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Jerry Parriott Earns Board of Regents KUDOS Award

The Business Manager and Grant Financial Officer was presented with the award on Oct. 3.

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Jerry Parriott poses with NU President Hank Bounds, NBDC State Director Catherine Lang, College of Business Administration Dean Lou Pol, UNK Student Regent Logan Krejdl and UNO/UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey Gold, M.D.

The Board of Regents is pleased to present a KUDOS award to Jerry Parriott, Business Manager for the Nebraska Business Development Center and Grant Financial Officer within the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

With over 5 years of experience in his capacity of Business Manager, he has a deep knowledge of all aspects of the financial management of the department’s resources. His colleagues describe him as a thoughtful and thorough communicator, assuring that those he serves understand the business and financial details of their program or grant.

Always striving to improve his skills and services; Jerry exemplifies the practice of collaboration with a high degree of professional service. Not only does he perform the duties related to his title but he is also a strong and caring leader for his team; managing communication and administrative processes of the NBDC.

The Nebraska Business Development Center has provided professional level consulting assistance to small businesses all across the state of Nebraska, throughout the Omaha metro, right down to the UNO community. NBDC takes pride in being a valued resource in the Nebraska economic development ecosystem. Together with local Chambers of Commerce, local and state economic developers, the University of Nebraska system and other higher education providers; they help employer-based entrepreneurs, established companies and students succeed.

The services of NBDC are not possible without its partners and amazing staff members like Jerry; continuously providing incredible service, not only to Nebraska and the Omaha metro, but to the faculty, staff and students of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

The Kudos Award

The University of Nebraska Office of the President has established the Kudos Award to recognize the accomplishments of outstanding employees from across the four University of Nebraska campuses. Winners are recognized at a Board of Regents meeting. Employees are encouraged to nominate co-workers who deserve special recognition for going above and beyond the call of duty.

Know of a UNO staff member who deserves this honor? Contact Staff Advisory Council at unosac@unomaha.edu to nominate an employee.

Previous Recipients
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