This year, SLICE received 155 nominations for the 2026 Student Impact Awards. Please see the list below of this year’s nominees:
Events & Programs
Program of the Year
• Panhellenic Association - The Women’s Summit
• Indian Students Association - The Grand India Diwali Night
• Out in CASNR, oSTEM, Transcend, Spectrum, Pride in Buisness - Q-mmunity Night
• Dance Marathon - HuskerThon
Student Organization Philanthropy Service
• Horticulture Club
• Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dance Marathon
Individuals
Outstanding Advisor
• Alejandro Diaz - Thompson Scholars Society
• Michelle Harvey - UNL USITT Student Chapter
• Dr. Erin Sayer - Biochemistry Club
• Khalil Ahmad - University of Nebraska Cricket Club
• Alejandro Diaz - Thompson Scholar's Society
• Collin Schroeder - Residence Hall Association
• Dr. Shripat Kamble - Indian Students Association
• Colleen Kadleck - Criminal Justice Student Association
• Dr. Muhammad Naveed Aman - UNL Pakistani Students Association
Outstanding New Advisor
• Dr Catelyn Bridges - National Society of Black Engineers
• Madison Cappellano - Business International Student Organization
• Isabella Flamel - University Program Council
Outstanding Student Organization Member
• Annie Ravenscroft - Kappa Delta
• Colin Doyle - Husker Venture Fund
• Ella Sterling - UNL Running Club
• Nathan Kampa - Engineers Without Borders
• Omaima Lado - Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
• Leah Bates - Dance Marathon
• Natalie Allrich - University Program Council
Outstanding Student Organization Officer
• Kaylee Natho - Kappa Delta
• Cami Loyola - Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority Inc.
• Cecelia Rowe - University of Nebraska Rodeo Association
• Sakshi Jani - Indian Students Association
• Diya Rana - Indian Students Association
• Md Sadek Bacchu - UNL Muslim Students Association
• Alex McMurchie - Dance Marathon
• Josh Richardson - Husker Bass Anglers
• Elizeh Tarkian - Husker Venture Fund
• Abigail Dittmer - History Graduate Student Association
• Rita Khadka - Nepalese Students Organization
• Evin Anderson - Engineers Without Borders
• Mia Personelli - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dance Marathon
• Rachel Clarke - Visual Artist in Practice
• Rose Hoffelt - Dance Marathon
• Ella Jepsen - Dance Marathon
• Will Blatchford - Wall Street Scholars of Nebraska
• Cassy Limley - University Program Council
• Daniel Egbebunmi - National Society of Black Engineers
• Elsa Ratnapradipa - Biochemistry Club
Outstanding Student Organization President
• Ella Moody - oSTEM
• Alexis Wuestewald - Bowling Club
• Carter Grier - Sustain UNL
• Jack Hughes - Delta Sigma Pi
• Aly Conde - Thompson Scholars Society
• Carissa Sammons - Pre-dental Hygiene Club
• Jacob Abaare - National Society of Black Engineers at UNL
• Anirudh Tangellapalli - Indian Students Association
• Logan Greeno - Husker Bass Anglers
• Jenna Wakefield - Dance Marathon
• Sushil Sapkota - Agricultural Economics Graduate Student Association
• Tika Ram Gurung - Nepalese Students Association, UNL
• Ani Sargsyan - Visual Artists in Practice
• Tia Chism - Afrikan People's Union
• Ashley Texel - Biochemistry Club
• Kyler Evans - Wall Street Scholars of Nebraska
• Jamie Krab - Engineers Without Borders
• Khalil Ahmad - University of Nebraska Cricket Club
• Madie Beasley - Residential Housing Association Senate
Sport Club Athlete of the Year
• Kylee Ruff
• Conner Schreier
• Evelyn Collier
• Owen Strazdas
Student Leadership Award
• Dakota (Kodi) Timanus - Outdoor Adventure Club
• Simone Hill - Huskers Against Gun Violence
• Jenna Wakefield - Dance Marathon
• Marlana Saalfeld - Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
• Keithen Cudly - Engineers Without Borders Nebraska Chapter
• Jacob Abaare -National Society of Black Engineers
• Swarnima Kain - Global Peer Assistant
• Riah Engel - Out of the Darkness UNL
• Syed Owais Athar - President of UNL-Muslim Students Association and the President of Graduate Student Assembly in School of Computing. Former Vice-President of UNL-Fulbright Association, and the Co-Founder and Former Secretary of UNL-Pakistani Student Association.
• Breanna Borchers - UNL Fastpitch Softball Club
Unified Sports Athlete of the Year
• Garrett Stipke
• Wyatt Spalding
• Matt Hoffman
• Jared Smith
• Noah O’Neill
Outstanding Commitment to Recruitment
• Indian Students Association
• Dance Marathon
• Wall Street Scholars of Nebraska
Outstanding New Student Organization
• Forensics, Law and Order Society
• UNL Pre-Dental Hygiene Club
• Pre-Dental Hygiene Student Org
• Nebraska Commercial Real Estate
• UNL Chapter of Habitat For Humanity
• American Nuclear Society - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Outstanding Student Organization
• Dance Marathon
• American Cancer Society- Relay for Life
• Afrikan People’s Union
• University Program Council
• Laurus Literary Magazine
• Husker Venture Fund
• Husker Bass Anglers
• Engineers Without Borders
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• Indian Students Association
• National Society of Black Engineers
• University of Nebraska-Cricket Club
• Criminal Justice Student Association
• Vietnamese Student Association
• Biochemistry Club
Sport Club of the Year
• UNL Running Club
• UNL Fast Pitch Softball Club
• Men's Volleyball Club
• UNL Badminton Club
• Husker Bass Anglers
• University of Nebraska Cricket Club
Student Impact Awards are Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5pm in the Nebraska Union | Centennial Room.
Please RSVP here: Student Impact Awards RSVP!
More details at: https://unl.campuslabs.com/engage/