Hartley Burr Alexander
1916
Developed themes for the program of art and symbolism in the Nebraska State Capitol.
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Benjamin Andrews
1870, Brown University
Chancellor of University of Nebraska 1900-1908. Andrews Hall is named for him.
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Glenna Luschei
1956
Endowed the Prairie Schooner in perpetuity with a fund through the University of Nebraska Foundation.
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Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
2019
Willa Cather Professor of Political Science and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (academic year 2018-2019).
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Willa Cather
2023
Pulitzer Prize winning Nebraska author and editor of The Hesperian, now The Daily Nebraskan, 1893-1895.
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Jorgensen Hall was dedicated on October 29th, 2010. Alan Heeger (B.S. 1957), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000, was the keynote speaker. He recounted how the highlight of his undergraduate years was a course in modern physics taught by Ted Jorgensen that introduced him to quantum physics. Also, he related that he once asked Ted Jorgensen how to succeed in physics. Jorgensen’s answer surprised him: Jorgensen inquired about Heeger’s grades in English. Ted then went on to explain that being able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing, were essential to success as a scientist.
Spectrum Newsletter, No. 25, page 3