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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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online.nebraska.edu/alumniChoose from 100+ online degrees, certificates and endorsements.UNL Programs Available in the Following Areas of Study:• Agriculture• Business• Child, Youth & Family Studies• Education• Journalism & Communications• And More

NIC Conference Center The newly opened NIC Conference Center, managed by the

NAA venues team, offers multi-functional meeting and collabora-tion space, including:

• A400-seatauditoriumwithstate-of-the-artaudioand visual capabilities.

• A400-seatbanquetroomwithstate-of-the-artaudioand visual capabilities.

• Eightbreakoutrooms,eachwithprojectorandwhiteboard.• Multi-dayconferenceopportunities.• Individualeventoptions.• Fivecateringoptions–thesameonesavailableattheWick

Alumni Center and the Nebraska Champions Club.

For information on booking conferences, meetings or events at theNICConferenceCenter,contactCarrieMyers,NAAdirectorof venues, at [email protected] or402-472-6435.

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

About Innovation Campus

LocatedadjacenttoUNL,NebraskaInnovationCampuswasdesigned to encourage new and in-depth partnerships between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and private sector businesses. Once completed,NICwillbea2-million-square-footresearchcampuswith uniquely designed buildings and amenities that will help people create and transform ideas globally.

Nebraska Alumni Association

Vol. 11, No. 1Nebraska Alumni Association

University of Nebraska Foundation

Nebraska Alumni Association ContactsDiane Mendenhall, Executive Director, (402) 472-4218Claire Abelbeck, Digital Communications (402) 472-4209Alex Cerveny, Student and Alumni Programs, (402) 472-8936Andrea Cranford, Publications, (402) 472-4229Derek Engelbart, Chapters/Travel/Football Friday, (402) 472-4228A.T. Greer, NCC/Sponsorships/Hail Varsity, (402) 472-8915Sarah Haskell, Cather Circle/Travel/Chapters, (402) 472-6541Ryan Janousek, Venues, (402) 471-8937Carrie Myers, Venues, (402) 472-6435Larry Routh, Career Resources, (402) 472-8916Viann Schroeder, Special Projects/Campus Tours/HHE, (402) 472-3390Deb Schwab, Venues, (402) 472-6445Shannon Sherman, Communications/eNUz, (402) 472-4219Sarah Smith, Video Communications, (402) 472-4246Ashley Stone, Career and Student Programs, (402) 472-8920Andy Washburn, Membership/Operations, (402) 472-4239Katie Williams, Events/Future Huskers, (402) 472-8918Hilary Winter, Social Media, (402) 472-2841Kevin Wright, Class Notes/Photos/Graphics, (402) 472-4227Shelley Zaborowski, Awards/Reunions/Colleges, (402) 472-4222

University of Nebraska Foundation Development OfficersSr. VP, Dir. of Development: Joe Selig, (402) 458-1230Major & Principal Gifts: Lucy Buntain Comine, (402) 458- 1184, Greg Jensen, (402) 458-1181Architecture: Connie Pejsar, (402) 458-1190Arts & Sciences: Amber Antholz, (402) 458-1182, Joye Fehringer, (402) 458-1187, Victor Martinez, (402) 458-1185Business Administration: Matt Boyd, (402) 458-1189, Laine Norton, (402) 458-1201Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources: Ann Bruntz, (402) 458-1176, Josh Egley, (402) 458-1202Education & Human Sciences: Jane Heany, (402) 458-1177Engineering: Karen Moellering, (402) 458-1179, Amy Ferguson, (402) 458-1203Fine & Performing Arts: Connie Pejsar, (402) 458-1190 Journalism & Mass Communications: David Belieu, (402) 458-1180Law: Joanna Nordhues, (402) 458-1178Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science & Management: Laine Norton, (402) 458-1201Nebraska Legends Scholarship Program: Kaye Jesske, (402) 458-1170Libraries: Susan Norby, (402) 458-1183Corporations: Kaye Jesske, (402) 458-1170Foundations: Liz Lange, (402) 458-1229

Published once a year, in August, for University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni and friends.

Nebraska Alumni AssociationWick Alumni Center1520 R Street • Lincoln, NE 68508-1651Phone: (402) 472-2841 • Toll-free: (888) 353-1874E-mail: [email protected] Website: huskeralum.org

University of Nebraska Foundation1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite 300 • Lincoln, NE 68508Phone: (402) 458-1100 • Toll-free: (800) 432-3216FAX: (402) 458-1298 • E-mail: [email protected]: www.nufoundation.org

Editor: Andrea Wood CranfordFoundation Editor: Colleen FleischerDesign: Kevin WrightCover Photo: Craig Chandler / University Communications © 2014, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved.

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Two years ago, the Nebraska Alumni Association created the Young Alumni Academy to identify and develop future alumni leaders for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through behind-the-scenes tours, information sessions and networking on campus.

Academy members are selected each September and the YAA academicyearrunsfromOctobertoMay.ClassstartswithanOc-tober orientation session featuring the Chancellor and then moves on to specific events focused on areas such as athletics, research, studentaffairs,admissionsandthealumniassociation.EventshappenonceamonthbetweenOctoberandMayandareheldThursdayevenings6-8p.m.

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

To get the most out of the academy experience, applicants should consider the qualities that have made past YAA members successful:

• ProudtohaveearnedadegreefromUNL.• Enjoynetworkingwithotherswhoshareaconnection

through UNL.• HaveadesiretolearnmoreabouthowUNLcontributesto

the quality of life in Nebraska.• Willmakeacommitmenttocompletealleightsessionsof

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 [email protected].

Apply for the Nebraska Young Alumni Academy

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Cather Circle to Celebrate 15th

AnniversaryCather Circle will kick off its fall conference with a

15thAnniversaryDinnerSept.18.Inadditiontohonoringfounding members and past chairs, the program will focus on where the group has been and where it’s headed.

OnSept.19,participantswillhearfromBaylorEvnenSpeakerSerieskeynotespeakerBrigidSchulte,WashingtonPost reporter and New York Times best-selling author. Memberscanthenlookforwardtobreakoutsessionsonmentoring and effective communication, with a separate track for post-professional members. UNL grad Cindy McCaffrey,aCatherCirclemember,formermarketingexecutive at Google and founder of Google.org, will close the day with a fireside chat.

Cather Circle membership has been restructured to maketheprocessquickerandeasier.Membersnowfitintotwocategories–alumnaeandstudents–andmembershipis open year-round.

Alumnae new to the group this fall are: Sarah Baker-Hansen, Sarah Barg, Jennifer Bartholomew, Polly Bowhay, MarianneClifford-Upton,BarbDorn,AnneDriewer,JeanineEngland,RenaeFeilmeier,MeganGoeke,AshlieHadden, Christa Hake, Livia Hummel, Amy Infante-Still, KerriKliewer,JulieLarsen,DevinMcDermott,AngelaMcMullen-Gunn,BarbaraPickering,Jill Schroeder, Lisa Sedivy,KimShepherd,AmyStruthers,MicheleTilleyandJeaneneWehrbein.

NewCatherCirclestudentmembersare:MackenzieGibbens,KelliGreen,RebeccaHaimann,ClaireHawkins,AllisonHergenrader,LynnHuynh,BrookeJacobi,Dani-elleKostal,AlexLorentz,SamanthaLunde,TaylorMarten,EricaNett,AmyNguyen,MichaelaNiemeyer,SydniRowen,LaineSanburg,EmilySchoening,EllaSeacrest,LizSimoneau,SkylerSimpson,RachelSpader,AllySutton,SydneyTodd,DanielleTuckerandMollyWilensky.

If you have an interest in the growth of women in leadership, mentoring, networking and professional de-velopment,joinustoday.Filloutanapplicationonlineathuskeralum.org/cather-circle-apply. If you have questions, please contact Sarah Haskell at [email protected].

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Coming This Fall: Football Friday, Homecoming and More

It’s time to haul out the Husker spirit and get ready for a festive fall of alumni activities.Firstup–andcontinuingeveryFridaybeforeahomefootballgame–isFootballFriday,nowinitssecondyearat

TheRailyardinLincoln’shistoricHaymarketDistrictandsixthyearoverall.Activitiesincludeappearancesbyformerplayers and Husker coaches, entertainment by the Husker Spirit Squad and pep band, music, children’s activities and more. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to win football tickets, Nebraska Champions Club passes and Husker memorabilia.

Then,markyourcalendarsforHomecoming2014.ActivitiesbeginSept.21andrunthroughSept.27,whentheNebraska football team hosts Illinois in the Huskers’ Big Ten Conference opener. Scarlet Guard, the NAA’s student group, willhostaSept.26peprallyandtheHomecomingJesterCompetitionwherestudentscompetetobecrowned“UNL’sBiggest Fan.” The winner will make an appearance on the sidelines during pre-game festivities the next day.

Thefulllistoffallreunions,tours,VolunteerLeadershipConference,CatherCircle,MastersWeek,YAAandcareerwebinars follows.

AUGUST

29 FootballFriday,TheRailyard30 NebraskaChampionsClubGameDay, Florida Atlantic

SEPTEMBER

4 CORNYs(ChaptersandOrganizations RecognitionNight)5 VolunteerLeadershipConference FootballFriday,TheRailyard6 NCCGameDay,McNeeseState11-14 NAA Athletic Tour to Fresno State12 FootballFridayatFresnoState13 Husker Huddle at Fresno State18 AlumniAdvisoryCouncilMeeting CatherCircle15thAnniversaryDinner19 Cather Circle Fall Conference FootballFriday,TheRailyard20 NCCGameDay,Miami26 FootballFriday,TheRailyard Homecoming Parade, Campus HomecomingPepRallyandJesterCompetition, UnionPlaza27 NCCGameDay,Illinois HonorsProgramAlumniReunion

OCTOBER

1 CareerWebinar,HowtoFindYourNextJob9 Young Alumni Academy Orientation10-11 CentennialCollegeReunion16-19 NAAAthleticTourtoNorthwestern17 FootballFridayatNorthwestern Husker Huddle at Northwestern24 FootballFriday,TheRailyard25 NCCGameDay,Rutgers31 ROTCFallReunion FootballFriday,TheRailyard

NOVEMBER

1 NCCGameDay,Purdue Alumni Award Nominations due5 CareerWebinar,LetLinkedInMarketYourSkills13 YAA,IANRonEastCampus19-21 50thAnniversaryMastersWeek19-30 NAAAdventureTour,PanamaCanalCruise21 FootballFriday,TheRailyard22 NCCGameDay,Minnesota

DECEMBER

3 CareerWebinar,ArtandScienceofInterviewing11 YAA, Athletics

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Claim Your Alumni Profile

The Nebraska Alumni Association

launched the third edition of our web-

site this summer at huskeralum.org.

Our favorite features include a

more user-friendly navigation, as well as

a slick first-time login function. We’ve

fine-tuned the data integration compo-

nent, so your online profile will be linked

to your alumni record immediately,

providing you with instant access to

your NAA member benefits and easy-to-

use 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 husker-

alum.org and claim your alumni profile

today!

More Career Webinars Coming Your WayIn2012,theNAAunveileditsnewAlumniCareerAdvance-

ment Program. Since then, we have strengthened the program with numerous opportunities for alumni association members to grow their careers, including monthly career webinars, online resources and an alumni career specialist.

This year, career webinars will once again be offered on a variety of topics, led by career experts, authors and coaches. The followingwebinarsaretentativelyscheduledfor7p.m.CSTandwill be confirmed upon registration:

• Aug.6 “The Speed of Trust – THE Career Critical

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

• Oct.1 “How to Find Your Next Job in One Day,” withRichGillis,radiotalkshowhostandauthor of“ReallyUsefulJobSearchTactics”and“JOB!”

• Nov.5 “Let LinkedIn Market Your Skills &

Experience,”withVivekavonRosen,interna- tionallyknown“LinkedInExpert”andhostof #LinkedInChat on Twitter.

• Dec.3 “Master the Art & Science of Interviewing,” with John Kador, independent business writer andauthorof“EffectiveApology:Mending Fences,BuildingBridgesandRestoringTrust.”

• Jan.7 “Grab Your Keys and Drive Your Career,” with LosEllis,foundingpartneranddirectorof DSPStart-UP.comandincubationventure

capitalist.

• Feb.4 “Proven Strategies to Build a Network That

Works For You,”withMikeFishbein,founder of Startup College and customer development, networking and content marketing author.

• March4 “Stuff Your Resume With Keywords to

Highlight Your Experience,” with Jay Block, international best-selling author, speaker and executive coach.

• April1 “Use Your Strengths to Create a Rewarding

and Satisfying Career,”withTomRath,human behaviorexpertandauthorof“HowFullIsYour Bucket?”and“StrengthsFinder2.0.”

• May6 “5 Steps to Building a Powerful & Profitable

Network,”withBethBridges,knownas“The NetworkingMotivator”andexpertbusiness networkingauthoronwww.EzineArticles.com.

• June3 “What You Don’t Say in an Interview Could

Hold You Back,”withCaroleMartin,interviewing expert with extensive human resource experiencefromFortune500companiesto

startups.In addition to offering career webinars and expanding online

resources to include a variety of professional development topics, the NAA will host four online networking events, catering to and 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.org/careers.

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

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

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

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

• 1st Prize: $500 • 2nd Prize: $250 • 3rd Prize: $100

The DetailsArticles 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.

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

• By e-mail: [email protected]

• Online: huskeralum.org/writing-submission

Our Husker network is growing. UNL’s international student population is blossoming, adding to the richness of the campus culture, and more faculty and domestic stu-dents are finding opportunities to teach and study abroad.

Not surprisingly, more Nebraska alumni are traveling, living and working abroad, too, expanding the Husker net-work well beyond our borders. At last count, the NAA was awareofalumniin108countries,withthelargestHuskerpopulationsfoundinMalaysia(368),Canada(284),Japan(160)andChina(143).

In addition to serving as ambassadors and building local Husker camaraderie, international alumni and friends are critically important to UNL in a variety of ways:

• Helpingwiththerecruitmentofinternationalstu- dents, which Chancellor Perlman has designated as a priority for meeting the university’s growth goals.

• Helpingtoadvancetheuniversity’sresearchport- folio by providing leads and establishing partner-

ships in areas of current or future research interests. • Providingleadsoninternshipsandpost-graduation

work opportunities for UNL students. • ServingaspointsofcontactforUNLstudents

and faculty traveling abroad.• Identifyingsuccessfulalumniacrosstheworldto

help raise the university’s profile.

The difficulty arises in trying to stay connected to in-ternational 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 alumni an ongoing challenge.

Weneedyourhelp!Pleasehelpuslocateandconnectwithalumniandfriendslivingabroad.Wedon’twantthemto miss out on opportunities to stay engaged with UNL, and we need their connections and expertise for UNL to continue to grow as a global Big Ten university.

Weareaskingallalumnitovisitournewandim-proved huskeralum.org to update your contact information. Simplyclick“FirstTimeLogin”ontheupper-rightbannerto find, validate and update your profile. If you know of someone living abroad, please share this request with them. Wearerelyingonyoutohelpusgrowourinternationaloutreach!

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

Huskers Around the World


The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s entrance into the Big Ten Conference three years ago brought a new set of expectations–andnotjustinathletics.Academicexpecta-tions were also high, and to be competitive in the Big Ten requires serious student recruiting.

In2010,whentheuniversity’sacceptancebytheBig Ten was first announced, UNL created a partnership among UNL Admissions, the Nebraska Alumni Associa-tion 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.

TheLegendsprogramoffers$1,000scholarshipstooutstandinghighschoolstudentswhileproviding$250for UNL Admissions recruiters to reach out to each of them.That$1,000scholarshipisthenmatchedbyanother$1,000scholarshipthroughChancellorHarveyPerlman’soffice. It is the only program of its kind in the Big Ten. And it works.

Todate,608studentshavebecomeNebraskaLegends,witharetentionrateof93.2percentcomparedto84per

cent for the UNL freshman class overall, and a grade point averageof3.35comparedto2.85forallUNLfreshmen.

Enteringitsfourthyear,theprogramhasreceived3,697giftsfromalumni,fansandfriendsineverystateintheU.S.,plusWashington,D.C.,andAmericanSamoa.Asthe Nebraska Legends program continues to grow, UNL is able to go after more outstanding students from both inside and outside the state.

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

contributing to the Nebraska Legends program. Gifts of $1,250willcreatea$1,000scholarshiptobematchedbythechancellorand$250tohelpadmissionsstaffrecruitthescholars. All other gift amounts are also accepted to help support the Nebraska Legends scholarship program.

To make your tax deductible gift, please visit nufoundation.org/nebraskalegends or contact Kaye Jesske [email protected].

Nebraska Legends – Keeping Up with

the Big Ten

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.

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

UniversityofNebraska-Lincolnhasajam-packedlineupofnearly50coursesandeventsreadyforitsfall2014Term1 schedule. The wide selection of learning opportunities is indicative of the extraordinary quality, high-interest courses andeventsOLLIofferstothose50andolder.

Severalcourseoptionsthroughoutthe2014-2015aca-demicyearwillhighlight“1965-1975:DecadeofTransfor-mation.”Term1,whichbeginsSept.8,2014,willpresentthree courses associated with this stormy decade.

• “AmericanFirstLadiesinaTransformativeDecade” will feature Lady Bird Johnson, Patricia Nixon and Betty Ford. Combining C-SPAN footage in col- laborationwiththeWhiteHouseHistoricalAs- sociation, participants in this three-part series will view90-minuteepisodesexaminingthepublicand private lives of these three first ladies including interviews with noted scholars, photographs and film.

• TheU.S.SupremeCourtwillbeunderscrutiny inanothercoursefollowingtheyear’stheme:“The U.S.SupremeCourt,LoveItorHateIt:Decisions fromthe’60sand’70s.”FormerUniversityof Denveradjunctlawprofessorandretiredtriallaw- yer, Cassandra Sasso, will tackle the sometimes politically charged court decisions rendered during theturbulentdecadeof1965to1975.Under discussion will be landmark decisions in the areas of free speech, separation of church and state and illegal discrimination.

• AcourseontheVietnamWarroundsouttheFall themeofferings.“FaithQuestionstheVietnam War”willtakeanin-depth,participatoryviewof whether religion played a role in that highly con- tentious and divisive war. Class topics include: The roleorganizedreligionplayedinthedecisionto becomeinvolvedinthewar;howorganized religion and personal faith contributed to decisions to accept or resist the military draft; and how faith

values were represented in film, art and music during U.S. involvement.

Another upcoming and highly anticipated course is a six-week, in-depth look at ethics in real-life situations. Titled“Ethics:TheStruggletoDoWhat’sRight,”thiscourse features former UNL football coach and athletic director Tom Osborne who will address ethics in sports; followed by John Anderson, associate dean, UNL College of Business Administration, discussing ethics in business; DaveBundy,editoroftheLincolnJournalStar,ethicsinmedia;LisaMansur,pulmonologistanddirectorofhospiceatTabitha,ethicsinmedicine;RichardDooling,visitingprofessor of law at UNL, and Kristen Blankley, assistant professoroflawatUNL,ethicsinlaw;andSarahW.Thompson, a psychologist, ethics in the bedroom.

For further information about upcoming fall Term 1 sessions,pleasevisittheOlliwebsitewhereyoucanjointhisrapidlygrowingorganizationandregisterforcourses.

Alumni Affiliate

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

olli.unl.edu

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Alumni Help UNL Libraries Digital Projects Succeed By Joan Barnes, UNL Libraries

Alumni volunteers have been integral in the initial successoftranscribingtheCornhuskeryearbooks.Wearelooking for more volunteers to help us complete the tran-scriptionoftheremainingyearbooks.Wealsoneedalumniwhohavewrittenamaster’sthesisbetween1923-2010toparticipateinanewdigitalproject.

sEARCH tHE YEARBOOKs

The Cornhusker captures a special period of time in UNL students’ lives and the lives of their friends and classmates. It also serves as a record of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s rich history.

Thanks to many alumni and student volunteers, more than22Cornhuskeryearbookshavebeencompletelytran-scribed and are searchable at yearbooks.unl.edu.

SinceFebruary2013,volunteershavebeentranscrib-ing millions of words on the pages of the yearbooks in order to make them searchable and easier to use. Though images of all the pages can currently be browsed, this new ability to search allows readers to find mentions of specific

people, topics, UNL colleges and programs, athletics, clubs and activities with ease.

Whilemostofthecompletedyearbooksarefromtheearlyperiod(1884-1919),volunteerscontinuetotran-scribe the remaining yearbooks at transcribe.unl.edu.

SueWardell,’71,hastypedmorethan6,500pagesand finds transcribing a wonderful way to give back to UNL.

“ThemostamazingthingisIfoundfriends,relativesof friends. I love the football pages. It is so much fun,” saidWardell,theproject’stopvolunteer.Shechallengesotheralumnitojustgoinandtranscribeatleastonepagea week.

MAstER’s tHEsEs sCANNING PROJECt

The University Libraries is embarking on a new digital projecttoscan18,000theses(1923–2010)thatareonlyavailableinpapercopy.Digitizingthesemaster’sthesesisan important step in preserving them and making them more accessible.

RebeccaBernthal,associateprofessor,isdirectingthe

multi-yearprojectwhichishopingforacontactfromeachthesis author in order to get permission to allow full and free accessibility to theses over the web.

“Eachauthorofathesisisthecopyrightownerofthatwork,”explainedBernthal“Weneedalumnitogiveper-mission to share the digital copy so that readers around the world can have free and open access to view the work.”

WhentheLibrariescannotsecuretheauthor’spermis-sion to publish the thesis openly, the thesis will be kept behinda“firewall,”whichmeansthefulltextofthethesiswillonlybeaccessibletoauthorizedusersthroughtheUNL campus connections.

UNLalumniandfriendscanhelpthisprojectsucceed. If you are the author (or a direct relative of a deceased author) of a UNL thesis (and/or dissertation) writtenbetween1923–2010,weneedtohearfromyou.A simple message is all that is required to give permis-sion. The Libraries also welcomes any questions about the project.

Send an e-mail with permission to place the thesis outside the firewall to [email protected].

8 | GoodNUz | MEMBERSHIP *Some exclusions apply. Learn more or purchase your membership at huskeralum.org.


New NAA life MembersJuly 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

Kathryn L. Abresch-UrbanekOwenE.AdamsEricaAhlschwedeJosephineD.AlabataKevinM.AlbersF. Luke AlexanderZacharyE.AlexanderDarleneK.AllenRobertE.andCarlaA.AllenDorothyC.AndersonJenniferM.AnglinChristopher C. and Lori L. ArentJames J. ArndtDarrellD.AversThomasandPaulaD.BaackJocelyn BaadeRobertC.andAlanaG.BarthAndrewW.BaruthCraigA.Bassett,M.D.andCatherineM. BassettR.NeilandJoAnneP.BatemanRossE.andAnitaM.BaumanJacobL.BayerandRachelM.LuptakBayerAnne G. BeaurivageStevenA.BelitzEugeneBelogorsky,M.D.SharonE.BeltzerJamesL.BiggsandNancyG.Biggs,Ph.D.MarkE.BishoffDeborahD.andGordonF.BjormanAllenG.Blezek,Ph.D.andKayL.BlezekDeannaM.andDuaneW.BlodgettBruce H. and Jane BoyleIngridM.BradleyGaryS.BrantzMichaelR.BrazealGarrettR.BrehmAmelia J. BreinigChristaM.BrittonJamesW.Brown,M.D.andLynnE.BrownCraig G. BroyhillMarilynJ.Bugenhagen,Ph.D.DuaneA.BurnsNicole B. BusboomSuzanneM.Campbell,Ph.D.DwainC.andKarenA.CarlsonGeraldE.andDarleneM.CarlsonMarvinP.Carlson,Ph.D.WilliamR.Carriker,Ed.D.BridgetandTimothyW.CarrollNathan L. CarrollAlexandria B. CervenyJamesW.Chapin,M.D.MelissaA.CheathamJill N. ChoateDennisL.andRuthE.ChoquetteCarolA.andDouglasChristensenDaneM.ChristensenKelly S. ChristensenKelley J. CiprianiAmyM.andJoshuaD.ClarkCarolE.ClarkJohnW.Clark,Ph.D.andDoloresM.ClarkWillardD.andCoryeneR.ClassenAndrewH.andBrookeM.ClementsFrederickN.Coats,D.D.S.RogerO.ColeCharles and Beth ConcannonJack L. CondonCharlesW.CorningJackR.CoryGloria J. CoxRondaO.Credille,Ph.D.ThomasA.DahlgrenCarlyJ.DanaHalJ.Daub,Jr.MyrnaJ.Davis

JoshuaC.DawsScottB.DeckertFredJ.Diedrichsen,D.D.S.ChaseF.DillonFrancisL.R.DobrovolnyJacobL.DonaCatherineJ.DonahoeEarlDoomes,Ph.D.BoydE.Dose,Jr.andTereasaA.DoseMichaelD.DotyRobertA.DoughertyCindyL.Drake,D.D.S.MarkE.DreilingTimothyA.DruekeJohnA.DubasR.MarkDuff,M.D.andAnnetteL.DuffBethM.DwyerJenniferB.EdwardsLarryD.EggertandJoyceR.KnappGeraldG.Ehlers,Ed.D.DavidW.ErbachDonaldR.Everett,Jr.andJillM.EverettMaryK.ExstromKenneth FairchildJudith L. FarmerRandallS.andDebraFarwellLawayne L. and Barbara J. FeitKennethW.andSusanM.FerrariniGerald L. FoyLeslieM.FranckeEricL.FranzenKathleenD.FrederickJeanneE.FreelsFred H. and June A. FreemanGregoryG.andDianeJ.FreeseCynthia J. GalliDrs.Garth&NataliaGemarJohnH.George,Ph.D.andLouiseG.GeorgeDanielT.Gerber,Sr.,Ph.D.andLuAnnL. GerberDarylD.GerkeRaymondM.GilbertsonStephen P. GildersleeveLucas G. GilesAndrewR.Glenn,D.D.S.NormanE.andGeneeE.GoddenRodneyS.GoeringAmyR.GoeschelandThomasJ.Goeschel,Jr.VickieD.andAlanD.GoodmanJohnR.Gossin,CLUMichaelJ.Grace,Ph.D.JamesW.Grant,IIIandKathleenGrantRobertA.andCatherineGriceHarry S. Grimminger, Jr. and Patricia K. GrimmingerThomasR.GroetekeJamesL.andTeresaR.GrossKristenM.GuilianoStanford L. HagemanDrs.CliffordHall,IIIandCharleneWolf-HallWalterH.Hancock,Ph.D.andMarijaneE.Hancock,Ph.D.BoydA.Hanna,Ed.D.andRecaJ.HannaJane L. HansonEricP.HarmonMathiasM.HarreWallisJ.HarschWillardandJanHarstickElizabethM.Hartman,M.D.RobbL.NelsonandStaciL.Hartman-NelsonSarahE.HaskellJames L. and Irene L. HavenerDrs.RobertJ.andPennyK.HawsRobertW.HaydenThomas A. HedgesGlenE.HeimanDavidHendler,J.D.RobertC.Hendler,M.D.KennethR.andCherylD.HenryMatthewK.Henry

KristopherM.HerbigMichaelR.andAnnM.HerbigCharlesD.Herbolsheimer,Retd.AmyE.HermanLinda G. HermanJustinS.andCatherineB.HernandezAlexandraK.andBenjaminD.HiblerJillM.HicksJaniceE.Hinds,Ph.D.Logan P. HindsGala J. HockensShirley J. HoffKelsey N. HohlenCharlesW.Holderness,Retd.JonD.HongsermeierDorothyR.Horner,Ph.D.RichardD.HorrocksGerald J. HowerterPamela J. HromadkaKatherineM.HudsonRexE.Hudson,M.D.DianeL.HughesBrookeM.HuisengaNorma I. HurdDonaL.HurstGeraldE.andKandyHusbandsJohn J. HuseEdwardE.HusmannMeganR.HussDustinS.andTeresaJ.HutmacherEmilyC.IbachJulie A. IbaraJasonW.andKristinIversonDanielJ.JaksichandJayneL.TimmermanPeterR.JeffersonLloyd L. JensenEldonL.andBettyJ.JohnsonJames H. Johnson, Jr.John P. JohnsonTadL.andMonicaL.JonesWardA.andDianeL.JorgensonGarry L. and Carol A. JurgensSteven J. and Samantha K. KaiserAnthonyJ.andMeloraJ.KalinaTraciaK.Kalnins,Ph.D.andIvarsKalninsAnn F. KansierLawrenceA.Kapustka,Ph.D.HarichandB.Kathpal,Ph.D.TimKautzmanDonaldH.KelleyRichardW.andHelenJ.KelleyChris A. and Pamela J. KidwellMichelleL.Kimberly-RhoadesLarryD.andConstanceS.KingEugeneR.andJoanC.KlaasmeyerLee J. KlattCandaceS.Kohnke,Ph.D.andKevinJ.Kohnke,Ph.D.Krystal A. KonradRichardG.andJoanK.KopfRobertW.KorbaKevin L. and Sara S. KosterJaneE.KotsiopulosRobertE.andElaineR.KrasneKevinW.KrauseCarol J. and Gerald L. KriegerSteveM.andLanaKrugEmilyK.KrumbachRussellL.KrumwiedeChristopherM.KubeSebastian KuckKentA.andDebraKuhrKentT.Lacey,M.D.andGayleJ.LaceySushil S. and Jane LacyLaura J. LakePatricia LangdonAndriaG.M.Langenberg,M.D.GlendaJ.LanikandGeraldT.Whelan,Jr.DavidR.LarsonWilliamD.Latza,J.D.

RogerL.andCarolA.LewisLinda K. LiebendorferDelmarA.Lienemann,Jr.LincolnRadiologyGroupP.C.DaleT.Lindgren,Ph.D.Stephen A. and Laurie LindgrenTravis S. LineJohnM.LinkRudolfW.Link,M.D.RobertL.andKathleenLodesDaphneA.LofquistandJoshuaKneifelAaronT.andKandiceE.LudwigWilliamD.LuebbeKimberlyJ.MachacekRichardD.MacMillanWandaL.MandigoRichardP.Marshall,Jr.JamesC.Martin,CPAGeorgianneL.Mastera,Ph.D.andJamesA.MasteraShirleyS.McGinnNancyJ.McGregor-JaderRonaldR.andDorothyJ.McKeeverJohnR.McPhail,IIIandLindaL.McPhailWayneW.MeierPaulH.Meissner,M.D.andGlennaK.MeissnerCliffordF.andKathrynL.MesnerLaNelleM.MeyerJohnR.andMaryT.MimickGaryL.andLindaM.MinerJamieL.Mlnarik,D.D.S.andKevinJ.MlnarikGlennV.MohrRichardA.MooreCharlesA.andMarthaJ.MyersMatthewH.NelsonStephenD.NelsonWilliamH.NelsonEffieM.NestrudIanR.andJenniferM.NicasMickW.NissenDavidJ.andCarolynA.NuismerDeanM.andJoanS.OlanderAlanM.andGermaineC.OldfatherDouglasG.OlsonJeffrey G. OlsonMerlinL.andLuJeanOlsonWayneG.OrstadJimmieD.Osborn,Ed.D.andLynneM. OsbornGaryW.OxleyLeslieJ.ParsonsandMargaretE.Parsons,Ph.D.SamuelH.Perry,II,M.D.andLyndaL.PerryKentE.andSylviaM.PersonAndrea G. PetersonChristopher PiattJonathan L. PikeJames S. Pittenger, Jr.MarshallA.andJeanM.PooleLetaN.PowellDrakeMichelleL.Powell,Pharm.D.andWilliamA. PowellCrystalR.PribylGeneD.andNoellaProchaskaRolandD.Rader,Ph.D.andJudithP.RaderKirkS.RamseyCurtisL.andLisaA.RandaFrederickW.RauchRahulRazdanRobertJ.ReedTimothyC.ReedLarryH.andMargaretRemmersNancyJ.andJerryL.RenardBrianC.Rogers,M.D.ElizabethB.RomanoffJenniferA.RottkampDavidL.andSheilaD.RowePaul A. and Laurie J. SaathoffLynnE.Sackschewsky

DanielB.Sanchez,Jr.Nathan B. and Tiffany SandersonMeghanK.ScasseroRobertM.andAndreaR.SchaferRonaldL.ScheidtandJeriR.Rush,D.D.S.TimothyO.andCarolineM.SchellpeperJerry L. ScheschyJohnF.andAnneM.SchmallSamuel P. SchmidtKevin J. and Tricia V. SchneiderNicole L. SchneiderArlinL.andCharleneM.SchnoorKerri J. and Owen J. SchuetteMarkL.andMaryPatSchwartzJohnR.Seberg,D.D.S.Laura C. SedivyRolenL.SellTimothyB.Shafer,Ph.D.JosephR.andLindaJ.ShanderaBrian L. ShelbournSteveD.SherrillandKristinS.RinglandPatriciaM.SimRobertS.SindlarDavidH.Sjulin,M.D.andAnnE.Sjulin,M.D.RhettW.SkeltonJohnA.Skretta,Ed.D.andSaraE.Skretta,Ed.D.StephenD.Slane,Ph.D.DavidE.Slaughter,Sr.KathrynSlepickaDobrinicDonaldD.Smith,D.V.M.EmilyK.SmithHayley A. SmithMitchellK.SmithRichardM.andCathySmithDustinR.andKarenM.SpaceSeldenM.Spencer,Jr.andJanineW.Spencer,Ph.D.Linda J. and Lawrence SplichalTimothyR.andRobinSpoenemanMarkR.SpurginJoE.StarkMollySteinkemperTerryL.Stentz,Ph.D.andChristieHobensackMelindaJ.StogsdillGregory L. and Barbara L. StormMichaelP.StypaMarilynC.SudbeckPaul J. and Jessica F. SueperAlanJ.Svajgr,Ph.D.Cynthia J. SvendsenJamesF.andShelliA.SwartzGwyneth U. J. TalleyBethany A. TallmanDuaneR.TappeTravisJ.Teetor,M.D.DennisC.andLauraC.TegtmeierKarenJ.andJackE.ThompsonJulia C. ThomsenRonaldJ.ThomsenDaveA.andCherylA.TicknerShawn J. TooveyThanh T. TrieuDeborahJ.TrivittJohn C. and Gloria J. TurnbullDanielR.TweetonMarvinJ.VanKekerix,Ph.D.andRebeccaK.WiegandMeganL.andMatthewVarozJoshua J. VinduskaRonaldF.VokounKathryn A. VollmerNobleE.andSusanE.VosburgAlexM.WachFrankG.andCindyK.WallShaneM.WallenAnnetteS.WallmanandRonaldD.Wallman,D.V.M.MichaelT.Wasley


Thank You to Our Newest Life Members and Contributors to Our Programs


EdwardA.Watson,Jr.CoryE.WealeJamesR.WeaverDavidD.Weeks,M.D.andSondraWeeksRogerE.Wehrs,M.D.KarlW.andMaryJ.WellensiekMichaelJ.andAlissaM.WellsSaraA.WelshJasonW.WentzSusanA.WerblowSchweitzerRonaldR.WernerJamesP.WertzandVickieA.AndersonGaryS.WestphalCharlesR.Wetzel,Ph.D.LindaM.Wiater,Pharm.D.CherylJ.WieseLeeR.Wigert,Ph.D.andDianeL.WigertGaryL.andSueWilcherBruceE.andAnnetteM.WilesDonaldA.Wilhite,Ph.D.andMyraS.Wilhite,Ph.D.BlakeM.WilliamsDonnC.WilliamsAdrienneR.WilmesBruceW.WisemanStephanieL.WoeppelandJeremyS.ShedloskyDuaneE.WoerthAlexanderJ.andAngelaS.WolfJamesM.andSusanR.WolfNathanK.WortmannManfredD.andCarolJ.WunderlichBrent C. YanagidaTravisD.YontsandAlexandraB.Yonts,M.D.Bret A. YounkinKevin YountWilliamR.andGaileneZalmanMargaretA.ZarybnickyFredE.Zwonechek

Recent NAA ContributorsJuly 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014

Donor(s)CynthiaE.AbeelAntonioJ.andAliciaM.AguiarPatriciaJ.andStevenW.AhlersBarbaraJ.andDennisR.AhlmanRetaM.AlbertiRichardM.AldenVirginia J. and Stanley L. AllenBryan C. AltmanCarolandStephenD.AndersenMarianL.andHaroldW.AndersenCharlesP.Anderson,M.D.JudithE.andRalphM.Anderson,Jr.LisaM.andWilliamL.AndersonMurielE.andRolanE.AndersonRobertW.AndersonHarryB.Andrews,M.D.ShirleyJ.andRogerG.AndrewsHazelM.Anthony,Ed.D.Shigeo ArakakiRobertJ.ArpMaryE.andErnestS.ArrigoRichardE.AscheTraceyL.andDavidA.AshBeverlyandDonaldK.AtkinsHowardD.AtkinsV-EttaM.AumanPaulaD.andThomasBaackHelenF.andJamesC.Babcock,M.D.TrulaandMerleS.BachmanHenryR.Bader,Jr.WilliamBanwellWilliamJ.BarndsSherriR.BarnwellEricB.BartonS. Bruce BartonThomasD.andKathrynA.BassPatrick L. BassingerSteven H. and Kris S. BastronSusanneL.BathgateandTimE.BereuterJulieL.andBoydM.BattermanKarenK.andMichaelF.BaumertSherrillA.andKentR.BaumfalkDavidR.andCatherineA.BeathardGratenD.Beavers

Steven L. BecherMartaM.andThurstonN.BechtelElviraA.andPhilipF.BeckenhauerPeterR.BeckerKenneth BeckmanJudithA.Belitz,D.D.S.Herbert H. BenckKatherine J. BennettLawrence A. BennettRichardL.BenzelPeg BeranekJohnM.BergwellSarahandTerryG.Berke,Ph.D.LindaM.andVirgilE.Berney,Jr.ErnestA.BerryJohn T. BeyersPalmerD.andEdwardJ.BierlSherryl BillsJacqueline A. and Bernard L. BirkelCarol J. BischoffAnthonyJ.Bliazis,IIISherryJ.andRogerJ.BloodRobertJ.BoardmanMarjorieJ.BockMarciaA.BodenBarbara A. and Thomas L. BoekaRobertD.BoettcherCarolJ.andJohnBogaczJanetBoller,Ph.D.andRobertL.BollerDarrellR.andLorajaneBolliLindaI.andClaudeM.Bolton,Jr.Clara L. BornemeierLinda J. BorsMarkW.BostockBettyJ.andDouglasG.BrackhanDrs.NancyC.andRobertE.BrandtRebeccaS.Breed,Ed.D.andGaleE.Breed,IIPamelaJ.andRandallS.BreinigRonaldB.BresterJoyceE.andKennardL.BrittonThomas L. BroadStephen S. BrockmannDaleL.BrooksAnnE.andRobertD.Brown,Ph.D.Audrey B. and Norman J. BrownJaniceandNorwinW.BrueningBarbaraandWayneE.BruggerClarence A. BrunkhorstLorrieE.Bryant,Ph.D.andR.SamuelBryant,M.D.DennisH.BrydlRobertW.Bucco,Jr.DarleneF.andStevenE.BuckSandra K. BuckendahlKurtF.Buckley,Ph.D.MervellD.BumgarnerArthurA.L.Burbridge,D.D.S.Phyllis A. and Gary F. BurchfieldCaryJ.Buresh,M.D.JamesF.Burke,M.D.Kevin and Jennifer N. BussingerKathrynA.andRalphE.CadwalladerThomasD.CalderLaNeta L. and Stanley L. CarlockEarlV.Carlson,M.D.Abby N. and Jesse L. CarmanGeorge P. Carpenter, Jr.MichaelG.CarruthersDavidK.CarterLauren J. CasterAnneT.andAlbertK.Chan,Ph.D.DouglasS.ChappellMelissaA.CheathamPatricia A. and Kenneth L. ChelohaKelly J. ChermokBilly S. ChildersNadineR.andRogerE.ChristensenAlanD.ChunkaJacqueline J. CinkEdvinsCircenisIris A. ClampDorisA.Clatanoff,Ph.D.LindaandCharlesR.ClatterbuckJulie A. ClaybaughDeloresF.CleavengerLeigh A. CleaverSara G. and Andrew A. CleggBarbaraJ.andDaleE.Clement,Ph.D.

Jean and Kent L. CoenKerryR.CoilJeremy J. ColwellWilliamF.ColwellDr.StephenR.ComerHeatherR.ComstockKarenL.ConleyandRichardF.McTygueRockyJ.ConleyJohn P. ConnelleyDavidE.Cook,Ed.D.JamesE.CookPhyllis I. CookRitaandG.BradfordCookClaireE.andW.BentonCopple,M.D.Curtis P. CoteDouglasJ.CotnerGenieceM.andJohnC.CourtrightDanielE.CrawfordJamesP.andRebeccaJ.CrofootChalmersA.Cromer,Ed.D.MichaelL.CrosonLindaR.andGeneCrumpGretchen H. CrusickJoseph F. CudaRobertK.CurryW.AllenDaggettConnieandDennisD.DaileyJaneA.andGaryA.DakoliosJosephR.DanielandLindaH.Daniel,M.D.WayneN.DankertNancyM.DarstTammyL.andBrianJ.DaughertyLineahJ.andFrankC.DaveyDonaldM.andMargaretJ.DavidAndreaL.andEverettE.Davis,Ed.D.JosephineA.DayBettyJ.andJeffL.DeetsReneeG.andJohnM.Demay,M.D.LaVadaDennisBarbaraandDonaldD.DeRieseJeanD.Detlefsen,Ph.D.LoriM.andMilesM.DewhirstMaryA.DickLangrock,D.D.S.BonnieL.andJohnR.DietzeGloriaB.andRoyG.DinsdaleKathleenE.DinsmoreJaredJ.DirkschneiderRosemaryDixonArVellaF.andHowardP.DoerrDianaandMichaelR.DohmenDouglassW.DonnellCorrineE.andWadeD.Dorland,Jr.RebeccaA.Dowling,Ph.D.PatriciaL.DowneyMarilynG.DowningPamelaK.andRichardJ.Doyle,Jr.CatherineJ.andDanielE.DrakeLyleA.DreherLorraineM.DrummondDouglasF.DuchekAllanG.andMarilynL.DueyVeraQ.DulaneyMichaelR.andDorothyA.DuncanBettyB.DurhamMartinT.Durney,Ph.D.JamesV.EbelLawrenceD.EbnerDianeandNathanW.Eckloff,Jr.DaynaandStephanM.EddyJodieA.andDanielC.EdwardsEvelynC.EffkenLumirJ.Ehernberger,Jr.StanleyC.EhrlichBillL.EhrmanLindaJ.andRonaldL.EilersTerriL.EilersandArlenW.SeemanArdithA.andRichardD.Eisenhauer,Ed.D.SusanC.andThomasL.EisermanShirleyM.Ekvall,Ph.D.JeanA.EllisRamonaA.andDonaldL.EllisonJenniferS.EmanuelDorisM.andDonovanR.EndorfJeanineH.andStephenR.EnglandFloydA.Erickson,Jr.DennisL.ErnestMichaelL.ErwinDonnaM.andFrankW.Esposito

ElaineandEverettA.EvnenBettyL.andJerryL.EwingKatrinaR.FahlinandJoelJ.ThomsenSheri A. FarrarDr.ThomasW.FawellCarole and John H. FeekMelissaA.andRodgerW.Feldhaus,Ph.D.James F. FenlonR.MichaelFerzelyandMaryE.Mullen-FerzelyTinaM.andSeanR.FilipowskiJeanneM.andRobertE.FitzgeraldJamesR.FlahertyJerryH.Fletcher,M.D.RoxieL.FolsomMarilynA.Fontane,Ph.D.JeanM.andJosephJ.FormanDr.CharlesW.andCarolynS.FrancisDawnL.FrederickEugeneS.FreemanThomasD.FrenchLinda K. FrerichsRichardFritzLoisM.FroggeCarol J. L. and Larry S. FrostPeggyH.andMichaelR.FurrowPamela K. GaareCameron J. GarciaRogerW.GardnerPatriciaandRogerW.GareyMichaelW.GarrettFrederick C. GebhardtRichardJ.GeierDonaldR.GeislerVicky L. GeistDouglasG.Genereux,Ph.D.EmilyE.andAndrewJ.GerchIrmaT.andRichardG.GerlachCarolA.GetzCharlesJ.Gibson,M.D.CheriandTedM.GillGregoryG.GlunzJosephine A. and Leonard J. GodownRonaldH.GodwinCynthiaS.andDavidJ.GoellerSandraK.GonzalesJulie A. GoodmanCheryl A. Goodrich-GoplenBarbaraJ.andRandallC.GordonMarkD.GordonDonaldR.GrimmDianeK.andScottA.GronewoldFrancesE.GrossJanet L. GrosvenorJohnE.GroundBeverlyK.andStevenE.GrueberSandraR.GrulkeMaryAnneandFredA.Guggenmos,IIIMarleneA.GuroffVirginiaM.HabaAaronandDinaL.HabererJanisM.andJohnA.Haggstrom,M.D.Dr.NatalieD.HahnJulie A. HalsteadJohn F. HamannLindaE.Hammer,Ph.D.GlendaJ.andRobertT.HammonsPatricia A. HannanCheryl L. and Grant N. HansenKathyA.Hansen,RDHNadineY.andDonaldG.Hanway,Jr.MatthewJ.HardebeckLawrenceL.Harms,M.D.VernHarnappandRuthKiekhaeferHarnappChristineM.andRonaldL.HarrisJeanE.andDavidE.HarrisPhyllis G. Harvey Chambers and James L. ChambersBrian F. HastingsSamuel F. Hatfield, Jr.RichardJ.HauptmanMauriceR.HawthorneLouisaJ.HaywardandRogerL.PetersenCatherine and James T. HealeyTroyW.HeardRobertA.HeckmanMontyL.HeidenreichJamesE.HeiligerDavidG.Heinke

MicheleL.andJeffreD.Helmink,M.D.Gary B. HembdC.M.andRobertD.Hendricks,Ph.D.Gordon L. HenkeMaryE.andThomasJ.HenningEugeneH.HenningsJeanC.andLarryD.HenningsJaniceL.andRobertF.HerbekRaymondJ.HerbertJosephA.HerzJoey L. HesselgesserMarjorieO.HeyneMichaelH.HildebrandRandallE.HildingKathrynE.HillDonaldHilligossandLoriMcMurtry-HilligossThomas L. HiltMaryJ.andErnestE.HinesDonnaHinkleyandLloydD.HinkleyTerriandDennisC.HirschbrunnerRichardD.HitzGeraldM.Hodgson,Ph.D.Phylis J. HollamonPriscilla J. HollingsheadSusanA.andDavidE.HollmanNancyJ.andWilliamF.HolloranElaineA.andGeraldL.HolmbergKeithW.andAliceM.HolmesFlorenceC.andBurtonE.HolthusCarol S. and Stephen K. HoneyMartyP.HowellKarmenE.andMichaelH.Hoxie,D.D.S.RichardM.HueschenKatherineA.andStephenR.Humphrey,D.D.S.JoannandWilliamA.HunnelMaureenandRichardA.HuntRichardD.HuntDrs.DeannaL.andMarkR.HutchinsMarySueHutchinsLolaandDonivanC.HuwaldtPhyllisM.HydeStevenIoergerandTariM.Ernst,M.D.Susan C. and Timothy J. IronsTerrieandDavidA.IrvinDonaldE.JacobsonRuthL.andVaughnJaenike,Ed.D.Christine A. JanisRichardJ.JanousekLyndaA.andPaulE.JasaJean S. JeffreyMurielM.JenkinsOconnellRonaldPeoplesandKarenK.JenningsCalebE.JensenKathy K. JensenCharlotte H. and Cyrus A. JohnsonKevinW.JohnsonMargaretA.andRichardA.JohnsonMaryB.JohnsonTheresa A. and Bill J. JohnsonThomasE.JohnsonWesleyC.JohnsonTeresa C. JoyceKaren K. and Gary L. JunkerJoan JunkinMichaelW.KalisekMiriamQ.andJohnT.KaminoDonaldH.Kampbell,Ph.D.PatriciaE.andRandallR.KampfeBonnie S. and Neal A. KanelGenevieve P. KaplanMatthewL.andJoniL.KarlSandra K. KauffmanValandDonA.Kaufman,Ph.D.TerryW.KeelerCharles J. KellyKathryn A. KerstDeloresandTheodoreL.KessnerAngie and Patrick F. KilleenMaryandScottW.KillingerRichardT.KingmanMeLeaandScottD.KinkaidMaryL.KinseyandLarryL.LoomisRobertD.KleinConnie KlemmEmilJ.Kluck,Jr.Genene KluckKathleen A. Kniss



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By Colleen Kenney Fleischer, ’88HetalksofthedayintheDustBowlwhenatumble-

weed knocked him down. He was a kid, standing next to a cousin on their grandparents’ farm in south-central Nebraska. At first, he thought the cousin had hit him.

He talks of the dust, the chickens and the buckets blowing past the kitchen door.

Hetalksoftheblackcloudreaching“fromthegroundtothezenith.You’dseeitblowingandgetblackerandblackerandblacker,”McBroomsaid,“andthenextthingyou know it’s blowing past you.”

RobertMcBroomtalksbyphonefromhishomeinWisconsin.

“AsI’mfondofsaying,‘Everythingwasquiteawhileago.’”

He laughs.

“Whenyou’re91,everythingwaslongago.”McBroomtalksofthedayhismotherdied.Hewas8.

He remembers it in bits and pieces. The doctor removed her thyroid and the surgery was a success but a few hours later, she died anyway of post-operative shock.

And he talks of the way his dad kept going forward, despite the dark days.

Hisdad,McBroomsaid,wouldpromoteotherpeople,not himself. His dad would always talk about them, not himself. Other people made him happy. He’d tell about his town, Superior, where he lived all of his life and where peoplecalledhim“Mac.”

His dad worked as a traveling salesman, a merchandis-ing man, and, later, as the manager of the city’s Chamber ofCommerce–aperfectjobforapromoterlikehim.Heloved the city’s celebrations, the fireworks, its school and its

sports. He loved the University of Nebraska even though he

never got to go to college. He’d grown up on a farm, to people who weren’t so prosperous.

“Farmpeoplewouldn’teventhinkofgoingtocollegein those days unless they had something special, special, special,”McBroomsaid.“ThenearestboyaroundwasEdWeir,whobecameafamousfootballplayeratNebraska.He lived up the road half a mile from my dad. They were the same age, and friends.

“Mydaddidn’tgotocollege,buthealwaysthoughtIshould.”

His dad saved the money his mother had left when she died, money that had come from her own mother, to pay forhisson’sfirsttwoyearsofschoolinLincoln.McBroomwenttoWorldWarIIforafewyearsandthenreturned


Engineering Donor Does More Than Talk About Nebraska

Uncles Clifford McBroom (left) and Clinton McBroom (center) with young Robert, who is held by his father, Vernon McBroom.

to Lincoln to resume his studies at the university. Uncle Sam, he said, paid for his final two years. He graduatedin1948withanengineering degree.

McBroomtalksofthe day his dad came to the campus to watch him graduate.Thatwas1948.He remembers how his dad wassoproudbecauseRob-ertwasthefirstMcBroomto earn a degree.

Educationisthekeytoopeningdoors,Mc-Broom said, and it’s the key to opening minds. It opened his. It helped him have an interesting career as a mechanical engineer withGeneralElectric.Itgavehimagreatwife,Mary,whowasasecretaryatGE.

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

Thefirstfewyears,hesaid,hegavejustafewdollars.Thatwasall he could afford. He gave more as the years flew by. A decade ago,hestartedafundthathenamedforhisfather:theR.VernonMcBroomFund.ThefundgrewquicklybecausehecapitalizedontheGEMatchingGiftFundfromhiscompany,whichmatcheshisgiftsupto$50,000annually.

TheCollegeofEngineeringusedthefundtosupportaprofes-

sorship.ItnowprovidessupportforYurisDzenisandhisresearchteam that focuses on nanofibers.

McBroom’sfatherdiedin1976,longbeforethefundwascre-ated.McBroomthinkshe’dbepleasedthattheMcBroomnameisonsomethingthatmatteredtotheuniversity–especiallysome-thing that promoted other people.

“I’mverycontentatthemomentbecausewe’remodestlypros-perous,”hesaid,“andwhatfamilywehaveisdoingfine.Mysonisfine.Mygranddaughtersarebeautiful.Yes,anyway,I’mOK.”

He laughs again. “Oldmen,wetalkand

talk. And I could talk to you for hours.”

Faculty Support is one of the top priorities of the Campaign for Nebraska, now in its final year. So far, $86 million has been raised for Faculty Support. If you would like to help attract and keep the best faculty members in UNL’s College of Engineering – people like Yuris Dzenis – please contact the foundation’s Karen Moel-lering at 800-432-3216.

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

“Cranium.”“Ella’sgotagoodcompetitivespirit,”JohnWirtzsaid,

smilingatElla,hiswifeofsevenyears.Shelaughed.“That’sanicewaytoputit,”shesaid.They don’t remember the moment they met. But they

knowwheretheymet–inthemiddleofUNL’sCityCam-pussomewhereinsidetheKauffmanAcademicResidentialCenter,hometotheRaikesSchool.

A place that has made all the difference. SaidJohn:“Therewasdefinitelyanelementoffate.”The two were scholarship students not long ago in

theJ.D.EdwardsProgram,whichwasrenamedtheJeffreyS.RaikesSchoolofComputerScience&Managementin2008.TheRaikesSchoolisbasedonaresidentialmodelof 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.

Theyplay“Cranium.”Backintheday,JohnandEllalivedonthesecond

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

JohngraduatedfromUNLin2005.Ellagraduatedayear later. They both went on to get master’s degrees in busi-nessatUNL,too.They’vejusthit29and31andstilllooklike students, especially when they wear their matching The North Face backpacks around downtown.

Yet they now are a power couple in the startup world. John is one of the founders of the famous Hudl, a soft-

ware company for coaches whose clients include many NFL teams.Inc.MagazinenamedJohnandthetwootherHudlfounders–BrianKaiserandDavidGraff,alsoRaikesSchoolgraduates–amongits“30Under30”afewyearsback.

Ellarecentlylaunchedherownbuzz-worthystartup,BoutiqueWindow,anonlinemarketingplatformforretailstores that launched last year and already has clients across the U.S. and Canada.

TheycredittheiryearsintheRaikesSchoolformuchoftheir successes.

SaidElla:“TheRaikesSchooldidanamazingjobpreparingusforwhatcameafterschool.Wefeelluckytohave been a part of such a high-caliber program that gave us the technical, business and communication skills that have proven to be so important to our success thus far. The RaikesSchoolhashadaprofoundimpactonourlives–both personal and professional. John met his co-founders whileintheprogramandwehireRaikesSchoolgraduatesforourbusinesses.WemetourclosestfriendswhileattheRaikesSchool.

“And,wefoundeachother.”It’s late afternoon. They’vejustwalkedhomefromtheHaymarket,which

is home to both of their businesses. They live in a downtown Lincoln condo with high ceilings and exposed brick. Their

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.

“TheenergyintheeveningsattheRaikesSchool–thatwas a lot of what got us fired up to eventually start a com-pany,”Johnsaid.“Weweresurroundedbysuchamazingpeers that it inspired a lot of confidence because everybody istalkingaboutwhattheywanttoaccomplish.Wewereableto live in a great building together, and study in a program that is compelling enough that it can compete for students whowanttogotoChicagoandStanfordandMIT.

“There’sonlyahandfuloftrulyworld-classinstitutionsacross the country that you can say are leading the nation in whattheydo.AndtheRaikesSchoolisoneofthem.”


Power Couple in Startup World Met at Raikes

John and Ella Wirtz


Wallaces Make Unusual Request of Their Wedding Guests

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By Colleen Kenney Fleischer, ’88They met their freshman year at a fraternity party. She thought he was charming. He thought she had the most

beautiful smile. But neither wanted a relationship during their undergraduate

years at UNL, so they spent a lot of time trying not to date. “Iguessyoucan’tfightfate.”StephanieDavissaidthiseightyearslater–justafewdays

beforeshewalkeddowntheaisleoftheSheldonMuseumofArt’sauditoriumonUNL’sCityCampusandtothesideofGrantWallaceonMay24,theirweddingday.

DavisandWallaceboth arrived at UNL in 2006.Hecamefromafarm outside of Oakland, and she grew up on a farmoutsideofWoodRiver.Bothhadschol-arships. Both gradu-ated from the College of Agricultural Sciences andNaturalResources.DavisstudiedagriculturalbusinesswhileWallacestudied food science and technology.

In2007,Davisbegan working as an intern at the University of Nebraska Foundation. She later was hired as the University of Nebraska FoundationEventandDonorRelationsCoordinator.Shelovedherjob,shesaid,becauseshewasable to meet so many donors and scholarship recipients. She saw the impact of private philanthropy.

That’s why they made an unusual request of their wedding guests: Please don’t give them gifts. Instead, consider making a chari-table contribution to the University of Nebraska.

“Theuniversityhasreallybeentherethroughourrelationship,”shesaid.“WhenIlookbackatourmemoriesovertheyears,italwayshassomethingtodowithcampus–whetheritwasstudyingtogether,goingtofootballgames,orwalkingaroundEastCampus–itwasjustalwaysthere,andit’sbeenareallyimportantpartofourrelationship.”

DavisreceivedherPh.D.ineducationalstudiesandeducationalleadershipandhighereducationspecializationfromUNLlastyear,andWallacefinishedmedicalschoolatUNMCthispastspring.They are moving to Ohio for his four-year dual residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

Hiswifehopestofindajobinthenon-profitfield.Giving back to the university, she said, feels like the right thing

to do. “Theuniversityhasbeensuchafundamentalpartofourrela-

tionship,”shesaid.“AndIguessthatthinkingaboutleavinghere–anditkindofsoundssillyIguess,butallofourfondestmemo-

ries come back to the university and going to schoolhere–andIguessthinking about leaving here …”

She pauses. Her eyes fill with tears.

“Thesearehappytears.”

Her beautiful smile returns.

“Inleavingtheuni-versity for our next step, I guess this is one thing we can do to make a differ-ence and try to give back to the place that gave so much to us.”

Stephanie and Grant listed these funds that support the univer-sity as among their favorites: the RHO Chapter Kappa Alpha Theta Chapter House Historic Preservation Fund; the Alpha Gamma Sigma Educational Fund; the UNL Newman Center Fund; the UNL, CASNR Faculty & Student Support Fund; and the UNMC College of Medicine Development Fund.

Student Support and Faculty are two priorities of the Campaign for Nebraska, the university’s fund-raising effort that’s now in its final year. If you, like Stephanie and Grant Wallace, would like to give back to the university for all it has given you, please consider giving online or call the foundation at 800-432-3216.

Grant and Stephanie Wallace

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over the years, it always has

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pus – whether it was studying

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East Campus – it was just

always there, and it’s been a

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A type of stem cell that morphs into fat cells may hold secretstoreducingobesity,amajorpublichealthproblem.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 andmaterialsengineering,earnedafive-year,$430,554FacultyEarlyCareerDevelopmentProgramAwardfromthe National Science Foundation for this research. These grants,knownasCAREERawards,supportpre-tenurefaculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integra-tion of education and research.

Mesenchymalstemcells(MSC)aresimple,self-regen-eratingcellscapableofturningintoavarietyofspecializedcell types, including bone, skin, muscle and fat. Studies show that one biological process causing obesity is an increaseinMSCdifferentiationintofatcells,aprocesscalled adipogenesis.

“ThisprojectaimstounderstandhowMSCschoosetheirfate,”Limsaid.“IfwecaninhibitinsomewaytheMSCadipogenesis,itmaybeatreatmentmethodforobesity.”

Lim’spreliminaryresearchhasfoundthat“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.

“Thatstretchingmotionismimickingsomeofthe

Engineer Investigates Cells Linked to Obesity

By Gillian Klucas, Office of Research and Economic Development

Riceisthefoundationforhalftheworldpopulation’sdiet. But rice yields are declining in an increasingly saline environment,costingtheindustrymorethan$12billionannually.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant molecular physiologistHarkamalWaliaandaninterdisciplinaryteamof researchers are using powerful new tools to study rice varieties to discover new sources of salt tolerance. UNL agronomists, biologists, computer scientists and statisticians as well as colleagues from other institutions have teamed to tackle the problem.

Mostriceproductionisirrigated.Afterplantsusethewater or it evaporates, salt remains in the soil, builds up over time and hinders plant growth and productivity.

“It’salreadyahugeproblem,andit’sgoingtobecomea bigger problem, especially with climate change. There’s reasontobelievethatfarmers’incomeswillgodown,”Waliasaid, adding that the situation is particularly critical for smallholderfarmersinAsiasurvivingon$2aday.

Witha$2milliongrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundation,Waliaandhisteamarelookingforsalt-tolerantrice genes. First, the team uses a sophisticated image-based

phenotyping system that takes pictures of rice plants grow-ing in saline conditions over days. Then software scans the images to detect differences among varieties that are impossibletoquantifywiththenakedeye.Matchingslightvisual variations with differences in each plant’s genetic makeup will help the team find those genes responsible for salt tolerance. Breeders can use the information to develop salt-tolerant varieties.

“Therewillbetonsofdatathatneedtobeanalyzedand computational models developed for understanding salinityresponseatthewholegenomelevel,”Waliasaid.“Thatrequiresalevelofexpertisethatwouldbeveryhardto find in a single lab.”

HiscollaboratorsincludeUNLstatisticianDongWang,plantbreederAaronLorenz,computerscientistAshok Samal, and systems biologist Chi Zhang as well as colleagues at the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics,CornellUniversityandtheInternationalRiceResearchInstituteinthePhilippines.AcolleagueatArkan-sas State University coordinates training of predominantly minority students in the techniques.

Because crops share many genes, the team’s findings also may improve understanding of salt tolerance in other cereals, such as wheat and corn.

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Interdisciplinary Team Targets Salt-tolerant Rice Genes

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.

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

a team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists has developed a promising new approach that could someday lead to a more effective HIV vaccine.

Theteam,ledbychemistJiantaoGuo,virologistQin-gshengLiandsyntheticbiologistWeiNiu,hassuccessfullytested the novel approach for vaccine development in vitro and has published findings in the international edition of theGermanjournalAngewandteChemie.

Withthenewapproach,theUNLteamisabletouseanattenuated–orweakened–HIVvirusinthevaccine.Thenewmethodinvolvesmanipulatingthevirus’codons–asequenceofthreenucleotidesthatformgeneticcode–torely on an unnatural amino acid for proper protein transla-tion, which allows it to replicate. Because this amino acid is foreign to the human body, the virus cannot continue to reproduce, Guo said.

Adaptive immunity occurs when the body’s immune system develops antibodies that attack the virus. The virus is then prevented from replicating by removing the amino acid.

“Sincetheunnaturalaminoacidisnotpresentinhu-mans, 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 devel-opment through a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute ofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases.Thegrantwillallowfurther research involving the genetically modified virus and lead to animal trials of the vaccine.

SincetheHIV/AIDSpandemicbeganinthe1980s,anestimated36millionpeoplehavediedfromthedisease.Today,morethan35millionpeoplelivewiththevirusand2.5millionnewinfectionsarerecordedeachyear.Nouniversal cure or vaccine exists, mainly because of the virus’ persistent replication and evolution.

The most successful vaccination attempt in humans –atrialinThailandinthemiddleofthelastdecade–hada roughly 31 percent efficacy rate. But that vaccine used engineered versions of HIV genes and proteins, rather than the actual virus.

“Thesciencetellsusalive-attenuatedvaccinewouldwork best to stop the pandemic and possibly eradicate the disease,”Lisaid.“But,usingalivevirusinahumantrialhas safety concerns.”

Using an attenuated virus in a vaccine has not been accomplishedbeforebecauseHIV–evenaweakenedformofthevirus–replicatesrapidly,whichallowsittoevolvequickly and regain its virulence and disease-causing ability.

Withthefundsfromthegrant,Guo,assistantprofes-sor of chemistry, and Li, associate professor of biology, along with Niu, research assistant professor in chemistry, will perfect the technology and begin new trials.

TheprojectisbeingcompletedwithsupportfromtheUNLDepartmentofChemistry,SchoolofBiologi-cal Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology and Nebraska ResearchInitiative.

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

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actual stretching motion in our bodies, like walking, run-ning,”Limsaid.“Itvariesdependingoncelltypeandtheposition inside the body, but generally cells are exposed to a mechanical stretching motion every day.”

TheCAREERawardallowsLimtofurtherexplorehowdifferentstretchingconditionsaffectMSCadipogene-sis, 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 differentstagesofMSCevolutionintofatcells.

Lim also is investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying how stretching inhibits adipogenesis. Find-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 produc-ing proteins involved in allowing cells to stick to each other and their surroundings, a mechanism researchers suspect is involved. If the altered cells don’t exhibit the same inhibi-tion when stretched as normal cells, then Lim can infer that the silenced protein or protein complex is involved.

TheCAREERawardalsoallowsLimtocontinuedeveloping curricula on stem cell-based bioengineering and to train graduate and undergraduate students in his lab. Additionally, Lim will continue a program he developed to help home-schooled students gain laboratory experience.

Lectures Spell Out Global Challenge

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

A Centennial of Extension

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Thefirst100yearsofCooperativeExtensioninNebraska and the nation are no dry, dusty history lesson.

And you can be assured thenext100won’tbeeither,said Chuck Hibberd, dean and director of University of Nebraska-LincolnExtension.

Indeed,thehistoryofExtensionisthehistoryofthelast100yearsofthenation.BornviatheSmith-LeverActshortlybeforeWorldWarI,ittookon as one of its first tasks helping Americans boost food 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.

Throughwarandpeaceandover100years,Exten-sion in Nebraska and the nation has helped American agriculture become the most efficient in the world; helped

build young people into responsible adults through 4-H; and helped communi-ties large and small, families and busi-

nesses deal with a host of challenges.

Some constants run throughExtension’shistory,

though, said Hibberd. He callsthem“corevalues,”andtheir

constancy is critical to understanding why Extensionhasendured,andwhyitwillcontinuetoberelevant.

• Research-based,unbiasedandpartofanational land-grantuniversitysystem.“That’swhatdiffer- entiates us from everyone else,” he said. Transfer- ring that knowledge as quickly as possible to users is essential.

• “It’saboutpeople,it’saboutrelationships,it’sabout trust,”Hibberdsaid.UNLExtension,throughout itshistory,hasbeencommunitybased.Educators livein83ofthestate’s93counties.Theyknowthe people; they know the issues; they know the challenges and the opportunities in their communities.

• Extensionmeasuresitssuccessbyitsreal-world impact.“Theworkthatwedomakesadifference. It has to be useful and valuable and applicable,” Hibberd said.

• ThetechnologyhaschangedgreatlyhowExtension delivers its research-based, unbiased information, but these core values remain intact, Hibberd em- phasized.

• AsproudasExtensionisofitscentennialin2014, it will continue to focus on the future, he added.

Keith and Norma Heuermann

From the father of India’s green revolution to current and former agricultural policy makers in the United States, the Heuermann Lectures have captured a wide range of opinions and experiences in trying to answer perhaps the most important question of this century:

How will we feed a world population expected to growfrom7billionto9billionby2050?

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

Through16lecturesandthreeacademicyears,theseries has laid out the challenges and opportunities clearly andforcefully,saidRonnieGreen,vicepresidentoftheUniversity of Nebraska and Harlan Vice Chancellor of theInstituteofAgricultureandNaturalResources,whichsponsors the lectures.

“Thisispartofwhataland-grantuniversityischargedwithdoing–engagingourfaculty,studentsandcitizensintellectually in the great issues of the day,” Green said.

“Althoughthebackgroundsofourspeakershavevaried–scientistsfrommanydisciplines,politicians,environmentalists,policymakersandmore–allhave

acknowledged there are no easy answers to the challenges ahead,”Greenadded.“Buttheybelievehumanbeingswhohave been up to so many challenges before can solve this one too.”

The lecture series has been funded since its beginning in2011byKeithandNormaHeuermannofPhillips,Neb.The Heuermanns are long-time university supporters with a strong commitment to Nebraska’s production agriculture, natural resources, rural areas and people.

“Dr.Greenapproachedmeaboutsomefundingforhis idea of these lectures,” Keith Heuermann said. The idea was intriguing.

“Itseemedthesetypeoflecturersfromsuchrenownedpeople would be of substantial interest to University of Nebraska staff, students, and general public,” Heuermann added.“Tomepersonally,theyhavestimulatedmyinterestin knowledge in many of the different topics.”

Green said the success of the lecture series has been a team effort led by Judy Nelson, communications specialist who has coordinated it since its inception.

The Heuermann Lectures focus on providing security

–andheresecuritymeansenoughtosustaintheworld–intheareasoffood,naturalresourcesandrenewableenergy for people, as well as on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs.

Lectures are archived at heuermannlectures.unl.edu.The2014-2015HeuermannLecturesseasonbegins

Thursday,Sept.25,whenthetopicis“ClimateChangeImplicationsforNebraska:ManagingResourcesinaChanging Climate.”

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“This will be a premiere

space designed for fairgo-

ers and others year-round to

learn where their food comes

from, the science and tech-

nology of agriculture, and the

importance of agriculture to

the economy of Nebraska.”

– Kathleen LodlAssociate Dean UNL Extension

AsAmericans–evenNebraskans–getfartherremovedfromtheir agrarian roots, their understanding of agriculture fades, to the point that today’s consumers only dimly understand how the food in their favorite grocery store gets there.

Land-grant universities such as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have begun to address that disconnect, through agricul-turalandscienceliteracyefforts.UNLExtension,adivisionoftheInstituteofAgricultureandNaturalResources,willunveiloneofthe nation’s leading agricultural literacy experiences at this year’s Nebraska State Fair.

TheNebraskaAgricultureExperiencewillbehousedinthenew Nebraska Building on the fairgrounds in Grand Island. Com-prising25,000squarefeetofspace,theexhibitwillbeopenyear-round and offer an interactive way to connect with agriculture.

“Thiswillbeapremierespacedesignedforfairgoersandothersyear-round to learn where their food comes from, the science and technology of agriculture, and the importance of agriculture to the economy of Nebraska,” said Kathleen Lodl, associate dean of UNL Extension.Duringtheyear,theNebraskaAgricultureExperiencewill provide the opportunity for school groups, trade groups and the general public to learn more about Nebraska’s number one industry.

HighlightsoftheNebraskaAgricultureExperienceinclude:

• Afull-sizepivotirrigationsystemthatwillspanthe entire exhibit hall, giving visitors an up-close look at what they typically see only from a distance.

• Nebraska’sfirstScienceonaSpherevideoexperience enclosedinthe“GrainBinTheater,”showingapowerful film on the state’s international leadership in agriculture.

• Virtualexperiencessuchasdrivingacombineduringcorn harvest and managing the variable rate irrigation controls on a pivot irrigation system.

• State-of-the-artpreparationkitchenandstagewherecon- sumers can learn about nutrition and easy meal-making

featuring Nebraska grains and meat.

• AclimbableNebraskatopographicmapthatdemonstrates thediversityofNebraskaagricultureandtheamazingeleva- tion change from west to east across the state.

• VideoprogramsfeaturingNebraskafarmersandranchers talkingabouthowtheydowhattheydo–andwhythey

do it.

TheNebraskaAgricultureExperiencewillbehousedinthenewly built Nebraska Building on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds in Grand Island. The Nebraska Building will also house Nebraska State Fair staff offices and a new exhibit being developed by Ne-braskaGameandParks.TheNebraskaAgricultureExperienceisapartnershipofUNLExtension,UNL’sInstituteofAgricultureandNaturalResourcesandtheNebraskaDepartmentofAgriculture.

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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.

Soitwaswiththeagriculturaljournalismprogram, oneofAgriculturalLeadership,EducationandCommuni-cation’sdegreeofferings.Severalyearsago,facultyrealizedit 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 over-night,butthisyearthenewnamewasapproved–Ag-riculturalandEnvironmentalSciencesCommunicationprogram(AESC).

KarenCannonandRogerTerry,tworelativelynewfaculty in the program, noted that the transition began before they arrived and is a tribute to previous program coordinatorJasonEllis.EllisworkedwithfacultyintheUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism andMassCommunications,wherethejournalismdegreeresides, to nurture that important partnership.

ThroughCOJMC,studentswillgetplentyofground-inginjournalisticprinciples–don’tworry,traditionalists:APStyle,the5W’sandtheinvertedpyramidhavenotbeentossedoverboard–butwithadecidedlyagriculturalscience bent.

“Peoplewanttoknow‘wheredoesmyfoodcomefrom, how was it processed, how has it been treated and handled,’”saidMarkBalschweid,headoftheDepartmentofAgriculturalLeadership,EducationandCommunica-tions.

GraduateswithAESCdegreeswillbewellpreparedfor these discussions, Balschweid added.

“It’smoreofanissues-basedprogram,”saidTerry,who’scoordinatingtheAESCdegreeprogram.Inadditiontocommunicationsskillsclasses,AESCincludescoursesin strategic communication, issues and crisis manage-ment, digital imaging and storytelling, ethical dilemmas in agriculture and natural resources, as well as courses exploring the interaction among people and food produc-tion systems.

Theformaldescriptionoftheprogramsaysit“pre-pares students to communicate and engage in public discussions about food, fuel, water, landscapes and people.”

It’s worth noting, Terry said, that some of the most critical public discussions globally this century are focused on those issues. How to feed a population expected to increasefrom7billionto9billionbymid-century?Whatis biotechnology’s role in this effort? How do we protect naturalresources?Wherewilltomorrow’sfuelscomefrom?

AESCgraduateswillbewellinformedforthosecon-versations, whatever fields they choose, Terry and Cannon said.

“Thisisabouthowdoyoucommunicateaboutthesecomplicated issues that are often very controversial,” Can-nonsaid.TheAESCdegreeisasmuchasciencedegreeasit is a communications one.

Terry noted that much of the ongoing debate around agriculture and food production tends to be dominated by emotion and fears, some of them irrational.

Terrysaid,“We’reteachingstudentstobeanalyticalandtodeliverthefacts.Wewanttoteachthemtoframearguments in a science-based way.”

An important component of the program, Terry added,isitsEducationAbroadfacet.Foralltheimpor-tance of science and research, he explained, students also

must understand that social and cultural factors are critical too. By spending time in other countries, they will be well grounded to communicate from a global perspective.

“Theyneedtounderstandhowtotakethisinforma-tion into very different cultures,” Terry said. That applies evenintheUnitedStates,whereAESCgraduateswillhavea solid dose of social sciences from which to draw.

The new program will continue to work closely with theCollegeofJournalismandMassCommunications.

“Itisaverypositivecollaborativerelationship,”Balschweidsaid.COJMC“hastheexperience,equipmentandexpertise”toteachstudentsthejournalismfoundation.“We’rebeginningtobuildthehorsepowerinsomeoftheissues-based communication, particularly science-based communication,” he added.

CharlyneBerens,associatedeanofCOJMC,saidthepartnershiphasbeeninplaceforyears.“Havingtheagjournalismmajorsinourclassesisnothingbutpositive,”shesaid.“They’reenthusiastic,committedstudents.”

About30studentscurrentlyareintheAESCpro-gram.Facultymembershopetogetthatupto75-100inafew years.

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

College of Architecture

Transitioning Toward Design Research Studios

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By Steven Hardy, Associate Professor of ArchitectureThe College of Architecture recently revised its programs’

curricula as part of an effort to move design from the products of downstream composition toward the more contemporary notion of design as an upstream, problem-solving process.

The second- and third-year curricula were refined to offer the specific knowledge and skills required by individual programs while the first- and fourth-year were envisioned as bookends to address design–asanoveralldiscipline,asinterdisciplinarycollaborationand as design-based research.

Thecommonfirstyear,calledd.ONE,becamethecollege’sfirst bookend focusing on the specific culture, methods and phe-nomena of design, along with its unique problem-solving skill set. Commonlyreferredtoandpopularizedasdesignthinking,thisskillsethasbeenadoptedbymajorbusinessesanddesigntech-nology practices as an invaluable tool for innovation. It has also proven to be an asset to general education at both the graduate and K-12levelsbutUNL’sCollegeofArchitectureandJeffreyS.RaikesSchoolofComputerScienceandManagementwillbethefirsttostudy its impact on undergraduate students.

The second curricular bookend exists in two parts. The first is a new type of collaborative studio engaging interdisciplinary teams of fourth year students in real-world design problems and issues. The second is being developed in the master of architecture program’s studios to enhance students’ lifelong learning abilities by combining design and research.

TheaimofthenewDesignResearchStudioistotransformthe student learning experience, challenging students to not only hone their design skills by providing compositional solutions to fixedprojectbriefsbutalsotobecomeco-creatorsofdisciplin-aryknowledgewhileinvestigatingcomplexdesignissues.Designproblems vary between studio engagements, disciplinary need, and facultyexpertiseandincludeavarietyofsubjects–frommaterialandorganizationalsystems,energyperformance,healthyenviron-ments, climate change and the built environment, to computa-tional design, fabrication and construction. The goal is to introduce design-specificresearchandconjecturalprototypingmethodsalongside the studio agenda and charge students to both discover and structure the premise of the problem.

The documentation of the process and dissemination of the resulting design scenarios and prototypes are an integral part of the studiooutcomes.TheDesignResearchStudiosareanaturalevolu-tionofourexistingVerticalStudiosandwilllaunchin2014-15;

however, a precursory studio was tested this past spring.TheresearchandteachingtrajectoryofthisDesignResearch

Studio explored urban fringes and the redevelopment of greyfield and brownfield sites. This particular studio examined Lincoln’s South Haymarket neighborhood and the suitability and challenges for medium density housing and mixed-use development. Since the South Haymarket is the next logical area for urban redevelopment in Lincoln, it offered the perfect laboratory for the studio to engage with a real-world opportunity.

Studentsquicklyrecognizedtheneedtosurpassthebinaryurban and suburban conditions that dominate contemporary cit-ies–theconsequenceofwhichresultinurbanapartmentssuitablefor young professionals but not necessarily families. To address this concern,studentsexplorednewandhybridizedmodelsaimedatcreating a tertiary paraurban (next to urban) condition with densi-ties between downtown and the inner suburbs. Students researched a number of precedents including row houses, maisonette (two-story) apartments, and small-lot house developments and compiled the initial work into a research book.

Thestudioconstructedalarge7-foot-by-10-footworkingmodel(fig.01)showingtheexistingconditionsfromOtoEand4thto10thstreets.Theblocksofthemodelwereremovablesothe design of new road conditions, in-fill construction and urban design strategies could be discussed and communicated. Students readily engaged local conditions and consultations.

Theresultingdesign(fig.01)continuestheproposedNStreetprotected bikeway into the Haymarket and suggests that another complete street (with car, bike and active sidewalks) extend down 8thstreettolinktheHaymarket,SouthHaymarketandCooperPark neighborhoods. All explorations included activating streets andtheurbanedge(fig.02)whileprovidingoutdoor,family-friendly space for each unit.

Theresultingdesigns(fig.03)rangedfromtheadaptivereuseof historic warehouses and proposed grocery store with rooftop greenhouses, to proposed row houses, live-work units with street-level galleries, and mid-density mixed-use housing developments. The investigation yielded numerous ideas for a walkable commu-nity. Students also produced innovative housing prototypes that provided windows on two opposing sides for better light, view and cross-ventilation opportunities.

The work will be continued in future studios and the next step is to present the work to the public and the profession.

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By Steve Smith, University Communications

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has selected Joseph S. Francisco,

former president of the American Chemical Society and member of the National

Academy of Sciences, as dean of its College of Arts and Sciences.

College of Arts and Sciences

Joseph S. Francisco is New Dean


EllenWeissinger,seniorvicechancellorofacademicaffairs, announced the appointment of Francisco as the next leader of the university’s largest college in April. Francisco,WilliamE.MooreDistinguishedProfessorofEarthandAtmosphericSciencesandChemistryatPurdueUniversity, began his UNL tenure July 1.

Francisco–whoinmorethanthreedecadesasaschol-ar and researcher has made important contributions in the fieldofatmosphericchemistry–bringsacombinationofscientific achievements and visionary leadership to Lincoln, Weissingersaid.

“Asaresearcherandaneducator,Joehasdemonstratedthe highest level of performance at every stage of his career and he has a rare talent for inspiring excellence in others,” Weissingersaid.“Hisspiritedleadershipstylefocusesonenhancing undergraduate education, furthering important interdisciplinary research, and building a rigorous aca-demic culture that evokes great value from diverse people and ideas.

“JoefitsUNLandNebraskareallywell.He’sanac-complished person who is humble about his achievements. He is a person of integrity and character. He is passionate about helping students succeed in college and in life. His reputation as a scholar will attract new talent across all of the disciplines in arts and sciences. Joe and his family will be an incredible addition to the campus and to the state.”

TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesismadeupof5,600students,or23percentoftheUNLstudentbody.Its18departments;44centers,programsandinstitutes;and16pre-professionalprogramsoffer38majorsand57minors.

Francisco said UNL’s strong culture of interdisci-plinarycollaboration–facultyandstaffworkingacrossdifferent fields to expand research and create opportunities forstudents–wasalargefactorinhisdecisiontocometoNebraska.

“There’salotofdiscussioninhighereducationaboutworking across disciplines. UNL is taking a leadership role in advancing innovative research at the cutting edge across

multiple disciplines, and that is exciting,” Francisco said.“Topreparestudentstobetrulysuccessful,weneedto

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’repreparingourstudentstobegoodglobalcitizens.”

Francisco served as president of the American Chemi-calSociety,thepremierorganizationforchemistsandchemical engineers with a membership of more than 160,000,from2009to2010.HehasreceivedaNationalScience Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and a Camille and Henry DreyfusFoundationTeacher-ScholarAward.Healsoearnedan American Association for the Advancement of Science MentorAwardandaJohnSimonGuggenheimFellow-ship, which he spent at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.

Francisco also is a fellow of the American Physical So-ciety, the American Association for the Advancement of Sci-ence and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has publishedmorethan400journalarticlesandco-authoredthetextbook“ChemicalKineticsandDynamics.”From2006to2008,hewaspresidentoftheNationalOrganiza-tion for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists andChemicalEngineers.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin and a doctorate in chemical physicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

“I’mpassionateaboutwhatIdo,andmycollectiveex-periences have given me a sense of new directions we’ll need totaketoservethecitizenryofthisstateandthiscountry,”Franciscosaid.“Theresearchenterpriseisbecomingmoreglobal, the expectations of student preparation are changing and there are many new opportunities for us to change how we do things in research and in the classroom.

“It’sanexcitingtime.Howwepullitalltogether,andhow we create a clear sense of direction, will have a huge impact on Nebraska and the world.”

Franciscoandhiswife,PriyaRajagopalanFrancisco,havethreedaughters.RajagopalanFrancisco,aneconomistandmarketingexpert,hasjoinedUNLasbusinesssolutionsdirectorfortheOfficeofResearchandEconomicDevelop-ment.

ShewillworkwithUNLIndustryRelationsandNebraska Innovation Campus personnel to recruit, mentor and support new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs at NIC.

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Joseph S. Francisco and Priya Rajagopalan Francisco

By Roger Simonsen, CBA Communications and Marketing

Twenty-seven Nebraska high school students experienced a glimpse of college life at the UNL College of BusinessAdministration’sthirdannualDREAMBIG(Develop,Risk,Empower,Achieve,Maximize,BuildInnovate,Grow)AcademyheldJune1-5.Theacademyisdesignedtoteachbusiness,leadership and networking skills to students from across the state and expose them to future careers. It also helps prepare them for the college search.

Ofthe66DREAMBIGgraduateswhoattendedtheacademyinitsfirsttwoyears,52appliedtoUNL.Amajorityofthoseadmit-tedmajoredinbusiness.

“Twoyearsago,IwasconsideringgoingoutofstatebeforeIcametoDREAMBIG,”saidKaylaCody,asophomorebusinessad-ministrationmajorfromBeatrice.“TheexperienceatDREAMBIGled me to choose Nebraska and the College of Business Administra-tion. I couldn’t see myself anywhere else.”

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

“Theideaofgoingawaytocollegeisintimidating,butfromdayone, they show you how to network and make friends. You find out you aren’t the only one coming to a big school, and you start meet-ing people you’re going to be with for the next four years. Immedi-ately after attending, I knew I wanted to be a mentor,” she said.

StevenSam,aseniormanagementmajor,servedasamentorforthe third year. The academy impacted his own academic path.

“ThefirstyearImentored it felt like I was going through it, too,”Samsaid.“Ihadn’tdeclaredamajoryet,sowhile the high school kids were learning about the different business

majors,Iwastakingitin as well.”

Students spent one day in the classroom learning about business majorsfromCBAprofessors.Theyalsoparticipatedinaseriesofteam-building activities.

“Rightawaytheyputyouthroughanice-breakeractivitywherestudents have to talk about themselves. Then we split up into teams fortheobstaclecoursechallenges.We’dhavetohopacrosstilesonthefloortosurvivethe‘riveroffire.’Activitieslikethatbuildalotofcamaraderie,” Sam said.

Attendees lived in campus residence halls to get a sense of what it was like to be immersed in college life. They also interacted with businesses in Lincoln and Omaha. In addition to a fact-finding missiontouncoverhowbusinessesoperateattheGatewayMallinLincoln, they spent the final day at ConAgra Foods in Omaha and presentedwhattheylearnedattheDREAMBIGAcademytotheirfamilies and guests at a graduation ceremony.

“LastyearConAgraFoodsmergeditsformerCorporateExplor-erCamp,afterthreesuccessfulpilotsummercamps,withDREAMBIG,” said Angela Jones, the company’s vice president for human resources.“TheCECprogramcaughttheeyesofnationalpartnersand local universities. It’s a huge honor to have a Big Ten University ask us to merge our program with theirs.”

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Online MBA Program Rated No. 2 for VeteransBy Kimberly Smith,

CBA Communications and Marketing

UNL’s Master of Business Ad-

ministration 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.

Donde Plowman, James Jr. and

Susan Stuart endowed dean of the Col-

lege of Business Administration, said,

“This recognition for our online MBA

demonstrates how the world is noticing

the outstanding quality of this program.

Both our online and our on-campus

MBA programs are consistently ranked

among the best.”

To be included in the veteran-spe-

cific ranking, universities must first be

ranked in the 2014 U.S. News & World

Report listing for best online programs.

UNL was ranked No. 6. Additionally, all

programs ranked for veterans are certi-

fied 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,

faculty credentials, student services and

reputation. Only regionally accredited

degree-granting programs that were

predominantly online were considered.

For more information about UNL’s

online MBA program, go to http://mba.

unl.edu.

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

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

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


College of Education and Human Sciences

CEHS Global eXperience Makes Memories, Builds Resumes

By Brad Stauffer, CEHS External RelationsIndia may be a perfect destination for the

CEHSGlobaleXperience.Duringtheuniversity’smostrecentwinterbreak,18studentsandthreeprofessorsfromtheCollegeofEducationandHu-man Sciences packed up and flew across the globe to learn more about the world’s second-most-populated nation.TheCEHScontingent,mostlystudentsfromthehospitality,restaurantandtourismmanagement(HRTM)programintheDepartmentofNutritionandHealthSciences,ex-plored India’s culture, landmarks, hospitality industry and people.

TheeducationabroadstudytourwaspartoftheCEHSGlobaleXperience–anefforttoencouragestudentsandfacultytomaketheir education and learning an international affair. As a college dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals, families, school andcommunities,CEHSbelievesitsmissionextendsbeyondtheboundaries of Nebraska.

“Wewantourstudentstohaveatrulyglobaleducationalexpe-rience,”saidJonKerrigan,globalexchangecoordinatorforCEHS.“Tofullyunderstandandmeettheneedsofindividuals,families,school and communities, our students need to have an interna-tionalperspective.Whentheyexperiencehowothersintheworldaddress daily challenges, students are better equipped to make a difference,andthat’safoundationalpremiseofGlobalX–build-ing students’ capacity to make a difference.”

At1.2billionpeople,Indiaishometoapproximately17percentoftheworld’spopulation.HRTMstudentshadan“eye-opening” experience as they toured luxurious five-star hotels and thenaroundthecornersawtheabjectpovertythatexistsinthisdeveloping country.

“Therearepeopleeverywhere,”saidJamesBerger,ajuniorinnutrition,exerciseandhealthsciencefromOmaha.“We’dbedriv-ingthroughDelhiandtherewouldbetenttownsontheoverpass-es, then you’d go from that to pulling into an upscale hotel. There’s a great gap in wealth, and it’s all right there.”

Studentsexperiencedtheculturefirsthand.WaitingtoorderfoodataMcDonald’sinDelhi,theyleftasmallgapintheline.Locals who are accustomed to closer ranks immediately filled it. In Delhi,it’snotcuttinginline.Ifthere’sagap,that’stheendoftheline.

“Whenwetalkedtopeople,therewasnopersonalspace,”recalledMarisaCushing,ajuniormajoringinHRTMfromBran-don,S.D.“Theyarerightnexttoyouandveryfocusedonyou.Mytake-away was to be a more active listener, rather than trying to get the conversation over with or thinking about my next response.”

Lessons were found at every stoponthe10-daytrip,andfor a student pursuing a career in the hospitality industry, the experience provided an advantage when it comes time to land that firstjob.

“Beingwell-traveledisahuge advantage for anyone enter-ing the hospitality industry,” said JessicaMeis,anHRTMjuniorfromGrandIsland.“I’vealreadytravelled various places in the world, and that gives me an advan-tage.It’saglobalindustry–notjusttheU.S.Gettingexperienceinother cultures is imperative.”

DipraJha,assistantprofessorofpracticeintheHRTMprogram, couldn’t agree more. An experienced hospitality industry professional and native of India, he used his knowledge of India to plan an unforgettable trip and one that will serve students well as they follow their career path.

“Itwasanopportunityforstudentstolearnlifeskills,”saidJha.“Howtooperateinanalienenvironment.Howtonegoti-ate with a street vendor. How to make yourself comfortable in an unfamiliar environment. All of these are extremely important in the tourism and hospitality industry and help make students much more ready for their careers.”

OfcoursenotriptoIndiaiscompletewithoutvisitingtheTajMahal.Builtinthe1600sasamemorialtotheemperorShahJa-han’sthirdwifeMumtazMahal,itisconsideredanhistoricmaster-piece of architecture, construction, craftsmanship and art. Its iconic presence certainly made an impact on the visitors from Nebraska.

“SeeingtheTajMahalearlyinthemorningwasoneofthecoolestexperiencesinmylife,”saidBerger.“Whenyouconsiderhowtheybuiltit,it’sreallyamazing–theintricatecarvings,etch-ings and stone laying.”

“Itwasjustspectacular,”saidMeis.“I’dgoamilliontimesoveragain.”

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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-

lynn Schnepf, professor in Nutrition

and Health Sciences. “Air travel is go-

ing up, and it really opens doors when

we can support our students with dol-

lars to help fund these opportunities.”

If you would be interested in help-

ing 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

August 2014

India

October 2014

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2014

New York City

May 2015

Hong Kong and Macau

Fall 2015

Spain

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 WilbeckIt’sthekindofworkhe’ddreamedabout–though

his path to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston had afewdetoursalongtheway.In2000,afterhegraduatedwithabusinessdegreefromUNLandgotajobinfinance,inhisfreetimehekeptdriftingtotheNASAEducationchannel on TV.

Valishrealizedthathelpingadvancespaceexplorationis the career he wanted most. Noticing the work of NASA engineers, he decided to return to UNL and study engi-neering.Hepursuedco-operativeworkexperiences(“co-ops”) at JSC because he learned that those opportunities aremostlikelytoopendoorstofuturejobswithNASA.HealsowasaneagermemberofthefirstMicrogravityUniversityTeamfromUNLin2008,whichjoinedselectedcollege teams for a few spots on reduced gravity flights to conduct research for NASA.

DuringValish’sco-opmonths,hewaspartofseveralNASAteams.FortheMissionOpsDirectorate,heworkedwiththeInternationalSpaceStation’sPower&SystemsGroup and helped train astronauts on entering com-mands into the system to rotate the ISS solar panels. He alsoworkedwiththeEVA(Extra-VehicularActivity)Taskgroup and trained astronauts to operate some of the tools with the International Space Station (ISS).

NowwithEC5,Valishsaid,“Ourmainfocusistobuild the first suit designed for planetary exploration, and thefirststepistheZ-2suit.”TheEC5teamwillapplythe“latestandgreatest”inengineeringdesignprocesses(suchas3Dprinting)andmaterialsdevelopment(highstrengthcomposites)tobuildNASA’sfirstnewEVAsuittobetest-edinafullvacuumchambersincethe1980s,anditsfirstplanetary suit ever to be tested in a full vacuum chamber. Use of this suit in space is years away, but within months

oftheinitialZ-2’scompletion,Valishwillpersonallyhelptest its capabilities in NASA JSC’s neutral buoyancy lab, which is much like a giant swimming pool.

FurtheriterationsoftheZ-2suitcouldbetestedinthelatterpartofthisdecadeattheISS,andinthe2020sonanasteroidredirectmission–whenNASAastronautswillpursuefirst-timehumaninteractionwithacar-sizedasteroid for scientific exploration. All of this will help NASAprepareforamissiontoMarsinthe2030s.Ac-cordingtoValish,someofthechallengesaheadforaMarsmission space suit include learning about the non-earth environment’s effects on materials used in the suits, making suit materials lighter and understanding ways to mitigate the planetary dust from getting into suit components.

Currently, Valish is developing test support equipment tocheckforstructuralandleakageissueswiththeZ-2suitaspartofanominalpre-testchecklistaheadofpressurizedsuit testing.

“OneoftheprojectsI’mworkingonismakingatestrig to check the structural stability of the suit,” Valish said. “ThiswillreplacesimilarfunctionalityofateststandfromtheApolloEra.”

In this work, Valish builds on skills he learned at NebraskaEngineering.“Ilikehowmechanicalengineer-ing touches on many different areas of engineering,” Valish said.“StudyingengineeringatUNL,Ihadtolearnaboutthermal transfer, mechatronics, motors and pumps, pres-suresystemsandelectronics.Myjobinvolvesagreatdealofengineeringdesign,soIusethoseskillsalot–andmybusiness skills are helpful, too.”

ValishplannedtohosttoursattheEC5labforthe2014UNLMicrogravityTeamduringtheirFlightWeekatNASAJSCinlateMay.He’sgladhispathcaninspirestudentsformoreinvolvementwithNASA.“Withmanyengineers in the space program nearing retirement,” Valish said,“thisisagreattimetobedoingthiswork.”

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Grad Fits NASA Space Suit Development Team

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By Kathe Andersen, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts

UniversityofNebraska–LincolnAssistantProfessorofArt Stacy Asher taught an advanced graphic design course last spring that had students from UNL involved in a collaborativedesignresearchprojectwithstudentsatSanFrancisco State University to investigate the systemic con-nections between these two regions within the framework of water for food.

Studentsinthecourse,titled“WaterforFood:Vi-sualizingtheFoodIndustry+MappingSystems,”thenpresented their work in a small exhibition and through the publicationofa“zine”atthe40thannualCenterforGreatPlainsStudiesSymposium“Drought”April1-4.Azineisasmall-circulation, self-published work of original texts and images.

“Thecourseisaninvestigationofwater,foodandsystem using design as a language to communicate about those findings,” Asher said.

Eachstudentdesignedtwospreadsinthezinebasedon their research topics.

“Wewantedtopushtheboundariesofhowwecancommunicate to an audience that is unique,” Asher said. “WhocametotheDroughtConference?Howcouldwedisplay information that is artful, more open ended and still visually engaging and thought provoking”?

After extensive research, students selected their own

area to focus on, considering such themes as graphic design and social responsibility, food and system, feeding the fu-ture, sustainability and viability, conservation and preserva-tion, designer as witness or documentarian and designer as journalist.

“Thetopicsofstudyarediverse.Someareexaminingfood and water on the macro level, and some are micro. Theemphasisisoncontentdevelopmentandtherealiza-tionofavisuallanguage,”Ashersaid.“Themesofstudyhave been determined by their own drive and interests. Designprocessthatisdrivenbyresearchisevidenceofcritical thinking and the art of distilling large quantities of information down to effectively communicate a concept. It is through this authoring and research process that students evolve as makers of visual culture.”

Designcaninfluencewhatpeopleconsumeandhow

they behave, she said.“Transdisciplinaryresearchallowsinvestigatorsto

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 topicstocreatethezinespreads,thestudentsatbothschools 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.

“AtfirstIwasalittleskepticalaboutthethingsIcouldget out of a design course when the main focus was really aroundwater,foodanddrought,”Sharonsaid.“Butthemore 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 eyes to the many things I can do to prolong the time we 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.

“IfoundquiteabitontheagricultureinNebraskaand where the corn grows, but California was a little bit harder to find information on,” he said.

SharonwaseagertopresenthisresultsinthezineandattheDroughtConference.

“Iwasalittleexcitedandalittlenervous,justbecauseI’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.

“Criticalanddivergentthinking,transdisciplinarycol-laboration, as well as the call to design working for social good (rather than the expectations of consumption) are reshapingandexpandingthepractice,”Ashersaid.“Howcan graphic design education, and specifically curriculum, engage students in these new practices, as well as create ex-periencesresultinginrealoutcomesoutsideoftheidealizedconfines of the classroom?”

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

“ThemorethatIdesign,themoreandmoreIamconvinced that you need to design with purpose and mean-ing,” he said.

Toviewthezineonline,visithttp://go.unl.edu/asher.

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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.

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.

By Marilyn Hahn, College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Last fall, sports communication became an official emphasis of study unique to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln because it is the first area of emphasis in the college that allows students to mix and match courses from the three majors.

In addition to the required intro course and the founda-tionalcoursesintheCollegeofJournalismandMassCom-munication’sthreemajors,studentschoosefromelectivesinsports writing or sports broadcasting or sports promotion and advertising.

“Wewanttomakesurestudentshaveachancetodospecific sports work but also have the underpinnings for traditional reporting or advertising work,” said broadcasting professorRickAlloway.

In addition to the talent the college has on the faculty to grow the program, students were able to learn from the pros. Asvisitingprofessors,ShelleySmithofESPNandElizabethConlisk of the Big Ten Network parachuted into the college multiple times throughout the spring to meet with students, faculty and Nebraska media professionals, and visit with the college’ssportslearningcommunity,“PressBox.”

Smithisafour-timeEmmyAward-winningsportsreporter, accomplished writer and co-author of three books. Conlisk is vice president for communications and university relations with the Big Ten Network where she oversees the network’s communications strategy with the news media and helps manage the relationship between BTN and Big Ten universities.

This spring, Smith moderated a panel of six award-winningnationalandlocaljournalists,publicrelationsandadvertising professionals for a lively discussion about the

changing world of sports communication. Thepaneldiscussion,titled“TheNewWorldofSports

Communication,” was aimed at those students who aspire to be reporters in TV or print, or advertising executives, or sports TV producers.

Smithsaid,“Ourpanelistssharedstorieswithstudentsabouthowtheygottheirjobsandrosetothetopoftheirprofession.”

ThesixpanelistsincludedPaulaLavigneof“OutsidetheLines,”aninvestigativejournalismunitwithinESPN;DirkChatelain, a sports reporter and columnist for The Omaha World-Herald;Dr.JamieWilliams,assistantathleticdirectoroftheNebraskaAthleticDepartmentandformerNFLfoot-ballplayer;ElizabethConlisk,directorofcommunicationsattheBigTenNetwork;LizMerrill,afeaturewriterwithESPN;andDanGibson,creativedirectoratArchrival,alo-

cal youth branding agency. All six panelists said basic skills such as good writing, a

willingness to work hard, persistence, curiosity and storytell-ing are necessary in the communication field.

DirkChatelaincreditedtheeducationandtraininghereceivedinjournalismbecauseit“taughtmetobeagoodwriter and gave me the confidence to approach people and interview them.”

ElizabethConliskaddedthatwritingfordifferentmediasuchasnewspapers,corporatesalesorganizationsandexecu-tives gave her a strong foundation and diversified communi-cation skill set.

PaulaLavigneacknowledgedthatshewentintojournal-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.

“Dataanalysisandcomputer-assistedreportingwasthe

onetoolthatmademestandout,”Lavignesaid.“Itmademethat much more valuable than the other person applying for thesamejob.Iwouldencourageyoutotakeasmanyclassesas you can in college.”

However, all six panelists agreed that social media has changed the media landscape the most, and it requires com-municators to promote their stories across multiple platforms to reach today’s audience.

Dr.JamieWilliamssaidstudentscomingoutofthisprogram won’t have experience initially but they’re going to comeout“knowinghowthedotsconnect.”

“Themediumisthemessage,”hesaid.“It’sTwitter.It’sFacebook.It’sCNN.It’sGoogle+.It’sallthesedifferentmediums, so embrace it.”

DanGibsonsaid,“Socialmediahascreatedmanyop-portunities 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 theirjobs.

Chatelain, who considers himself awriterfirstandforemost,said,“Igetpeople telling me they listen to me all the time on the radio. You’re supposed to say‘IreadyouallthetimeandIlistentoyouoccasionally,’”hejoked.

ElizabethConlisksaidBTNbecamean early adopter of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube because the sports fans and

sportsjournalistshadmovedawayfromtraditionaljournal-ism and were online.

“Fromaninteractivestandpoint,”shesaid,“BTNknewthatjournalistsweregoingonTwitterandthatwaswherewewere going to find them.”

LavignesaidESPN’saudiencewasn’tcominginthroughthewebsiteandnavigatingtohershow,“OutsidetheLines.”

“Wejournalistsdidn’tgrowupwithsocialmedia,”shesaid,“butthemessageisclear:ifyouwantmorereadersinvestedinyourbrand,thenasajournalistornetworkorpa-per,youneedtodoareallygoodjobofpromotingyourselfand your stories through social media and everything that you possibly can rather than improve your website.”

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Students Learning to be Sports Communicators

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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

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

College of Law

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


By Molly BrummondProfessorSandraZellmergrewuponthebanksoftheMis-

souriRiverinSiouxCity,Iowa.Asachild,summerswerespentfishing, boating and camping along that river and also near the MississippiRiverHeadwatersinnorthernMinnesota.

Growing up, Zellmer learned of the direct impact that rivers had on landowners through generations of her family and their farm,whichultimatelywasrelocatedtotheMissouriRiverbluffsbecause 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.

“In2007,myco-author,ChristineKlein,andIpublishedanarticleintheSMULawReviewaboutlessonstobelearnedfromHurricaneKatrinaandMississippiRiverfloodplainmanagementbothbeforeandafterthehurricane,”Zellmerexplained.“But,there’salwaysanotherchapter!”Followingthepublicationoftheirarticle, Zellmer and Klein decided to dig further into the topic and,overthenextsevenyears,laboredonaprojectthatultimatelybecameabookreleasedinMarch,“MississippiRiverTragedies:ACenturyofUnnaturalDisaster.”

In“MississippiRiverTragedies,”ZellmerandKleinexaminehow the existing law and policy of flood plain management has im-pacted the public and specifically those who live in the flood plain oftheMississippiRiveranditslongesttributary,theMissouri.

“Therewasastorywefeltneededtobetold:peopleliketoclaimthatfloodsandotherwaterydisastersare‘natural,’butthereality is that we have created a fallacy that inevitably contributes to disastersthatare‘unnatural’ormanmade,”saidZellmer.

American engineers have done astounding things to bend the MississippiRivertotheirwill:forcingoneofitstributariestoflowuphill, transforming more than a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats.

“Wehavesubsidizedfloodplainlivingthroughthesetech-nologies and through flood insurance,” said Zellmer. But despite ourbestefforts,so-called“naturaldisasters”continuetostriketheMississippibasin,asragingfloodwatersdecimatewaterfrontcom-munities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico.

“Majorfloodshappenroughlyevery20years,andbecausethere 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.”

Withthispatterninmind,“MississipiRiverTragedies”coversthe stories of the human dreams, pride and foibles that brought us to where we are today, and in doing so makes the law accessible by portraying actual courtroom dramas and combining them with the real-life stories of people impacted by river flooding.

Through these stories, the authors are able to reveal the bigger story of how the law reflects and even amplifies the public’s am-bivalentattitudetowardnature–ravingaboutthebeautyofariveror some other special place as it is while at the same time working feverishlytochangeitintosomethingelse.Despitetheserevela-tions,“MississippiRiverTragedies”relaysamessageofoptimism.

“Ourhopeisthatthisbookmakespeoplethinkabouttheconsequences of our actions and the knowledge needed to avoid futuredisasters,”saidZellmer.“Weneedtochangehowwethinkabout the law and policy of flood plain management so that the next chapter is one with a happier ending.”

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“Our hope is that this

book makes people think

about the consequences of

our actions and the knowl-

edge 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.”

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By Derek Engelbart, NAA Travel DirectorEnriching, unparalleled, fascinating, priceless, inspir-

ing, welcoming … that’s the list of words that about a dozen travel directors from university alumni associations – including Nebraska – came up with when asked to describe a recent trip to Cuba. Yes … Cuba!

When the Nebraska Alumni Association was first ap-proached by travel partner Go Next Inc. about a journey that we could offer to alumni, family and friends to explore this mysterious country, we asked: “How is such a trip pos-sible?” The answer: This exclusive opportunity to explore Cuba is organized and operated by Go Next Inc., which holds a People-to-People license from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), authorizing registered travelers on this educational ex-change program to visit Cuba.

As NAA travel director, I was invited to participate in a sample trip to experience Cuba before recommending it to alumni. After touring the country, I was 100 percent certain Cuba was a perfect fit for the NAA’s Alumni Ad-ventures travel program, which offers Nebraska grads and fans once-in-a-lifetime trips and experiences.

This weeklong adventure began with a stay in Cuba’s capital, Havana. My first impression after seeing the vintage 1950s-era automobiles (commonly used as taxis), historical plazas and timeless architecture in Old Havana was that this city has an enduring vibe. Memorable sites

included the Plaza de la Revolucion (where monuments and buildings portrayed the history of the Cuban Revolu-tion), the Christopher Columbus Cemetery (where the discoverer’s remains were buried for more than 100 years before being moved to Spain) and a tour of the University of Havana (one of the first universities established in the Americas).

Other Havana highlights: visiting a number of Ernest Hemingway’s hangouts including his room at the Hotel Ambos Mundos, where he wrote “For Whom the Bell Tolls;” socializing at the La Floridata Bar – another Hemingway favorite and birthplace of the Daiquiri; and touring Finca Vigia, Hemingway’s Cuban retreat where he lived from 1939-1960, as well as the fishing village, Coji-mar, which was the setting for “The Old Man and the Sea.” We also visited some fascinating art studios and an entire neighborhood called “Fusterlandia” where the masterpieces and home of Jose Fuster, the “Picasso of the Caribbean,” can be found.

Beyond the capital city, we explored mountainous countryside lined with tobacco and sugarcane fields often manicured by sleds of oxen. We traveled to the village of Las Terrazas, known worldwide for its scenic rolling hills and tight-knit community. Here, we visited rural medical and dental clinics and were treated to a cup of the “best coffee in the country” at Café Maria. We also stopped by Cienfuegos, known as the “Pearl of the South,” where we were serenaded

by the award-winning Cienfuegos Choir and enjoyed a Caribbean lunch overlooking the peninsula’s bay.

Time was also well spent in Sancti Spiritus, which is known for its picturesque town square and is home to Cuba’s oldest church. Each stop was filled with history and art of its own kind … including the art of cigar rolling! A final destination in central Cuba was the Spanish colonial town of Trinidad. Here, we were captivated by interaction with more local artists at the Casa del Alfarero (pottery house), and took a tour with a local family who runs a bed and breakfast as well as a farm for rehabilitating horses.

The final piece of this Caribbean puzzle is the soulful food, which was commonly enjoyed in a relaxing atmo-sphere with mesmerizing music performed in the back-ground. Cuisine in Cuba is emblematic of Cubans’ culture and way of life … simple, yet extraordinary in its own way. Our meals were commonly enjoyed in the comfort of Paladares, or family-run restaurants. Options typically included fresh seafood (lobster tail, swordfish, red snap-per, etc.), pork, chicken, tropical fruit and fresh vegetables, rice and beans and, of course, a tasteful dessert and Cuban coffee.

Cubans don’t shy away from their past but certainly have their sights set on brighter horizons. I’ll always remember the creativity, resourcefulness and hopeful spirit of this Caribbean country. From urban living to strolls 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 adven-ture travel offerings.

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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 total of Academic All-Americans to 314, including sevenwhoearnedthehonorin2013-14.Nebraskaalso increaseditsnation-leadingtotalto17NCAATop TenAwardWinnerswhentennisstudent-athleteMary WeatherholtbecametheHuskers’latestmemberofthat eliteclub.Inaddition,208Huskerstudent-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2013-14and62Nebraskastudent-athleteswerenamed BigTenDistinguishedScholars.Acrossallsportsfrom Augustof2013toMayof2014,123Huskerstudent- athletes earned their bachelor’s degrees from UNL.

2) ATHLETICS: Nebraska reached a milestone in athletic performancein2013-14,becomingoneofonlytwo NCAAinstitutions–andthefirstinBigTenConfer- encehistory–toqualifyforabowlgame,andadvance toNCAApostseasonplayinthemajorteamsportsof volleyball and soccer in the fall; men’s and women’s basketball in the winter; and baseball and softball in the spring. Nebraska was the only institution to win at least one game in the postseason in six of those seven sports and is the first and only school to accomplish that rare seven-sport feat among Big Ten institutions, dating backto1982,theyeartheNCAAlaunchedpostseason play in women’s basketball and softball.

3) ATTENDANCE: Nebraska reached new heights in 2013-14attendance,averagingaschoolrecord90,333 fans per game in football to rank No. 9 nationally; averagingaschoolrecord8,175fanspergamein volleyball to rank No. 1 nationally for the first time in 20years;averagingaschoolrecord15,419fansper game in the Huskers’ first year in Pinnacle Bank Arena torankNo.13nationally;andaveraging6,616fans per game in women’s basketball to rank No. 11 nationally. All four programs reached all-time highs in season ticketsaleswhilecapitalizingontheexpandedEast Stadium, the downtown PBA arena and the renovated DevaneyCenterthatdoubledthecapacityfromthe NU Coliseum, the previous home of Nebraska volleyball for nearly four decades.

Nebraska has not rested on its laurels. In preparing for the125thseasonofHuskerfootball,Nebraskahasinvestedheavily to improve the fan experience. The four corner-stonesofthat$12.3millionupgradeare:1)anewsoundsystemthatwillreplaceamorethan20-year-oldsystemwith a line array and beam-focusing speaker technology to provideconsistentaudiolevelsthroughoutthestadium;2)a state-of-the-art wireless network system that will allow fans better access to Internet applications from their smart phones, regardless of the user’s carrier or their location in

the stadium. The system is the largest installation of a wire-less network system in a collegiate stadium in history; 3) a smartphone app so fans can access in-depth information about the games, including exclusive streaming video con-tent that will only be available to fans inside the stadium; 4) an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) system that will deliver television services over a superior packet-switched network that will make the viewing experience more interactive and personal than it would be using traditional formats.

Another significant stadium improvement the fans will noticeisthebrickdesignontheWestStadiummatchingthe brick that has been used in more recent improvements intheEastandNorthStadiums.Theinstallmentofafoot-ball graphic above the North Stadium scoreboard is another enhancement that becomes an iconic nightlight for the only stadium in America that has sold out 333 consecutive footballgamesinthelasthalfcentury–anongoingNCAArecord.

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

• The football team defeated Georgia in the Gator Bowl.• VolleyballadvancedtotheEliteEight.• Soccer won the Big Ten regular-season title as well as the postseason tournament and defeated Southeastern LouisianainhostinganNCAARegional.• Women’sbasketballwontheBigTenConference postseason tournament and for the second-straight year earned a win in the NCAA Tournament.• Men’sbasketballmadeitsfirstappearanceintheBig Dancein16years.

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• Softball tied for the Big Ten regular-season championship,wonanNCAARegionalandadvancedtoaSuper Regionalforthesecondstraightyear,takingeventual national runner-up Alabama to the wire.• Baseball won one game in its Stillwater NCAA regional against Binghamton.

Overall,itwasaproductiveyearinmorethanjusttheseven sports listed above. Seven other Husker sports also competed in NCAA postseason action:

• The women’s bowling team was the NCAA Champion- ship runner up.• The rifle team finished fifth at the NCAA Champion- ships.• Women’sgymnasticssharedtheBigTenregular-season championship and made it to the NCAA’s coveted Super Six.• Men’sgymnasticsplacedeighthatthenationalmeet.• Wrestlingfinished11thattheNCAAChampionships.• Men’strackandfieldplaced17thindoorsand12th outdoors at the NCAA Championships.• Women’strackandfieldfinished19thattheNCAA Outdoor Championships.

In addition to Nebraska’s overall team successes in 2013-14,theHuskersalsoexcelledindividually.LedbyNCAA400-meterhurdleschampionMilesUkaoma,Ne-braskaproduced42All-Americanswhoclaimed51awards,including29first-teamAll-Americahonors.The42HuskerAll-Americans were the most in more than a decade.

FromAugust2013untilMay2014,Huskerstudent-athletesfromallsportsdonatedmorethan6,000hoursoftheirtimetoaccommodate220serviceprojectsthatimpactedmorethan25,000individuals.EventhoughLife

Skillsprogramsarenotformalizedinthesummermonths,agroupof50Nebraskastudent-athletes,ontheirowninitia-tive, took a bus to Pilger, Neb., after deadly twin tornadoes hit the town in June. There they spent a full day cleaning up and salvaging the town’s City Hall and recovered three American flags in the process.

Another priority is the innovative Nebraska Athletic PerformanceLaboratory(NAPL).BuiltinsidetheEastSta-diumandadjacenttoUNL’sCenterforBrain,BiologyandBehavior (CB3) research facility, NAPL continues to build its staff and forge ahead to become a new model for health and performance research. The collaboration with CB3 promises to expand understanding of performance, safety, brain function, and long-term health and well-being that benefits student-athletes, military personnel and society overall.

NebraskaAthletics’nextmajorfacilityprojectisaworld-class,$20.4millionSoccerandTennisComplexthatwillbelocatedjustnorthoftheDevaneyCenterandUNL’sInnovationCampus.Whencompletedin2015,thefacili-ties will rank among the best in the Big Ten and across the country.

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ALUMNI AWARDSNebraska Alumni Association Awards Nominations

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

Alumni Achievement AwardEstablishedin1974,theAlumniAchievementAward honors alumni who have a record of outstanding achievements in a career and/or civic involvement.Theassociationseekstorecognizealumni at all stages of their lives and careers, including young alumni.

Outstanding International Alumnus AwardEstablishedin2006,thisawardhonorsalumniwhowerenon-U.S.citizensduringtheiratten-dance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and who have attained national/international promi-nence through their efforts in education, sciences, technology, agriculture, the arts, business, humani-ties, government or other world endeavors.

Alumni Family tree AwardEstablishedin1995,theAlumniFamilyTreeAward honors one family per year that has at least three generations of University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates and at least two family members with a record of outstanding service to the univer-sity, the alumni association, their community and/or their profession.

Distinguished service AwardEstablishedin1940,theDistinguishedServiceAwardrecognizesalumniwhohavearecordofdistinguished service to the Nebraska Alumni As-sociation and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

shane Osborn student leadership Award/scholarship Establishedin2002,thisawardhonorsLieutenantShaneJ.Osborn,aUNLNavalROTCgraduatewhoonApril1,2001courageouslypilotedaU.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 notlimitedtostudentswithROTCinvolvement.The winner of the award will also receive a scholar-ship stipend.

Howard and Judy vann student leadership Award/scholarshipEstablishedin1998,theHowardandJudyVannStudentLeadershipAwardrecognizesunder-graduate students who have shown exceptional leadership capabilities through energetic participa-tion in student activities, commendable classroom performance, and the personal integrity, persever-ance 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 AwardEstablishedin1986tohonoraretiredUniversityof 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.Recipientsmustbeformerfacultyorstaff members of UNL who have been retired at least five years.

RulEs:1. RecipientsMUSTattendtheawardsceremonyto receive an award. If a recipient is unable to attend during 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 anyalumnus,friendoralumniaffiliateorganization of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 4. The awards committee retains and considers nominations 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 nomination. 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 nomination to: Alumni Awards, Nebraska Alumni Association, 1520RStreet,Lincoln,NE68508-1651.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 noti-fication generally happens in December. Only nominees who are chosen to receive an award will be notified of their selection/nomination.

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