Distinguished Fellowship Awards Luncheon

What a treat it is to be here today at this distinguished fellowship awards luncheon to recognize and celebrate our 18 graduate students who are recipients of this year's awards. For each of you, I see your award as a wonderful recognition of your talent and promise. We are so pleased to have you learning and working with us in your chosen departments in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and on behalf of all of us in the Institute, I extend the heartiest of congratulations to each of you.

Dinsdale Family Luncheon

Today we celebrate and honor the 2006 recipients of the Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards, made possible by the generosity of the Dinsdale family.

Nebraska Bankers scholarship Recognition Dinner

Good evening. It is indeed a pleasure to be part of this very first Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner. My heartiest congratulations to each of our 20 student recipients of the 2007-2008 Nebraska-Bankers Scholarship Program. I know I speak for everyone in this room when I say we look forward with great enthusiasm to the great work you will do, after you graduation, to the important contributions you will make in your chosen field and the communities you will serve over your careers.