Wallace C. “Wally” Peterson, George Holmes Professor Emeritus of Economics died April 15. He was 91. A reception for friends of Peterson is 1 to 3 p.m., April 20 in the Schorr President’s Suite at Hewit Place, 1155 Q St. Jerry Petr, also a professor emeritus of economics, described Peterson as a “campus giant.” Peterson […]

Paul A. Shoemaker, professor and director of the School of Accountancy at UNL’S College of Business Administration, has been awarded the first BKD, LLP Professorship in Accountancy. “I am honored to be selected as the first recipient of this professorship,” said Shoemaker, who joined UNL in 1989. “It signals that my work over an extended […]

Gordon Franklin Culver, 86, Lincoln, died Jan. 31, 2010. Born in Pawnee County, Okla., on Feb. 2, 1923, he retired from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1990 after 29 years as professor and head of business education in the former Teachers College. He taught at Oklahoma State University and Stillwater High School prior to coming […]

The College of Business Administration has opened the new academic year with a completely remodeled Coe Learning Center. Previously called the Coe Computer Lab, the facility has been the technological heart of CBA for 25 years. The redesign features new Dell and Mac personal computers with 19-inch and 24-inch screens. In response to a survey […]