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Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Nebraska's Economic Future

Acknowledgements

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska is grateful to its funding organization - the Robert and Ardis James Family Foundation in New York. Their financial support and their guidance have made this project possible.

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska benefits from the involvement and advice of an external advisory board. We wish to express appreciation to the board members:

Jonathan Brand, J.D., President of Doane College in Crete
Dr. Eric Brown, General Manager of KRVN Radio in Lexington
Dr. Will Norton, Jr., Dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Dr. Frederik Ohles, President of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln
Dr. Janie Park, President of Chadron State College
Harvey Perlman, J.D., Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James Seacrest, Retired Newspaper Publisher, Lincoln
Jose Soto, J.D., Vice President of Affirmative Action, Equity and Diversity, Southeast Community College Area
Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein, J.D., Executive Director, Peter Kiewit Foundation in Omaha

We also wish to thank the ex-officio external board members:

Ralph James, Executive Director of Executive Education, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dr. Robert James, President, Enterprise Asset Management, Inc., New York, New York
Cathy James Paglia, Director, Enterprise Asset Management. Inc., New York, New York

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska also appreciates the involvement of the faculty and staff of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, including the advice of Dr. Will Norton, Jr., Dean; Dr. Linda Shipley, Associate Dean; Tim Anderson; Dr. Charlyne Berens; Dr. Ruth Brown; Kathy Christensen; Trina Creighton; Michelle Hassler; Phyllis Larsen; Amy Struthers; and Dr. John Wunder.

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