Search Contributors Update
Lincoln – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts provided an updated list of the donors who generously contributed towards the search process for new directors for the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Roads. Over the course of the past several months, Ricketts successfully conducted a national search for innovative and forward-thinking individuals to lead these departments.
With financial support from across the state, the Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation hired two search firms to conduct these searches. Potential candidates identified by these firms were forwarded to Governor Pete Ricketts and his Chief of Staff, Matt Miltenberger, for interviews.
Nebraskans from nearly 30 communities from Scottsbluff to Broken Bow to Omaha financially contributed towards the search efforts.
An alphabetical list of donors and organizations along with their home communities follows:
Jerry & Linda Adams, Broken Bow
Deborah Andrews, Lincoln
Ted & Kathy Baer, Omaha
Jud & Denise Baldridge, North Platte
Beardmore Subaru, Bellevue
Bell Family Foundation, Omaha
Scott & Paige Berryman, Elkhorn
Fred & Deanna Bosselman, Doniphan
Mark & Mary Lou Brasee, Omaha
David & Gina Briggs, Alliance
Michael Bulmer, Lincoln
Mike Cassling, Omaha
Ralph Castner, Sidney
Michael Cave, Silver Creek
ConAgra Foods, Omaha
Cox Communications, Omaha
Jerry & Ann Crouse, Omaha
John Curry, Columbus
Joe & Mary Daugherty, Omaha
Jerry Davis, Omaha
Diers Ford, Fremont
Duo Lift Manufacturing Co., Inc., Columbus
First Management, Elkhorn
Bill & Barbara Fitzgerald, Omaha
Todd & Amy Foje, Omaha
Mike Freeman, Ainsworth
Elaine Glasser, Kearney
Miguel & Rebecca Gomez, Lincoln
John Gottschalk, Omaha
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce, Grand Island
Greater Omaha Chamber, Omaha
H&H Distributing, Grand Island
Dr. John & Janis Haggstrom, Omaha
The Hawks Foundation, Omaha
Henn House Dairy, Inc., Norfolk
Steve & Jennifer Henry, Arapahoe
Travis Hiner, Scottsbluff
Curt Hofer, Fort Calhoun
Steve Hornady, Grand Island
Independent Technologies, Inc.
Larry Jones, Omaha
Kaapa Ethanol, Kearney
Herb Knudsen, Ogallala
Adam Koslosky, Omaha
Dennis Leonard, Grand Island
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln
Norris Marshall, Kearney
Robert & Leanne Maxwell, Ainsworth
James E. McClurg, Lincoln
Donald Miller, Lincoln
Angie Muhleisen, Lincoln
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Omaha
Nebraska Chapter of AGC of America, Lincoln
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, Lincoln
Greg Olson, Alliance
George Parkerson, Omaha
Veronica Penn, Lincoln
Pinnacle Bank, Omaha
J. Michael Price, LaVista
John & Susan Ringsmuth, Lincoln
William & Lisa Roskens, Omaha
Paul Schelstraete, Crete
Schmit Industries, Bellwood
Walter Scott, Jr., Omaha
Jerry Slusky, Omaha
John & Rita Stinner, Gering
Ken Stinson, Omaha
Swain Construction, Omaha
Taylor Oil Company, Inc., Blair
Thomas Livestock Company, Inc., Broken Bow
Norm Timmerman, Indianola
Jim Timmerman, Springfield
Union Pacific, Omaha
Bryan Van Deun, Lincoln
The Vetter Foundation, Gretna
Tod Voss, Pierce
Dr. John & Peggy Welch, Hastings
Werner Construction, Hastings
West Corporation, Omaha
Westin Foods, Omaha
Mike & Brenda Whealy, Omaha
Kim & Jill Wolfe, Columbus
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