The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business Administration (cba.unl.edu ) held its Advisory Board Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 10, at the Nebraska Champions Club in Lincoln. The awards honor the outstanding accomplishments of business leaders and corporations in the state of Nebraska and the world.

Paul Mendlik, president of the College of Business Administration Dean’s Advisory Board and chief financial officer and treasurer of West Corporation, and Dr. Donde Plowman, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the College of Business Administration, presented the awards to the recipients.

The 2015 honorees included BKD, LLP, of Lincoln, Nebraska; Wendy Birdsall of Lincoln; Richard Callahan of Denver, Colorado; Angie Klein of New York, New York; and Tonn Ostergard of Lincoln. Klein and Ostergard were not able to attend and will receive their awards at the CBA Partnership Summit on October 9.

Seventeen sponsors helped make the award luncheon possible. They included Ameritas; BKD, LLP; CDBykerk Consulting, LLC; ConAgra Foods; Cornerstone Bank; Cornhusker Bank; Deloitte; Lincoln Industries; Lozier; Midwest Steel Works, Inc.; Nelnet; Pinnacle Bank; Talent Plus; Union Bank & Trust; US Bank; Wells Fargo; and West Corporation.

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From left to right: Don Ham, BKD, LLP;  Timothy Wilson, BKD, LLP; Richard Callahan, founder Callahan Advisory, LLC; Dr. Donde Plowman, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of the UNL College of Business Administration; Wendy Birdsall, president, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau and Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development; and Paul Mendlik, CFO and treasurer, West Corporation.