Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award

Two Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Awards are presented each year in honor of outstanding research or creative activity of national or international significance conducted by individual full-time faculty members at the University of Nebraska. Faculty members receiving the ORCA have sustained records of excellent accomplishment in their respective fields.

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2009 Award Winners

Michael James, Chair and Ardis James Professor of Textiles, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Prof. James is one of the world's leading quilt artists and has pioneered ways to incorporate advanced digital technology into his medium. His works have been acquired by and shown in a wide range of museums and galleries, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Sheldon Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, and many others. He is a Fellow of the American Craft Council and was recognized with the Governor's Arts Award as Nebraska’s 2008 Visual Artist of the Year. In addition to blending conceptualization, aesthetics and technology to create highly original works of art, James is a respected instructor and mentor and serves as the chair of UNL's Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design.

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Dr. Stephen I. Rennard, Larson Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dr. Rennard is widely recognized as a leader in the study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. His groundbreaking research in the progression of lung disease has led to a better understanding of the disease and the development and testing of many new therapies. In 2006, he was selected as the first UNMC Scientist Laureate, the highest award given to a UNMC scientist, in recognition of his research in COPD, smoking cessation and lung tissue repair and remodeling.

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