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Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV as a reporter in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse on the city’s east side and 50 shots fired at motorist Sean Bell by New York Police.
Prior to that, Reg was a crime beat reporter at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis. He also reported at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he covered the crash of Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Before that, Reg was a report-er/anchor for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio, WOWT-TV in Omaha, Neb., and KTIV-TV in Sioux City, lowa.
A Gulf War veteran and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Reg graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha where he earned a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism.
Reg has received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting, several Associated Press awards, honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the YMCA honored him as a Black Achiever. He was also selected as one of Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest for his work in the community and is a member of the local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Jennifer Hamann became executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Union Pacific on Jan. 1, 2020. She is responsible for managing all facets of Union Pacific’s financial activities, controls and policies including accounting, tax, real estate, investor relations, treasury, audit, and capital planning. As CFO, Hamann also serves on the Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano and TTX Company boards of directors.
Hamann began her Union Pacific career in 1992 as a member of the corporation’s audit staff. In 1998, she moved to the railroad’s Human Resources Department, holding various management positions. Hamann joined the Corporate Treasury group in April 2002, when she was named assistant vice president-Investor Relations. In April 2011, she was named general auditor of the Corporate Audit staff. Hamann moved to Marketing and Sales as vice president and general manager-Automotive in February 2016, a position she maintained until returning to Finance as vice president-Planning and Analysis in October 2017. She was named senior vice president-Finance in April 2019.
Prior to joining Union Pacific, Hamann received an MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She also has fulfilled the requirements and examinations necessary to receive a Certified Public Accountant certificate.
In addition to her duties at Union Pacific, Hamann serves as the executive sponsor of Union Pacific’s LEAD (Lead, Educate, Achieve, Develop) women’s initiative and is a member of its executive advisory council. She is a member of Steel Dynamic’s Board of Directors and Audit committee. She is on the Board of Directors for the Omaha Performing Arts Society Foundation Board and The College World Series of Omaha, Inc.
1949: Stanton W. Salisbury
1950: Margueritte Harmon Bro
1951: William L. Shearer
1952: Adolph J. Schneider
1953: W. Robert Jenkins
1954: L. Joe Arenas
1955: Roman L. Hruska
1956: George Pardee
1957: Glenn C. Cunningham
1958: Alfred J. Eggers Jr.
1959: Helen F. Hansen
1960: William H. Thompson
1961: Thresa Clark
1963: N. Murray Longworth
1967: William D. Brodbeck, Joe Hanna, Lawrence B. Rohde, Gordon Severa
1968: Jay L. Beecroft, Oldham Paisley, Milton Wolsky
1969: Jerome F. Kutak, Frank Mansell, Carl Palmquist
1970: J. Donald Butler, Oliver W. Hasselblad, J. Westbrook McPherson
1971: Margaret Fischer, Howard Sorensen, Norman Sorensen
1972: Einar Viren
1973: Richard T. Burress, Robert W. Turner
1974: Robert Brown, James P. Duff, J.J. Exon, Ruth King Soloman
1975: Gary Penisten, Don D. Pittmann, Eugene L. Step
1976: John W. Madden Jr., Sharon Gidley Marvin, Stan L. McClellan
1977: Robert G. Cunningham, Bryce Poe II, Herbert Sklenar
1978: Robert W. Bell, Edward C. Binder, Elmer Rhoden, Ralph Shaw
1979: Jerry R. Curry, John Estabrook, Patricia J. Matson
1980: Joann “Jody” Fike, Frank Menolascino, James P. Mullins, Raymond R. Nelson
1981: John S. Holland, John R. Maenner, Thomas M. Ryan
1982: D. Nick Caporale, Mary Caritas, Samuel Leftwich
1983: A. Mort Crim, Harvey L. Hayes, Robert L. Matthews
1984: John C. Gaffney, C. Mickey Skinner
1985: Robert M. Spire, F. Thomas Starkweather, Wanda M. Wollert
1986: Daniel L. Dienstbier, Barbara Evans Markuson
1987: R. Craig Hoenshell, Ruth Randall, John Schuchart
1988: George F. Haddix, R. Michael Moran, Kenneth L. Peek Jr.
1989: Chuck Hagel, Mary Dean Hunt Harvey, Sheila Anne Ryan
1990: Donald O. Aldridge, Ronald J. Burns, Lynn L. Phares, James N. Skinner
1991: Charles D. Platt, Ree Schonlau, Alfred G. Thomsen
1992: Lawrence Comine Jr., Bernice Stephens Dodd, David Sokol
1993: Fred Petersen, Charles Schmid
1994: Robert Hemenway, Margaret Lehning, Stephen Wild
1995: Margaret Robinson, Joe Edmonson, Nancy L. O’Brien, Rod Rhoden
1996: Clifford H. Hollestelle, Michael Kudlacz, Fran Flairty Marshall
1997: Tal Anderson, Connie Claussen, Mike Hill, Stephen Roberts
1998: Kenneth M. Bird, Howard Hawks, Michael McLarney, Carol Schrader, Johnnie Wilson
1999: Richard E. Collins, Kathleen Dodge, Jack Koraleski
2000: Russell C. Davis, Lawrence D. King, Patricia A. Lamberty, John E. Nahas
2002: James Zadina, Rodrigo Lopez, Karrin Allyson Schoonover, John Hancock
2003: Leonard de Barros, Steve Martin, EvaJon Sperling, Daniel K. O’Neill
2004: Guinter Kahn, Richard H. Christie, Robert C. Dahlquist
2005: Thomas H. Warren Sr., Winnie L. Callahan, James R. Young
2006: Michael D. Jones, Mike Denney, Magdalena A. García
2007: Timothy D. Hart, Robert L. Whitehouse, Richard D. Holland
2008: John E. Christensen, Sally Ganem, John A. Jeter
2009: Lloyd E. Roitstein, Dennis J. Duffy, Lori L. Hogan
2010: J. Terrence Haney, Robert Batt
2011: Katherine L. English, Laurie S. Fulton, Mark E. Grieb, Paul G. Smith
2012: Robert P. Houston, James W. Freeman, Penny Parker
2013: Gail DeBoer, Gary Johnson, Ron Withem
2014: Penny Sackett, Viv & John Ewing, Kevin Munro
2015: Pete Festersen, LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck
2016: Mary Lou Chapek, John L. Morgan, Barbara Weitz
2017: Todd Schmaderer, Steve Seline, Carey Hamilton
2018: Paul Critchlow, Ivan Gilreath, Janice Gilmore
2019: Anne Branigan, Ed Pechar, Mark Martinez
2020: Thomas Hagel
2021: Sandy Friedman, Travis Deyle
2022: Susan Brennan, Tony Kiehn
2023: Praveen Neppalli Naga, Lou Anne Rinn, Mark Steele
2024: Debra K. Anderson, Ph.D., Rolland “RC” Thompson, Reg Chapman, Jennifer Hamann
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