New administrators
fill positions at NU
By Lindsay Young
Senior staff writer
Administrative shuffling has
caused new faces to fill three posi
tions this summer.
An associate vice chancellor for
the Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources began worfc in
July. The university also has wel
comed a new assistant to the chan
cellor for community relations.
And, as part of the reorganiza
tion of NU President Dennis Smith’s
office, an associate to the president
was named.
Edna McBreen
As the first permanent person
hired as associate vice chancellor
for the Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, McBreen is
excited.
Because it is new, the position
seems confusing and lacks direc
tion, McBreen said. But, she said,
she has been able to help guide what
the position will entail.
“It makes it very exciting,” she
said. “You can help people decide
what (the job) needs to be.”
The position was created after
die vice chancellor for the institute,
Irv Omtvedt, received the additional
duty of vice chancellor for extended
education.
The new associate vice chancel
lor position is a way of “filling the
gaps” that Omtvedt is unable to fill
because of his new obligations,
McBreen said.
Prior to coming to Nebraska,
McBreen was the associate dean of
the College of Agriculture and the
director of cooperative extension at
the University of Wyoming in
Laramie.
McBreen said she wanted to be
part of the institute’s plans for the
future.
“I would also like to see a
stronger linkage between the insti
tute and throughout the university,”
McBreen said.
McBreen, originally from Texas,
lives in Lincoln with her husband,
David, and two Labrador retrievers.
Joseph Rowson
As of July 1, Rowson has been
working as associate to the president
for special projects and events man
agement
The position was created after
Kim Robak was hired as NU vice
president for external affairs and
corporation secretary.
Because Robak will be focusing
much of her efforts on NU’s infor
mation and communications tech
nology systems, the restructuring
was necessary to help manage vari
ous projects and die schedule of the
president, Rowson said.
Rowson, who had been the
director of NU Public Affairs since
1985, will now be responsible for
liaison between the office of the
president and a wide range of pro
jects and program development.
In a statement, NU President
Smith said Rowson will respond to
constituent concerns and be
involved in community relations.
One of the projects Rowson will
be involved with includes the K-16
Initiative, which attempts to coordi
nate efforts of the state’s elementary
and secondary schools with higher
education.
Another project involves work
ing with admissions directors on
NU campuses to enhance student
recruitment.
The main goal of the new posi
tion, Rowson said, is to make
Smith’s office more efficient, allow
ing it to be more responsive to citi
zens, faculty members and students.
The position of assistant vice
president for external affairs also
was created as a result of the restruc
turing. Dara Troutman, director of
communications, was appointed to
the post, which includes responsi
bility for news media relations and
support for external affairs efforts.
Michelle Waite
The post of assistant to the chan
cellor for community relations is
now slightly different than when the
former assistant held the job.
The position, to which Waite has
been appointed, was called assistant
to the chancellor for community
relations and campus planning.
Waite replaces Kim Todd, who
left in the spring to work at Finke
Gardens and Nursery in Lincoln.
Campus planning is now done in
other areas of the university and is
not a part of Waite’s new job.
Waite is Chancellor James
Moeser’s principal assistant in rela
tions between the university and
many of its external constituencies,
including the Legislature and other
governmental agencies.
Waite was an aide in the
Nebraska Legislature for more than
11 years before beginning her job at
UNLonAug. 1.
Because of her experience in the
Legislature, in sensitive negotia
tions and in arranging special
events, “she will be an ideal person
to represent this office and to advise
me on the many areas related to off
campus issues,” Moeser said in a
statement released last month.
Waite said she would like to
expand the university’s community
relations involvement and strength
en the lines of communication
between the university and the com
munity.
Waite lives in Hickman, south of
Lincoln, with her husband, Don, and
two sons, Cody and Logan.
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Con artists sought
Police are looking for a husband
and-wife team of con artists that has
been swindling Lincoln homeown
ers.
The two, from Omaha, have been
posing as chimney sweeps with the
Clearview company to swindle
homeowners, especially the elderly,
said Lincoln Police Investigator Paul
Wandell, who works in the technical
investigations unit.
The team tells homeowners that
they have seen birds flying out of the
chimney, and they offer to clean and
cap it
Then they ask for money, usually
$100 to $300, up front to pay for the
parts. They make an appointment for
service and never show up.
There have been five incidents in
Lincoln since Aug. 26, and Omaha
police have reports of similar offens
es possibly involving the same cou
ple.
The couple drives a 1986 Ford
van with Douglas County license
plates.The man is described as 45
years old, 6 feet tall, 190 pounds and
white with blue eyes and brown hair.
The woman is described as white
and 32 years old.
Mountain bikes stolen
Two expensive mountain bicycles
were stolen from a Lincoln apart
ment building Sunday night.
The bikes, worth $4,500 each,
were taken Sunday night from a base
ment storeroom in the apartment
building, which is on the 1300 block
of Chautauqua Avenue, Lincoln
Police Sgt. Terry Sherrill said.
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