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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Agricultural Research Division

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Gary L. Cunningham
Dean and Director
Phone: 402-472-2045
E-Mail: gcunningham2@unl.edu
Major administration
  • Budget & Personnel
  • Partnership Funding
  • Leadership for new initiatives
  • Staff Development
  • Resource Development
  • Serve as Accountable Property Officer for the Federal Excess Property Program
  • Manage ARD accounts in NU Foundation
Gary Cunningham
Z B Mayo
Z B Mayo
Interim Associate Dean and Associate Director
Phone: 402-472-2045
E-Mail: zmayo1@unl.edu
  • Administration of faculty/staff needs
  • Identification/Securing funding
  • Administer Multi-state Research Activities of the ARD
  • Administration of research proposals, contracts/agreements, forms, etc.
  • Chair ARD project reviews

Marjorie Kostelnik

Dean, College of Education & Human Sciences and
Associate Dean, Agricultural Research Division
Phone: 402-472-2913
E-Mail: mkostelnik2@unl.edu
  • Major administration for ARD Faculty in the College of Education & Human Sciences
  • Budget and Personnel
  • Partnership Funding
  • Leadership for new initiatives
  • Staff Development
  • Resource Development
Marjorie Kostelnik
Dan Duncan
Dan Duncan
Assistant Dean and Director
Phone: 402-624-8011
Email: dduncan1@unl.edu
  • Vice Chancellor's representative to Commodity Boards and grower organizations
  • IANR Technology Transfer representation

Dora Dill

Secretary Specialist
Phone: 402-472-7082
E-Mail: ddill1@unl.edu
  • primary support for Gary Cunningham
  • support for Z B Mayo and Dan Duncan
  • office manager
  • accounting
  • payroll
  • NU Foundation grant programs
  • project review organization
  • special reports
Dora Dill
Nelvie Lienemann

Nelvie Lienemann

Administrative Technician
Phone: 402-472-7080
E-mail: nlienemann1@unl.edu
Verification and submission of:
  • federal and non-federal grant programs
  • AD 416/417 forms
  • AD 421 forms
  • excess federal property
  • research travel grants
  • Notary Public
  • manages research project portfolio

Karen Jackson

Programming Assistant
Phone: 402-472-0262
E-Mail: kjackson2@unl.edu
  • ARD website
  • GIS project
  • office support
Karen Jackson
Deb Carlson

Deb Carlson

Clerical Assistant III
Phone: 402-472-7085
E-Mail: dcarlson2@unl.edu
  • provide service to the public, faculty, staff and administration
  • provide indirect support to Dean, Interim Associate Dean and Assistant Director
  • maintain various databases
  • schedule and maintain project reviews
  • coordinate research travel program
  • validate travel authorizations and assign numbers
  • issue parking permits to visitors