The Department of Sociology alumni have accomplished astounding achievements since exiting the halls of our departments. Your curiosity is a gift that’s led to your unique skills and experiences. It’s shaped who you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going… it’s your life’s story. Your curiosity contributed to your success.
How did curiosity move you to where you are today? Share your story.
Melissa Walls is co-director of the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins University. She received the JHU’s 2023 President's Frontier Award, which recognizes exceptional scholars who are on the cusp of transforming their respective fields.
Selina Martinez ('15) Was a part of the William H. Thompson Scholars Learning Community during her time at UNL.
Han Le ('20) Had been preparing for the 4K for Cancer for months, a program where volunteers run or bike across the United States to raise funds for the Ulman Foundation.
Katie Brossy ('01) Recieved the 2021 Native American/Indigenous Leaders Worth Watching Award. She is now Senior Counsel with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jeff Gilbertson, was recently named High School Principal of the Year by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals.
Rebecca Fahrlander is a decorated instructor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and was inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame.
Fred Zwonechek, has served with the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety for 42 years, the past 35 as administrator, making him the longest-serving state traffic safety director in the country.
Emily McKeone was a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Zambia who raised money to refurbish wells.
Cynthia Harris is administrator of the Office of Consumer Affairs at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division.
Jordan Burroughs and James Green Former Husker wrestlers represented the United States men’s freestyle team in the 2015 World Championships at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Eleanor "Jean" Kops returned to the University of Nebraska in 2015 after a 68-year hiatus to finish her degree.
Jerreed Ivanich, Ph.D. (2018) is a member of the Metlakatla Indian Community of Alaska (Tsimshian) and a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is dedicated to health research for North American Indigenous (Alaska Native, American Indian, First Nations) populations at the intersections of prevention science, social network analysis, and youth development.
Raeda Anderson, Ph.D. (2018, minor in Survey Research and Methodology), is an Assistant Professor and the Quantitative Data Specialist for Research Data Services. As a member of the Library’s Research Data Services Team, she provides quantitative/statistical data support to Georgia State University researchers. Her research interests include survey implementation and biopsychosocial analysis of physical disability.
Finding opportunities for youth in San Francisco
Divya Gopal, a Teach for America Fish Fellow for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, is part of the team overseeing the mayor's youth workforce development initiative Opportunities for All.
Teaching lessons in teamwork to kids at Dawes
Huskers quarterback Ron Kellogg III was interviewed in the Lincoln Journal Star.
A visionary doctor’s Rx for equality in healthcare
Christina Ngaruiya was featured in Nebraska Alumni Association's Nebraska Magazine.
The challenge of changing lessons of bias
Kathie Starkweather was interviewed in the Lincoln Journal Star.
Seeing and teaching the sociological aspects of leadership
Scott Whiteford translated his methodological skills and knowledge of sociological theories to a career analyzing leadership talent, human behavior, and social structures.