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University of Nebraska at Omaha

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1908 as a private college, became the University of Omaha in 1931, and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1968 as the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Location:
Omaha, NE

Founding Date:
1908

Enrollment:
16,000

Official Website:
http://www.unomaha.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward Thomas Brady
Judge
1-Nov-1943   Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Harold Dow
Journalist
28-Sep-1947 21-Aug-2010 48 Hours
Jim Exon
Politician
9-Aug-1921 10-Jun-2005 US Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97
Peter Fonda
Actor
23-Feb-1940   Easy Rider
Chuck Hagel
Politician
4-Oct-1946   US Secretary of Defense, 2013-15
Robert E. Hemenway
Educator
10-Aug-1941 31-Jul-2015 Chancellor, University of Kansas, 1995-2009
Roman Hruska
Politician
16-Aug-1904 25-Apr-1999 US Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76
Herbert A. Sklenar
Business
7-Jun-1931   CEO of Vulcan Materials, 1986-97
Skip Stephenson
Comic
18-Apr-1940 18-May-1992 Real People
James R. Young
Business
24-Oct-1952 15-Feb-2014 CEO of Union Pacific, 2006-12

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Chuck Hagel
Politician
4-Oct-1946   US Secretary of Defense, 2013-15

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roman Hruska
Politician
16-Aug-1904 25-Apr-1999 US Senator from Nebraska, 1954-76




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