2021 Founders Week Awards Nominees

2021 Founders Week Award Nominees

*Award recipient names are bolded.

View the 2021 Founders Week Awards recording here. (Password:@2eqZB96)

Teaching for Tomorrow Award

This award serves as a way for students to publicly acknowledge faculty members who have positively impacted their lives by going above and beyond the call of duty to serve Creighton students. These faculty members have displayed exceptional dedication to their students, both in and out of the classroom, and exemplify the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis - care of the person.

2021 Nominees include:

  • Ms. Kelly Hanneman, Fine &Performing Arts Department
  • Dr. Benjamin Brandsen, Chemistry Department
  • Dr. Laura Brown, Dental Dean Administration
  • Dr. Jake Siedlik, Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions
  • Dr. Kenneth Kramer, Biomedical Science Department

Fr. Lukaszewicz, S.J. Staff or Administrator Award

This award serves as a way for students to recognize and publicly acknowledge staff and administrators who have positively impacted their lives by going above and beyond the call of duty to serve Creighton students. Students are especially interested in recognizing staff and administrators who exemplify the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis - care of the person.

2021 Nominees include:

  • Mr. Shawn Cook, Pharmacy and Health Professions

Fr. Tom Schloemer S.J. Outstanding Student Leader Award

This award is presented annually to recognize students who have displayed exceptional leadership abilities, integrity, initiative, and service. This award also recognizes students who are "behind-the-scenes" leaders, contributing their time and talents unselfishly in many different settings, without the desire for recognition. We typically honor one student from each academic class.

2021 Nominees include:

  • Andrew Nguyen, College of Nursing
  • Brittney Long, Heider College of Business
  • David Silva, Heider College of Business
  • Duncan Kyhl, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Holly Stokes, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jasmine Chee, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jessica Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Karli Sugar, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Megan Aden, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
  • Mykel Parham, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Nathan Zimmerman, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Rachel Lam, Heider College of Business
  • Sena Morimoto, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Taylor Lemke, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mariecarl Baliscao, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
  • Zac Collins, Heider College of Business

Founders Footsteps Award

This award seeks to honor an exemplary student who is devoted to philanthropic efforts, in particular, raising funds or donations for a charitable purpose. Creighton's founders, Edward C. and Mary Lucretia Creighton and John A. and Sarah Emily Wareham Creighton, were philanthropists. This award pays tribute to their legacy by recognizing a student who impacts our community in a positive way through her/his philanthropic efforts. This award is new to the CSU Founders Week Award reception and is co-presented by CSU and the Student Philanthropy Committee.

2021 Nominees include:

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