Five SNR faculty members are participating in a university-wide Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP). A celebration of retirees will take place on April 14 at the Lied Center.
Jim Brandle joined UNL in 1975 and as a professor of forestry in the School of Natural Resources, his main research emphasis has been the role of woody plants in agricultural systems, particularly windbreaks and their effects on all aspects of crop production.
Trish Freeman joined UNL in 1981 and has served as curator of zoology for the University of Nebraska State Museum and as a professor with the School of Natural Resources whose papers on natural history and functional morphology continue to be downloaded in high numbers on a regular basis.
Ken Hubbard joined UNL in 1981 and as a professor of applied climate science in the School of Natural Resources, he was able to underpin accuracy issues in monitoring and quality control of weather data, the use of data in modelling, and the education of planners and decision makers on the use of decision tools.
Mark Kuzila joined UNL in 1975 and has served as director of the School of Natural Resources, director of the Conservation and Survey Division, and professor of soil science whose research involves the study of soil genesis and morphology.
Jim Merchant joined UNL in 1989 and had served as director and associate director of the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies; as professor of geography, his research primarily focused on applications of remote sensing and GIS in natural resources management and environmental assessment. He passed away on Feb. 27, 2015.