As part of the National Football Foundation Faculty Salutes Initiative, sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, the NFF recognized Professor Josephine Potuto for her efforts in fostering excellence among the student-athletes as exemplified by 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Rex Burkhead.
“The Faculty Athletics Representative position, fulfilled at UNL by Josephine Potuto, is crucial to our athletic department, as Jo ensures academic integrity and looks out for the welfare of our student-athletes by monitoring the delicate balance of academics and athletics,” said Shawn Eichorst, Nebraska Director of Athletics.