Recent achievements for the campus community were earned by Veronica Cucci, Katlyn Eggert, Carrie Heitman, Jeff Hill, Jamie Longwell, Massimiliano Pierobon and Jordan Soliz.
Honors
Veronica Cucci and Katlyn Eggert, two seniors in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, won the 2024 Bailey Lauerman Design Diversity Challenge. Cucci is an advertising and public relations major with a minor in hospitality, restaurant and tourism management. Eggert is and advertising and public relations major with a minor in business. The duo competed against 19 other entrants and were one of five finalists.
Carrie Heitman, an associate professor in the School of Global Integrative Studies, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Bruce and Sandra Rippeteau Award for Faculty Excellence for her contributions to archaeology and digital heritage, and her research on the American Southwest and North American archaeology.
Massimiliano Pierobon, Susan J. Rosowski associate professor in the School of Computing, received a Best Presentation Award for his presentation "Fitness Value of Subjective Information for Living Organisms" and a Best Poster Presentation Award for his poster "Preliminary Characterization of a Redox-Based Electrical-to-Molecular Communication Channel" at the 11th annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication.
Jordan Soliz, professor of communication studies, earned the Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Family Communication from the National Communication Association. The award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the area of family communication through research and teaching. Soliz will receive the award at the upcoming National Communication Association annual convention.
Appointments
Jamie Longwell will join the Office of Graduate Studies as operations manager, effective Dec. 3. Longwell has been a member of the campus community for nearly 30 years, beginning her career as an administrative assistant in the Psychological Consultation Center within the Department of Psychology. Over the years, she has held several roles, including serving as graduate support staff for more than 100 doctoral students and faculty in the Department of Psychology's main office since 2007. Most recently, she worked as the human resources specialist for the Oldfather Business Cooperative.
Publications
Jeff Hill, a doctoral student and lecturer in the College of Education and Human Sciences, published his book, "Dead Socials," after receiving his first book deal with Poe Boy Publishing. The supernatural ghost thriller follows a disgraced reporter who returns to his Midwestern hometown to document the story of the deadliest school shooting in the history of the country.
This column is a regular feature of Nebraska Today. Faculty, staff and students can submit achievements to be considered for this column via email to achievements@unl.edu. For more information, call 402-472-8515.
