Ronnie D. Green

Ronnie David Green (born 1961) is the 20th chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[1] As chancellor, Green is the chief executive of the state's flagship, land-grant university, which is part of the University of Nebraska system.

Ronnie Green
20th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Assumed office
April 6, 2017
Preceded byHarvey Perlman
Personal details
Born (1961-06-17) June 17, 1961
Roanoke, Virginia
Spouse(s)Jane
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
ResidenceLincoln, Nebraska
Alma materVirginia Tech (BS)
Colorado State University (MS)
University of Nebraska (PhD)
OccupationAcademic

Green previously led the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (since 2010), and served as interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the university's highest academic office, from 2015 to 2016.[2]

Chancellorship

On April 6, 2016, University of Nebraska system President Hank M. Bounds announced the selection of Green as chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3] He assumed the duties of the position on May 8,[4] and was formally installed on April 6, 2017.[5] The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was founded in 1869. Green is its 20th chancellor.[6]

Other career highlights

Green has served on the animal science faculties of Texas Tech University and Colorado State University, as the national program leader for animal production research for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, and as executive secretary of the White House’s interagency working group on animal genomics within the National Science and Technology Council. Prior to returning to the University of Nebraska, he served as senior global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s (now Zoetis) animal genomics business.[4]

In August 2019, Green hosted a town hall with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to discuss the state's agricultural issues and disaster relief.[7]

Academics and research

Green has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters and 56 invited symposia papers. He is a past-president of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS).[4][8] He was Elected Fellow of both ASAS and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 2017 received the Morrison Award, the ASAS's most prestigious honor.[4][9]

References
  1. "Ronnie D. Green". scholar.google.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. "Green's ag background seen as perfect fit for UNL, state", Chris Dunker, Lincoln Journal-Star
  3. "UNL chancellor pick Ronnie Green, the only internal finalist, is expected to 'hit the ground running'", Emily Nohr, Omaha World-Herald
  4. "Ronnie Green", University of Nebraska-Lincoln Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).
  5. "Photos: Installation of UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green", Omaha World-Herald
  6. "Past Chancellors", University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  7. "USDA Secretary Perdue to appear at UNL town hall meeting". Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  8. "Appointments", Chronicle of Higher Education
  9. "Dr. Ronnie Green Receives Morrison Award", ASAS Staff
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