Employee Update: Arrivals & Cake

Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!

Welcome to SNR:
■ Amanda Bergeron-Bauer joined SNR as student recruitment coordinator. Prior to coming to SNR she was the recruitment coordinator at UNL Graduate Studies. Office: 102A HarH, EC 0981. Phone: 402-472-7471: Email: abergeron2@unl.edu. Supervisor: Larkin Powell
■ DeAnn Cudly has been hired as Lecturer to assist with NRES 417/817 this semester.
■ Kathryn (Katie) Pekarek has joined SNR as an assistant extension educator in Water Quality. She will also serve as a liaison to the NDEQ. She has previously been a UNL Extension educator in the area of Stormwater Management. She will work from three locations: One day in Hardin Hall, one day at NDEQ, and three days at the Seward County Extension Office. Office: 501 HarH, EC 0995. Phone: 402-643-2981 (Seward Office, but will get forwarded to her). Email: kpekarek2@unl.edu. Supervisor: Tala Awada
■ Tri Tran joined SNR as a computer support specialist in the IT group. Office: 226 HarH, EC 0982. Phone: 402-472-8289. Email: ttran13@unl.edu. Supervisor: Jim Hines
■ Welcome to all of the Geography and Natural Resource Sciences graduate students who are beginning their studies this spring semester.

Congratulations:
■ Chris Chizinski who has become a research assistant professor in SNR and the Coop Unit in the area of Fishery Science. All of his contact information remains the same.
■ Mike Hayes on receiving the Omtvedt Innovation Award in recognition for the exceptional service he and the NDMC provide to the University and IANR.
■ Astrea Taylor who has become a research technologist II working for Amy Burgin and Terry Loecke in the Dayton, Ohio area.

Updates:
■ Bob Diffendal has changed his phone number at his City Campus office: 402-472-5618.
■ Cliff Lemen, adjunct faculty with SNR, will be teach NRES 311 this semester as a lecturer. His email address is clemen2@unl.edu
■ Ruopu Li, adjunct faculty with SNR, will teach GEOG 422/822 this semester as a lecturer. Office: HarH 324, EC 0973. Email: rli3@unl.edu.

Happy Birthday:
• Tureniguli Amuti
• Tala Awada
• Karin Callahan
• Steve Comfort
• Corey Cook
• Stonie Cooper
• Lucia Corral Hurtado
• Ann Fiedler
• TJ Fontaine
• Brian Fuchs
• Bernice Goemann
• Marty Hamel
• Shellie Hanneman
• Jessica Laskowski
• Jacki Loomis
• Natalie Luben
• Mark Mesarch
• Barbara Pike
• Aaron Shultis
• Jim Swinehart
• Steven Thomas
• Ashley Vanderham