Jim led initiatives to use technology to enhance NU's business operations and to make them more effective and efficient. He was instrumental in the development of the bonding approach to resolve the critical backlog of deferred maintenance. His efforts led to the passage last year of LB 1100. All future University of Nebraska students and faculty and staff will benefit greatly from his leadership on these and many other issues. He will be greatly missed.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Harold Maurer Named UNMC Chancellor University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith has announced the appointment of Harold M. Maurer, M.D., as chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, subject to the approval of the Board of Regents at its October 23 meeting. From 1971 to 1984, he served on the faculty of the Children's Medical Center at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where he held the Jessie Ball duPont professorship and was chairman of the department of pediatrics. Dr. Maurer earned his bachelor's degree from New York University and his M.D. from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Nebraska Health System and chairs the UNMC Faculty Council. He has an in-depth knowledge of the operations of the Medical Center, and his involvement in the development of the partnership with Clarkson Hospital to create the Nebraska Health System makes him uniquely qualified to lead UNMC at this time.