Distinguished Service to Children Award
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The Nebraska AEYC Distinguished Service to Children Award was created in March 1983 to showcase individual excellence as demonstrated by initiative, the impact of work on the care and education of young children, and/or providing inspiration to others.
Nominees are working professionals and/or students who are either:
•a member who has contributed outstanding service to the organization, its program of work, its development and its membership; or •a Nebraskan who has done exemplary work to promote the rights, services, status and programs for/of children. |
Congratulations to 2025 recipient
Lisa Guenther! 
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Individuals from all sectors – government agencies, nonprofits, corporations, Head Start, or the private sector – are eligible to receive this award.
Nebraska AEYC Emerging Leader Award
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The Nebraska AEYC Emerging Leader Award will recognize and reward new, emerging leaders in the field of Early Childhood Education in Nebraska. Through the Emerging Leader Award, we will showcase individual excellence as demonstrated by initiative, the impact of work on the care and education of young children, and/or providing inspiration to others. We will evaluate how the nominee’s leadership positively affected children, families, programs, and the early childhood education community. We seek to reinforce the dedication of recipients and provide an incentive for others to follow their lead. |
Congratulations to 2025 recipient
Blanca Miller! 
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Recipients will receive a $500 award.
Nominees will be working professionals and/or students who:
•Have been practicing in the Nebraska Early Childhood Education field for 5 years or less
•Demonstrate leadership abilities by doing exceptional work to strengthen the field of Early Childhood Education
•Are members of NeAEYC
•Have been practicing in the Nebraska Early Childhood Education field for 5 years or less
•Demonstrate leadership abilities by doing exceptional work to strengthen the field of Early Childhood Education
•Are members of NeAEYC
Some ways early childhood education leadership may be demonstrated through practice include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
•enhancing his/her own professional growth beyond required standards
•practicing advocacy on behalf of children, staff and parents
•working with community resources to enhance awareness of the importance of ECE
•finding new and effective ways of communicating with public schools
•developing and/or sharing new ideas for practice in ECE settings
•promoting growth and networking in local NeAEYC chapters
•enhancing his/her own professional growth beyond required standards
•practicing advocacy on behalf of children, staff and parents
•working with community resources to enhance awareness of the importance of ECE
•finding new and effective ways of communicating with public schools
•developing and/or sharing new ideas for practice in ECE settings
•promoting growth and networking in local NeAEYC chapters
Individuals from all sectors – government agencies, nonprofits, corporations, Head Start, or the private sector – are eligible to receive this award.
Strengthening and Supporting Nebraska's Early Childhood Community since 1976.
