Young Alumni Achievement Award - Past Recipients
The UNO Young Alumni Achievement Award recognizes outstanding career achievement, active community involvement or exceptional service to the university of graduates 40 years of age or younger.
2015
Leslie Fischer
Leslie Fischer is co-founder of TAGG (Together A Greater Good), a social good app that allows anyone with a smart phone to give back to their favorite cause through purchases at local businesses. Participating businesses provide a percentage of purchases to a charity selected by the user. Fischer’s mission with TAGG is to “create the next generation of givers and give everyone the easiest way to do good in the community.” Fischer previously was vice president of marketing and management services at EAD and has worked for GiftCertificates.com and Nexterna. She also is co-founder of Ladies Who Launch Omaha, a women’s entrepreneur group, and is on the board of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue and B4B Society. She earned her degree in business administration with a minor in marketing from UNO in 1999.
Kenny McMorris
Kenny McMorris is CEO of Charles Drew Health Center, which includes 130 employees, 10,000 patients and 40,000 outpatient visits. Under his leadership the center has expanded service locations from four to 12 sites with primary care, dental and behavioral health services. McMorris previously was executive director of 100 Black Men of Omaha and was director of marketing and development for the Urban League of Nebraska. He is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives and Community Health Centers Executives. He also is on the board of directors of Heartland 2050, Omaha Health Kids Alliance, March of Dimes, Midlands Mentoring Partnership, UNMC Chancellor’s Board of Councilors, UNMC College of Public Health Advisory Counsel and Empowerment Network Leadership Team. He earned a BGS from UNO in 2004 and an MPA in 2010.
2014
Jeff Slobotski
Jeff Slobotski was inaugural recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award. A 2001 UNO graduate, 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.