Professors and Mentors Honored at Faculty Appreciation Dinner

Mortar Board members hosted their annual Faculty Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, November 5th at the UNK Alumni House.  Each member invited a professor or faculty mentor who has helped form them into the leader they are today.

Mortar Board member Kelsi Post is pictured with her faculty mentor,
Dr. Amanda Glass,  an assistant professor in the Chemistry department.

The evening started with a welcome by Brette Ensz, the Junior Advisor for Mortar Board, and then moved into the dinner hour.  Afterwards, President Maggie Jackson provided an overview of the events Mortar Board has planned for the 2014-2015 school year, as well as some of the national recognitions Mortar Board has received over the past few months.

Historian Jessica Albin then provided a brief history of Mortar Board, as well as some of the updates recently made to the Xi Phi Chapter's blog.

The hi-light of the evening was when each Mortar Board member was able to introduce their faculty guest and detail how much their mentor has meant to them throughout their years in college.

Mortar Board member Jon Hess introduces his faculty mentor,
Dr. Krista Forrest,  a professor in the Psychology department.

Senior Advisor Dr. Amber Messersmith made the closing remarks for the evening, further thanking all of the faculty members for their dedication to their students. 

The Mortar Board members and their faculty honorees were as follows:

Members                Guests

Haley Gunnink        Heather Wolf
Kelsie Post              Amanda Glass
Billie Kunzman       Chris Jochum
Katee Rocheford     Amy Nebesniak
Britt Jensen             Brady Bonsall
Carly Wollman        Tom Knott
Jon Hess                  Krista Forrest
Tessa Mannlein       Jan Moore
Katie Liberty           Miechelle McKelvey
Sarah Maginnis       Jennifer Harvey
John Gibbs              Brad Green
Heidi Hostert          Todd Bartee
Rachel Wemhoff     Paul Twigg
Kelly Messbarger    Janet Steele
Lindsey Eubanks     Liz Stout
Bethany Lueck        Chris Exstrom
Matt Lenagh            Rod Flanigan
Maggie Jackson       Joseph Carlson
Morgan Kristensen  Peter Longo
Jessica Albin            Jake Jacobsen
Rachel Nozicka        Denys Van Renen
Summer Liu             Jason Combs
Cole Manhart           Beth Wiersma
Megan Brown          Patys Bruner
Chesany Eberle      Theresa Wadkins
Connor Schulte        Amber Messersmith
Dan Carlson             Chuanyao Zheng