Category: Awards
NIU’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women is accepting nominations for its 2011 faculty and staff awards. 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 women on campus. Outstanding Mentor Award...
Six talented young musicians will perform at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, during the annual Honors Recital. They are the recipients of talent scholarships awarded by the NIU Community School of the Arts after a rigorous audition held in early January.
Northern Illinois guard Marke Freeman has been voted Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, as voted on by the league’s coaches, the MAC announced Monday. Freeman (Springfield, Ill./Lanphier) averaged 29.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 steals per game in two victories. She shot 53.8 percent from the field and 90.5 percent from the...
The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and Cengage Learning have named NIU’s Denise L. Rode among 10 recipients of this year’s “Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates.” Rode, director of Orienation & First-Year Experience at NIU, was chosen from a group of 128 educators whose efforts on their own campuses made the review and...
NIU’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center celebrates the contributions of Allies within the NIU LGBTQ community — those individuals, departments and groups that support LGBTQ people and fights discrimination based on LGBTQ identities — and wants to recognize those who have made a difference this year. The center is seeking nominations for the seventh annual Ally Awards,...
An announcement this week from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching confirmed what most at Northern Illinois University already knew: NIU excels in providing students opportunities for engaged learning. “NIU always has prided itself on working to ensure that the knowledge we share and produce is relevant and enhances the world around us,”...
For the second consecutive season, Northern Illinois volleyball juniors Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin received Academic All-Mid-American Conference recognition, the league announced Monday. With the two selections, the Huskies have had multiple Academic All-MAC honorees in three straight seasons, a feat that had not been achieved in program history. Academic excellence has been a trademark...
NIU offensive lineman and 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® member Adam Kiel is in New Orleans this week to take part in the week’s festivities leading up to tonight’s 2011 Allstate® Sugar Bowl. Kiel is the second NIU player all-time, and the second in the last three seasons, to be named to the prestigious team,...
Senior Marke Freeman was voted the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week by the conference coaches, the league announced Monday. In the Huskies’ only contest of the week, Freeman delivered game-highs with 25 points and 12 rebounds, leading NIU to a 70-59 victory over Loyola. Freeman hit her first four three-pointer attempts, including...
NIU employees Elizabeth Gaillard and Christina Peddle are among 10 women who recently were saluted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce for their tireless work in the community. Gaillard, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recognized for her research initiative and creativity in her profession. Peddle, an administrative secretary in the Office...
Northern Illinois freshman outside hitter Lauren Wicinski wrapped up her astounding rookie campaign by garnering American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-American recognition, the organization announced Wednesday. Wicinski came to NIU as the volleyball program’s first high school All-American and now becomes the Huskies’ first freshman, and second overall (Kate McCullagh in 2006), to...
Susan L’Allier, a professor in the NIU Department of Literacy Education, has been awarded the Albert J. Kingston Award from the Literacy Research Association/National Reading Conference. L’Allier received her award Saturday, Dec. 4, during the organization’s annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The Albert J. Kingston Service Award is given to honor an LRA/NRC member for distinguished...
