch, who has won back-to-back Mid-American Conference West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors while leading NIU...
Northern Illinois senior Nabal Jefferson has been named a semifinalist for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy and is one of 147 candidates across all levels of college football for the 2012 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF & College Hall of Fame announced Thursday. Jefferson, a defensive tackle from...
When it comes to ranking colleges, academic excellence is important, but is hardly the only measure that matters. So say the publishers of Washington Monthly’s College Guide and Rankings. They choose to rank colleges not solely upon how well they educate students, but rather upon how well they serve society. NIU ranked 143rd – with...
Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel) earned his second consecutive Mid-American Conference honor when he was named the MAC West Co-Offensive Player of the Week following NIU’s 30-23 victory over Kansas, the league office announced Monday. Lynch, Central Michigan quarterback Ryan Radcliff and Ball State signal caller Keith Wenning shared the weekly...
