University of Nebraska Chancellors
From 1871 until 1968 the term president or chancellor represented the top administrator of the University of Nebraska. The title president came into use in 1971 following the merger of the Lincoln and Omaha campuses. It is the title given to the the adminstrator of the University system that includes the University of Nebraska at Kearney, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Each university is administered by a chancellor.
For brief biographical information on each of the chancellors that served at the University of Nebraska, please visit "Past Chancellors" created by the Office of the Chancellor.
The portraits below show chancellors who were considered permanent, acting or interim.
Allen R. Benton, 1871-1876
Edmund B. Fairfield, 1876-1882
Irving J. Manatt, 1884-1888
James H. Canfield, 1891-1895
George E. MacLean, 1895-1899
E. Benjamin Andrews, 1900-1908
Samuel Avery, 1908-1927
Edgar A. Burnett, 1927-1938
Chauncey S. Boucher, 1938-1946
Reuben G. Gustavson, 1946-1953
Clifford M. Hardin, 1954-1968
Joseph Soshnik, 1968-1971
James Zumberge, 1972-1975
Roy Young, 1976-1980
Martin A. Massengale, 1981-1994
Graham B. Spanier, 1994-1996
James Moeser, 1996-2000
Harvey Perlman, 2000-2016
Allen R. Benton, 1871-1876
Edmund B. Fairfield, 1876-1882
Irving J. Manatt, 1884-1888
James H. Canfield, 1891-1895
George E. MacLean, 1895-1899
E. Benjamin Andrews, 1900-1908
Samuel Avery, 1909-1927
Edgar A. Burnett, 1927-1938
Chauncey S. Boucher, 1938-1946
Reuben G. Gustavson, 1946-1953
Clifford M. Hardin, 1954-1968
Joseph Soshnik, 1969-1971
James Zumberge, 1972-1975
Roy Young, 1976-1980
Martin A. Massengale, 1981-1991
Graham B. Spanier, 1992-1995
James Moeser, 1996-2000
Harvey Perlman, 2001-2016
Ronnie Green, 2016-
Henry E. Hitchcock, 1882, Sept.-1883, Dec. (acting)
Charles E. Bessey, 1888-1891, 1899-1900 (acting)
John R. Selleck, 1953-1954 (interim)
Merk Hobson, 1969 (interim)
C. Peter Magrath, 1971-1972 (interim)
Adam C. Breckenridge, 1975-1976 (interim)
Robert Rutford, 1980-1981 (interim)
Henry E. Hitchcock, 1882, Sept.-1883, Dec. (acting)
Charles E. Bessey, 1888-1891, 1899-1900 (acting)
John R. Selleck, 1953-1954 (interim)
Merk Hobson, 1969 (interim)
C. Peter Magrath, 1971-1972 (interim)
Adam C. Breckenridge, 1975-1976 (interim)
Robert Rutford, 1980-1981 (interim)
John W. Goebel, 1991-1992 (interim)
Joan R. Leitzel, 1995-1996 (interim)