Policy for Choosing the Nebraska Lecture Series Speakers


Call for nominations, January 2022

The Research Council is soliciting nominations for the 2023 Nebraska Lectures: Chancellor’s
Distinguished Lecture Series. One Nebraska Lecture is scheduled for each semester. These are high
profile public events and represent the highest recognition the Research Council can bestow upon an
individual faculty member. In collaboration with the Office of Research and Economic Development, the
Research Council established this lecture series in 2003. The purpose is to feature the significant
achievements and contributions made by University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, to foster communication among students and faculty in different academic disciplines, and to present topics of
public interest in a format that will attract a wide audience, including the local community and members
of the legislature. The Spring 2022 Nebraska Lecture will be held in April and features Dr. Raymond
Hames, School of Global Integrative Studies.

The Research Council and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development need your help
in identifying and nominating candidates for these prestigious lectures.
Please encourage nominations in your unit. Criteria for selection are 1) major recent accomplishment(s)
that support a distinguished record, and 2) ability to communicate to an interdisciplinary audience. The
nominee should be nationally or internationally prominent in his or her field.

To nominate a faculty member, please send electronically to Mari Greer (mgreer1@unl.edu, Office of
Research and Economic Development) 1) a nomination letter; 2) the nominee’s CV that includes
significant scholarly accomplishments with emphasis on the past five years; and 3) a brief 150 word
description about the subject/topic that the nominee would be giving a lecture about, if selected. To be
considered, nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022. Nominations
will be kept confidential. The Research Council and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic
Development will select the lecturers. Chosen lecturers will be notified immediately thereafter.

The location of the Lectures for 2023 will be determined at a later date. The suggested format for the
lecture is a 35-40 minute formal presentation delivered in a style that would be accessible to the general
public followed by a 15-20-minute question-and-answer session.

Dr. Jim Bovaird, Chair, UNL Research Council
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
36 Teachers College Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0345
Phone: 402-472-2223
jbovaird2@unl.edu