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Shirley Thomsen recognized for 'exceptional service'
By Michael Hooper
Staff Reporter
You may have missed the
flyers, but you needn't
miss ine uuai.
There are 77 UNL courses you can tafo
without being on campus this summer. They
include:
Political Science
Geology
English
Physics
And morel
Business
History
Psychology
Economics
If you didn't find a flyer about them In your
dorm mailbox (or If you don't have a dorm
mailbox!), and if yonwould like Information on
how you can earn UNL credit hours while
away from campus, contact the UNL Division
of Continuing Studies.
Call 472-3587 today!
V.yl J non"dllcrlmlnatory ,ntltution' 1 Campus V
St udont s arc more than just a number
to Shirley Thomson, assistant director
of registration and records at I'NL.
Thomsen, who won the first Chancel
lor's Award for Exceptional Service to
Students at CNL's Honors Convocation
on April 11th, said making students
feel comfortable coming to the regis
trar's office with questions is impor
tant to her,
"Our office is approachable," she
said. "If we can't answer your quest ions,
we'll point you to someone who can."
Thomsen. who will retire this spring
after 44 years of service to 1'NL, won the
award for serving students beyond her
regular duties,
"Routinely she goes the extra mile
to make life easier for students in need
of assistance in resolving grade or
enrollment problems from the time
they enter the university until they
walk down the aisle at commencement
exercises," said I'NL Chancellor Martin
Massengale in a I'NL press release.
A six-member committee, chosen by
Massengale, screened applications for
the award, said committee member
Julie Hansen, a junior nursing major.
After screening the applicants, com
mittee members pic ked applicants they
thought deserved the award, Hansen
said. Members submitted their recom
mendations to Massengale, who then
made the final decision, she said.
Thomsen began working in the
Administration Building in 1042 as a
student in education. At thai time, the
administration building stood about
where the Sheldon Art Gallery's flower
gardens are now, she said.
'As a senior in 11)40, Thomsen was
asked to cut back on her school hours
and work full time because "droves" of
military men were coming back from
the war.
"In 1 Duo the veterans graduated,
r- " - i' I"
.
Thomsen
Dan DulantyDally Ntbnskan
which was the biggest graduating class
10 uaie, sne saia.
Thomsen earned her bachelor's
degree In education In 1940 and was
hired by UNL as a receptionist and
records clerk. She became a senior
checker In the registrar's office in
1948. She said she has done every task
there is to do in the registrar's office.'
"I've made transcripts, I've trans
ferred credits, I've done it all," she
said. "It's just routine now."
Sometimes, Thomsen said, the stu
dents she has helped come to visit her
or write to her.
"It's neat when they come. They'll
have families, new jobs and lots' to
tell."
Thomsen, who has been single all
her life, said the students are like
family.
"I'll tell ya, my Christmas card lis) is
a mile long."
Thomsen now not only oversees the
recording of grades and computation of
official lists of degree candidates for
each commencement, but she also has
been secretary to the commencement
committee since 1952. In that Job,
Thomsen has been largely responsible
for preparations and the execution of
commencement ceremonies, a press
release said.
The 1976 commencement in parti
cular stands out in Thomsen's memory.
Before then, UNL had two commence
ment sessions, either in the Coliseum
or Pershing Auditorium.
But in the Bicentennial year, Thom
sen said UNL had a single commence
ment exercise In the newly completed
Bob Devaney Sports Center.
To make things even more interest
ing, she said, former President Gerald
Ford was to address the seniors.
"It was scary, Thomsen said. "I
thought there'd be riots and demonstra
tions." Thomsen said she is not the only one
on the clerical staff that cares about
students' problems.
They are not well-known, sometimes,
she said, but they are there.
A public retirement party for Thom
sen will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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