University Leadership
Discover the Staff at Ë®¹ûÅÉ, Your Nebraska University
Board of Trustees
John Allbery '80 Elected 2018 Independent Corporate Director Denver, CO | |
Richard A. Bartlett '88 Elected 2007 Chair, Technology and Innovation Committee Principal & Co Chairman Lone Peak Capital and Chairman, CD2 Learning LLC Overland Park, KS | |
Patrick E. Beans '79 Elected 2007 Manager Amandla, LLC Lincoln, NE | |
Bruce Berglund '88
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Donald M. Campbell '61 Elected 2011 Principal Partners for Growth Managers San Francisco, CA | |
Barbara R. Cole M.D. '63 Elected 2008 (Retired) Director of Pediatric Nephrology Mount Pleasant, SC | |
Doug Estrada '89 Elected 2024 Senior Director II Supply Chain, Walmart Stores Inc. Bentonville, AR | |
Kenneth E. Fridrich '59 Elected 1969 (Retired) Managing Director, Marketing-Pension Services, The Principal Financial Group Omaha, NE | |
Susan Fritz Ph.D. Elected 2017-19; 2020- Chair, Building and Grounds Committee (Retired) Emerita Executive Vice President and Provost, Dean of the Graduate College University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crete, NE | |
Toni Ganzel M.D. Elected 2005 Chair, Academic Affairs Committee Dean, School of Medicine Professor of Surgery and Otolaryngology, University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, KY | |
Amy Godbey Dearking '95 Elected 2022 Global Senior Director, Recruiting Operations, Navan Elkhorn, NE | |
Kim Heier '87, '05A Elected 2017 Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Philanthropist Former Vice President for Student Leadership, Ë®¹ûÅÉ College Sedona, AZ | |
Dick Held '70 Elected 2007 Real Estate Investor Los Angeles, CA | |
Stephen C. Joel Ed.D. '76 Elected 2022 (Retired) Superintendent, Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln, NE | |
Troy Kanter '90 Elected 2005-2008, 2009- Chair, Enrollment Services Committee Private Investor, Former President, Kenexa, Inc. Lincoln, NE | |
Reverend Jim Keck Elected 2011 Sr. Minister, 1st Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC) Lincoln, NE | |
Jody King '85 Elected 2020 Vice President and Director of Financial Planning, Fiduciary Trust Company Beverly, MA | |
Lonnie Mahrt ’86 Elected 2018 (Retired) Senior Vice President, Head of Customer Communications Management, CSG Fremont, NE | |
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Mason ’86 Elected 2024 Alumni Council Representative Senior Director, Head of Program Management Firth, NE | |
Allen Moore '73 Elected 2016 Chair, Investment Committee (Retired) President/Investment Consultant Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation Lincoln, NE | |
Carrie Morton '98 Elected 2019 Actuary Principal Financial Group Waukee, IA | |
Mark Mulkey M.D. '82 Elected 2017 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon Mason City Clinic Mason City, IA | |
Bill Pallett Ph.D. '71 Elected 2018 (Retired) President, The Individual Development and Educational Assessment Center (IDEA) Manhattan, KS | |
Steven A. Rasmussen, Sr. '96A Elected 2022 (Retired) Executive Director, Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation Sun Lakes, AZ | |
Enrique E. Sanchez '74 Elected 2005 (Retired) Executive Manager, Purchasing, Warehousing, and Inventories Division of the Panama Canal Authority Rep. de Panama | |
Paul Schelstraete, J.D. '70 (Chair) Elected 2007 President, City Bank and Trust Co. Crete, NE | |
Dick Shoemaker '72 Elected 2022 Chairman Pinpoint Holdings Cambridge, NE | |
Jihad Shoshara M.D. Elected 2024 President, Pediatric Health Associates Pinpoint Holdings La Grange, IL | |
Jill Smith, J.D '74 Elected 1997 (Retired) General Counsel, Mayo Clinic Eden Prairie, MN | |
Tony Sorrentino J.D. Elected 2016 Chair, Governance and Nominations Committee General Counsel, Silverstone Group Omaha, NE | |
Betsy Tonniges Ed.D. '06, '08E, '11E Elected 2022 Alumni Council Representative Owner Primrose of Lincoln Wilderness Hills Lincoln, NE | |
Amy Vertin M.D. '95 Elected 2015 Chair, Student Affairs Committee Emergency Department Medical Director Crete Area Medical Center Crete, NE | |
Terri Vrtiska M.D. '83 Elected 2022 (Retired) Associate Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN |
The Board of Trustees meet three times a year with meetings occurring in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Emeriti Trustees
Jack E. Barker, J.D. ('61), 1996-2012, President (Retired), Mountain States Employers Council (Retired), Littleton, CO
Vernon Daniels ('78), 2006-2022, Juvenile Court Judge, Omaha, Nebraska
Jacob H. Dering, 1982-2008, Pharmacist, (Retired), Crete, NE
Donald F. Dillon, 1988-2007, Chairman, Fiserv, Lincoln, NE
Melvin E. Emeigh ('58), 1977-2001, Allstate Insurance, Sierra Vista, AZ
George F. Haddix, Ph.D. ('62), 1999-2014, Member/Manager Riverton Management Resources, LLC, Ralston, NE
Edward G. Heilman, J.D. ('67), 1989-2012, Attorney at Law, Palm Desert, CA
Daniel Jackman ('89), 2006-2024, Director, BDA International Group Pte Ltd, Singapore
Ken E. James ('69), 1989-2017, Consultant, Hewitt Associates (Retired), Sunset, SC
Eugene A. Klingler, Jr. M.D. ('57),1976-2016, Surgeon; Medical Director, Manhattan Ambulatory Surgical Hospital, Manhattan, KS
Linda Mann, Ph.D., 2001-2007, Dean (Retired), College of Communication and Fine Arts, Grossmont College, Hillsboro, OR
Kenneth J. McCumber ('68), 1999-, Senior. Vice President-Sales (Retired), Airborne Express, Bend, OR
Dennis E, Nelson ('67), 1992-2015, DENCO Group, Marblehead, MA
John Nelson, 1992-2015, Chairman, SilverStone Group, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA
Allison Petersen ('78), 1982-1994, 2004-2022, Ë®¹ûÅÉ Board Secretary, Walton, NE
Kim M. Robak, J.D., 1995-2012, Partner, Ruth Mueller and Robak, LLC, Lincoln, NE
William E. Shoemaker ('68), 1975-2004, Private Investor, Cambridge, NE
Peter Sura ('66), 1979-1996, Senior Management ABN AMRO Bank of Amsterdam (Retired), Konstanz, Germany
John M. Vasak, Ph.D. ('67), 1997-2013, Director, (Retired) Division Operations, the MITRE Corp.,(Retired) Vienna, VA
Michael Weston ('93), 2010-2022, State Farm Insurance Companies, Lincoln, Nebraska
Lois Weyers ('67), 2004-2017, Educator, Green Bay Public Schools (Retired), DePere, WI
Earl L. Wright, 1987-2010, President and CEO, AMG National Trust Bank, NA, Englewood, CO
Leadership Team
Made up of key administrators and university leaders, the leadership team provides collaboration across Ë®¹ûÅÉ’s residential and non-residential campuses and online platforms.
| Derek BiermanChief Information Officer |
| Lorie Cook-BenjaminChief Academic Officer |
| John FrostVice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing |
| Marty FyeVice President for Institutional Advancement |
Judy KawamotoVice President of Student Affairs | |
| Linda ScholtingVP for Business and Finance/CFO |
| Jenei SkillettSenior Executive Assistant to the President |
| Luis SoteloVice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
| Mark WateskaDirector of Athletics |
| Kristopher WilliamsDirector of Institutional Effectiveness |
| Anne ZiolaDirector of Human Resources |
Meet our Deans
Ë®¹ûÅÉ has four colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education and the School of Innovative Learning
Pedro Maligo
Pedro MaligoDean of the College of Arts & Sciences |
Daniel Bothe
Daniel BotheDean of the College of Business |
Tim Frey
Tim FreyDean of the College of Education |