Alumni Professorships
The UNO Alumni Association provides 12 professorships, which have totaled more than $1.2 million since they were instituted in 1983 during UNO’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. The professorships recognize distinguished faculty performance in teaching and research. Professorships were named in honor of longtime faculty members who served with distinction in their respective academic areas.
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Faculty Member
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Professorship
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Term Expiration
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Kelly Gomez Johnson, Ed.D.
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Dr. Hollie Bethel Professorship
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Teacher Education
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2026
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Amy Millicent Morris
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Edwin Clark Diamond Professorship
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
School of Music
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2026
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Betty Love, Ph.D.
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James M. Earl Diamond Professorship
College of Arts & Sciences
Math
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2026
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Jennifer Riley, Ph.D.
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William C. Hockett Diamond Professorship
College of Business Administration
Accounting
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2026
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Wikil Kwak, Ph.D.
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William C. Hockett Diamond Professorship
College of Business Administration
Accounting
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2026
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Beth Leader-Jenssen. Ph.D.
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Paul Kennedy Diamond Professorship
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Special Education and Communication Disorders
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2024
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Danae Dinkel, Ph.D.
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Margaret Killian Diamond Professorship
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Health and Kinesiology
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2024
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Steven A. Schulz, Ph.D.
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John Lucas Diamond Professorship
College of Business Administration
Management
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2024
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TBA
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Cheryl Prewett Diamond Professorship
College of Information Science & Technology
Interdisciplinary Informatics
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Chin-Chung Chao, Ph.D.
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Robert Reilly Professorship
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
School of Communication
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2026
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Heather Hundley, Ph.D.
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Robert Reilly Professorship
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
School of Communication
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2024
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Tara Richards, Ph.D.
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David P. Scott Diamond Professorship
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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2026
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Carson Holloway, Ph.D.
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Ralph Wardle Diamond Professorship
College of Arts & Sciences
Political Science
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2024
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Aaron Knape, CPA
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Maj. Thomas A. and Beverly Ward Spencer Professorship
College of Business Administration
Governmental Accounting
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2025
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