Sgt. McNichols received the Team Member of the Year award at the 2019 Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Awards Ceremony. He’s been at the NDCS Lincoln Correctional Center (LCC) for five years.

“I was pretty surprised,” said McNichols. “I was just doing my job. Yes, it’s nice.”

McNichols was nominated for his performance as a team leader. He’s said to lead by supervising fairly, firmly and consistently and takes on an active role in learning new areas of LCC, participates in staff functions and takes on new responsibilities. He also volunteers to work overtime on a regular basis to assist security due to vacancies.

McNichols says he enjoys working with his team members and always tries to get things done before he’s asked to do it. “Just get it done,” he said.