Students, faculty and a former athletic staff member were honored by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln at its annual Ivy Day ceremonies April 5.
The event, co-sponsored by Mortar Board and the Innocents Society, recognized outstanding contributions of students selected to serve in the two senior honorary organizations, as well as the achievements of current members and notable underclassmen and seniors.
Ceremonies took place at the Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall Auditorium and concluded with the traditional planting of the ivy on the south side of Love Library by the 2025-26 presidents of the societies — Allan Muinov of Omaha for Mortar Board and Tanner Maas of Gretna for the Innocents Society.
Stacie Yost Higgins, founder of the nonprofit EDGE Nebraska City and a board leadership associate with the Nebraska Association of School Boards, delivered the keynote address.
Honorary memberships in the Innocents Society were presented to Yoanna Esquivel Greenwood, a lecturer in Spanish, and the late Greg Sharpe, senior announcer, host and producer with Nebraska Athletics.
Honorary Mortar Board memberships were presented to Mark C. Adams, assistant professor of instrumental music education, and Susan Sheridan, George Holmes University Professor of educational psychology and founding director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth Families and Schools.
The Innocents Society inducts 13 new members each spring, with selection based on leadership, academic achievement and service to the university and greater community. The Innocents Society was founded in 1903 to promote the spirit of the university and is the chancellor's senior honorary. It is uniquely Nebraskan.
New members of Mortar Board are tapped into the Black Masque Chapter each spring by Mortar Boarders wearing black masks and robes. The 25 new members were selected based on scholarship, leadership and service.
Following is a list of the 2025 School of Computing inductees into the Innocents Society and the Black Masque chapter of Mortar Board:
• Angela Le, Innocents Society, software engineering
• Amir Tarkian, Mortar Board, computer science (Raikes School)
• Minh Vu, Mortar Board, data science and business administration (Raikes School)
• Landen Fogle, Mortar Board, computer science and finance (Raikes School)
• Mia Siner, Mortar Board, computer science, finance and accounting (Raikes School)
View the full list of inductees in Nebraska Today.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/article/innocents-society-mortar-board-members-inducted-for-2025-26