The awards were presented to outstanding teaching faculty within NU's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said Don Edwards, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Lloyd Bell, Dennis Brink, Leon Higley and Terry Klopfenstein. Bell is associate professor of agricultural leadership, education and communication. The Waverly, Neb., native recently researched change of cultural diversity in student teaching, integrated science in the biology endorsement curriculum, and incorporated technical advances in student learning. He joined the faculty in 1979.
Brink is professor of animal science.
He organized a curriculum that offers greater flexibility and more opportunity for elective courses, while eliminating one-third of department courses. He joined Nebraska in 1978. Higley is a professor of entomology who took distance education to higher levels with new leadership and new master's degree programs for non-residents and working agricultural professionals. He also developed two new undergraduate courses that emphasize essay writing, synthesis and interpretation. He joined Nebraska in 1989.