Inaugural Night of Honor hosted at Alumni Center
The UNO Alumni Association introduced the UNO Alumni Night of Honor on Oct. 9, recognizing award-winning members of the worldwide UNO alumni network.
The event was hosted at the Thompson Alumni Center and billed as an all-university homecoming celebration to highlight achievements by members of the worldwide UNO alumni network.
Among the honorees were 2014 UNO Athletic Hall of Fame inductees Tracy Ankeny Blair, Stephanie Kruse, Marv Nevins and Les Sigman.
Also honored were 1970 UNO graduate Chuck Holderness, who received the Outstanding Service Award, and 2001 graduate Jeff Slobotski, who received the Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Holderness served as chairman of the UNO AFROTC Alumni Chapter from 2010 to 2013. He helped the chapter grow its scholarship disbursements and was a frequent attendee at UNO Alumni Association Board of Director meetings as an ex-officio member.
Slobotski is co-founder of Silicon Prairie News, a digital media company dedicated to highlighting and supporting entrepreneurs, creatives and investors through an emerging model for grassroots entrepreneurial ecosystem development in and around Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City. He also launched the Big Omaha and Big Kansas City events, bringing together members of the entrepreneurial community, including founders, investors, designers, and emerging leaders to build community, start conversation, and provide inspiration.
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