If you need a little inspiration in your day, Nelnet’s Q2 SERVE Award winners have an uplifting story to tell. Discover how these associates reinforce our core value of creating an awesome work environment by uplifting and supporting their colleagues and finding ways to help them better themselves.
Meet This Quarter’s Award Recipients
Here are the 2024 Q2 SERVE Award recipients and their nominees.
- Brandon Gunderson, IT Manager II, FACTS SIS IT Development and Testing, nominated by Graham Vriend
- Cam Kochenower, Software Architect, Nelnet Campus Commerce Standalone Systems Development, nominated by Robin Dohner
- Chris Walker, Senior Software Engineer, Nelnet Campus Commerce Standalone Systems Development, nominated by Robin Dohner
- Dave Vallis, IT Manager II, Nelnet Business Services Core Microservices, nominated by Bethany Waltke
- Deepak Gankidi, Senior Software Engineer, FACTS SIS IT Development and Testing, nominated by Graham Vriend
- Erin Weaver, K-12 Implementation Trainer, FACTS Operations and Training, nominated by Leah Whitehead and Jody Frings
- Jami Jensen, Team Lead II – Operations – FACTS, FACTS Financial Management and Implementation, nominated by Krista Burbach and Pauline Newton
- Jamie Akins, Quality Monitoring Specialist, Nelnet Business Services Operations – Payer & Application Services, nominated by Callie Hartz
- Nicholas Anderson, Nelnet Diversified Services Contact Center Supervisor, CIC Loan Servicing, nominated by Trinity Padgett, Domanique Wilson, Courtney Flemons, and Eboni Reese
- Shayla Amaya, Client Engagement Success Manager I – FACTS, FACTS SIS Implementation nominated by Tegan Kratz and Misty Beavers
- Stephanie Damian, GTD Trainer I, Nelnet Diversified Services Training – Facilitation – Operations, nominated by Dough Kopejtka and Theresa Figueiredo
- Tamar Polivka, IT Manager – Programs, Nelnet Diversified Services Product Managers, nominated by Jessica Schumacher
About Nelnet’s SERVE Awards
Each quarter, Nelnet associates nominate their peers for going above and beyond, explaining how they deliver on our corporate mission to serve others—namely our customers, associates, and communities—and help make dreams possible.
Associates are asked to think about how the colleague they’re nominating for a SERVE Award exemplifies Nelnet’s core values:
Provide superior customer experiences.
Create an awesome work environment.
Pursue opportunities for diversification and growth.
Communicate openly and honestly.
Give back to the communities in which we live and work.
Why SERVE Awards Are Big at Nelnet
There are many different ways our associates serve: those who selflessly pick up the slack when there are temporary shortages, those who serve both on the job and in our communities, those who improve processes and find better ways to serve our customers, and those who seem to do a bit of it all.
Reading these nominations makes us more aware of the ways our colleagues serve, inspires us, and reminds us of peers we should nominate for next quarter’s SERVE Awards.
Work With Us
At Nelnet, we celebrate our associates who lead the way in providing superior customer experiences, communicating clearly and honestly, giving back to our communities, and more. If you’d like to share your talents in this positive environment, check out available careers at Nelnet today.
