Faculty Excellence Award
2020
Meghan Gillette, Youth Development, Iowa State University
Soo-Young Hong, Early Care & Education for a Mobile Society, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2019
Mari Borr, North Dakota State University
Greg Clare, Oklahoma State University
Gary Goreham, North Dakota State University
2018
M.J. Kabaci, Montana State University
2017
Ashlie Lester, University of Missouri
2016
Ron Sages, Kansas State University
Linda Sheeran, Oklahoma State University
Ron Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2014
Kathryn Morrison, South Dakota State University
2013
Elaine Johannes, Kansas State University
Tracy Kitchel, University of Missouri
2012
Gayle Doll, Kansas State University
2011
Margaret Fitzgerald, North Dakota State University
Francisco Villarruel, Michigan State University
Friend of Great Plains IDEA
2020
The Friend award was not given in 2020.
2019
Richard Bischoff, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2018
Lynn Huffman, Texas Tech University
Karen Murie, North Dakota State University
Lisa Sharp, Iowa State University
2017
Karen Klomparins, Michigan State University
Greg Sanders, North Dakota State University
2016
Julie Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2015
Dianne (Dee) Draper, Iowa State University
Virginia Clark Johnson, North Dakota State University
Distinguished Service Award: In 2015, the Great Plains IDEA Cabinet created the Distinguished Service Award to acknowledge exceptional dedication and service to the alliance. This is the first and only time the Cabinet has given this award.
Carol Gould, Executive Director Emeritus, Great Plains IDEA Lead Institution
2014
Larry Ganong, University of Missouri
Maurice MacDonald, Kansas State University
2013
Jean Bertrand, University of Georgia
Marjorie Kostelnik, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2012
Larry Baker, Montana State University
Ken Esbenshade, North Carolina State University
Gail Tidemann, South Dakota State University
Kim Obbink, Montana State University
2011
Tom Gibson, Montana State University
Virginia Moxley, Kansas State University
2010
Sue Maes, Kansas State University
Paul Vaughn, University of Missouri
Mary Winter, Iowa State University
2009
Tom Rawson, Kansas State University
Ellen Kreighbaum, Montana State University
2008
Bruce McLeod, Montana State University
Ruth Williams, Kansas State University
David Hilderbrand, South Dakota State University
2007
Sheran Cramer, University of Nebraska
Antigone Kotsiopulous, Colorado State University
Joan Laughlin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Warren Madden, Iowa State University
