By HALEY APEL UNL Communications LINCOLN – Lindsie Thiems, a preschool teacher at Kearney Public Schools, is the recipient of the 2020 Christa McAuliffe Prize for Courage and Excellence in Education. The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents the annual award to a Nebraska teacher who exemplifies the character of Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle … [Read more...] about UNK graduate Lindsie Thiems recognized for work with KPS students
Early Childhood Education
UNK’s Early Childhood Education Center scheduled for September completion
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center will be a significant upgrade over the current Child Development Center. There’s no question about that. “It’s a dramatic shift facilities-wise,” said University of Nebraska architect Alan Wedige, who has his own unique way of describing the improvement. “It will be like going from Kitty Hawk to the Starship … [Read more...] about UNK’s Early Childhood Education Center scheduled for September completion
UNK, Buffett Institute name Kathleen Gallagher first chair for early childhood education
Additional early childhood community chairs to be established for UNL, UNMC and UNO KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney and the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska have announced the appointment of Kathleen Cranley Gallagher as the inaugural recipient of the Cille and Ron Williams Community Chair for Early Childhood Education. Gallagher’s position is the first ever endowed chair in UNK’s College of Education, and also the first of … [Read more...] about UNK, Buffett Institute name Kathleen Gallagher first chair for early childhood education
UNK receives $2 million from Ron and Cille Williams to help Nebraska children, families
KEARNEY — Jan. 23, 2015 — A million gift to the University of Nebraska at Kearney is destined to help Nebraska children and families for years to come. University of Nebraska alumnus Ron Williams of Denver and his wife, Cille, provided the gift to the Campaign for Nebraska to establish two permanently endowed funds at the University of Nebraska Foundation that will provide annual support for UNK’s early childhood education and development programs. A million … [Read more...] about UNK receives $2 million from Ron and Cille Williams to help Nebraska children, families
