Good NUz 2014

News about events, ser vices and people of interest to the University of Nebraska – Lincoln alumni and friends

Fall 2014

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NIC Conference Center Opens

The Nebraska Alumni Association is excited to partner with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Innovation Campus to manage the new Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) Conference Center. Formerly the 4-H building on the old state fairgrounds, this historic building has been reconstructed to provide a unique, full-service conference center to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska business community. Please turn to page 3 to read more.

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NIC Conference Center

(Continued from page 1) The newly opened NIC Conference Center, managed by the NAA venues team, offers multi-functional meeting and collabora-

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tion space, including:

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• A 400-seat auditorium with state-of-the-art audio and

visual capabilities.

• A 400-seat banquet room with state-of-the-art audio and visual capabilities.

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• Eight breakout rooms, each with projector and whiteboard.

• Multi-day conference opportunities.

• Individual event options.

• Five catering options – the same ones available at the Wick

Alumni Center and the Nebraska Champions Club.

About Innovation Campus Located adjacent to UNL, Nebraska Innovation Campus was

For information on booking conferences, meetings or events at

designed to encourage new and in-depth partnerships between the

the NIC Conference Center, contact Carrie Myers, NAA director

University of Nebraska-Lincoln and private sector businesses. Once

of venues, at cmyers@huskeralum.org or 402-472-6435.

completed, NIC will be a 2-million-square-foot research campus

For more photos of the facility, visit huskeralum.org/nic.

with uniquely designed buildings and amenities that will help people create and transform ideas globally.

Apply for the Nebraska Young Alumni Academy To get the most out of the academy experience, applicants

Two years ago, the Nebraska Alumni Association created the Young Alumni Academy to identify and develop future alumni

should consider the qualities that have made past YAA members

leaders for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through behind-the-

successful: • Proud to have earned a degree from UNL.

scenes tours, information sessions and networking on campus.

• Enjoy networking with others who share a connection

Academy members are selected each September and the YAA academic year runs from October to May. Class starts with an Oc-

• Have a desire to learn more about how UNL contributes to

tober orientation session featuring the Chancellor and then moves on to specific events focused on areas such as athletics, research,

Thursday evenings 6-8 p.m.

Upon completion of the Nebraska Young Alumni Academy, participants receive a commemorative gift as well as benefit opportunities through membership, volunteerism and involvement with the Nebraska Alumni Association.

the quality of life in Nebraska.

• Will make a commitment to complete all eight sessions of

student affairs, admissions and the alumni association. Events happen once a month between October and May and are held

through UNL.

the academy program.

To fill out an application online for this fall’s class, please

visit huskeralum.org/yaa-apply or contact A.T. Greer at agreer@ huskeralum.org.

Nebraska Alumni Association Contacts Diane Mendenhall, Executive Director, (402) 472-4218 Claire Abelbeck, Digital Communications (402) 472-4209 Alex Cerveny, Student and Alumni Programs, (402) 472-8936 Andrea Cranford, Publications, (402) 472-4229 Derek Engelbart, Chapters/Travel/Football Friday, (402) 472-4228 A.T. Greer, NCC/Sponsorships/Hail Varsity, (402) 472-8915 Sarah Haskell, Cather Circle/Travel/Chapters, (402) 472-6541 Ryan Janousek, Venues, (402) 471-8937 Carrie Myers, Venues, (402) 472-6435 Larry Routh, Career Resources, (402) 472-8916 Viann Schroeder, Special Projects/Campus Tours/HHE, (402) 472-3390 Deb Schwab, Venues, (402) 472-6445 Shannon Sherman, Communications/eNUz, (402) 472-4219 Sarah Smith, Video Communications, (402) 472-4246 Ashley Stone, Career and Student Programs, (402) 472-8920 Andy Washburn, Membership/Operations, (402) 472-4239 Katie Williams, Events/Future Huskers, (402) 472-8918 Hilary Winter, Social Media, (402) 472-2841 Kevin Wright, Class Notes/Photos/Graphics, (402) 472-4227 Shelley Zaborowski, Awards/Reunions/Colleges, (402) 472-4222 University of Nebraska Foundation Development Officers Sr. VP, Dir. of Development: Joe Selig, (402) 458-1230 Major & Principal Gifts: Lucy Buntain Comine, (402) 458- 1184, Greg Jensen, (402) 458-1181 Architecture: Connie Pejsar, (402) 458-1190 Arts & Sciences: Amber Antholz, (402) 458-1182, Joye Fehringer, (402) 458-1187, Victor Martinez, (402) 458-1185 Business Administration: Matt Boyd, (402) 458-1189, Laine Norton, (402) 458-1201 Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources: Ann Bruntz, (402) 458-1176, Josh Egley, (402) 458-1202 Education & Human Sciences: Jane Heany, (402) 458-1177 Engineering: Karen Moellering, (402) 458-1179, Amy Ferguson, (402) 458-1203 Fine & Performing Arts: Connie Pejsar, (402) 458-1190 Journalism & Mass Communications: David Belieu, (402) 458-1180 Law: Joanna Nordhues, (402) 458-1178 Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science & Management: Laine Norton, (402) 458-1201 Nebraska Legends Scholarship Program: Kaye Jesske, (402) 458-1170 Libraries: Susan Norby, (402) 458-1183 Corporations: Kaye Jesske, (402) 458-1170 Foundations: Liz Lange, (402) 458-1229 Published once a year, in August, for University of NebraskaLincoln alumni and friends.

Nebraska Alumni Association Wick Alumni Center 1520 R Street • Lincoln, NE 68508-1651 Phone: (402) 472-2841 • Toll-free: (888) 353-1874 E-mail: alumni@huskeralum.org Website: huskeralum.org University of Nebraska Foundation 1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite 300 • Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: (402) 458-1100 • Toll-free: (800) 432-3216 FAX: (402) 458-1298 • E-mail: info@nufoundation.org Website: www.nufoundation.org Editor: Andrea Wood Cranford Foundation Editor: Colleen Fleischer Design: Kevin Wright Cover Photo: Craig Chandler / University Communications © 2014, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

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Cather Circle to Celebrate 15th Anniversary Cather Circle will kick off its fall conference with a 15th Anniversary Dinner Sept. 18. In addition to honoring founding members and past chairs, the program will focus on where the group has been and where it’s headed.

On Sept. 19, participants will hear from Baylor Evnen

Coming This Fall: Football Friday, Homecoming and More

Speaker Series keynote speaker Brigid Schulte, Washington Post reporter and New York Times best-selling author.

Members can then look forward to breakout sessions on

It’s time to haul out the Husker spirit and get ready for a festive fall of alumni activities.

mentoring and effective communication, with a separate

First up – and continuing every Friday before a home football game – is Football Friday, now in its second year at

track for post-professional members. UNL grad Cindy McCaffrey, a Cather Circle member, former marketing

The Railyard in Lincoln’s historic Haymarket District and sixth year overall. Activities include appearances by former

executive at Google and founder of Google.org, will close

players and Husker coaches, entertainment by the Husker Spirit Squad and pep band, music, children’s activities and

the day with a fireside chat.

more. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to win football tickets, Nebraska Champions Club passes and Husker

Cather Circle membership has been restructured to

memorabilia.

make the process quicker and easier. Members now fit into

Then, mark your calendars for Homecoming 2014. Activities begin Sept. 21 and run through Sept. 27, when the

two categories – alumnae and students – and membership

Nebraska football team hosts Illinois in the Huskers’ Big Ten Conference opener. Scarlet Guard, the NAA’s student group,

is open year-round.

will host a Sept. 26 pep rally and the Homecoming Jester Competition where students compete to be crowned “UNL’s

Alumnae new to the group this fall are: Sarah Baker-

Biggest Fan.” The winner will make an appearance on the sidelines during pre-game festivities the next day.

The full list of fall reunions, tours, Volunteer Leadership Conference, Cather Circle, Masters Week, YAA and career

Hansen, Sarah Barg, Jennifer Bartholomew, Polly Bowhay, Marianne Clifford-Upton, Barb Dorn, Anne Driewer,

webinars follows.

Jeanine England, Renae Feilmeier, Megan Goeke, Ashlie

Fall 2014 NAA Events

Hadden, Christa Hake, Livia Hummel, Amy Infante-Still, Kerri Kliewer, Julie Larsen, Devin McDermott, Angela McMullen-Gunn, Barbara Pickering, Jill Schroeder, Lisa Sedivy, Kim Shepherd, Amy Struthers, Michele Tilley and Jeanene Wehrbein.

New Cather Circle student members are: Mackenzie Gibbens, Kelli Green, Rebecca Haimann, Claire Hawkins, Allison Hergenrader, Lynn Huynh, Brooke Jacobi, Danielle Kostal, Alex Lorentz, Samantha Lunde, Taylor Marten, Erica Nett, Amy Nguyen, Michaela Niemeyer, Sydni Rowen, Laine Sanburg, Emily Schoening, Ella Seacrest, Liz Simoneau, Skyler Simpson, Rachel Spader, Ally Sutton, Sydney Todd, Danielle Tucker and Molly Wilensky.

If you have an interest in the growth of women in leadership, mentoring, networking and professional development, join us today. Fill out an application online at huskeralum.org/cather-circle-apply. If you have questions, please contact Sarah Haskell at shaskell@huskeralum.org.

AUGUST

OCTOBER

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Football Friday, The Railyard

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Career Webinar, How to Find Your Next Job

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Nebraska Champions Club Game Day,

9

Young Alumni Academy Orientation

Florida Atlantic

16-19 NAA Athletic Tour to Northwestern SEPTEMBER

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Football Friday at Northwestern

Husker Huddle at Northwestern

4

CORNYs (Chapters and Organizations

Recognition Night)

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Football Friday, The Railyard

5

Volunteer Leadership Conference

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NCC Game Day, Rutgers

Football Friday, The Railyard

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ROTC Fall Reunion

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NCC Game Day, McNeese State

Football Friday, The Railyard

11-14 NAA Athletic Tour to Fresno State 12

Football Friday at Fresno State

NOVEMBER

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Husker Huddle at Fresno State

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Alumni Advisory Council Meeting

Cather Circle 15th Anniversary Dinner

5

Career Webinar, Let LinkedIn Market Your Skills

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Cather Circle Fall Conference

13

YAA, IANR on East Campus

Football Friday, The Railyard

19-21 50th Anniversary Masters Week

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NCC Game Day, Miami

19-30 NAA Adventure Tour, Panama Canal Cruise

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Football Friday, The Railyard

21

Football Friday, The Railyard

Homecoming Parade, Campus

22

NCC Game Day, Minnesota

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10-11 Centennial College Reunion

NCC Game Day, Purdue Alumni Award Nominations due

Homecoming Pep Rally and Jester Competition,

Union Plaza

DECEMBER

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NCC Game Day, Illinois

3

Career Webinar, Art and Science of Interviewing

Honors Program Alumni Reunion

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YAA, Athletics

More Career Webinars Coming Your Way • Feb. 4

In 2012, the NAA unveiled its new Alumni Career Advance-

“Proven Strategies to Build a Network That

ment Program. Since then, we have strengthened the program with

Works For You,” with Mike Fishbein, founder

numerous opportunities for alumni association members to grow

of Startup College and customer development,

their careers, including monthly career webinars, online resources

networking and content marketing author.

• March 4 “Stuff Your Resume With Keywords to

and an alumni career specialist.

Highlight Your Experience,” with Jay Block,

variety of topics, led by career experts, authors and coaches. The

international best-selling author, speaker and

following webinars are tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. CST and

executive coach.

This year, career webinars will once again be offered on a

• April 1

will be confirmed upon registration: • Aug. 6

“The Speed of Trust – THE Career Critical

“Use Your Strengths to Create a Rewarding and Satisfying Career,” with Tom Rath, human

Claim Your Alumni Profile

Skill,” with Greg Link, co-founder of the Covey

behavior expert and author of “How Full Is Your

Leadership Center.

Bucket?” and “StrengthsFinder 2.0.”

launched the third edition of our web-

• May 6

“5 Steps to Building a Powerful & Profitable

site this summer at huskeralum.org.

with Rich Gillis, radio talk show host and author

Network,” with Beth Bridges, known as “The

Our favorite features include a

• Oct. 1

“How to Find Your Next Job in One Day,” of “Really Useful Job Search Tactics” and “JOB!”

Networking Motivator” and expert business

more user-friendly navigation, as well as

• Nov. 5

“Let LinkedIn Market Your Skills &

networking author on www.EzineArticles.com.

a slick first-time login function. We’ve

Experience,” with Viveka von Rosen, interna-

tionally known “LinkedIn Expert” and host of

#LinkedInChat on Twitter.

• Dec. 3

“Master the Art & Science of Interviewing,”

• June 3

“What You Don’t Say in an Interview Could

Hold You Back,” with Carole Martin, inter-

viewing expert with extensive human resource

experience from Fortune 500 companies to

with John Kador, independent business writer

and author of “Effective Apology: Mending

In addition to offering career webinars and expanding online

Fences, Building Bridges and Restoring Trust.”

The Nebraska Alumni Association

• Jan. 7

resources to include a variety of professional development topics,

“Grab Your Keys and Drive Your Career,” with the NAA will host four online networking events, catering to and

Los Ellis, founding partner and director of

DSPStart-UP.com and incubation venture

startups.

engaging alumni of every age and career stage.

To learn more about our featured webinar series, private coaching sessions and networking events, please visit huskeralum.

capitalist.

org/careers.

fine-tuned the data integration component, so your online profile will be linked to your alumni record immediately, providing you with instant access to your NAA member benefits and easy-touse forms. We are continuing to migrate our e-mail marketing to our new system as well.

Watch your inbox for our updated e-mail marketing campaign, to be launched later this fall. And visit huskeralum.org and claim your alumni profile today!

(Alumni Association update continued on page 6)

Enter the 2015 Nebraska Magazine Writing Contest and compete for a byline!

The Categories

The Details

• Alumni Profiles: Write about a Nebraska grad with an interesting hobby or career.

Articles must be 750 to 1,000 words in length, typewritten. Entry deadline is April 15, 2015.

Submit entries, along with the author’s name, address and phone number.

• Nostalgia Pieces: Tell us about a memorable student activity you participated in at UNL, or write about a favorite professor.

The Prizes

• By e-mail: nebmag@huskeralum.org

Three prizes will be awarded in each category, and the winning articles will be published in Nebraska Magazine.

• 1st Prize: $500

• By mail: Magazine Writing Contest, Wick Alumni Center, 1520 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-1651.

• 2nd Prize: $250

• Online: huskeralum.org/writing-submission

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Nebraska Legends – Keeping Up with the Big Ten The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s entrance into the Big Ten Conference three years ago brought a new set of expectations – and not just in athletics. Academic expectations were also high, and to be competitive in the Big Ten requires serious student recruiting.

In 2010, when the university’s acceptance by the Big Ten was first announced, UNL created a partnership among UNL Admissions, the Nebraska Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska Foundation to launch the Nebraska Legends program. The goal was to attract quality students to UNL and retain them by providing a great start to a lifelong Husker experience.

The Legends program offers $1,000 scholarships to outstanding high school students while providing $250

The Dan Lienemann family talks with Kim Schumacher about the Nebraska Legends program during Scarlet Scoop, an event sponsored by the NAA and Scarlet Guard in conjunction with New Student Enrollment in June.

cent for the UNL freshman class overall, and a grade point average of 3.35 compared to 2.85 for all UNL freshmen.

for UNL Admissions recruiters to reach out to each of

Entering its fourth year, the program has received

contributing to the Nebraska Legends program. Gifts of $1,250 will create a $1,000 scholarship to be matched by the chancellor and $250 to help admissions staff recruit the

them. That $1,000 scholarship is then matched by another

3,697 gifts from alumni, fans and friends in every state in

scholars. All other gift amounts are also accepted to help

$1,000 scholarship through Chancellor Harvey Perlman’s

the U.S., plus Washington, D.C., and American Samoa. As

support the Nebraska Legends scholarship program.

office. It is the only program of its kind in the Big Ten.

the Nebraska Legends program continues to grow, UNL

And it works.

is able to go after more outstanding students from both

nufoundation.org/nebraskalegends or contact Kaye Jesske

inside and outside the state.

at kjesske@nufoundation.org.

To date, 608 students have become Nebraska Legends, with a retention rate of 93.2 percent compared to 84 per

Help raise UNL’s academic standing in the Big Ten by

Huskers Around the World

The difficulty arises in trying to stay connected to international alumni. Although digital and social media have made it easier to communicate across borders, our society’s mobility makes finding and keeping up with international

Our Husker network is growing. UNL’s international

alumni an ongoing challenge.

student population is blossoming, adding to the richness

We need your help! Please help us locate and connect

of the campus culture, and more faculty and domestic stu-

with alumni and friends living abroad. We don’t want them

dents are finding opportunities to teach and study abroad.

to miss out on opportunities to stay engaged with UNL,

Not surprisingly, more Nebraska alumni are traveling,

and we need their connections and expertise for UNL to

living and working abroad, too, expanding the Husker net-

continue to grow as a global Big Ten university.

work well beyond our borders. At last count, the NAA was

We are asking all alumni to visit our new and im-

aware of alumni in 108 countries, with the largest Husker

proved huskeralum.org to update your contact information.

populations found in Malaysia (368), Canada (284), Japan

Simply click “First Time Login” on the upper-right banner

(160) and China (143).

to find, validate and update your profile. If you know of

In addition to serving as ambassadors and building local Husker camaraderie, international alumni and friends

ships in areas of current or future research interests.

are critically important to UNL in a variety of ways:

• Providing leads on internships and post-graduation

• Helping with the recruitment of international stu -

dents, which Chancellor Perlman has designated as a

priority for meeting the university’s growth goals.

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work opportunities for UNL students.

• Serving as points of contact for UNL students

and faculty traveling abroad.

• Identifying successful alumni across the world to

• Helping to advance the university’s research port folio by providing leads and establishing partner-

To make your tax deductible gift, please visit

help raise the university’s profile.

someone living abroad, please share this request with them.

We are relying on you to help us grow our international outreach!

Interested in learning more or serving as a contact in your country? Visit huskeralum.org/find-an-internationalchapter.

Alumni Help UNL Libraries Digital Projects Succeed

By Joan Barnes, UNL Libraries Alumni volunteers have been integral in the initial

people, topics, UNL colleges and programs, athletics, clubs

multi-year project which is hoping for a contact from each

and activities with ease.

thesis author in order to get permission to allow full and

success of transcribing the Cornhusker yearbooks. We are

While most of the completed yearbooks are from the

looking for more volunteers to help us complete the tran-

early period (1884-1919), volunteers continue to tran-

scription of the remaining yearbooks. We also need alumni

scribe the remaining yearbooks at transcribe.unl.edu.

who have written a master’s thesis between 1923-2010 to participate in a new digital project.

Sue Wardell, ’71, has typed more than 6,500 pages and finds transcribing a wonderful way to give back to UNL.

SEARCH THE YEARBOOKS The Cornhusker captures a special period of time

“The most amazing thing is I found friends, relatives

free accessibility to theses over the web.

“Each author of a thesis is the copyright owner of that work,” explained Bernthal “We need alumni to give permission to share the digital copy so that readers around the world can have free and open access to view the work.”

When the Libraries cannot secure the author’s permission to publish the thesis openly, the thesis will be kept

of friends. I love the football pages. It is so much fun,”

behind a “firewall,” which means the full text of the thesis

in UNL students’ lives and the lives of their friends and

said Wardell, the project’s top volunteer. She challenges

will only be accessible to authorized users through the

classmates. It also serves as a record of the University of

other alumni to just go in and transcribe at least one page

UNL campus connections.

Nebraska-Lincoln’s rich history.

a week.

Thanks to many alumni and student volunteers, more than 22 Cornhusker yearbooks have been completely tran-

succeed. If you are the author (or a direct relative of a MASTER’S THESES SCANNING PROJECT

scribed and are searchable at yearbooks.unl.edu.

Since February 2013, volunteers have been transcrib-

UNL alumni and friends can help this project

The University Libraries is embarking on a new digital

deceased author) of a UNL thesis (and/or dissertation) written between 1923–2010, we need to hear from you.

project to scan 18,000 theses (1923–2010) that are only

A simple message is all that is required to give permis-

ing millions of words on the pages of the yearbooks in

available in paper copy. Digitizing these master’s theses is

sion. The Libraries also welcomes any questions about the

order to make them searchable and easier to use. Though

an important step in preserving them and making them

project.

images of all the pages can currently be browsed, this new

more accessible.

ability to search allows readers to find mentions of specific

Rebecca Bernthal, associate professor, is directing the

Send an e-mail with permission to place the thesis outside the firewall to libthesesscan@unl.edu.

Alumni Affiliate

OLLI to Highlight “1965-1975: The Decade of Transformation”

• The U.S. Supreme Court will be under scrutiny

values were represented in film, art and music dur-

in another course following the year’s theme: “The

ing U.S. involvement.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a jam-packed lineup

U.S. Supreme Court, Love It or Hate It: Decisions

of nearly 50 courses and events ready for its fall 2014 Term

from the ’60s and ’70s.” Former University of

1 schedule. The wide selection of learning opportunities is

Denver adjunct law professor and retired trial law-

indicative of the extraordinary quality, high-interest courses

yer, Cassandra Sasso, will tackle the sometimes

Titled “Ethics: The Struggle to Do What’s Right,” this

and events OLLI offers to those 50 and older.

politically charged court decisions rendered during

course features former UNL football coach and athletic

director Tom Osborne who will address ethics in sports;

By Gloria Bucco, M.A. ’06 The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the

Several course options throughout the 2014-2015 aca-

the turbulent decade of 1965 to 1975. Under

Another upcoming and highly anticipated course is a six-week, in-depth look at ethics in real-life situations.

demic year will highlight “1965-1975: Decade of Transfor-

discussion will be landmark decisions in the areas

followed by John Anderson, associate dean, UNL College

mation.” Term 1, which begins Sept. 8, 2014, will present

of free speech, separation of church and state and

of Business Administration, discussing ethics in business;

three courses associated with this stormy decade.

illegal discrimination.

Dave Bundy, editor of the Lincoln Journal Star, ethics in media; Lisa Mansur, pulmonologist and director of hospice

• “American First Ladies in a Transformative Decade”

• A course on the Vietnam War rounds out the Fall

at Tabitha, ethics in medicine; Richard Dooling, visiting

will feature Lady Bird Johnson, Patricia Nixon and

theme offerings. “Faith Questions the Vietnam

professor of law at UNL, and Kristen Blankley, assistant

Betty Ford. Combining C-SPAN footage in col-

War” will take an in-depth, participatory view of

professor of law at UNL, ethics in law; and Sarah W.

whether religion played a role in that highly con-

laboration with the White House Historical As-

sociation, participants in this three-part series will

tentious and divisive war. Class topics include: The

view 90-minute episodes examining the public and

Thompson, a psychologist, ethics in the bedroom.

For further information about upcoming fall Term 1

role organized religion played in the decision to

sessions, please visit the Olli website where you can join

become involved in the war; how organized

this rapidly growing organization and register for courses.

private lives of these three first ladies including

interviews with noted scholars, photographs and

religion and personal faith contributed to decisions

film.

to accept or resist the military draft; and how faith

olli.unl.edu

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*Some exclusions apply. Learn more or purchase your membership at huskeralum.org.

Nebraska Alumni Association

Thank You to Our Newest Life Members and Contributors to Our Programs New NAA Life Members July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Kathryn L. Abresch-Urbanek Owen E. Adams Erica Ahlschwede Josephine D. Alabata Kevin M. Albers F. Luke Alexander Zachary E. Alexander Darlene K. Allen Robert E. and Carla A. Allen Dorothy C. Anderson Jennifer M. Anglin Christopher C. and Lori L. Arent James J. Arndt Darrell D. Avers Thomas and Paula D. Baack Jocelyn Baade Robert C. and Alana G. Barth Andrew W. Baruth Craig A. Bassett, M.D. and Catherine M. Bassett R. Neil and JoAnne P. Bateman Ross E. and Anita M. Bauman Jacob L. Bayer and Rachel M. Luptak Bayer Anne G. Beaurivage Steven A. Belitz Eugene Belogorsky, M.D. Sharon E. Beltzer James L. Biggs and Nancy G. Biggs, Ph.D. Mark E. Bishoff Deborah D. and Gordon F. Bjorman Allen G. Blezek, Ph.D. and Kay L. Blezek Deanna M. and Duane W. Blodgett Bruce H. and Jane Boyle Ingrid M. Bradley Gary S. Brantz Michael R. Brazeal Garrett R. Brehm Amelia J. Breinig Christa M. Britton James W. Brown, M.D. and Lynn E. Brown Craig G. Broyhill Marilyn J. Bugenhagen, Ph.D. Duane A. Burns Nicole B. Busboom Suzanne M. Campbell, Ph.D. Dwain C. and Karen A. Carlson Gerald E. and Darlene M. Carlson Marvin P. Carlson, Ph.D. William R. Carriker, Ed.D. Bridget and Timothy W. Carroll Nathan L. Carroll Alexandria B. Cerveny James W. Chapin, M.D. Melissa A. Cheatham Jill N. Choate Dennis L. and Ruth E. Choquette Carol A. and Douglas Christensen Dane M. Christensen Kelly S. Christensen Kelley J. Cipriani Amy M. and Joshua D. Clark Carol E. Clark John W. Clark, Ph.D. and Dolores M. Clark Willard D. and Coryene R. Classen Andrew H. and Brooke M. Clements Frederick N. Coats, D.D.S. Roger O. Cole Charles and Beth Concannon Jack L. Condon Charles W. Corning Jack R. Cory Gloria J. Cox Ronda O. Credille, Ph.D. Thomas A. Dahlgren Carly J. Dana Hal J. Daub, Jr. Myrna J. Davis

Joshua C. Daws Scott B. Deckert Fred J. Diedrichsen, D.D.S. Chase F. Dillon Francis L. R. Dobrovolny Jacob L. Dona Catherine J. Donahoe Earl Doomes, Ph.D. Boyd E. Dose, Jr. and Tereasa A. Dose Michael D. Doty Robert A. Dougherty Cindy L. Drake, D.D.S. Mark E. Dreiling Timothy A. Drueke John A. Dubas R. Mark Duff, M.D. and Annette L. Duff Beth M. Dwyer Jennifer B. Edwards Larry D. Eggert and Joyce R. Knapp Gerald G. Ehlers, Ed.D. David W. Erbach Donald R. Everett, Jr. and Jill M. Everett Mary K. Exstrom Kenneth Fairchild Judith L. Farmer Randall S. and Debra Farwell Lawayne L. and Barbara J. Feit Kenneth W. and Susan M. Ferrarini Gerald L. Foy Leslie M. Francke Eric L. Franzen Kathleen D. Frederick Jeanne E. Freels Fred H. and June A. Freeman Gregory G. and Diane J. Freese Cynthia J. Galli Drs. Garth & Natalia Gemar John H. George, Ph.D. and Louise G. George Daniel T. Gerber, Sr., Ph.D. and LuAnn L. Gerber Daryl D. Gerke Raymond M. Gilbertson Stephen P. Gildersleeve Lucas G. Giles Andrew R. Glenn, D.D.S. Norman E. and Genee E. Godden Rodney S. Goering Amy R. Goeschel and Thomas J. Goeschel, Jr. Vickie D. and Alan D. Goodman John R. Gossin, CLU Michael J. Grace, Ph.D. James W. Grant, III and Kathleen Grant Robert A. and Catherine Grice Harry S. Grimminger, Jr. and Patricia K.

Grimminger Thomas R. Groeteke James L. and Teresa R. Gross Kristen M. Guiliano Stanford L. Hageman Drs. Clifford Hall, III and Charlene Wolf-Hall Walter H. Hancock, Ph.D. and Marijane E. Hancock, Ph.D. Boyd A. Hanna, Ed.D. and Reca J. Hanna Jane L. Hanson Eric P. Harmon Mathias M. Harre Wallis J. Harsch Willard and Jan Harstick Elizabeth M. Hartman, M.D. Robb L. Nelson and Staci L. Hartman-Nelson Sarah E. Haskell James L. and Irene L. Havener Drs. Robert J. and Penny K. Haws Robert W. Hayden Thomas A. Hedges Glen E. Heiman David Hendler, J.D. Robert C. Hendler, M.D. Kenneth R. and Cheryl D. Henry Matthew K. Henry

Kristopher M. Herbig Michael R. and Ann M. Herbig Charles D. Herbolsheimer, Retd.

Amy E. Herman Linda G. Herman Justin S. and Catherine B. Hernandez Alexandra K. and Benjamin D. Hibler Jill M. Hicks Janice E. Hinds, Ph.D. Logan P. Hinds Gala J. Hockens Shirley J. Hoff Kelsey N. Hohlen Charles W. Holderness, Retd.

Jon D. Hongsermeier Dorothy R. Horner, Ph.D. Richard D. Horrocks Gerald J. Howerter Pamela J. Hromadka Katherine M. Hudson Rex E. Hudson, M.D. Diane L. Hughes Brooke M. Huisenga Norma I. Hurd Dona L. Hurst Gerald E. and Kandy Husbands John J. Huse Edward E. Husmann Megan R. Huss Dustin S. and Teresa J. Hutmacher Emily C. Ibach Julie A. Ibara Jason W. and Kristin Iverson Daniel J. Jaksich and Jayne L. Timmerman Peter R. Jefferson Lloyd L. Jensen Eldon L. and Betty J. Johnson James H. Johnson, Jr. John P. Johnson Tad L. and Monica L. Jones Ward A. and Diane L. Jorgenson Garry L. and Carol A. Jurgens Steven J. and Samantha K. Kaiser Anthony J. and Melora J. Kalina Tracia K. Kalnins, Ph.D. and Ivars Kalnins Ann F. Kansier Lawrence A. Kapustka, Ph.D. Harichand B. Kathpal, Ph.D. Tim Kautzman Donald H. Kelley Richard W. and Helen J. Kelley Chris A. and Pamela J. Kidwell Michelle L. Kimberly-Rhoades Larry D. and Constance S. King Eugene R. and Joan C. Klaasmeyer Lee J. Klatt Candace S. Kohnke, Ph.D. and Kevin J. Kohnke, Ph.D. Krystal A. Konrad Richard G. and Joan K. Kopf Robert W. Korba Kevin L. and Sara S. Koster Jane E. Kotsiopulos Robert E. and Elaine R. Krasne Kevin W. Krause Carol J. and Gerald L. Krieger Steve M. and Lana Krug Emily K. Krumbach Russell L. Krumwiede Christopher M. Kube Sebastian Kuck Kent A. and Debra Kuhr Kent T. Lacey, M.D. and Gayle J. Lacey Sushil S. and Jane Lacy Laura J. Lake Patricia Langdon Andria G. M. Langenberg, M.D. Glenda J. Lanik and Gerald T. Whelan, Jr. David R. Larson William D. Latza, J.D.

Roger L. and Carol A. Lewis Linda K. Liebendorfer Delmar A. Lienemann, Jr. Lincoln Radiology Group P.C. Dale T. Lindgren, Ph.D. Stephen A. and Laurie Lindgren Travis S. Line John M. Link Rudolf W. Link, M.D. Robert L. and Kathleen Lodes Daphne A. Lofquist and Joshua Kneifel Aaron T. and Kandice E. Ludwig William D. Luebbe Kimberly J. Machacek Richard D. MacMillan Wanda L. Mandigo Richard P. Marshall, Jr. James C. Martin, CPA Georgianne L. Mastera, Ph.D. and James A. Mastera Shirley S. McGinn Nancy J. McGregor-Jader Ronald R. and Dorothy J. McKeever John R. McPhail, III and Linda L. McPhail Wayne W. Meier Paul H. Meissner, M.D. and Glenna K. Meissner Clifford F. and Kathryn L. Mesner LaNelle M. Meyer John R. and Mary T. Mimick Gary L. and Linda M. Miner Jamie L. Mlnarik, D.D.S. and Kevin J. Mlnarik Glenn V. Mohr Richard A. Moore Charles A. and Martha J. Myers Matthew H. Nelson Stephen D. Nelson William H. Nelson Effie M. Nestrud Ian R. and Jennifer M. Nicas Mick W. Nissen David J. and Carolyn A. Nuismer Dean M. and Joan S. Olander Alan M. and Germaine C. Oldfather Douglas G. Olson Jeffrey G. Olson Merlin L. and LuJean Olson Wayne G. Orstad Jimmie D. Osborn, Ed.D. and Lynne M. Osborn Gary W. Oxley Leslie J. Parsons and Margaret E. Parsons, Ph.D. Samuel H. Perry, II, M.D. and Lynda L. Perry Kent E. and Sylvia M. Person Andrea G. Peterson Christopher Piatt Jonathan L. Pike James S. Pittenger, Jr. Marshall A. and Jean M. Poole Leta N. Powell Drake Michelle L. Powell, Pharm.D. and William A. Powell Crystal R. Pribyl Gene D. and Noella Prochaska Roland D. Rader, Ph.D. and Judith P. Rader Kirk S. Ramsey Curtis L. and Lisa A. Randa Frederick W. Rauch Rahul Razdan Robert J. Reed Timothy C. Reed Larry H. and Margaret Remmers Nancy J. and Jerry L. Renard Brian C. Rogers, M.D. Elizabeth B. Romanoff Jennifer A. Rottkamp David L. and Sheila D. Rowe Paul A. and Laurie J. Saathoff Lynn E. Sackschewsky

Daniel B. Sanchez, Jr. Nathan B. and Tiffany Sanderson Meghan K. Scassero Robert M. and Andrea R. Schafer Ronald L. Scheidt and Jeri R. Rush, D.D.S. Timothy O. and Caroline M. Schellpeper Jerry L. Scheschy John F. and Anne M. Schmall Samuel P. Schmidt Kevin J. and Tricia V. Schneider Nicole L. Schneider Arlin L. and Charlene M. Schnoor Kerri J. and Owen J. Schuette Mark L. and Mary Pat Schwartz John R. Seberg, D.D.S. Laura C. Sedivy Rolen L. Sell Timothy B. Shafer, Ph.D. Joseph R. and Linda J. Shandera Brian L. Shelbourn Steve D. Sherrill and Kristin S. Ringland Patricia M. Sim Robert S. Sindlar David H. Sjulin, M.D. and Ann E. Sjulin, M.D. Rhett W. Skelton John A. Skretta, Ed.D. and Sara E. Skretta, Ed.D. Stephen D. Slane, Ph.D. David E. Slaughter, Sr. Kathryn Slepicka Dobrinic Donald D. Smith, D.V.M. Emily K. Smith Hayley A. Smith Mitchell K. Smith Richard M. and Cathy Smith Dustin R. and Karen M. Space Selden M. Spencer, Jr. and Janine W. Spencer, Ph.D. Linda J. and Lawrence Splichal Timothy R. and Robin Spoeneman Mark R. Spurgin Jo E. Stark Molly Steinkemper Terry L. Stentz, Ph.D. and Christie Hobensack Melinda J. Stogsdill Gregory L. and Barbara L. Storm Michael P. Stypa Marilyn C. Sudbeck Paul J. and Jessica F. Sueper Alan J. Svajgr, Ph.D. Cynthia J. Svendsen James F. and Shelli A. Swartz Gwyneth U. J. Talley Bethany A. Tallman Duane R. Tappe Travis J. Teetor, M.D. Dennis C. and Laura C. Tegtmeier Karen J. and Jack E. Thompson Julia C. Thomsen Ronald J. Thomsen Dave A. and Cheryl A. Tickner Shawn J. Toovey Thanh T. Trieu Deborah J. Trivitt John C. and Gloria J. Turnbull Daniel R. Tweeton Marvin J. Van Kekerix, Ph.D. and Rebecca K. Wiegand Megan L. and Matthew Varoz Joshua J. Vinduska Ronald F. Vokoun Kathryn A. Vollmer Noble E. and Susan E. Vosburg Alex M. Wach Frank G. and Cindy K. Wall Shane M. Wallen Annette S. Wallman and Ronald D. Wallman, D.V.M. Michael T. Wasley ASSOCIATION UPDATE | Fall 2014 | 9

Nebraska Alumni Association Edward A. Watson, Jr. Cory E. Weale James R. Weaver David D. Weeks, M.D. and Sondra Weeks Roger E. Wehrs, M.D. Karl W. and Mary J. Wellensiek Michael J. and Alissa M. Wells Sara A. Welsh Jason W. Wentz Susan A. Werblow Schweitzer Ronald R. Werner James P. Wertz and Vickie A. Anderson Gary S. Westphal Charles R. Wetzel, Ph.D. Linda M. Wiater, Pharm.D. Cheryl J. Wiese Lee R. Wigert, Ph.D. and Diane L. Wigert Gary L. and Sue Wilcher Bruce E. and Annette M. Wiles Donald A. Wilhite, Ph.D. and Myra S. Wilhite, Ph.D. Blake M. Williams Donn C. Williams Adrienne R. Wilmes Bruce W. Wiseman Stephanie L. Woeppel and Jeremy S. Shedlosky Duane E. Woerth Alexander J. and Angela S. Wolf James M. and Susan R. Wolf Nathan K. Wortmann Manfred D. and Carol J. Wunderlich Brent C. Yanagida Travis D. Yonts and Alexandra B. Yonts, M.D. Bret A. Younkin Kevin Yount William R. and Gailene Zalman Margaret A. Zarybnicky Fred E. Zwonechek Recent NAA Contributors July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 Donor(s) Cynthia E. Abeel Antonio J. and Alicia M. Aguiar Patricia J. and Steven W. Ahlers Barbara J. and Dennis R. Ahlman Reta M. Alberti Richard M. Alden Virginia J. and Stanley L. Allen Bryan C. Altman Carol and Stephen D. Andersen Marian L. and Harold W. Andersen Charles P. Anderson, M.D. Judith E. and Ralph M. Anderson, Jr. Lisa M. and William L. Anderson Muriel E. and Rolan E. Anderson Robert W. Anderson Harry B. Andrews, M.D. Shirley J. and Roger G. Andrews Hazel M. Anthony, Ed.D. Shigeo Arakaki Robert J. Arp Mary E. and Ernest S. Arrigo Richard E. Asche Tracey L. and David A. Ash Beverly and Donald K. Atkins Howard D. Atkins V-Etta M. Auman Paula D. and Thomas Baack Helen F. and James C. Babcock, M.D. Trula and Merle S. Bachman Henry R. Bader, Jr. William Banwell William J. Barnds Sherri R. Barnwell Eric B. Barton S. Bruce Barton Thomas D. and Kathryn A. Bass Patrick L. Bassinger Steven H. and Kris S. Bastron Susanne L. Bathgate and Tim E. Bereuter Julie L. and Boyd M. Batterman Karen K. and Michael F. Baumert Sherrill A. and Kent R. Baumfalk David R. and Catherine A. Beathard Graten D. Beavers 10 | GoodNUz | ASSOCIATION UPDATE

Steven L. Becher Marta M. and Thurston N. Bechtel Elvira A. and Philip F. Beckenhauer Peter R. Becker Kenneth Beckman Judith A. Belitz, D.D.S. Herbert H. Benck Katherine J. Bennett Lawrence A. Bennett Richard L. Benzel Peg Beranek John M. Bergwell Sarah and Terry G. Berke, Ph.D. Linda M. and Virgil E. Berney, Jr. Ernest A. Berry John T. Beyers Palmer D. and Edward J. Bierl Sherryl Bills Jacqueline A. and Bernard L. Birkel Carol J. Bischoff Anthony J. Bliazis, III Sherry J. and Roger J. Blood Robert J. Boardman Marjorie J. Bock Marcia A. Boden Barbara A. and Thomas L. Boeka Robert D. Boettcher Carol J. and John Bogacz Janet Boller, Ph.D. and Robert L. Boller Darrell R. and Lorajane Bolli Linda I. and Claude M. Bolton, Jr. Clara L. Bornemeier Linda J. Bors Mark W. Bostock Betty J. and Douglas G. Brackhan Drs. Nancy C. and Robert E. Brandt Rebecca S. Breed, Ed.D. and Gale E. Breed, II Pamela J. and Randall S. Breinig Ronald B. Brester Joyce E. and Kennard L. Britton Thomas L. Broad Stephen S. Brockmann Dale L. Brooks Ann E. and Robert D. Brown, Ph.D. Audrey B. and Norman J. Brown Janice and Norwin W. Bruening Barbara and Wayne E. Brugger Clarence A. Brunkhorst Lorrie E. Bryant, Ph.D. and R. Samuel Bryant, M.D. Dennis H. Brydl Robert W. Bucco, Jr. Darlene F. and Steven E. Buck Sandra K. Buckendahl Kurt F. Buckley, Ph.D. Mervell D. Bumgarner Arthur A. L. Burbridge, D.D.S. Phyllis A. and Gary F. Burchfield Cary J. Buresh, M.D. James F. Burke, M.D. Kevin and Jennifer N. Bussinger Kathryn A. and Ralph E. Cadwallader Thomas D. Calder LaNeta L. and Stanley L. Carlock Earl V. Carlson, M.D. Abby N. and Jesse L. Carman George P. Carpenter, Jr. Michael G. Carruthers David K. Carter Lauren J. Caster Anne T. and Albert K. Chan, Ph.D. Douglas S. Chappell Melissa A. Cheatham Patricia A. and Kenneth L. Cheloha Kelly J. Chermok Billy S. Childers Nadine R. and Roger E. Christensen Alan D. Chunka Jacqueline J. Cink Edvins Circenis Iris A. Clamp Doris A. Clatanoff, Ph.D. Linda and Charles R. Clatterbuck Julie A. Claybaugh Delores F. Cleavenger Leigh A. Cleaver Sara G. and Andrew A. Clegg Barbara J. and Dale E. Clement, Ph.D.

Jean and Kent L. Coen Kerry R. Coil Jeremy J. Colwell William F. Colwell Dr. Stephen R. Comer Heather R. Comstock Karen L. Conley and Richard F. McTygue Rocky J. Conley John P. Connelley David E. Cook, Ed.D. James E. Cook Phyllis I. Cook Rita and G. Bradford Cook Claire E. and W. Benton Copple, M.D. Curtis P. Cote Douglas J. Cotner Geniece M. and John C. Courtright Daniel E. Crawford James P. and Rebecca J. Crofoot Chalmers A. Cromer, Ed.D. Michael L. Croson Linda R. and Gene Crump Gretchen H. Crusick Joseph F. Cuda Robert K. Curry W. Allen Daggett Connie and Dennis D. Dailey Jane A. and Gary A. Dakolios Joseph R. Daniel and Linda H. Daniel, M.D. Wayne N. Dankert Nancy M. Darst Tammy L. and Brian J. Daugherty Lineah J. and Frank C. Davey Donald M. and Margaret J. David Andrea L. and Everett E. Davis, Ed.D. Josephine A. Day Betty J. and Jeff L. Deets Renee G. and John M. Demay, M.D. LaVada Dennis Barbara and Donald D. DeRiese Jean D. Detlefsen, Ph.D. Lori M. and Miles M. Dewhirst Mary A. Dick Langrock, D.D.S. Bonnie L. and John R. Dietze Gloria B. and Roy G. Dinsdale Kathleen E. Dinsmore Jared J. Dirkschneider Rosemary Dixon ArVella F. and Howard P. Doerr Diana and Michael R. Dohmen Douglass W. Donnell Corrine E. and Wade D. Dorland, Jr. Rebecca A. Dowling, Ph.D. Patricia L. Downey Marilyn G. Downing Pamela K. and Richard J. Doyle, Jr. Catherine J. and Daniel E. Drake Lyle A. Dreher Lorraine M. Drummond Douglas F. Duchek Allan G. and Marilyn L. Duey Vera Q. Dulaney Michael R. and Dorothy A. Duncan Betty B. Durham Martin T. Durney, Ph.D. James V. Ebel Lawrence D. Ebner Diane and Nathan W. Eckloff, Jr. Dayna and Stephan M. Eddy Jodie A. and Daniel C. Edwards Evelyn C. Effken Lumir J. Ehernberger, Jr. Stanley C. Ehrlich Bill L. Ehrman Linda J. and Ronald L. Eilers Terri L. Eilers and Arlen W. Seeman Ardith A. and Richard D. Eisenhauer, Ed.D. Susan C. and Thomas L. Eiserman Shirley M. Ekvall, Ph.D. Jean A. Ellis Ramona A. and Donald L. Ellison Jennifer S. Emanuel Doris M. and Donovan R. Endorf Jeanine H. and Stephen R. England Floyd A. Erickson, Jr. Dennis L. Ernest Michael L. Erwin Donna M. and Frank W. Esposito

Elaine and Everett A. Evnen Betty L. and Jerry L. Ewing Katrina R. Fahlin and Joel J. Thomsen Sheri A. Farrar Dr. Thomas W. Fawell Carole and John H. Feek Melissa A. and Rodger W. Feldhaus, Ph.D. James F. Fenlon R. Michael Ferzely and Mary E. Mullen-Ferzely Tina M. and Sean R. Filipowski Jeanne M. and Robert E. Fitzgerald James R. Flaherty Jerry H. Fletcher, M.D. Roxie L. Folsom Marilyn A. Fontane, Ph.D. Jean M. and Joseph J. Forman Dr. Charles W. and Carolyn S. Francis Dawn L. Frederick Eugene S. Freeman Thomas D. French Linda K. Frerichs Richard Fritz Lois M. Frogge Carol J. L. and Larry S. Frost Peggy H. and Michael R. Furrow Pamela K. Gaare Cameron J. Garcia Roger W. Gardner Patricia and Roger W. Garey Michael W. Garrett Frederick C. Gebhardt Richard J. Geier Donald R. Geisler Vicky L. Geist Douglas G. Genereux, Ph.D. Emily E. and Andrew J. Gerch Irma T. and Richard G. Gerlach Carol A. Getz Charles J. Gibson, M.D. Cheri and Ted M. Gill Gregory G. Glunz Josephine A. and Leonard J. Godown Ronald H. Godwin Cynthia S. and David J. Goeller Sandra K. Gonzales Julie A. Goodman Cheryl A. Goodrich-Goplen Barbara J. and Randall C. Gordon Mark D. Gordon Donald R. Grimm Diane K. and Scott A. Gronewold Frances E. Gross Janet L. Grosvenor John E. Ground Beverly K. and Steven E. Grueber Sandra R. Grulke Mary Anne and Fred A. Guggenmos, III Marlene A. Guroff Virginia M. Haba Aaron and Dina L. Haberer Janis M. and John A. Haggstrom, M.D. Dr. Natalie D. Hahn Julie A. Halstead John F. Hamann Linda E. Hammer, Ph.D. Glenda J. and Robert T. Hammons Patricia A. Hannan Cheryl L. and Grant N. Hansen Kathy A. Hansen, RDH Nadine Y. and Donald G. Hanway, Jr. Matthew J. Hardebeck Lawrence L. Harms, M.D. Vern Harnapp and Ruth Kiekhaefer Harnapp Christine M. and Ronald L. Harris Jean E. and David E. Harris Phyllis G. Harvey Chambers and James L. Chambers Brian F. Hastings Samuel F. Hatfield, Jr. Richard J. Hauptman Maurice R. Hawthorne Louisa J. Hayward and Roger L. Petersen Catherine and James T. Healey Troy W. Heard Robert A. Heckman Monty L. Heidenreich James E. Heiliger David G. Heinke

Michele L. and Jeffre D. Helmink, M.D. Gary B. Hembd C. M. and Robert D. Hendricks, Ph.D. Gordon L. Henke Mary E. and Thomas J. Henning Eugene H. Hennings Jean C. and Larry D. Hennings Janice L. and Robert F. Herbek Raymond J. Herbert Joseph A. Herz Joey L. Hesselgesser Marjorie O. Heyne Michael H. Hildebrand Randall E. Hilding Kathryn E. Hill Donald Hilligoss and Lori McMurtry-Hilligoss Thomas L. Hilt Mary J. and Ernest E. Hines Donna Hinkley and Lloyd D. Hinkley Terri and Dennis C. Hirschbrunner Richard D. Hitz Gerald M. Hodgson, Ph.D. Phylis J. Hollamon Priscilla J. Hollingshead Susan A. and David E. Hollman Nancy J. and William F. Holloran Elaine A. and Gerald L. Holmberg Keith W. and Alice M. Holmes Florence C. and Burton E. Holthus Carol S. and Stephen K. Honey Marty P. Howell Karmen E. and Michael H. Hoxie, D.D.S. Richard M. Hueschen Katherine A. and Stephen R. Humphrey, D.D.S. Joann and William A. Hunnel Maureen and Richard A. Hunt Richard D. Hunt Drs. Deanna L. and Mark R. Hutchins Mary Sue Hutchins Lola and Donivan C. Huwaldt Phyllis M. Hyde Steven Ioerger and Tari M. Ernst, M.D. Susan C. and Timothy J. Irons Terrie and David A. Irvin Donald E. Jacobson Ruth L. and Vaughn Jaenike, Ed.D. Christine A. Janis Richard J. Janousek Lynda A. and Paul E. Jasa Jean S. Jeffrey Muriel M. Jenkins Oconnell Ronald Peoples and Karen K. Jennings Caleb E. Jensen Kathy K. Jensen Charlotte H. and Cyrus A. Johnson Kevin W. Johnson Margaret A. and Richard A. Johnson Mary B. Johnson Theresa A. and Bill J. Johnson Thomas E. Johnson Wesley C. Johnson Teresa C. Joyce Karen K. and Gary L. Junker Joan Junkin Michael W. Kalisek Miriam Q. and John T. Kamino Donald H. Kampbell, Ph.D. Patricia E. and Randall R. Kampfe Bonnie S. and Neal A. Kanel Genevieve P. Kaplan Matthew L. and Joni L. Karl Sandra K. Kauffman Val and Don A. Kaufman, Ph.D. Terry W. Keeler Charles J. Kelly Kathryn A. Kerst Delores and Theodore L. Kessner Angie and Patrick F. Killeen Mary and Scott W. Killinger Richard T. Kingman MeLea and Scott D. Kinkaid Mary L. Kinsey and Larry L. Loomis Robert D. Klein Connie Klemm Emil J. Kluck, Jr. Genene Kluck Kathleen A. Kniss

Nebraska Alumni Association Donna R. Knoche, Ed.D. Phyllis J. and Richard A. Koch William R. Koller Kurt W. Korth Barbara J. Kostal Nan C. Krafka Keith G. Kratochvil Dorothy and Ronald J. Krejci Anita M. and William J. Krondak Sandra Kruger Nancy K. and Dale F. Kruse, Ed.D. Daryl T. Kubotsu David A. Kuester Angela R. Kuhlman Jessica A. Kumke Randal A. Kusek Steven G. Kushner Lucien L. Lafond, M.D. Phyllis and Ronald L. Lahm Richard A. Lahr Nancy L. and Ronald R. Lamberty Cheryl A. Lambrecht Renee L. and Jason L. Lamprecht Roland P. Langemeier June C. Larsen Harry A. Larson Janet L. and Gary G. Latimer Joseph D. Law, III Pamela K. Lay Karyl J. Leach Embree A. Learned Joel D. Lebsack, Ed.D. Michael D. Lehn Jerry D. Leikam Marlene M. and Donald L. Leising Christopher A. Leitner Gerald A. Lempka Barbara A. Lichtenberg James C. Lienemann Shirley A. Lienert Drs. Shirley A. and James W. Lindeen Donna L. and F. Bert Linn Nancy E. and Stanley E. Lipsitz, Ph.D. Cynthia L. Loechler Roger T. Logan Patricia A. Logue Charles F. Long Arlene I. and Wayne W. Lorenz Corliss L. and John E. Lovstad Robert B. Lowe Marilyn and Richard T. Lowery Bonnie J. and Gerald W. Luckey, M.D. Desi D. Luckey-Rohling Bruce A. Luehring Donna J. and Robert J. Lundberg Rachel M. Luptak Bayer and Jacob L. Bayer Vera M. and Daniel B. Lutz Kay M. Lyons Christopher A. Macklem Jack J. and Carol F. Maddux Daven L. Madsen Sabyasachi and Amrita Mahapatra Tyler W. Mainquist Carl G. Mammel Nancy Mammel Curtis K. Mann Michael W. Manning Sherry A. Marsh Tupper Becky J. and Jeffrey W. Marshall Carol D. Marshall Keith E. Martin Barbara and Keith V. Martinson Ruth A. and Martin A. Massengale, Ph.D. Patrick E. Matoole, M.D. Shelley L. and Kent E. Mattson Dwight J. Mayberry, Ed.D. Donna V. and Lloyd D. McBeth Linda H. and Bryan K. McCarty Barbara A. McCaslin Bobbie and Gary R. McGirr David C. McGowan Janice E. and Duncan B. McGregor Eleanor and J. Paul McIntosh Ruth A. McMaster Nancy J. and George S. McQueen Edwin D. Mehlhaff Christiane G. and Oliver K. Meininger Eugene J. Meints

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University of Nebraska Foundation

Engineering Donor Does More Than Talk About Nebraska

By Colleen Kenney Fleischer, ’88

“When you’re 91, everything was long ago.”

He talks of the day in the Dust Bowl when a tumble-

sports.

McBroom talks of the day his mother died. He was 8.

He loved the University of Nebraska even though he

weed knocked him down. He was a kid, standing next

He remembers it in bits and pieces. The doctor removed

never got to go to college. He’d grown up on a farm, to

to a cousin on their grandparents’ farm in south-central

her thyroid and the surgery was a success but a few hours

people who weren’t so prosperous.

Nebraska. At first, he thought the cousin had hit him.

later, she died anyway of post-operative shock.

He talks of the dust, the chickens and the buckets

“Farm people wouldn’t even think of going to college

And he talks of the way his dad kept going forward,

blowing past the kitchen door.

despite the dark days.

He talks of the black cloud reaching “from the ground

in those days unless they had something special, special, special,” McBroom said. “The nearest boy around was Ed

His dad, McBroom said, would promote other people,

Weir, who became a famous football player at Nebraska.

to the zenith. You’d see it blowing and get blacker and

not himself. His dad would always talk about them, not

He lived up the road half a mile from my dad. They were

blacker and blacker,” McBroom said, “and the next thing

himself. Other people made him happy. He’d tell about

the same age, and friends.

you know it’s blowing past you.”

his town, Superior, where he lived all of his life and where

dad didn’t(left) go to but he always thought Uncles “My Clifford McBroom andcollege, Clinton McBroom (center) with young IRobert, who is held by his father, Vernon McBroom.

Robert McBroom talks by phone from his home in

people called him “Mac.”

Wisconsin.

should.”

His dad worked as a traveling salesman, a merchandis-

“As I’m fond of saying, ‘Everything was quite awhile ago.’”

He laughs.

His dad saved the money his mother had left when she

ing man, and, later, as the manager of the city’s Chamber

died, money that had come from her own mother, to pay

of Commerce – a perfect job for a promoter like him. He

for his son’s first two years of school in Lincoln. McBroom

loved the city’s celebrations, the fireworks, its school and its

went to World War II for a few years and then returned

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN

THE CAMPAIGN FOR NEBRASKA ENDS DECEMBER 31.

BUT YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO JOIN IN ITS SUCCESS.

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

$787M Raised for UNL to Date

campaignfornebraska.org/unl

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2,415 37,062 12/31/14

Total New Funds Established

All statistics as of June 30, 2014.

Number of Alumni Who Have Given to the Campaign

Date the Campaign Ends

sorship. It now provides support for Yuris Dzenis and his research team that focuses on nanofibers.

McBroom’s father died in 1976, long before the fund was created. McBroom thinks he’d be pleased that the McBroom name is on something that mattered to the university – especially something that promoted other people.

“I’m very content at the moment because we’re modestly prosperous,” he said, “and what family we have is doing fine. My son is fine. My granddaughters are beautiful. Yes, anyway, I’m OK.” He laughs again.

“Old men, we talk and talk. And I could talk to you for hours.”

Faculty Support is one

to Lincoln to resume his

of the top priorities of the

studies at the university.

Campaign for Nebraska,

Uncle Sam, he said, paid

now in its final year. So far,

for his final two years. He

$86 million has been raised

graduated in 1948 with an

for Faculty Support. If you

engineering degree.

would like to help attract

McBroom talks of

and keep the best faculty

the day his dad came to

members in UNL’s College

the campus to watch him

of Engineering – people like

graduate. That was 1948.

Yuris Dzenis – please contact

He remembers how his dad

Robert McBroom

the foundation’s Karen Moel-

was so proud because Rob-

lering at 800-432-3216.

ert was the first McBroom to earn a degree.

Education is the key to opening doors, McBroom said, and it’s the key to opening minds. It opened his. It helped him have an interesting career as a mechanical engineer

Vernon and Robert McBroom

with General Electric. It gave him a great wife, Mary, who was a secretary at GE. And though McBroom hasn’t been back to Nebraska in years,

Mary and Robert McBroom

he’s given back for years because he feels the university gave him a great life.

The first few years, he said, he gave just a few dollars. That was all he could afford. He gave more as the years flew by. A decade ago, he started a fund that he named for his father: the R. Vernon McBroom Fund. The fund grew quickly because he capitalized on the GE Matching Gift Fund from his company, which matches his gifts up to $50,000 annually.

The College of Engineering used the fund to support a profes-

campaignfornebraska.org/ priorities/faculty

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University of Nebraska Foundation

Power Couple in Startup World Met at Raikes

By Colleen Kenney Fleischer, ’88 She was gorgeous. She was brainy. She was great at “Cranium.”

“Ella’s got a good competitive spirit,” John Wirtz said, smiling at Ella, his wife of seven years.

She laughed. “That’s a nice way to put it,” she said.

They don’t remember the moment they met. But they know where they met – in the middle of UNL’s City Campus somewhere inside the Kauffman Academic Residential Center, home to the Raikes School.

A place that has made all the difference.

Said John: “There was definitely an element of fate.”

The two were scholarship students not long ago in the J.D. Edwards Program, which was renamed the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science & Management in 2008. The Raikes School is based on a residential model of education and strives to develop the next generation of technology business leaders.

The students live and take classes inside the Kauffman Center. They stay up late and bond. They bounce ideas off one another.

They play “Cranium.”

Back in the day, John and Ella lived on the second floor. Their rooms were just down the hall from each other.

They suspect they met in the Kauffman lounge or in a classroom.

John and Ella Wirtz

John graduated from UNL in 2005. Ella graduated a year later. They both went on to get master’s degrees in busi-

Said Ella: “The Raikes School did an amazing job

ness at UNL, too. They’ve just hit 29 and 31 and still look

preparing us for what came after school. We feel lucky to

like students, especially when they wear their matching The

have been a part of such a high-caliber program that gave

North Face backpacks around downtown.

us the technical, business and communication skills that

large windows overlook O Street. Their two Goldendoodles, Sasha and Indy, hang near their feet.

It is kind of cool, they said, that they live a short walk from campus, and the fateful place they first met.

“The energy in the evenings at the Raikes School – that

Yet they now are a power couple in the startup world.

have proven to be so important to our success thus far. The

John is one of the founders of the famous Hudl, a soft-

Raikes School has had a profound impact on our lives –

was a lot of what got us fired up to eventually start a com-

ware company for coaches whose clients include many NFL

both personal and professional. John met his co-founders

pany,” John said. “We were surrounded by such amazing

teams. Inc. Magazine named John and the two other Hudl

while in the program and we hire Raikes School graduates

peers that it inspired a lot of confidence because everybody

founders – Brian Kaiser and David Graff, also Raikes School

for our businesses. We met our closest friends while at the

is talking about what they want to accomplish. We were able

graduates – among its “30 Under 30” a few years back.

Raikes School.

to live in a great building together, and study in a program

“And, we found each other.”

that is compelling enough that it can compete for students

Boutique Window, an online marketing platform for retail

It’s late afternoon.

who want to go to Chicago and Stanford and MIT.

stores that launched last year and already has clients across

They’ve just walked home from the Haymarket, which

Ella recently launched her own buzz-worthy startup,

the U.S. and Canada.

They credit their years in the Raikes School for much of their successes.

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“There’s only a handful of truly world-class institutions

is home to both of their businesses. They live in a downtown

across the country that you can say are leading the nation in

Lincoln condo with high ceilings and exposed brick. Their

what they do. And the Raikes School is one of them.”

University of Nebraska Foundation

Wallaces Make Unusual Request of Their Wedding Guests Davis received her Ph.D. in educational studies and educational

By Colleen Kenney Fleischer, ’88 They met their freshman year at a fraternity party.

leadership and higher education specialization from UNL last year,

She thought he was charming. He thought she had the most

and Wallace finished medical school at UNMC this past spring.

They are moving to Ohio for his four-year dual residency in internal

beautiful smile.

But neither wanted a relationship during their undergraduate

medicine and pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

His wife hopes to find a job in the non-profit field.

years at UNL, so they spent a lot of time trying not to date.

Giving back to the university, she said, feels like the right thing

“I guess you can’t fight fate.”

Stephanie Davis said this eight years later – just a few days

to do.

“The university has been such a fundamental part of our rela-

before she walked down the aisle of the Sheldon Museum of Art’s auditorium on UNL’s City Campus and to the side of Grant Wallace

tionship,” she said. “And I guess that thinking about leaving here

on May 24, their wedding day.

– and it kind of sounds silly I guess, but all of our fondest memories come back to the

Davis and Wallace both arrived at UNL in

university and going to

2006. He came from a

school here – and I guess

farm outside of Oakland,

thinking about leaving

and she grew up on a

here …”

She pauses. Her eyes

farm outside of Wood

fill with tears.

River. Both had schol-

“These are happy

arships. Both gradu-

tears.”

ated from the College

Her beautiful smile

of Agricultural Sciences

returns.

and Natural Resources.

“In leaving the uni-

Davis studied agricultural business while Wallace

versity for our next step, I

studied food science and

guess this is one thing we

technology.

can do to make a difference and try to give back

In 2007, Davis began working as an

to the place that gave so

intern at the University

much to us.”

“The university has really been there through our relationship,” she said. “When I look back at our memories over the years, it always has something to do with campus – whether it was studying together, going to football games, or walking around East Campus – it was just always there, and it’s been a really important part of our relationship.”

of Nebraska Foundation.

She later was hired as the University of Nebraska

Grant and Stephanie Wallace

Foundation Event and Donor Stephanie and Grant listed these funds that support the univer-

Relations Coordinator. She loved her job, she said, because she was able to meet so many donors and scholarship recipients. She saw the

sity as among their favorites: the RHO Chapter Kappa Alpha Theta

impact of private philanthropy.

Chapter House Historic Preservation Fund; the Alpha Gamma Sigma

That’s why they made an unusual request of their wedding

Educational Fund; the UNL Newman Center Fund; the UNL, CASNR

guests: Please don’t give them gifts. Instead, consider making a chari-

Faculty & Student Support Fund; and the UNMC College of Medicine

table contribution to the University of Nebraska.

Development Fund.

Student Support and Faculty are two priorities of the Campaign for

“The university has really been there through our relationship,” she said. “When I look back at our memories over the years, it

Nebraska, the university’s fund-raising effort that’s now in its final year.

always has something to do with campus – whether it was studying

If you, like Stephanie and Grant Wallace, would like to give back to the

together, going to football games, or walking around East Campus

university for all it has given you, please consider giving online or call

– it was just always there, and it’s been a really important part of our

the foundation at 800-432-3216.

relationship.”

nufoundation.org

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Engineer Investigates A type of stem cell that morphs into fat cells may hold secrets to reducing obesity, a major public health problem.

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer’s research to understand that process may one day lead to therapies to control obesity.

Jung Yul Lim, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, earned a five-year, $430,554 Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from the National Science Foundation for this research. These grants, known as CAREER awards, support pre-tenure faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are simple, self-regenerating cells capable of turning into a variety of specialized Harkamal Walia, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant molecular physiologist, and collaborators are using powerful new tools to study rice varieties to discover new sources of salt tolerance to preserve rice yields in a changing climate.

Office of Research and Economic Development

Interdisciplinary Team Targets Salt-tolerant Rice Genes

By Gillian Klucas, Office of Research and

phenotyping system that takes pictures of rice plants grow-

Economic Development

ing in saline conditions over days. Then software scans

Rice is the foundation for half the world population’s

the images to detect differences among varieties that are

diet. But rice yields are declining in an increasingly saline

impossible to quantify with the naked eye. Matching slight

environment, costing the industry more than $12 billion

visual variations with differences in each plant’s genetic

annually.

makeup will help the team find those genes responsible for

University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant molecular physiologist Harkamal Walia and an interdisciplinary team

“There will be tons of data that need to be analyzed and computational models developed for understanding

agronomists, biologists, computer scientists and statisticians

salinity response at the whole genome level,” Walia said.

as well as colleagues from other institutions have teamed to

“That requires a level of expertise that would be very hard

tackle the problem.

to find in a single lab.”

Wang, plant breeder Aaron Lorenz, computer scientist

over time and hinders plant growth and productivity.

Ashok Samal, and systems biologist Chi Zhang as well as

“This project aims to understand how MSCs choose their fate,” Lim said. “If we can inhibit in some way the MSC adipogenesis, it may be a treatment method for obesity.”

Lim’s preliminary research has found that “stretching” the cells suppresses adipogenesis. By seeding cells onto an elastic membrane, Lim can apply a mechanical stretching force to the cells. Then he waits to see what they do.

“That stretching motion is mimicking some of the

colleagues at the Australian Centre for Plant Functional

a bigger problem, especially with climate change. There’s

Genomics, Cornell University and the International Rice

reason to believe that farmers’ incomes will go down,” Walia

Research Institute in the Philippines. A colleague at Arkan-

said, adding that the situation is particularly critical for

sas State University coordinates training of predominantly

smallholder farmers in Asia surviving on $2 a day.

minority students in the techniques.

Because crops share many genes, the team’s findings

Foundation, Walia and his team are looking for salt-tolerant

also may improve understanding of salt tolerance in other

rice genes. First, the team uses a sophisticated image-based

cereals, such as wheat and corn.

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called adipogenesis.

His collaborators include UNL statistician Dong

water or it evaporates, salt remains in the soil, builds up

With a $2 million grant from the National Science

increase in MSC differentiation into fat cells, a process

salt-tolerant varieties.

varieties to discover new sources of salt tolerance. UNL

“It’s already a huge problem, and it’s going to become

show that one biological process causing obesity is an

salt tolerance. Breeders can use the information to develop

of researchers are using powerful new tools to study rice

Most rice production is irrigated. After plants use the

cell types, including bone, skin, muscle and fat. Studies

Jung Yul Lim

actual stretching motion in our bodies, like walking, running,” Lim said. “It varies depending on cell type and the position inside the body, but generally cells are exposed to a mechanical stretching motion every day.”

The CAREER award allows Lim to further explore how different stretching conditions affect MSC adipogenesis, such as the amount of stretch, or strain, applied. Other conditions include a continuous versus stretch-and-relax motion, or sinusoidal stretching, as well as the frequency of that motion. He’ll also investigate stretching’s effect at different stages of MSC evolution into fat cells.

Qingsheng Li (left), Wei Niu and Jiantao Guo are developing a new approach to HIV vaccine. (Troy Fedderson | University Communications)

Office of Research and Economic Development

Lim also is investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying how stretching inhibits adipogenesis. Find-

$1.9M Grant to Help UNL Scientists in HIV Vaccine Quest

ing the proteins or genes responsible may lead to future therapies, he said.

To do that, he will use molecular biology techniques to turn off, or silence, several genes responsible for producing proteins involved in allowing cells to stick to each other and their surroundings, a mechanism researchers suspect is

By Deann Gayman, University Communications Using a genetically modified form of the HIV virus,

Since the HIV/AIDS pandemic began in the 1980s, an estimated 36 million people have died from the disease.

involved. If the altered cells don’t exhibit the same inhibi-

a team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists has

Today, more than 35 million people live with the virus

tion when stretched as normal cells, then Lim can infer

developed a promising new approach that could someday

and 2.5 million new infections are recorded each year. No

that the silenced protein or protein complex is involved.

lead to a more effective HIV vaccine.

universal cure or vaccine exists, mainly because of the virus’

The CAREER award also allows Lim to continue

The team, led by chemist Jiantao Guo, virologist Qin-

persistent replication and evolution.

developing curricula on stem cell-based bioengineering and

gsheng Li and synthetic biologist Wei Niu, has successfully

to train graduate and undergraduate students in his lab.

tested the novel approach for vaccine development in vitro

– a trial in Thailand in the middle of the last decade – had

Additionally, Lim will continue a program he developed to

and has published findings in the international edition of

a roughly 31 percent efficacy rate. But that vaccine used

help home-schooled students gain laboratory experience.

the German journal Angewandte Chemie.

engineered versions of HIV genes and proteins, rather than

With the new approach, the UNL team is able to use an attenuated – or weakened – HIV virus in the vaccine.

The most successful vaccination attempt in humans

the actual virus.

“The science tells us a live-attenuated vaccine would

The new method involves manipulating the virus’ codons –

work best to stop the pandemic and possibly eradicate the

a sequence of three nucleotides that form genetic code – to

disease,” Li said. “But, using a live virus in a human trial

rely on an unnatural amino acid for proper protein transla-

has safety concerns.”

tion, which allows it to replicate. Because this amino acid

Using an attenuated virus in a vaccine has not been

is foreign to the human body, the virus cannot continue to

accomplished before because HIV – even a weakened form

reproduce, Guo said.

of the virus – replicates rapidly, which allows it to evolve

Adaptive immunity occurs when the body’s immune system develops antibodies that attack the virus. The virus

quickly and regain its virulence and disease-causing ability.

With the funds from the grant, Guo, assistant profes-

is then prevented from replicating by removing the amino

sor of chemistry, and Li, associate professor of biology,

acid.

along with Niu, research assistant professor in chemistry,

“Since the unnatural amino acid is not present in humans, the virus cannot further replicate and cause disease once a desirable protection is achieved,” Guo said.

On June 1, the team began the next phase of development through a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the

will perfect the technology and begin new trials.

The project is being completed with support from the UNL Department of Chemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology and Nebraska Research Initiative.

National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The grant will allow further research involving the genetically modified virus and lead to animal trials of the vaccine.

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Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

A Centennial of Extension All stories by Daniel R. Moser

build young people

• “It’s about people, it’s about relationships, it’s about

into responsible adults

trust,” Hibberd said. UNL Extension, throughout

The first 100 years of

through 4-H; and

its history, has been community based. Educators

Cooperative Extension in

helped communi-

live in 83 of the state’s 93 counties. They know the

Nebraska and the nation are

ties large and small,

people; they know the issues; they know the chal-

no dry, dusty history lesson.

families and busi-

lenges and the opportunities in their communities.

And you can be assured

nesses deal with a host

the next 100 won’t be either,

of challenges.

said Chuck Hibberd, dean and

Some constants run

director of University of Nebraska-

through Extension’s history,

Lincoln Extension.

though, said Hibberd. He

Indeed, the history of Extension is the

• Extension measures its success by its real-world

impact. “The work that we do makes a difference.

It has to be useful and valuable and applicable,”

Hibberd said.

calls them “core values,” and their

history of the last 100 years of the nation. Born via

constancy is critical to understanding why

• The technology has changed greatly how Extension

the Smith-Lever Act shortly before World War I, it took

Extension has endured, and why it will continue to be

delivers its research-based, unbiased information,

on as one of its first tasks helping Americans boost food

relevant.

but these core values remain intact, Hibberd em-

phasized.

production and conservation during that conflict. Later, it was a key tool in pulling U.S. farmers through drought and depression before playing a role in yet another world war.

• Research-based, unbiased and part of a national

land-grant university system. “That’s what differ-

entiates us from everyone else,” he said. Transfer-

sion in Nebraska and the nation has helped American

ring that knowledge as quickly as possible to users

agriculture become the most efficient in the world; helped

is essential.

Through war and peace and over 100 years, Exten-

• As proud as Extension is of its centennial in 2014,

it will continue to focus on the future, he added.

Lectures Spell Out Global Challenge From the father of India’s green revolution to current

acknowledged there are no easy answers to the challenges

and former agricultural policy makers in the United States,

ahead,” Green added. “But they believe human beings who

the Heuermann Lectures have captured a wide range of

have been up to so many challenges before can solve this

opinions and experiences in trying to answer perhaps the

one too.”

most important question of this century: How will we feed a world population expected to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050?

It is a question of pressing interest around the world, including Nebraska, where agriculture is king.

Through 16 lectures and three academic years, the

The lecture series has been funded since its beginning in 2011 by Keith and Norma Heuermann of Phillips, Neb. The Heuermanns are long-time university supporters with a strong commitment to Nebraska’s production agriculture, natural resources, rural areas and people.

“Dr. Green approached me about some funding for

Keith and Norma Heuermann

series has laid out the challenges and opportunities clearly

his idea of these lectures,” Keith Heuermann said. The idea

– and here security means enough to sustain the world

and forcefully, said Ronnie Green, vice president of the

was intriguing.

– in the areas of food, natural resources and renewable

University of Nebraska and Harlan Vice Chancellor of

“It seemed these type of lecturers from such renowned

energy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability

the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, which

people would be of substantial interest to University of

of rural communities where the vital work of producing

sponsors the lectures.

Nebraska staff, students, and general public,” Heuermann

food and renewable energy occurs.

“This is part of what a land-grant university is charged with doing – engaging our faculty, students and citizens intellectually in the great issues of the day,” Green said.

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added. “To me personally, they have stimulated my interest

Lectures are archived at heuermannlectures.unl.edu.

in knowledge in many of the different topics.”

The 2014-2015 Heuermann Lectures season begins

Green said the success of the lecture series has been a

Thursday, Sept. 25, when the topic is “Climate Change

team effort led by Judy Nelson, communications specialist

Implications for Nebraska: Managing Resources in a

who has coordinated it since its inception.

Changing Climate.”

The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Nebraska Agricultural Experience to be Unveiled at State Fair • Nebraska’s first Science on a Sphere video experience

As Americans – even Nebraskans – get farther removed from

their agrarian roots, their understanding of agriculture fades, to the

enclosed in the “Grain Bin Theater,” showing a powerful

point that today’s consumers only dimly understand how the food

film on the state’s international leadership in agriculture.

in their favorite grocery store gets there.

• Virtual experiences such as driving a combine during corn

Land-grant universities such as the University of NebraskaLincoln have begun to address that disconnect, through agricul-

harvest and managing the variable rate irrigation controls

tural and science literacy efforts. UNL Extension, a division of the

on a pivot irrigation system.

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will unveil one of • State-of-the-art preparation kitchen and stage where con-

the nation’s leading agricultural literacy experiences at this year’s

Nebraska State Fair.

sumers can learn about nutrition and easy meal-making featuring Nebraska grains and meat.

The Nebraska Agriculture Experience will be housed in the new Nebraska Building on the fairgrounds in Grand Island. Com-

• A climbable Nebraska topographic map that demonstrates

prising 25,000 square feet of space, the exhibit will be open yearround and offer an interactive way to connect with agriculture.

“This will be a premiere space designed for fairgoers and others

the diversity of Nebraska agriculture and the amazing eleva-

tion change from west to east across the state.

year-round to learn where their food comes from, the science and • Video programs featuring Nebraska farmers and ranchers

technology of agriculture, and the importance of agriculture to the economy of Nebraska,” said Kathleen Lodl, associate dean of UNL

Extension. During the year, the Nebraska Agriculture Experience

“This will be a premiere space designed for fairgoers and others year-round to learn where their food comes from, the science and technology of agriculture, and the importance of agriculture to the economy of Nebraska.”

– Kathleen Lodl Associate Dean UNL Extension

talking about how they do what they do – and why they do it.

will provide the opportunity for school groups, trade groups and the general public to learn more about Nebraska’s number one

The Nebraska Agriculture Experience will be housed in the newly built Nebraska Building on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds

industry.

in Grand Island. The Nebraska Building will also house Nebraska

Highlights of the Nebraska Agriculture Experience include:

State Fair staff offices and a new exhibit being developed by Ne• A full-size pivot irrigation system that will span the

braska Game and Parks. The Nebraska Agriculture Experience is a

entire exhibit hall, giving visitors an up-close look at what

partnership of UNL Extension, UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and

they typically see only from a distance.

Natural Resources and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

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College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

AESC: Combining Sciences and Communication

By Daniel Moser, Educational Media

What’s in a degree program’s name?

Tradition, history, pride, identity, familiarity.

But sometimes a program’s reach, impact and future outlive its name.

So it was with the agricultural journalism program, one of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication’s degree offerings. Several years ago, faculty realized it was time to rethink the program’s name and its focus, to more accurately reflect new challenges and opportunities.

Changing a program’s name does not happen overnight, but this year the new name was approved – Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication program (AESC).

Karen Cannon and Roger Terry, two relatively new faculty in the program, noted that the transition began before they arrived and is a tribute to previous program coordinator Jason Ellis. Ellis worked with faculty in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications, where the journalism degree resides, to nurture that important partnership.

Through COJMC, students will get plenty of ground-

ALEC professor Roger Terry coordinates the newly renamed Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication (AESC) degree program, formerly agricultural journalism. The new name more broadly reflects student preparation in communications about food, fuel, water, landscapes and people.

ing in journalistic principles – don’t worry, traditionalists:

It’s worth noting, Terry said, that some of the most

must understand that social and cultural factors are critical

AP Style, the 5 W’s and the inverted pyramid have not

critical public discussions globally this century are focused

too. By spending time in other countries, they will be well

been tossed overboard – but with a decidedly agricultural

on those issues. How to feed a population expected to

grounded to communicate from a global perspective.

science bent.

increase from 7 billion to 9 billion by mid-century? What

“People want to know ‘where does my food come from, how was it processed, how has it been treated and

is biotechnology’s role in this effort? How do we protect

tion into very different cultures,” Terry said. That applies

natural resources? Where will tomorrow’s fuels come from?

even in the United States, where AESC graduates will have

handled,’” said Mark Balschweid, head of the Department

AESC graduates will be well informed for those con-

of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communica-

versations, whatever fields they choose, Terry and Cannon

tions.

said.

Graduates with AESC degrees will be well prepared for these discussions, Balschweid added.

“It’s more of an issues-based program,” said Terry, who’s coordinating the AESC degree program. In addition to communications skills classes, AESC includes courses

a solid dose of social sciences from which to draw.

The new program will continue to work closely with the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

“This is about how do you communicate about these

“It is a very positive collaborative relationship,”

complicated issues that are often very controversial,” Can-

Balschweid said. COJMC “has the experience, equipment

non said. The AESC degree is as much a science degree as

and expertise” to teach students the journalism foundation.

it is a communications one.

“We’re beginning to build the horsepower in some of the

Terry noted that much of the ongoing debate around

in strategic communication, issues and crisis manage-

agriculture and food production tends to be dominated by

ment, digital imaging and storytelling, ethical dilemmas

emotion and fears, some of them irrational.

in agriculture and natural resources, as well as courses

“They need to understand how to take this informa-

Terry said, “We’re teaching students to be analytical

issues-based communication, particularly science-based communication,” he added.

Charlyne Berens, associate dean of COJMC, said the partnership has been in place for years. “Having the ag

exploring the interaction among people and food produc-

and to deliver the facts. We want to teach them to frame

journalism majors in our classes is nothing but positive,”

tion systems.

arguments in a science-based way.”

she said. “They’re enthusiastic, committed students.”

The formal description of the program says it “pre-

An important component of the program, Terry

About 30 students currently are in the AESC pro-

pares students to communicate and engage in public

added, is its Education Abroad facet. For all the impor-

gram. Faculty members hope to get that up to 75-100 in a

discussions about food, fuel, water, landscapes and people.”

tance of science and research, he explained, students also

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College of Architecture

Transitioning Toward Design Research Studios

Fig. 01

however, a precursory studio was tested this past spring.

By Steven Hardy, Associate Professor of Architecture

The research and teaching trajectory of this Design Research

The College of Architecture recently revised its programs’ curricula as part of an effort to move design from the products of

Studio explored urban fringes and the redevelopment of greyfield

downstream composition toward the more contemporary notion of

and brownfield sites. This particular studio examined Lincoln’s

design as an upstream, problem-solving process.

South Haymarket neighborhood and the suitability and challenges

The second- and third-year curricula were refined to offer the

for medium density housing and mixed-use development. Since the

specific knowledge and skills required by individual programs while

South Haymarket is the next logical area for urban redevelopment

the first- and fourth-year were envisioned as bookends to address

in Lincoln, it offered the perfect laboratory for the studio to engage

design – as an overall discipline, as interdisciplinary collaboration

with a real-world opportunity.

Fig. 02

Students quickly recognized the need to surpass the binary

and as design-based research.

The common first year, called d.ONE, became the college’s

urban and suburban conditions that dominate contemporary cit-

first bookend focusing on the specific culture, methods and phe-

ies – the consequence of which result in urban apartments suitable

nomena of design, along with its unique problem-solving skill set.

for young professionals but not necessarily families. To address this

Commonly referred to and popularized as design thinking, this

concern, students explored new and hybridized models aimed at

skill set has been adopted by major businesses and design tech-

creating a tertiary paraurban (next to urban) condition with densi-

nology practices as an invaluable tool for innovation. It has also

ties between downtown and the inner suburbs. Students researched

proven to be an asset to general education at both the graduate and

a number of precedents including row houses, maisonette (two-

K-12 levels but UNL’s College of Architecture and Jeffrey S. Raikes

story) apartments, and small-lot house developments and compiled

School of Computer Science and Management will be the first to

the initial work into a research book.

The studio constructed a large 7-foot-by-10-foot working

study its impact on undergraduate students.

The second curricular bookend exists in two parts. The first

model (fig. 01) showing the existing conditions from O to E and

is a new type of collaborative studio engaging interdisciplinary

4th to 10th streets. The blocks of the model were removable so

teams of fourth year students in real-world design problems and

the design of new road conditions, in-fill construction and urban

issues. The second is being developed in the master of architecture

design strategies could be discussed and communicated. Students

program’s studios to enhance students’ lifelong learning abilities by

readily engaged local conditions and consultations.

Fig. 03

The resulting design (fig. 01) continues the proposed N Street

combining design and research.

The aim of the new Design Research Studio is to transform

protected bikeway into the Haymarket and suggests that another

the student learning experience, challenging students to not only

complete street (with car, bike and active sidewalks) extend down

hone their design skills by providing compositional solutions to

8th street to link the Haymarket, South Haymarket and Cooper

fixed project briefs but also to become co-creators of disciplin-

Park neighborhoods. All explorations included activating streets

ary knowledge while investigating complex design issues. Design

and the urban edge (fig. 02) while providing outdoor, family-

problems vary between studio engagements, disciplinary need, and

friendly space for each unit.

The resulting designs (fig. 03) ranged from the adaptive reuse

faculty expertise and include a variety of subjects – from material and organizational systems, energy performance, healthy environ-

of historic warehouses and proposed grocery store with rooftop

ments, climate change and the built environment, to computa-

greenhouses, to proposed row houses, live-work units with street-

tional design, fabrication and construction. The goal is to introduce

level galleries, and mid-density mixed-use housing developments.

design-specific research and conjectural prototyping methods

The investigation yielded numerous ideas for a walkable commu-

alongside the studio agenda and charge students to both discover

nity. Students also produced innovative housing prototypes that

and structure the premise of the problem.

provided windows on two opposing sides for better light, view and

The documentation of the process and dissemination of the

cross-ventilation opportunities.

The work will be continued in future studios and the next step

resulting design scenarios and prototypes are an integral part of the studio outcomes. The Design Research Studios are a natural evolu-

is to present the work to the public and the profession.

tion of our existing Vertical Studios and will launch in 2014-15;

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multiple disciplines, and that is exciting,” Francisco said.

“To prepare students to be truly successful, we need to help them acquire a diverse set of skills that come from the liberal arts and humanities, social sciences and the sciences.

At UNL and in the College of Arts and Sciences, we have that all under one umbrella. This is a great opportunity to do something as a college toward rethinking about how we’re preparing our students to be good global citizens.”

Francisco served as president of the American Chemical Society, the premier organization for chemists and chemical engineers with a membership of more than 160,000, from 2009 to 2010. He has received a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award. He also earned an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, which he spent at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.

Francisco also is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Sci-

Joseph S. Francisco and Priya Rajagopalan Francisco

College of Arts and Sciences

Joseph S. Francisco is New Dean

By Steve Smith, University Communications

ence and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has published more than 400 journal articles and co-authored the textbook “Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics.” From 2006 to 2008, he was president of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has selected Joseph S. Francisco, University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate in chemical former president of the American Chemical Society and member of the National physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“I’m passionate about what I do, and my collective exAcademy of Sciences, as dean of its College of Arts and Sciences. periences have given me a sense of new directions we’ll need Ellen Weissinger, senior vice chancellor of academic

“Joe fits UNL and Nebraska really well. He’s an ac-

to take to serve the citizenry of this state and this country,”

affairs, announced the appointment of Francisco as the

complished person who is humble about his achievements.

Francisco said. “The research enterprise is becoming more

next leader of the university’s largest college in April.

He is a person of integrity and character. He is passionate

global, the expectations of student preparation are changing

Francisco, William E. Moore Distinguished Professor of

about helping students succeed in college and in life. His

and there are many new opportunities for us to change how

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Chemistry at Purdue

reputation as a scholar will attract new talent across all of

we do things in research and in the classroom.

University, began his UNL tenure July 1.

the disciplines in arts and sciences. Joe and his family will

Francisco – who in more than three decades as a scholar and researcher has made important contributions in the

be an incredible addition to the campus and to the state.”

The College of Arts and Sciences is made up of 5,600

“It’s an exciting time. How we pull it all together, and how we create a clear sense of direction, will have a huge impact on Nebraska and the world.”

Francisco and his wife, Priya Rajagopalan Francisco,

field of atmospheric chemistry – brings a combination of

students, or 23 percent of the UNL student body. Its 18

scientific achievements and visionary leadership to Lincoln,

departments; 44 centers, programs and institutes; and 16

have three daughters. Rajagopalan Francisco, an economist

Weissinger said.

pre-professional programs offer 38 majors and 57 minors.

and marketing expert, has joined UNL as business solutions

Francisco said UNL’s strong culture of interdisci-

director for the Office of Research and Economic Develop-

“As a researcher and an educator, Joe has demonstrated

ment.

the highest level of performance at every stage of his career

plinary collaboration – faculty and staff working across

and he has a rare talent for inspiring excellence in others,”

different fields to expand research and create opportunities

She will work with UNL Industry Relations and

Weissinger said. “His spirited leadership style focuses on

for students – was a large factor in his decision to come to

Nebraska Innovation Campus personnel to recruit, mentor

enhancing undergraduate education, furthering important

Nebraska.

and support new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs at

interdisciplinary research, and building a rigorous aca-

“There’s a lot of discussion in higher education about

demic culture that evokes great value from diverse people

working across disciplines. UNL is taking a leadership role

and ideas.

in advancing innovative research at the cutting edge across

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College of Business Administration

High School Students Glimpse College Life at DREAM BIG Academy Online MBA Program Rated No. 2 for Veterans

Dean Donde Plowman, James Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean, welcomes high school students to CBA’s DREAM BIG Academy.

By Kimberly Smith, CBA Communications and Marketing UNL’s Master of Business Administration program is ranked No. 2 among the best online offerings for U.S. veterans in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The UNL MBA was also the only online MBA program in the Big Ten included in the top 25 rankings for veterans.

“The first year I

By Roger Simonsen, CBA

Donde Plowman, James Jr. and

Communications and

mentored it felt like I

Susan Stuart endowed dean of the Col-

Marketing

was going through it,

lege of Business Administration, said,

glimpse of college life

demonstrates how the world is noticing

declared a major yet, so

Nebraska high school students experienced a

“This recognition for our online MBA

too,” Sam said. “I hadn’t

Twenty-seven

Academy students participate in a business activity at Gateway Mall in Lincoln.

at the UNL College of Business Administration’s third annual DREAM BIG (Develop,

Former Husker football player and UNL graduate Jamie Williams, ’90, speaks to the DREAM BIG Academy students.

Both our online and our on-campus

kids were learning about the different business

majors, I was taking it in as well.”

Risk, Empower, Achieve, Maximize, Build Innovate, Grow) Academy held June 1-5. The academy is designed to teach business,

the outstanding quality of this program.

while the high school

Students spent one day in the classroom learning about business

MBA programs are consistently ranked among the best.”

To be included in the veteran-specific ranking, universities must first be ranked in the 2014 U.S. News & World

leadership and networking skills to students from across the state

majors from CBA professors. They also participated in a series of

Report listing for best online programs.

and expose them to future careers. It also helps prepare them for the

team-building activities.

UNL was ranked No. 6. Additionally, all

college search.

Of the 66 DREAM BIG graduates who attended the academy

“Right away they put you through an ice-breaker activity where students have to talk about themselves. Then we split up into teams

in its first two years, 52 applied to UNL. A majority of those admit-

for the obstacle course challenges. We’d have to hop across tiles on

ted majored in business.

the floor to survive the ‘river of fire.’ Activities like that build a lot of

“Two years ago, I was considering going out of state before I came to DREAM BIG,” said Kayla Cody, a sophomore business ad-

camaraderie,” Sam said.

Attendees lived in campus residence halls to get a sense of what

programs ranked for veterans are certified for the GI Bill and participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which allows institutions to charge in-state tuition for out-of-state veterans.

Those programs were assessed for various factors, including affordability,

ministration major from Beatrice. “The experience at DREAM BIG

it was like to be immersed in college life. They also interacted with

faculty credentials, student services and

led me to choose Nebraska and the College of Business Administra-

businesses in Lincoln and Omaha. In addition to a fact-finding

reputation. Only regionally accredited

tion. I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.”

mission to uncover how businesses operate at the Gateway Mall in

degree-granting programs that were

Lincoln, they spent the final day at ConAgra Foods in Omaha and

predominantly online were considered.

This year, Cody returned to the academy as a mentor. The focus on networking is what clinched her decision to attend UNL and

presented what they learned at the DREAM BIG Academy to their

become a mentor.

families and guests at a graduation ceremony.

“The idea of going away to college is intimidating, but from day

“Last year ConAgra Foods merged its former Corporate Explor-

one, they show you how to network and make friends. You find out

er Camp, after three successful pilot summer camps, with DREAM

you aren’t the only one coming to a big school, and you start meet-

BIG,” said Angela Jones, the company’s vice president for human

ing people you’re going to be with for the next four years. Immedi-

resources. “The CEC program caught the eyes of national partners

ately after attending, I knew I wanted to be a mentor,” she said.

and local universities. It’s a huge honor to have a Big Ten University

Steven Sam, a senior management major, served as a mentor for the third year. The academy impacted his own academic path.

ask us to merge our program with theirs.”

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For more information about UNL’s online MBA program, go to http://mba. unl.edu.

College of Education and Human Sciences

CEHS Global eXperience Makes Memories, Builds Resumes

By Brad Stauffer, CEHS External Relations India may be a perfect destination for the CEHS Global eXperience. During the university’s most recent winter break, 18 students and three

Help Fund Education Abroad The cost of education abroad continues to rise. A trip to a destination like India approaches $5,000, keeping many students at home.

“The cost is a barrier,” said Mari-

professors from the College of Education and Human Sciences packed up and flew across the globe to learn more about the world’s second-most-populated nation. The CEHS contingent, mostly students from the hospitality, restaurant and tourism management (HRTM)

Lessons were found at every

program in the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, ex-

stop on the 10-day trip, and

plored India’s culture, landmarks, hospitality industry and people.

for a student pursuing a career

The education abroad study tour was part of the CEHS Global

lynn Schnepf, professor in Nutrition

in the hospitality industry, the

and Health Sciences. “Air travel is go-

eXperience – an effort to encourage students and faculty to make

experience provided an advantage

ing up, and it really opens doors when

their education and learning an international affair. As a college

when it comes time to land that

we can support our students with dol-

dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals, families, school

first job.

lars to help fund these opportunities.”

and communities, CEHS believes its mission extends beyond the

If you would be interested in helping fund the CEHS Global eXperience, please consider a tax-deductible gift to the CEHS International Fund #10495 through the University of Nebraska Foundation. Visit nufoundation.org to donate.

2014-15 CEHS Education Abroad Opportunities

“Being well-traveled is a huge advantage for anyone enter-

boundaries of Nebraska.

“We want our students to have a truly global educational expe-

ing the hospitality industry,” said

rience,” said Jon Kerrigan, global exchange coordinator for CEHS.

Jessica Meis, an HRTM junior

“To fully understand and meet the needs of individuals, families,

from Grand Island. “I’ve already

school and communities, our students need to have an interna-

travelled various places in the world, and that gives me an advan-

tional perspective. When they experience how others in the world

tage. It’s a global industry – not just the U.S. Getting experience in

address daily challenges, students are better equipped to make a

other cultures is imperative.”

difference, and that’s a foundational premise of Global X – build-

program, couldn’t agree more. An experienced hospitality industry

ing students’ capacity to make a difference.”

At 1.2 billion people, India is home to approximately 17

August 2014

Dipra Jha, assistant professor of practice in the HRTM professional and native of India, he used his knowledge of India to

India

percent of the world’s population. HRTM students had an “eye-

plan an unforgettable trip and one that will serve students well as

October 2014

opening” experience as they toured luxurious five-star hotels and

they follow their career path.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 2014

then around the corner saw the abject poverty that exists in this

May 2015 Hong Kong and Macau Fall 2015 Spain

Jha. “How to operate in an alien environment. How to negoti-

developing country.

“There are people everywhere,” said James Berger, a junior in

New York City

ate with a street vendor. How to make yourself comfortable in an

nutrition, exercise and health science from Omaha. “We’d be driv-

unfamiliar environment. All of these are extremely important in

ing through Delhi and there would be tent towns on the overpass-

the tourism and hospitality industry and help make students much

es, then you’d go from that to pulling into an upscale hotel. There’s

more ready for their careers.”

Of course no trip to India is complete without visiting the Taj

a great gap in wealth, and it’s all right there.”

Students experienced the culture firsthand. Waiting to order

Mahal. Built in the 1600s as a memorial to the emperor Shah Ja-

food at a McDonald’s in Delhi, they left a small gap in the line.

han’s third wife Mumtaz Mahal, it is considered an historic master-

Locals who are accustomed to closer ranks immediately filled it. In

piece of architecture, construction, craftsmanship and art. Its iconic

Delhi, it’s not cutting in line. If there’s a gap, that’s the end of the

presence certainly made an impact on the visitors from Nebraska.

“Seeing the Taj Mahal early in the morning was one of the

line.

“When we talked to people, there was no personal space,”

coolest experiences in my life,” said Berger. “When you consider

recalled Marisa Cushing, a junior majoring in HRTM from Bran-

how they built it, it’s really amazing – the intricate carvings, etch-

don, S.D. “They are right next to you and very focused on you. My

ings and stone laying.”

take-away was to be a more active listener, rather than trying to get the conversation over with or thinking about my next response.”

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“It was an opportunity for students to learn life skills,” said

“It was just spectacular,” said Meis. “I’d go a million times over again.”

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College of Engineering

Grad Fits NASA Space Suit Development Team When NASA astronauts someday travel to Mars, they could be wearing a space suit developed by a team including Dana Valish, a 2011 graduate of UNL’s mechanical engineering program. For Valish, his job with the EC5 Space Suit and Crew Survival Systems group is a perfect fit.

By Carole Wilbeck It’s the kind of work he’d dreamed about – though

During Valish’s co-op months, he was part of several

of the initial Z-2’s completion, Valish will personally help

NASA teams. For the Mission Ops Directorate, he worked

test its capabilities in NASA JSC’s neutral buoyancy lab,

his path to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston had

with the International Space Station’s Power & Systems

which is much like a giant swimming pool.

a few detours along the way. In 2000, after he graduated

Group and helped train astronauts on entering com-

with a business degree from UNL and got a job in finance,

mands into the system to rotate the ISS solar panels. He

the latter part of this decade at the ISS, and in the 2020s

in his free time he kept drifting to the NASA Education

also worked with the EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) Task

on an asteroid redirect mission – when NASA astronauts

channel on TV.

group and trained astronauts to operate some of the tools

will pursue first-time human interaction with a car-sized

with the International Space Station (ISS).

asteroid for scientific exploration. All of this will help

Valish realized that helping advance space exploration is the career he wanted most. Noticing the work of NASA

Now with EC5, Valish said, “Our main focus is to

Further iterations of the Z-2 suit could be tested in

NASA prepare for a mission to Mars in the 2030s. Ac-

engineers, he decided to return to UNL and study engi-

build the first suit designed for planetary exploration, and

cording to Valish, some of the challenges ahead for a Mars

neering. He pursued co-operative work experiences (“co-

the first step is the Z-2 suit.” The EC5 team will apply the

mission space suit include learning about the non-earth

ops”) at JSC because he learned that those opportunities

“latest and greatest” in engineering design processes (such

environment’s effects on materials used in the suits, making

are most likely to open doors to future jobs with NASA.

as 3D printing) and materials development (high strength

suit materials lighter and understanding ways to mitigate

He also was an eager member of the first Microgravity

composites) to build NASA’s first new EVA suit to be test-

the planetary dust from getting into suit components.

University Team from UNL in 2008, which joined selected

ed in a full vacuum chamber since the 1980s, and its first

college teams for a few spots on reduced gravity flights to

planetary suit ever to be tested in a full vacuum chamber.

to check for structural and leakage issues with the Z-2 suit

conduct research for NASA.

Use of this suit in space is years away, but within months

as part of a nominal pre-test checklist ahead of pressurized

Currently, Valish is developing test support equipment

suit testing.

“One of the projects I’m working on is making a test rig to check the structural stability of the suit,” Valish said.

“This will replace similar functionality of a test stand from the Apollo Era.” In this work, Valish builds on skills he learned at Nebraska Engineering. “I like how mechanical engineering touches on many different areas of engineering,” Valish said. “Studying engineering at UNL, I had to learn about thermal transfer, mechatronics, motors and pumps, pressure systems and electronics. My job involves a great deal of engineering design, so I use those skills a lot – and my business skills are helpful, too.”

Valish planned to host tours at the EC5 lab for the 2014 UNL Microgravity Team during their Flight Week at NASA JSC in late May. He’s glad his path can inspire students for more involvement with NASA. “With many engineers in the space program nearing retirement,” Valish said, “this is a great time to be doing this work.”

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they behave, she said.

“Transdisciplinary research allows investigators to transcend their own disciplines and inform one another’s work, capture complexity and create new intellectual spaces,” Asher said.

In addition to focusing on their own chosen research topics to create the zine spreads, the students at both schools shared narratives about the future on a class blog and completed comparative typologies for each other.

Nick Sharon, a UNL bachelor of fine arts senior from Lincoln, said he now appreciates the skills he gained from the course.

“At first I was a little skeptical about the things I could get out of a design course when the main focus was really around water, food and drought,” Sharon said. “But the Assistant Professor of Art Stacy Asher (center) visits with Jesse Starita (right) from the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute and Katie Nieland (left) from the Center for Great Plains Studies, which sponsored the Drought Symposium. Starita and Nieland visited with the students in the class to review their research. Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communications.

more time I took researching and figuring out everything this class is teaching me about research and design, I can use that in the many years to come. It really opened my

Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts eyes to the many things I can do to prolong the time we

Graphic Design Students Collaborate on Drought Symposium

By Kathe Andersen, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and

area to focus on, considering such themes as graphic design

Performing Arts

and social responsibility, food and system, feeding the fu-

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Assistant Professor of

ture, sustainability and viability, conservation and preserva-

Art Stacy Asher taught an advanced graphic design course

tion, designer as witness or documentarian and designer as

last spring that had students from UNL involved in a

journalist.

collaborative design research project with students at San

“The topics of study are diverse. Some are examining

Francisco State University to investigate the systemic con-

food and water on the macro level, and some are micro.

nections between these two regions within the framework

The emphasis is on content development and the realiza-

of water for food.

tion of a visual language,” Asher said. “Themes of study

Students in the course, titled “Water for Food: Vi-

have been determined by their own drive and interests.

sualizing the Food Industry + Mapping Systems,” then

Design process that is driven by research is evidence of

presented their work in a small exhibition and through the

critical thinking and the art of distilling large quantities of

publication of a “zine” at the 40th annual Center for Great

information down to effectively communicate a concept. It

Plains Studies Symposium “Drought” April 1-4. A zine is a

is through this authoring and research process that students

small-circulation, self-published work of original texts and

evolve as makers of visual culture.”

images.

Design can influence what people consume and how

“The course is an investigation of water, food and system using design as a language to communicate about those findings,” Asher said.

Each student designed two spreads in the zine based on their research topics.

“We wanted to push the boundaries of how we can communicate to an audience that is unique,” Asher said.

“Who came to the Drought Conference? How could we display information that is artful, more open ended and still visually engaging and thought provoking”?

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Graphic Design Senior Tey Leon reviews the zine on display at the Drought Symposium. Photo by Michael Reinmiller, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

have on this planet through design.”

His research focused on the production of corn and what its uses are, such as feed or to make ethanol.

“I found quite a bit on the agriculture in Nebraska and where the corn grows, but California was a little bit harder to find information on,” he said.

Sharon was eager to present his results in the zine and at the Drought Conference.

“I was a little excited and a little nervous, just because I’m not really educated as well as some of the people that attended the conference, but I think that there was a lot of good information that people can really think about and even pass on,” he said.

Asher said her goal was to make the course as real world as possible for them and give them skills they will use later.

“Critical and divergent thinking, transdisciplinary collaboration, as well as the call to design working for social good (rather than the expectations of consumption) are reshaping and expanding the practice,” Asher said. “How can graphic design education, and specifically curriculum, engage students in these new practices, as well as create experiences resulting in real outcomes outside of the idealized confines of the classroom?”

Sharon said designers have the opportunity to have a big impact on everything that is happening in the world.

“The more that I design, the more and more I am convinced that you need to design with purpose and meaning,” he said.

To view the zine online, visit http://go.unl.edu/asher.

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College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Students Learning to be Sports Communicators

By Marilyn Hahn, College of Journalism and Mass Communications

changing world of sports communication.

The panel discussion, titled “The New World of Sports

one tool that made me stand out,” Lavigne said. “It made me that much more valuable than the other person applying for

Communication,” was aimed at those students who aspire

the same job. I would encourage you to take as many classes

emphasis of study unique to the University of Nebraska-

to be reporters in TV or print, or advertising executives, or

as you can in college.”

Lincoln because it is the first area of emphasis in the college

sports TV producers.

Last fall, sports communication became an official

that allows students to mix and match courses from the three majors.

In addition to the required intro course and the foundational courses in the College of Journalism and Mass Com-

Smith said, “Our panelists shared stories with students

However, all six panelists agreed that social media has changed the media landscape the most, and it requires com-

about how they got their jobs and rose to the top of their

municators to promote their stories across multiple platforms

profession.”

to reach today’s audience.

The six panelists included Paula Lavigne of “Outside the

Dr. Jamie Williams said students coming out of this

munication’s three majors, students choose from electives in

Lines,” an investigative journalism unit within ESPN; Dirk

program won’t have experience initially but they’re going to

sports writing or sports broadcasting or sports promotion

Chatelain, a sports reporter and columnist for The Omaha

come out “knowing how the dots connect.”

and advertising.

World-Herald; Dr. Jamie Williams, assistant athletic director

“The medium is the message,” he said. “It’s Twitter. It’s

of the Nebraska Athletic Department and former NFL foot-

Facebook. It’s CNN. It’s Google +. It’s all these different

specific sports work but also have the underpinnings for

ball player; Elizabeth Conlisk, director of communications at

mediums, so embrace it.”

traditional reporting or advertising work,” said broadcasting

the Big Ten Network; Liz Merrill, a feature writer with

professor Rick Alloway.

ESPN; and Dan Gibson, creative director at Archrival, a lo-

“We want to make sure students have a chance to do

Dan Gibson said, “Social media has created many opportunities to create content, but it also makes it harder to get attention because there is so much information out there.”

Chatelain, Conlisk and Lavigne also addressed the multiplatform aspect of their jobs.

Chatelain, who considers himself a writer first and foremost, said, “I get people telling me they listen to me all the time on the radio. You’re supposed to say ‘I read you all the time and I listen to you occasionally,’” he joked.

Shelley Smith of ESPN showed students in the sports communication class how to work the game during a Husker basketball game.

Photo by Greg Nathan, University Communications

In addition to the talent the college has on the faculty to grow the program, students were able to learn from the pros.

The Husker Spring Game served as the backdrop for students who are enrolled in the sports communication emphasis at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The Husker Athletic Department hosted 107 CoJMC students and faculty where they could job shadow the Husker media staff in the press box, sidelines and the Husker Pavilion. Photo by Scott Bruhn

cal youth branding agency.

All six panelists said basic skills such as good writing, a

As visiting professors, Shelley Smith of ESPN and Elizabeth

willingness to work hard, persistence, curiosity and storytell-

Conlisk of the Big Ten Network parachuted into the college

ing are necessary in the communication field.

multiple times throughout the spring to meet with students,

Dirk Chatelain credited the education and training he

faculty and Nebraska media professionals, and visit with the

received in journalism because it “taught me to be a good

college’s sports learning community, “Press Box.”

writer and gave me the confidence to approach people and

Smith is a four-time Emmy Award-winning sports reporter, accomplished writer and co-author of three books.

interview them.”

Elizabeth Conlisk added that writing for different media

Elizabeth Conlisk said BTN became an early adopter of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube because the sports fans and

sports journalists had moved away from traditional journalism and were online.

“From an interactive standpoint,” she said, “BTN knew that journalists were going on Twitter and that was where we were going to find them.”

Lavigne said ESPN’s audience wasn’t coming in through the website and navigating to her show, “Outside the Lines.”

“We journalists didn’t grow up with social media,” she said, “but the message is clear: if you want more readers

Conlisk is vice president for communications and university

such as newspapers, corporate sales organizations and execu-

invested in your brand, then as a journalist or network or pa-

relations with the Big Ten Network where she oversees the

tives gave her a strong foundation and diversified communi-

per, you need to do a really good job of promoting yourself

network’s communications strategy with the news media and

cation skill set.

and your stories through social media and everything that

helps manage the relationship between BTN and Big Ten universities.

This spring, Smith moderated a panel of six awardwinning national and local journalists, public relations and advertising professionals for a lively discussion about the

Paula Lavigne acknowledged that she went into journal-

you possibly can rather than improve your website.”

ism because math wasn’t required but says she now spends all day working with databases and crunching numbers. And the amount of data continues to go through the roof.

“Data analysis and computer-assisted reporting was the

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College of Law

Mississippi River Tragedies: Law Professor’s River Connection Results in Book

By Molly Brummond Professor Sandra Zellmer grew up on the banks of the Missouri River in Sioux City, Iowa. As a child, summers were spent fishing, boating and camping along that river and also near the Mississippi River Headwaters in northern Minnesota.

Growing up, Zellmer learned of the direct impact that rivers

“Our hope is that this book makes people think about the consequences of our actions and the knowledge needed to avoid future disasters. We need to change how we think about the law and policy of flood plain management so that the next chapter is one with a happier ending.”

had on landowners through generations of her family and their farm, which ultimately was relocated to the Missouri River bluffs because of flooding. This personal connection to rivers and river life prompted Zellmer to pursue scholarship that examines flood plain management and its impact on people’s lives and on the environment.

“In 2007, my co-author, Christine Klein, and I published an article in the SMU Law Review about lessons to be learned from Hurricane Katrina and Mississippi River flood plain management both before and after the hurricane,” Zellmer explained. “But, there’s always another chapter!” Following the publication of their article, Zellmer and Klein decided to dig further into the topic and, over the next seven years, labored on a project that ultimately became a book released in March, “Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster.”

In “Mississippi River Tragedies,” Zellmer and Klein examine how the existing law and policy of flood plain management has impacted the public and specifically those who live in the flood plain

Sandra Zellmer

of the Mississippi River and its longest tributary, the Missouri.

With this pattern in mind, “Mississipi River Tragedies” covers

“There was a story we felt needed to be told: people like to

the stories of the human dreams, pride and foibles that brought us

claim that floods and other watery disasters are ‘natural,’ but the

to where we are today, and in doing so makes the law accessible by

reality is that we have created a fallacy that inevitably contributes to

portraying actual courtroom dramas and combining them with the

disasters that are ‘unnatural’ or manmade,” said Zellmer.

real-life stories of people impacted by river flooding.

American engineers have done astounding things to bend the

Through these stories, the authors are able to reveal the bigger

Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow

story of how the law reflects and even amplifies the public’s am-

uphill, transforming more than a thousand miles of roiling currents

bivalent attitude toward nature – raving about the beauty of a river

into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the

or some other special place as it is while at the same time working

river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted

feverishly to change it into something else. Despite these revela-

these feats.

tions, “Mississippi River Tragedies” relays a message of optimism.

“We have subsidized flood plain living through these tech-

“Our hope is that this book makes people think about the

nologies and through flood insurance,” said Zellmer. But despite

consequences of our actions and the knowledge needed to avoid

our best efforts, so-called “natural disasters” continue to strike the

future disasters,” said Zellmer. “We need to change how we think

Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront com-

about the law and policy of flood plain management so that the

munities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of

next chapter is one with a happier ending.”

Mexico.

“Major floods happen roughly every 20 years, and because there are more and more people in the flood plains, more and more damage occurs each time. The disasters become bigger and more destructive each time.”

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An Alumni Adventure in Cuba

Alumni Association update (Continued from page 11)

By Derek Engelbart, NAA Travel Director Enriching, unparalleled, fascinating, priceless, inspir-

included the Plaza de la Revolucion (where monuments

by the award-winning Cienfuegos Choir and enjoyed a

and buildings portrayed the history of the Cuban Revolu-

Caribbean lunch overlooking the peninsula’s bay.

ing, welcoming … that’s the list of words that about a

tion), the Christopher Columbus Cemetery (where the

dozen travel directors from university alumni associations –

discoverer’s remains were buried for more than 100 years

is known for its picturesque town square and is home to

including Nebraska – came up with when asked to describe

before being moved to Spain) and a tour of the University

Cuba’s oldest church. Each stop was filled with history and

a recent trip to Cuba. Yes … Cuba!

of Havana (one of the first universities established in the

art of its own kind … including the art of cigar rolling! A

Americas).

final destination in central Cuba was the Spanish colonial

When the Nebraska Alumni Association was first approached by travel partner Go Next Inc. about a journey

Other Havana highlights: visiting a number of

Time was also well spent in Sancti Spiritus, which

town of Trinidad. Here, we were captivated by interaction

that we could offer to alumni, family and friends to explore

Ernest Hemingway’s hangouts including his room at the

with more local artists at the Casa del Alfarero (pottery

this mysterious country, we asked: “How is such a trip pos-

Hotel Ambos Mundos, where he wrote “For Whom the

house), and took a tour with a local family who runs a bed

sible?” The answer: This exclusive opportunity to explore

Bell Tolls;” socializing at the La Floridata Bar – another

and breakfast as well as a farm for rehabilitating horses.

Cuba is organized and operated by Go Next Inc., which

Hemingway favorite and birthplace of the Daiquiri; and

holds a People-to-People license from the U.S. Department

touring Finca Vigia, Hemingway’s Cuban retreat where he

food, which was commonly enjoyed in a relaxing atmo-

of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),

lived from 1939-1960, as well as the fishing village, Coji-

sphere with mesmerizing music performed in the back-

authorizing registered travelers on this educational ex-

mar, which was the setting for “The Old Man and the Sea.”

ground. Cuisine in Cuba is emblematic of Cubans’ culture

change program to visit Cuba.

We also visited some fascinating art studios and an entire

and way of life … simple, yet extraordinary in its own

neighborhood called “Fusterlandia” where the masterpieces

way. Our meals were commonly enjoyed in the comfort

in a sample trip to experience Cuba before recommending

and home of Jose Fuster, the “Picasso of the Caribbean,”

of Paladares, or family-run restaurants. Options typically

it to alumni. After touring the country, I was 100 percent

can be found.

included fresh seafood (lobster tail, swordfish, red snap-

As NAA travel director, I was invited to participate

certain Cuba was a perfect fit for the NAA’s Alumni Ad-

Beyond the capital city, we explored mountainous

The final piece of this Caribbean puzzle is the soulful

per, etc.), pork, chicken, tropical fruit and fresh vegetables,

ventures travel program, which offers Nebraska grads and

countryside lined with tobacco and sugarcane fields often

rice and beans and, of course, a tasteful dessert and Cuban

fans once-in-a-lifetime trips and experiences.

manicured by sleds of oxen. We traveled to the village of Las

coffee.

This weeklong adventure began with a stay in Cuba’s

Terrazas, known worldwide for its scenic rolling hills and

Cubans don’t shy away from their past but certainly

capital, Havana. My first impression after seeing the

tight-knit community. Here, we visited rural medical and

have their sights set on brighter horizons. I’ll always

vintage 1950s-era automobiles (commonly used as taxis),

dental clinics and were treated to a cup of the “best coffee in

remember the creativity, resourcefulness and hopeful spirit

historical plazas and timeless architecture in Old Havana

the country” at Café Maria. We also stopped by Cienfuegos,

of this Caribbean country. From urban living to strolls

was that this city has an enduring vibe. Memorable sites

known as the “Pearl of the South,” where we were serenaded

through the villages in the countryside … this is a journey not to be missed.

Now you have an opportunity to explore it with other Huskers. The Nebraska Alumni Association’s exclusive Caribbean Discovery tour runs March 19-27, 2015. Visit huskeralum.org (or call toll-free 888-353-1874) for more details about this trip – and all of our athletic and adventure travel offerings.

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Athletics

Productive ‘A’ Ratings Enhance NU Performance

By Randy York, ’71

There are so many ways to measure success, and the three biggest A’s on Nebraska Athletics’ overall 2013-14 report card fall into three categories – Academics, Athletics and Attendance. The Cliff Notes version of the past year can be summed up in three paragraphs under the second-year guidance of Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst: 1) ACADEMICS: Nebraska extended its nation-leading

3) ATTENDANCE: Nebraska reached new heights in

total of Academic All-Americans to 314, including

2013-14 attendance, averaging a school record 90,333

seven who earned the honor in 2013-14. Nebraska also

fans per game in football to rank No. 9 nationally;

increased its nation-leading total to 17 NCAA Top

averaging a school record 8,175 fans per game in

Ten Award Winners when tennis student-athlete Mary

volleyball to rank No. 1 nationally for the first time in

Weatherholt became the Huskers’ latest member of that

elite club. In addition, 208 Husker student-athletes

game in the Huskers’ first year in Pinnacle Bank Arena

the stadium. The system is the largest installation of a wire-

earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in

to rank No. 13 nationally; and averaging 6,616 fans

less network system in a collegiate stadium in history; 3)

2013-14 and 62 Nebraska student-athletes were named

per game in women’s basketball to rank No. 11 nation-

a smartphone app so fans can access in-depth information

Big Ten Distinguished Scholars. Across all sports from

ally. All four programs reached all-time highs in season

about the games, including exclusive streaming video con-

August of 2013 to May of 2014, 123 Husker student-

ticket sales while capitalizing on the expanded East

tent that will only be available to fans inside the stadium;

athletes earned their bachelor’s degrees from UNL.

Stadium, the downtown PBA arena and the renovated

4) an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) system that will

Devaney Center that doubled the capacity from the

deliver television services over a superior packet-switched

2) ATHLETICS: Nebraska reached a milestone in athletic

NU Coliseum, the previous home of Nebraska volley-

network that will make the viewing experience more

performance in 2013-14, becoming one of only two

ball for nearly four decades.

interactive and personal than it would be using traditional

Mary Weatherholt

20 years; averaging a school record 15,419 fans per

formats.

NCAA institutions – and the first in Big Ten Confer-

ence history – to qualify for a bowl game, and advance

to NCAA postseason play in the major team sports of

the 125th season of Husker football, Nebraska has invested

notice is the brick design on the West Stadium matching

volleyball and soccer in the fall; men’s and women’s

heavily to improve the fan experience. The four corner-

the brick that has been used in more recent improvements

basketball in the winter; and baseball and softball in the stones of that $12.3 million upgrade are: 1) a new sound

in the East and North Stadiums. The installment of a foot-

spring. Nebraska was the only institution to win at least system that will replace a more than 20-year-old system

ball graphic above the North Stadium scoreboard is another

one game in the postseason in six of those seven sports

with a line array and beam-focusing speaker technology to

enhancement that becomes an iconic nightlight for the

and is the first and only school to accomplish that rare

provide consistent audio levels throughout the stadium; 2)

only stadium in America that has sold out 333 consecutive

seven-sport feat among Big Ten institutions, dating

a state-of-the-art wireless network system that will allow

football games in the last half century – an ongoing NCAA

back to 1982, the year the NCAA launched postseason

fans better access to Internet applications from their smart

record.

play in women’s basketball and softball.

phones, regardless of the user’s carrier or their location in

Another significant stadium improvement the fans will

Nebraska has not rested on its laurels. In preparing for

By any measurement, it has been a productive academic, athletic and attendance year for Nebraska Athletics.

• The football team defeated Georgia in the Gator Bowl.

• Volleyball advanced to the Elite Eight.

• Soccer won the Big Ten regular-season title as well as

the postseason tournament and defeated Southeastern

Louisiana in hosting an NCAA Regional.

• Women’s basketball won the Big Ten Conference

postseason tournament and for the second-straight

year earned a win in the NCAA Tournament.

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Pinnacle Bank Arena

Dance in 16 years.

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ship, won an NCAA Regional and advanced to a Super

group of 50 Nebraska student-athletes, on their own initia-

Regional for the second straight year, taking eventual

tive, took a bus to Pilger, Neb., after deadly twin tornadoes

national runner-up Alabama to the wire.

hit the town in June. There they spent a full day cleaning

• Baseball won one game in its Stillwater NCAA regional

up and salvaging the town’s City Hall and recovered three

American flags in the process.

against Binghamton.

Performance Laboratory (NAPL). Built inside the East Sta-

Overall, it was a productive year in more than just the seven sports listed above. Seven other Husker sports also

dium and adjacent to UNL’s Center for Brain, Biology and

competed in NCAA postseason action:

Behavior (CB3) research facility, NAPL continues to build its staff and forge ahead to become a new model for health

• The women’s bowling team was the NCAA Champion-

and performance research. The collaboration with CB3

promises to expand understanding of performance, safety,

ship runner up.

• The rifle team finished fifth at the NCAA Champion-

In addition to Nebraska’s overall team successes in

brain function, and long-term health and well-being that

ships.

2013-14, the Huskers also excelled individually. Led by

benefits student-athletes, military personnel and society

• Women’s gymnastics shared the Big Ten regular-season

NCAA 400-meter hurdles champion Miles Ukaoma, Ne-

overall.

championship and made it to the NCAA’s coveted

braska produced 42 All-Americans who claimed 51 awards,

Nebraska Athletics’ next major facility project is a

Super Six.

including 29 first-team All-America honors. The 42 Husker

world-class, $20.4 million Soccer and Tennis Complex that

All-Americans were the most in more than a decade.

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ALUMNI AWARDS Nebraska Alumni Association Awards Nominations

Nebraska Alumni Association Awards Program The alumni awards program is designed to recognize outstanding alumni, students and former faculty from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in several categories.

Alumni Achievement Award Established in 1974, the Alumni Achievement Award honors alumni who have a record of outstanding achievements in a career and/or civic involvement. The association seeks to recognize alumni at all stages of their lives and careers, including young alumni.

Outstanding International Alumnus Award Established in 2006, this award honors alumni who were non-U.S. citizens during their attendance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and who have attained national/international prominence through their efforts in education, sciences, technology, agriculture, the arts, business, humanities, government or other world endeavors.

Alumni Family Tree Award Established in 1995, the Alumni Family Tree Award honors one family per year that has at least three generations of University of NebraskaLincoln graduates and at least two family members with a record of outstanding service to the university, the alumni association, their community and/ or their profession.

Distinguished Service Award Established in 1940, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes alumni who have a record of distinguished service to the Nebraska Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Shane Osborn Student Leadership Award/ Scholarship Established in 2002, this award honors Lieutenant Shane J. Osborn, a UNL Naval ROTC graduate who on April 1, 2001 courageously piloted a U.S. reconnaissance plane to a safe crash landing after it was hit by two Chinese fighters. Subsequently, Lt. Osborn endured an aggressive interrogation and, along with the rest of his crew, eleven days of captivity by the Chinese government. The award is not limited to students with ROTC involvement.

The winner of the award will also receive a scholarship stipend.

Howard and Judy Vann Student Leadership Award/Scholarship Established in 1998, the Howard and Judy Vann Student Leadership Award recognizes undergraduate students who have shown exceptional leadership capabilities through energetic participation in student activities, commendable classroom performance, and the personal integrity, perseverance and sense of honor demonstrated by those who successfully lead their peers. The winner of this award will also receive a scholarship stipend.

Doc Elliott Award Established in 1986 to honor a retired University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty or staff member who has exhibited a record of exemplary service, whose caring has made a difference in the lives of students and alumni and who has gone beyon d traditional expectations. Recipients must be former faculty or staff members of UNL who have been retired at least five years.

Rules: 1. Recipients MUST attend the awards ceremony to receive an award. If a recipient is unable to attend dur- ing the year in which they were selected, they may defer to the following year.

2. The fact that an individual has previously received an alumni association award in another category does not preclude him/her from receiving another award.

3. The awards committee will accept nominations from any alumnus, friend or alumni affiliate organization of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

4. The awards committee retains and considers nomina- tions for three years or until selected.

5. If a recipient is deceased, a representative of the family may accept the award.

6. The deadline for submitting nominations is November 1 of each year.

Instructions: 1. Complete the award nomination form. Be sure to indicate for which award you are placing this nom ination.

2. Submit a letter of nomination describing the nomi- nee’s accomplishments and why you believe he/she is deserving of the award.

3. Send the completed form and the letter of nom ination to: Alumni Awards, Nebraska Alumni Association, 1520 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-1651.

Nominations may also be placed online at huskeralum.org.

Nominators will be notified of their candidate’s status whether or not they are selected for the award. This notification generally happens in December. Only nominees who are chosen to receive an award will be notified of their selection/nomination.