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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.

Alumni Professorships

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Teacher Education

Kelly Gomez Johnson, Ed.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
School of Music

Miles Waggener
Term Expiration: 2027

College of Arts & Sciences
Math

Betty Love, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

College of Business Administration
Accounting

Jennifer Riley, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

Wikil Kwak, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences 
Educational Leadership

Tami Williams
Term Expiration: 2027

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Health and Kinesiology

Danae Dinkel, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2027

College of Business Administration
Management

Steven A. Schulz, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2027

College of Information Science & Technology
Interdisciplinary Informatics

TBA
Term Expiration: TBA

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
School of Communication

Chin-Chung Chao, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

Heather Hundley, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

College of Public Affairs and Community Service
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Tara Richards, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2026

College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry

Andy Zhong, Ph.D.
Term Expiration: 2027

College of Business Administration
Governmental Accounting

Aaron Knape, CPA
Term Expiration: 2025