Bellevue University Honors Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Five Bellevue University faculty members and one staff member were recently honored as the 2024 recipients of the University's excellence in teaching and service awards at the University's annual all-campus meeting held June 21.

• Paul Banks, College of Arts and Sciences, was honored with the Lou Soukup Adjunct Faculty Award at the undergraduate level. Banks teaches in the Bellevue University Kirkpatrick Signature Series. 
• Inna Goldman, College of Business, was honored with the Lou Soukup Adjunct Faculty Award at the graduate level.  Goldman teaches in the MBA program, as well as Accounting and Business areas.
• Sue McDaniel, Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was honored with the Excellence in Teaching Award. As part of the University's faculty since 2007, McDaniel has taught 92 different courses, and more than 540 classes to more than 11,500 students.
• Dr. Stephen Linenberger, Professor in the College of Business, was honored with the Excellence in Service Award. In addition to his teaching role, Dr. Linenberger leads the Faculty Senate and provides leadership and support to the Yeshiva Initiatives Educational Program (YIEP). 
• Monica McElhaney, Professor in the College of Business, was honored with the Excellence in Service Award. She teaches and direct numerous Accounting-related courses and also serves the community – she has organized campus blood drives since 2014. 
• Brian Kear, User Experience Designer and Adjunct Faculty, was honored with the President's Service Award. Kear has represented the University in several initiatives, ranging from developing technology to support the state academic decathlon to design and development of a website and online storytelling capabilities for the new Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Kear has also played a key role in the University's education partnership with Opportunity education, including working with Dr. Jodee Goracke to implement a design thinking course that benefits students in Nebraska and at the Opportunity Education campus in Tanzania.

Several employees reaching milestone service anniversaries were also recognized, including:

• Anthony Clarke, Associate Professor, College of Business, 25 years of service
• Sue McDaniel, Professor, College of Science and Technology, 25 years of service
• John Watson, AVP, Corporate Marketing & Business Intelligence, 25 years of service
• Tony Jasnowski, Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences, 30 years of service
• Ani Shrestha, Vice President, Information Technology Services, 30 years of service
• Roxanne Sullivan, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, 40 years of service
• Robin Bernstein, Sr. Director, Library Services, 45 years of service

The all-campus meeting was held in-person and via Zoom and brought together more than 500 employees from campus and multiple remote locations for an update on university operations.