The Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é approved the appointment of Dr. Neal H. Schnoor as the next chancellor of the University of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼éat Kearney on June 19,2025. The vote took place during the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting at Varner Hall in Lincoln.
Dr. Schnoor, a Ãå±±ÂÖ¼énative and former long-time faculty member and administrator at UNK, was named the priority candidate for the position in April. His appointment, which will take effect July 1, follows a 30-day public vetting period during which he visited all four University of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼écampuses and spent extensive time engaging with UNK faculty, staff, students, and members of the greater Kearney community.