Evening of Honors

Mike and Josie Harper Center, Hixson Lied Auditorium

Join us as we honor a group of extraordinary alumni and friends at the 2025 Evening of Honors.

You’re invited to our annual Evening of Honors, in which Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, the Deans of each school and college, and other University leaders present the Alumni Achievement Citation, Alumni Merit Awards, Recent Alumni Award, and Friends of the University award.

We look forward to seeing you, and we thank you for helping us honor this tremendous group of Bluejays!

Here are the details:

  • Date: August 22, 2025
  • Time: 5-8 p.m.
  • Location: Mike and Josie Harper Center, Hixson Lied Auditorium
  • Address: 602 N 20th St., Omaha, NE 68178
  • Dress code: Business Professional

We hope you can join us! Registration deadline is August 19.

Register to Attend

 

Recipients

Alumni Achievement Citation 

  • Douglas J. Wells, BSBA’76 and Ellen Ahlers Wells, BS’76  

Alumni Merit Award  

  • College of Arts and Sciences: Cliftron (Cliff) L. Brunt II, BA’96 
  • College of Nursing: Kathleen Keough Soto, BSN’75
  • College of Professional and Continuing Education: Anthony A. Houston, EdD’21 
  • Heider College of Business: Paul W. Markwardt, BSBA’83, JD’86
  • School of Dentistry: Stephen G. Nikodem, DDS’91, MS
  • School of Law: Ronald R. Volkmer, BA’66, JD’68
  • School of Medicine: Lori A. Schweickert, BA’85, BS’85, MD’91
  • School of Pharmacy and Health Professions: Eric J. Hamik, BSPHA’91 & Kimberly Semin Hamik, BSPHA’91

Recent Alumni Award  

  • Roselle M.A. Visenio, JD, BSW’15

Friends of the University  

  • John “Jack” D. Diesing, Jr. and Terri C. Diesing  

Event Contact

Evie Samuelson
Evie Samuelson Associate Director of Alumni, Signature Programs