Jim Leslie Outstanding Service Award 

Established in 1974, Outstanding Service Awards honor faculty, staff, alumni or friends who have shown long, outstanding service to the alumni association and/or university. With this year’s honorees, the list of recipients grows to 117 individuals.

The award was renamed the Jim Leslie Outstanding Service Award in 2022 in honor of Jim Leslie, President of the Alumni Association from 1973-2006.

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JIM LESLIE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS 2022

Chris Denney
Chris Denney was the 97th graduate to chair the board, in 2019-20. He is director of strategy and development at OrthoNebraska. He earned a BS in 2005 in real estate and land use economics and an EMBA in 2017. Denney played football for the Mavericks as a four-year starter and captain. He joined the board in 2012.

Al Hansen
Al Hansen was the 95th alum to chair the board, from 2017-18. He is a 1984 graduate with a BSBA in finance. He joined the board in 2012. He is recently retired, last serving as senior vice president at First National Bank of Omaha. He worked previously for First Westside Bank and Omaha National Bank.

Laurie Ruge
Laurie Ruge, a 2001 MBA UNO graduate, was the 96th alum to chair the board, doing so in 2018-19. She joined the board in 2008 and served terms as treasurer, secretary and vice chair. She is vice president, audit, at Fiserv. She previously worked at ACI Worldwide, Gordmans and Deloitte.







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