“Connie is the budget officer, travel agent, event planner, recruitment officer, therapist and mom – to some of us – on top of everything else that she does.” - Frank Tenkorang, Economics Chair By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Professor Frank Tenkorang may hold the title of chair for the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Economics, but he calls Connie Fie the “head” of the department. The longtime office associate has worn a lot of hats … [Read more...] about ‘Mom’ to economics department, Connie Fie retiring after 39 years at UNK
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Janet Lear fell in love with teaching at UNK; retiring after 17 years
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Janet Lear has received plenty of awards and honors during her 17 years of teaching at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She was named the University Business Teacher of the Year by the Mountain-Plains Business Education Association in 2013, won several BEST Awards from the Nebraska Department of Education for her influence on business and marketing education in the state and earned the title of Nebraska Phi Beta … [Read more...] about Janet Lear fell in love with teaching at UNK; retiring after 17 years
IN THE NEWS: Economics professor Allan Jenkins featured on Rural Health Leadership Radio
By BILL AUXIER Rural Health Leadership Radio This week we’re having a conversation with Allan Jenkins, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Professor Jenkins was born and raised in Blackwell, Okla., a small town 60 miles south of Wichita, Kan.. He received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1976 then spent the next five years working in local government at the city and county level. Jenkins received his Ph.D. in economics from … [Read more...] about IN THE NEWS: Economics professor Allan Jenkins featured on Rural Health Leadership Radio
Framing the Future of Fuel: Tenkorang studies ethanol’s reputation, impact on world food prices
By JAN TREFFER THOMPSON Frank Tenkorang was still a graduate assistant at Purdue University when his officemate mentioned some exciting news: the school had started powering its trucks with soy biodiesel. It was 2005, and the United States was jumping on the biofuels bandwagon. In the years since, Tenkorang has seen biofuels – corn-based ethanol in particular – evolve from a budding industry into an established part of the Midwest economy, and now into a … [Read more...] about Framing the Future of Fuel: Tenkorang studies ethanol’s reputation, impact on world food prices
Tri-City Economic Forum to focus on current trends; Hosted Friday in Grand Island
Register Here The Tri-City Area Economic Forum brings together local experts from the public, private, and academic sectors to report on the state of the Tri-City economy. This forum represents a cooperative effort between UNK and local businesses to provide timely, accurate and objective economic data to guide local businesses while boosting economic development. Date and time: Friday, Oct. 6 from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm Location: Bosselman's Conference Center, Fonner Park, … [Read more...] about Tri-City Economic Forum to focus on current trends; Hosted Friday in Grand Island
