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OMAHA – A University of Nebraska at 51ÉçÇø (UNO) educator and administrator has received her fourth regional Emmy Award following the on Saturday, Dec. 3.

Gail F. Baker, dean of the , earned an Emmy for producing the documentary “,” which chronicles the lives of residents and volunteers during a student's visit to New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Baker received the award alongside co-producers Barbara Allen and Evan Allen-Gessesse, who is the subject of the documentary, in the “Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs – Cultural” category.

“I always encourage students to seek out unique opportunities because a single experience can have tremendous impact on your life and the lives of others,” Baker said. “It is a privilege to be able to tell important stories that otherwise might go unnoticed.”

This is the most recent in a series of regional Emmy Awards for Baker, who has previously won in 2013 for the feature-length documentary “Colorblind: ReThinking Race,” in 2011 for “DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis,” and in 2006 for the documentary “Paper Trail: 100 Years of the Chicago Daily Defender.”

Baker joined UNO in 2006, arriving from the University of Florida where she had served in a number of positions since being hired in 1995. During college, Baker interned at the Chicago Defender, a century-old publication serving Chicago’s African-American community. She later became a full-time employee of the newspaper.

In addition to her role as dean, Baker also serves as executive associate to UNO Chancellor John Christensen.

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