Question: Facts: - title: president of the university of nebraska system - successor: martin massengale - predecessor: durward b. varner - term end: 1989 - term start: 1977 - birth date: 11 december 1932 - name: ronald roskens - birth place: spencer , iowa , u.s. - alma mater: university of iowa university of northern iowa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ronald roskens .
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ronald william roskens -lrb- born december 11 , 1932 -rrb- is an american academic .he was the president of the university of nebraska system from 1977 to 1989 .roskens is an alumnus of the university of northern iowa .