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Elaine Badgley Arnoux – (née Helen Elaine Harper) portraitist, painter, and sculptor [11]; Max Baer — boxer [9]; Byron Bailey — professional American and Canadian football player
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. [6] Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally known as the University of Omaha .
In 1930, the city of Omaha took control of the University of Omaha, turning it into a public municipal institution rather than a private, religious university. In 1931, after an eight-month search, the Board of Regents named William E. Sealock, then dean of the teachers' college at the University of Nebraska, president of the newly created Municipal University of Omaha. [14]
Jeffrey Philip Gold (born August 16, 1952 [1] [2] [3]) is an American surgeon, medical educator, and academic administrator who has been the president of the University of Nebraska system since July 1, 2024.
The first public higher education institution in Omaha was the University of Nebraska Medical Center.Nebraska's first medical school was a private medical college established in Omaha in 1880 and renamed the Omaha Medical College in 1881.
The current Mayor of Omaha is Jean Stothert, a member of the Republican Party.The City Clerk is Dan Esch, a member of the Democratic Party and members of the City Council are Pete Festerson, Council President from District 1; Juanita Johnson from 2; Danny Begley from 3; Ron Hug from 4; Don Rowe from 5; Brinker Harding from 6 and; Aimee Melton, [3] Council Vice President from 7.
Prior to the formal founding of the civil rights movement in Omaha, several African Americans secured status that was relevant to later struggles. While the civil rights movement proper did not begin until the 1940s, the historical significance of Omaha in securing civil rights for a variety of American people could be said to start in 1876.
Order Image Name Term began [1] [2] Term ended [1] [2] Party affiliation Notes 1 Jesse Lowe: March 5, 1857 March 2, 1858 2 Andrew Jackson Poppleton: March 2, 1858 September 14, 1858