ADVANCE-Nebraska duo to receive 'Contribution to Women' award

(From left) Mary Anne Holmes and Julia McQuillan
(From left) Mary Anne Holmes and Julia McQuillan

Mary Anne Holmes and Julia McQuillan will be honored during the Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Women award ceremony and reception, 3:30 to 5 p.m. March 12 in the Nebraska Union's Heritage Room.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman will present the awards.

Holmes and McQuillan are director and co-principal investigator, respectively, of the UNL NSF Advance Program. They will be honored for their efforts to create a climate that encourages women to succeed at the university.

The reception will include a performance by the University Chorale. Rhonda Fuelberth, associate professor of music, directs the University Chorale.

The reception is free and open to the public.

For more information, go to http://events.unl.edu/2013/03/12/75782/.