Community Engagement
Our mission, Northeast Community College is dedicated to the success of students and the region it serves, is at the forefront of what Northeast does each day.
As part of our strategic plan, Northeast will chart a course to better address the needs of the 20-county service area by delivering programs and services that will drive the success of our graduates, the workforce, and the economy of our region.
Recognition and Reports
Northeast champions student success. It's our vision to empower every person in our region to achieve their academic and workforce development goals.
2022
- Phi Theta Kappa President Paragon Award
2021
- Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Top 150 - 2023. (*Announced in 2021)
- Aspen Institute New President Fellowship
- Nebraska Community College Association Faculty Member Award
- National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District V Pacesetter Award
- National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District V Communicator of the Year Award
2019
- Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Top 150 - 2021. (*Announced in 2019)
- Association of Community College Trustees William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award (Western Region)
- Bellevue University Innovation Work Award
- American Welding Society Howard E. Adkins Memorial Membership Award
- Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities Student Programmer of the Year Award (national)
2018
- American Association of Community Colleges Student Success Award Finalist (national)
- Association of Community College Trustees M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership Award (Western Region)
- Association of Community College Trustees Professional Staff Member Award (Western Region)
- Nebraska Community College Association Faculty Member Award
- American College Testing (ACT) College & Career Readiness Postsecondary Champion (national)
2017
- Aspen Award Top 10 (national finalist)
- Association of Community College Trustees Chief Executive Officer Award (Western Region)
- Nebraska Community College Association Governor's Award
- Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers (national)
- Nebraska Forest Service Educator Award
2016
- World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics Silver Award of Excellence in Student Support Services (global)
- Association for College and University Technology Advancement Institutional Excellence in Information Technology Award (national)
- Nebraska Community College Association Faculty Member Award
- Association of Community Colleges Green Gnome Award
- Nebraska Department of Education Elaine Stuhr Leadership Award
- Nebraska Department of Education Nebraska Career Education Outstanding Postsecondary Program Award
2015
- American Association of Community Colleges Exemplary CEO/Board Award (national)
- Association of Community College Trustees M. Dale Ensign Trustee Leadership Award (Western Region)
- Nebraska Community College Association Administrator's Award
- Nebraska Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's Distinguished Service Award
- City of Norfolk Green Leaf (Beautification) Award (business)
2014
- Nebraska Community College Association Governor's Award
2013
- American Association of Community Colleges Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership Award (national)
2020-2021
94 Northeast student-athletes were named Fall Academic All-Region.
- VOLLEYBALL
- Volleyball student-athletes Elizabeth Christensen, Alexis Kapales, and Danielle Wadsworth earned ICCAC All-Region honors, while Christensen earned both All-Conference and All-Region honors.
- WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Women's soccer team made it back to the national tournament.
- Women's soccer won the Region XI and Plains District Championships.
- Women's soccer student athletes, Naomi Pedroza and Romeni Gurmendi were named All-Americans.
- Women's soccer head coach Chad Miller was named ICCAC Coach of the Year.
- Women's soccer head coach Chad Miller was honored by the United Soccer Coaches as the Midwest Region Staff of the Year, along with assistant coach Lauren Hirsch.
- Naomi Pedroza, Romeni Gurmendi, Sara Pedroza, Kailey Lincoln, Kyler Bowman, Jessica Clinton, Erica Derby, and Brianna Mendias earned All-Region honors.
- MEN'S SOCCER
- Men's soccer team reached the conference tournament semifinals for the second year in a row.
- Men's soccer Student athletes Paul Einero, Chad Le Roux, Slayde Stokes, Mano Veldt, Carlos Jimenez, and Jyson Breitbarth earned All-Region honors.
- Former Casper College Assistant Men's Soccer Coach Adam Potter was named the next head men's soccer coach at Northeast.
- MEN'S GOLF
- Won the Nebraska Intercollegiate for the first time in program history during the fall portion of their season. Spring season in progress.
2020-2021
*All sports were played in the spring due to COVID-19.
93 Northeast student-athletes were named Spring Academic All-Region and 89 were named Fall Academic All-Region.
- BASEBALL
- The baseball team finished third in the conference
- Colin Lynam was named an NJCAA DII Third Team All-American
- Sam Manwarren earned the NJCAA DII Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Cooper Whitt, Kobe Greenhalgh, Chris Mazzini
- Second Team - Maximo De Leon, Matt Dreher, Tanner Olmstead, and Nate Zyzda
- Third Team - Garrett Dudley, Houston Fogelstrom, Cade Lynam, and Colin Lynam
- Preston Tenney, Zane Zielinski, Colin Lynam, Sam Manwarren, Parker Dorrance, and Alex Potter earned All-Region honors.
- Five players will continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year institutions
- Carly Hirsch, Jamie Bonifas and Elizabeth Christensen earned All-Region honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Jamie Bonifas, Makayla Forsberg
- Second Team - Taylor Stelling, Payton Weber
- Third Team - Elizabeth Christensen
- The women's soccer team made it to the national tournament for the first time in program history after winning the Region XI Championship.
- The women's soccer team picked up their first-ever victory at the national tournament, defeating Howard Community College.
- Naomi Pedroza was named the Region XI Tournament MVP, Offensive MVP of the Region XI Tournament, ICCAC Player of the Year and First Team All-American.
- Jessica Clinton was named the ICCAC Defender of the Year, Defensive MVP of the Region XI Tournament and First Team All-American
- Mackenzie Byrnes was named Third Team All-American and Top Goalie of the Region XI Tournament
- Brianna Mendias and Frida Aguilar-Ximello earned All-Tournament Team honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Second Team - Mackenzie Byrnes, Londyn Cacciacarne, Meghan Colton, and Madi Foutz
- Third Team - Taryn O'Brien and Jonatha Tighe
- The men's soccer team won their first-ever Region XI Tournament match.
- Hugo Santos was named a Second Team All-American
- Breno Neves, Hugo Santos, Carlos Jimenez, Jyson Breitbarth, Mano Veldt, and Sam Holland earned All-Region honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Jyson Breitbarth, Riley Carlson, and Jeremy Dreher
- Ty Heimes qualified for the NJCAA DII Men's Golf National Tournament and finished in the top-40
- Former University of Nebraska-Kearney Head Coach Wes Bernt was named the new head men's golf coach at Northeast.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - William Carroll
- Second Team - Everette Carroll and Carter Schnoor
- The men's basketball team advanced to the Region XI Tournament
- Michael Anderson, Ben Tew, Evan Decker and Jared Lopez earned All-Region honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Second Team - Evan Decker, Jared Lopez, Grant Stec
- The women's basketball team advanced to the Region XI Championship game.
- Ashley Hassett, Taylor Peter, Patricija Peric, and Breanna Stouffer were named All-Region performers.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Lorna Maxon and Taylor Peter
- Second Team - Molly Davis and Kelly Kleffner
- Third Team - Breanna Stouffer
- The softball team advanced to the Region XI Tournament
- Brianna Aguilera, Alyssa Turner, Taylor Nicolay, Chantel Julian, and Greta Lindberg earned All-Region honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Morgan Haner and Vada Kruse
- Second Team - Lauryn Cardenas, Jade Koch, and Kierra Stewart
- Third Team - Maggie Berryman and Greta Lindberg
2019-2020
64 Northeast student-athletes were named Spring Academic All-Region and 52 were named Fall Academic All-Region.
- BASEBALL (Played only 19 games as the season was cut short due to COVID-19)
- Former Northeast baseball player Drew Smith became the first player in program history to sign a professional baseball contract. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Five Northeast baseball players signed with four-year schools to continue their baseball and academic careers.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Cooper Whitt
- Second Team - Brennen Bales, Derek Botaletto, Hunter Kelchner, Reese Lansville, Chris Mazzini, Tanner Olmstead, and Jeremy Schneider
- Third Team - Matt Dreher, Ty Hansen, Colin Lynam, Alex Potter, and Nate Zyzda
- VOLLEYBALL
- The Northeast volleyball team made their fourth-straight appearance at the NJCAA DII Women's Volleyball National Tournament in Charleston, W.V., after winning the Region XI Tournament
- Josie Sanger was named the first NJCAA All-American in program history
- Elley Beaver, Josie Sanger, Brianna Bauer, Hannah Heppner, Caitlin Kumm, and MaKayla Davidson earned Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska Team honors
- Josie Sanger, Elley Beaver, Hannah Heppner, Brianna Bauer, and MaKayla Davidson earned All-Conference honors
- Elley Beaver, Josie Sanger, Hannah Heppner, and Brianna Bauer earned All-Region honors
- Hannah Heppner, and MaKayla Davidson, and Josie Sanger were named to the All-Tournament Team.
- Josie Sanger was named the Tournament MVP
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Jessica Borg
- Second Team - Elley Beaver, Morgan Haner, and Megan Wehrbein
- Third Team - Jamie Bonifas, Elizabeth Christensen, MaKayla Davidson, Julia Eskens, Hannah Heppner, and Kirsten Staab
- WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Naomi Pedroza, Kahrena Thompson, Kyla Ryan, Frida Aguilar-Ximello, Lorry Romain, and Mandy Stricker were named All-Region
- Mandy Stricker was named to the All-Tournament Team
- The women's soccer team advanced to the Region XI playoffs
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Ariella Crespo, Mandy Stricker, and Kahrena Thompson
- Second Team - Mackenzie Byrnes and Madi Foutz
- Five Northeast women's soccer players signed to continue their athletic and academic careers at four-year schools.
- MEN'S SOCCER
- Federico Anzoletti, Breno Neves, Andrei Soares, and Ivan Castillo-Garcia earned All-Region honors
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Ricardo Goldner
- Second Team - Federico Anzoletti
- Third Team - Manuel Jimenez
- MEN'S GOLF
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Third Team - Matthew Kingston, Grant Sell
- Two men's golfers signed to continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year schools
- NJCAA All-Academic
- MEN'S BASKETBALL
- The men's basketball team advanced to the Region XI Tournament
- Michael Anderson, Ben Tew, Evan Decker, and Jared Lopez earned All-Region honors.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Second Team - Evan Decker, Jared Lopez, and Grant Stec
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- The women's basketball team advanced to the Region XI Championship game.
- Kyla Moore was named an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American
- Ashley Hassett, Taylor Peter, Patricija Peric, and Breanna Stouffer were named All-Region performers.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Lorna Maxon and Taylor Peter
- Second Team - Molly Davis and Kelly Kleffner
- Third Team - Breanna Stouffer
- SOFTBALL (Played only 10 games as the season was cut short due to COVID-19)
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Lauryn Cardenas
- Third Team - Kaylea Bailey, Sydney Kelley, Vada Kruse, and Chantel Julian
- NJCAA All-Academic
2018-2019
- BASEBALL
- Finished fifth at the NJCAA DII World Series in only the second year of the program's existence.
- The team won the North Plains District Championship and the Region XI Championship.
- Head Coach Marcus Clapp was named the Omaha World-Herald Midlands College Men's Coach of the Year and the North Plains District Coach of the Year
- Drew Smith was named the NJCAA DII Baseball Player of the Year, First Team All-American, ICCAC Player of the Year, First Team All-Region, All-North Plains District Team and the ICCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Cam Taylor was named to the All-North Plains District Team
- Derek Botaletto, Bryce Walker, Christian Dumont, Alex Potter, Andrew Shaw, Jayden Sinju, and Drew Smith earned All-Region honors.
- Fifteen players signed with four-year schools to continue their academic and baseball careers.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Cooper Whitt
- Second Team - Dylan Nicholson and Jackson Tingwald
- Third Team - Cade Halvorson, Hunter Kelchner, and Thomas Loseke
- VOLLEYBALL
- The Northeast volleyball team made their third-straight appearance at the NJCAA DII Women's Volleyball National Tournament in Charleston, W.V., after winning the Region XI-B Championship
- The team earned a seventh-place finish at the national tournament
- Savannah Nelson, Hannah Heppner, Kalli Brester, Elley Beaver, and Delaney Belt earned All-Conference honors.
- Savannah Nelson, Hannah Heppner, Kalli Brester, Elley Beaver, and Gabriela Barbosa earned All-Region honors.
- Kalli Brester, Hannah Heppner, and Savannah Nelson earned All-Tournament Team accolades
- Savannah Nelson was named to the NJCAA DII Volleyball National Tournament Team and was the MVP of the Region XI Tournament
- Kalli Brester was named a CoSIDA Academic All-American
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Kalli Brester
- Second Team - Megan Wehrbein
- Third Team - Hannah Heppner and MaKayla Davidson
- WOMEN'S SOCCER
- The women's soccer team made it to the Region XI semifinals
- Ellie Gess became the first women's soccer player in program history to sign to continue her academic and athletic career with a four-year school.
- Mary Perez, Mandy Stricker, Emma Weaver, Ellie Gess, Dayla Miller, and Tayler Ohu were named All-Region.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Emily Simmons and Taylor Boekhout
- Second Team - Mandy Stricker
- Third Team - Alexis Wemhoff and Emily Goc
- MEN'S SOCCER
- Victor Galterio, Massimiliano Simonazzi, Felipe Guilherme, and Yuri Rocha were named All-Region.
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Jared Hammerlun and Massimilliano Simonazzi
- Third Team - Victor Galterio
- MEN'S GOLF
- Matthew Schaefer was named an NJCAA DII Honorable Mention All-American
- Matthew Schaefer finished in the top-25 at the NJCAA DII Men's Golf National Championship
- Matthew Schaefer and Matthew Kingston earned All-Region honors
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Second Team - Matthew Schaefer
- Third Team - Mason Stubbs
- MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Emmette Page and Seth Coatta were named All-Region
- NJCAA All-Academic
- Second Team - Caleb Rihanek and Junior Oscar
- Third Team - Ben Moxness
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- The women's basketball team advanced to the Region XI Championship game.
- Irene Sanz, Lauren Hunstad, Eriana Brown, and Kyla Moore were named All-Region performers.
- Irene Sanz was named an NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Jacalyn Schwanebeck
- Second Team - Blake Mann, Kori Fischer, Lauren Hunstad, and Teagan Pompa
- Third Team - Irene Sanz and Macey Kulhanek
- SOFTBALL
- Sydney Kelley, Rosario Garcia, Jacqueline Denning, and Madi McKewon earned All-Region honors
- NJCAA All-Academic
- First Team - Rosario Garcia
- Third Team - Abby Pierce
2017-2018
48 Northeast student-athletes were named Spring Academic All-Region and 50 were named Fall Academic All-Region.
- BASEBALL
- First season of the baseball program
- Drew Smith, Brennen Bales, Christian Dumont, and Tanner Hunt earned All-Region honors
- Finished sixth in the nation in total home runs
- VOLLEYBALL
- The Northeast volleyball team made their second appearance at the NJCAA DII Women's Volleyball National Tournament in Charleston, W.V., after winning the Region XI-B Championship.
- The team earned a seventh-place finish at the national tournament
- Monique Schafer, Macy Stewart, Savannah Nelson, and Peyton Roach earned All-Conference honors.
- Monique Schafer, Savannah Nelson and Macy Stewart earned All-Region honors.
- Monique Schafer, Savannah Nelson and Macy Stewart earned All-Tournament Team accolades
- Monique Schafer was the MVP of the Region XI Tournament
- NJCAA All-Academic: Delaney Belt, Macy Stewart, Monique Schafer, Samantha Brester, Savannah Nelson, and Taylor Lammers
- WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Ellie Gess, Hailey Curry, Valentina Haboush, Erika Kumm, Lauren Hirsch, and Alexis Wemhoff were named All-Conference
- MEN'S SOCCER
- Victor Galterio, Massimiliano Simonazzi, Daniel Isaza, and Aaron Wilken were named All-Conference.
- MEN'S GOLF
- No honors
- MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Steven Wooten and Melkisedek Moreaux were named All-Region
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Mykala Baylor, Sierra Bell, Irene Sanz, and Judit Valls were named All-Region
- Mykala Baylor was named an Honorable Mention All-American
- SOFTBALL
- Savannah Robertson, Alayna Allen, Jade Long, and Emily Sherstone were named All-Region
2016-2017
23 Northeast student-athletes were named Spring Academic All-Region and 38 were named Fall Academic All-Region.
- VOLLEYBALL
- The Northeast volleyball team made their first appearance at the NJCAA DII Women's Volleyball National Tournament in Charleston, W.V., after winning the Region XI-B Championship.
- Mackenzie Wecker, Courtni Kunz, and Kelsey Shoemaker earned All-Conference honors.
- Mackenzie Wecker, Kelsey Shoemaker, Courtni Kunz, Monique Schafer, and Tabitha Kander earned All-Region honors.
- Mackenzie Wecker, Kelsey Shoemaker, and Courtni Kunz earned All-Tournament Team accolades
- Mackenzie Wecker was the MVP of the Region XI tournament
- WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Erika Kumm, Kaylee Chapman, Saige Hollum, Zoe Serres, and Kaitlyn Van Surksum were named All-Region.
- MEN'S SOCCER
- Daniel Isaza, Brady Fister, Juan Carlos Franco Lopez, and Marcus Holmberg were named All-Conference.
- MEN'S GOLF
- No honors
- MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Vance Johnson, Jalen Mobley, Milan Skundric, Kyle McKinley, and Marty Hill were named All-Region
- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Maddie Egr, Mykala Baylor, Maeva Kitantou, and Aida Santana were named All-Region
- Maddie Egr was named an Honorable Mention All-American
- SOFTBALL
- Savannah Robertson, Teanne Edens, and Kianna Garza were named All-Region
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