Nelnet’s Q3 nominees exemplify the organization’s core values, demonstrating traits of their exceptional service and commitment to Nelnet. This quarter’s stories recognize colleagues who:
- Gladly volunteer to take on more responsibility when they’re already busy.
- Proactively create materials that improve collaboration and create efficiencies.
- Ease the transition to Nelnet for new associates or to a new role for an existing one.
- Do exceptional work while creating a positive work environment for those around them.
SERVE Awards enhance Nelnet’s culture by celebrating these stories and more.
Meet This Quarter’s Award Recipients
Here are the 2024 Q3 SERVE Award recipients and their nominees.
- Misty Beavers, SIS Client Services Manager, Nelnet Business Services, nominated by Shayla Amaya
- Derek Chapman, IT- Full Stack Developer- Velocity, Nelnet Diversified Services, nominated by Chase Christ
- Jim Chambers, Federal Personnel Security Clearance Administrator, Nelnet Diversified Services, nominated by Andrea Villanueva
- Marlene Condello, Senior Accountant, Shared Services, nominated by Brooke Ward
- Rory Christ, Senior Software Engineer, Nelnet Business Services, nominated by Melisa Lisak
- Randy Imberi, IT Support Analyst- Desktop, Shared Services nominated by Rachel Edwards
- Mitch Jones, IT Engineer, Shared Services, nominated by Eric Herbert
- Ashley Podwinski, Cybersecurity Architect, Shared Services, nominated by Sara Tolliver
- Damir Selimovic, Supervisor, Nelnet Diversified Services, nominated by Jenny Hansen and Chad Olson
- Emily Sutherland, Team Lead- Implementation- FACTS, Nelnet Business Services, nominated by Jessie Kreke
- Mathew Sypowicz, Supervisor, Nelnet Diversified Services, nominated by Bobbie Curran, Jenny Hansen, and Alicia Salazar
- John Vanner, Solutions Consultant, Nelnet Business Services, nominated by Jim Fallon
- Lily Yee, A&E Implementation Team Trainer, Nelnet Business Services, nominated by Brandi Clingerman
About Nelnet’s SERVE Awards
Each quarter, Nelnet associates nominate their peers for going above and beyond, describing how they deliver on our corporate mission to serve our customers, associates, and communities to help make dreams possible.
Associates who nominate a colleague are also asked to share 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 so many ways each of us can serve others using our own unique talents, traits, and the situations that offer opportunities for greatness each day. At Nelnet, where a shared purpose to serve and core values drive everything we do, it’s easy to see why associates exhibit exceptional actions each quarter.
The announcement of SERVE Awards reminds us to look for the opportunity to serve others and to recognize when our peers go above and beyond—with nominations for next quarter’s SERVE Award recipients.
Work With Us
At Nelnet, we celebrate our associates who create an awesome work environment through their attitudes and actions, provide superior customer experiences through their initiative, and more. If you’re looking for a positive culture, consider bringing your talents to Nelnet. Check out our available careers today.
