Vice Chancellors and Chancellor's Office

Rodney Bennett portrait

Rodney Bennett

Chancellor

Office of the Chancellor
402-472-2116
chancellorbennett@unl.edu

Dr. Rodney D. Bennett is the 21st chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska’s flagship, Land-Grant and Big Ten institution. He is a 30-year veteran of higher education with a track record of growing research, increasing student success and building impactful partnerships.

Chancellor Bennett came to Nebraska after nine years of successful leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi. During his tenure as president, USM was reclassified from a Carnegie R2 to an R1 university, signaling growth in research prestige and funding. Dr. Bennett also invested in programs to support student recruitment, retention and outcomes, including for the 30 percent of USM students who were first-generation. His efforts led to an improvement in the university’s six-year graduation rate.

While at USM, Dr. Bennett established new faculty positions in high-growth areas and increased the average salary for full-time faculty; oversaw $300 million in facilities work; and launched the largest fundraising campaign in the University of Southern Mississippi’s history. He was a strong champion of the Division I athletics program, investing in new facilities and programs to support student-athletes, including a dedicated mental health counselor to serve student-athletes. Throughout his time as president, he brought a conservative approach to budget management, meeting or exceeding the budgetary goals set by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees.

Chancellor Bennett values community leadership and service. He has served on numerous boards, including the Mississippi Aquarium, Northeast Georgia Girl Scouts of America, Catholic Health East (Philadelphia), and St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, Georgia. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and Past Sire Archon for Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, The Boulé.

Chancellor Bennett’s full biography

Vice Chancellors

(arranged by vice chancellor area)

Katherine Ankerson
Katherine Ankerson

Executive Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs

402-472-3751
ankerson@unl.edu
Katherine Ankerson bio

Dennis Leblanc portrait
Dennis Leblanc

Vice Chancellor
Interim Director of Athletics

dleblanc@huskers.com
Dennis Leblanc bio

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Michael Zeleny

Vice Chancellor
Business & Finance

402-472-4455
mike.zeleny@unl.edu
Michael Zeleny bio

Marco Barker
Marco Barker

Vice Chancellor
Diversity and Inclusion

402-472-0148
marco.barker@unl.edu
Marco Barker bio

Michael Boehm portrait
Michael “Mike” Boehm

Vice Chancellor
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

402-472-2871
mboehm3@unl.edu
Michael Boehm bio

Sherri Jones portrait
Sherri Jones

Interim Vice Chancellor
Research & Economic Development

402-472-3123
sherri.jones@unl.edu
Sherri Jones' bio

Dee Dee Anderson portrait
Dee Dee Anderson

Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs

402-472-3755
danderson75@unl.edu
Dee Dee Anderson bio

Chancellor's Staff

Josh Davis portrait image
Josh Davis

Chief of Staff and Associate to the Chancellor

402-472-7211
jdavis@unl.edu
Josh Davis bio

Jim Coll portrait
Jim Coll

Chief Communication and Marketing Officer

402-472-2211
jcoll2@unl.edu
Jim Coll bio

Heath Tuttle portrait
Heath Tuttle

Chief Information Officer

402-472-4267
htuttle@unl.edu
Heath Tuttle bio

Jessica Herrmann portrait
Jessica Herrmann

Director of Government Relations

402-472-2116
jherrmann2@unl.edu
Jessica Herrmann bio

Marc Pearce portrait
Marc Pearce

Associate to the Chancellor for Institutional Equity and Compliance

402-472-3417
mpearce3@unl.edu
Marc Pearce bio

Shelley Zaborowski portrait
Shelley Zaborowski

Executive Director of Nebraska Alumni Association

402-472-2841
szaborowski3@unl.edu
Shelley Zaborowski bio

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