University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor candidate Rodney Bennett answered questions from students and staff on June 8. With his hire, regents could agree to pay the new leader a base salary of $720,000 — a 37% increase over the salary paid to Chancellor Ronnie Green, who will retire at the end of the month.
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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will consider ratifying the appointment of Rodney D. Bennett on Thursday and are expected to approve a base salary of $720,000, a 37% increase over the salary of his predecessor.
16 famous University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni
Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Mary Pipher
Author Mary Pipher, whose work includes "Reviving Ophelia" and "Letters to a Young Therapist," received a PhD from UNL.
Tommy Lee
Rocker Tommy Lee famously attended college at UNL for a reality TV show.
John J. Pershing
Famous military leader John J. Pershing graduated from the law college in 1895.
Ted Sorensen
After the 1960 election, Ted Sorensen became President Kennedy’s chief aide and speechwriter. He graduated from the College of Law in 1951.
Louise Pound
Folklorist Louise Pound got her bachelor's degree in 1892 and her master's in 1895, then spent decades teaching at UNL.
Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Mary Pipher
Author Mary Pipher, whose work includes "Reviving Ophelia" and "Letters to a Young Therapist," received a PhD from UNL.
Tommy Lee
Rocker Tommy Lee famously attended college at UNL for a reality TV show.
Aaron Douglas
Painter, illustrator and educator Aaron Douglas graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1922 and settled in Harlem three years later, where he became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance and became the father of African-American art.
John J. Pershing
Famous military leader John J. Pershing graduated from the law college in 1895.
Ted Sorensen
After the 1960 election, Ted Sorensen became President Kennedy’s chief aide and speechwriter. He graduated from the College of Law in 1951.
Louise Pound
Folklorist Louise Pound got her bachelor's degree in 1892 and her master's in 1895, then spent decades teaching at UNL.
