Alumni Awards
Early Career Excellence Award
This award is for undergraduate or graduate alumni of the University of Nebraska’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering who have excelled and provided valuable leadership in their profession. Nominees should have up to 15 years of professional working experience, exclusive of graduate/professional school. Award recipients will be selected based on their demonstrated excellence, impact, and leadership within their respective fields. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged.
There are four Early Career Excellence Awards:
-Early Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with a Biological Systems Engineering Degree
-Early Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with an Agricultural Systems Technology Degree (previously known as Mechanized System Management)
-Early Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with an Agricultural Engineering Degree
-Early Career Excellence Award for Graduate Alumni from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and all graduate degrees affiliated with BSE
Nomination letters must address the following:
- How the candidate has excelled in their profession;
- How the candidate has provided leadership in their community and profession;
- How the candidate has had a transformative impact on their chosen profession or stakeholders they serve.
Selection of awardees will be centered on how the candidate has demonstrated:
- Excellence
- Impact
- Leadership
Click here to nominate an alumni for the Early-Career Excellence Award.
Deadline for submission: July 1st, 2025
For questions about the early and mid-career awards, please contact Dr. Jenny Keshwani
Mid-Career Excellence Award
This award is for undergraduate or graduate alumni of the University of Nebraska’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering who have excelled and provided valuable leadership in their profession. Nominees should have between 15 and 25 years of professional working experience, exclusive of graduate/professional school. Award recipients will be selected based on their demonstrated excellence, impact, and leadership within their respective fields. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged.
There are four Mid-Career Excellence Awards:
- Mid Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with a Biological Systems Engineering Degree
- Mid Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with an Agricultural Systems Technology Degree (previously known as Mechanized System Management)
- Mid Career Excellence Award for Undergraduate Alumni with an Agricultural Engineering Degree
- Mid Career Excellence Award for Graduate Alumni from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and graduate degrees affiliated with BSE
Nomination letters must address the following:
- How the candidate has excelled in their profession;
- How the candidate has provided leadership in their community and profession;
- How the candidate has had a transformative impact on their chosen profession or stakeholders they serve.
Selection of awardees will be centered on how the candidate has demonstrated:
- Excellence
- Impact
- Leadership
Click here to nominate an alumni for the Mid-Career Excellence Award.
Deadline for submission: July 1st, 2025
For questions about the early and mid-career awards, please contact Dr. Jenny Keshwani
Early Career Excellence Award Recipients
Mid Career Excellence Award Recipients
Hall of Fame Award
The Hall of Fame Award is awarded to graduates of the University of Nebraska's Department of Biological Systems Engineering and its predecessor (the Agricultural Engineering Department) and to others who have provided valuable leadership and made long-lasting impacts in academia, business, and/or government in the agriculture and biological engineering industry. Generally one or more Hall of Fame Awards are awarded annually.
Click here to nominate a Hall of Fame Award candidate
Deadline for submission: July 1st, 2025
For questions about the Hall of Fame awards, please contact Dr.Mark Stone
