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Karen Blessen Journals

Alumni Achievement Awards 2018_062

Item

Open scrapbook with text on the left page and a group photo on the right.
Alternative Title
UNL Alumni Award
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2018
Identifier
014_041918-042219_alumni_award_re photograph
Dates Completed
April 19 - 22, 2018
Keywords
Alumni Achievement Awards; University of Nebraska Lincoln; April 2018; UNL art department; old friends reunion; Jody Shields; Debby Knotts; Shelley Thornton; Candy Dickenson Becher; Columbus childhood friend; Sandra Johnson; early university days; close friendship; Jane Johnson; Kelly Nash; Shelley’s children; Phoebe Little; Nate Luginbill; Kirby Little; Jihan Najjar; marriage and separation; Gretchen Dykstra; New York visitor; group gathering; professional photographer; David Dale; 705 Y Street; awards banquet; group portrait session; red clothing; black clothing; white clothing; cream clothing; past and present photos; art student visuals; personal archive; digital photos; print photos; Sunday April 22; Jody’s photography; UNL student workshop; workshop documentation; visual narrative; artistic collaboration; community memory; creative legacy; celebration event; photographic record; shared history; university connection.
Transcription
I invited friends to join Kelly and I for the weekend.

Jody Shields and Gretchen Dykstra came from New York City.

Debby Knotts flew in from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Sandra Johnson, Shelley Thornton, & Jane Johnson live in Lincoln.

Candy Dickenson Becher drove in from Columbus.

Shelleys children and their significant others at that time were with us: Phoebe Little and Nate Luginbill and Kirby Little and Jihan Najar.

Due to the highly unlikely chance that wed ever gather again in this group, I hired photographer David Dale to document us.

Left to right: Jane Johnson, Sandra Johnson, Jody Shields, Karen Bissen, Candy Becher, Gretchen Dykstra, Debby Knotts, Kelly Nash, Shelley Thornton
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of
UNL Alumni Award
Relation
Image Gallery