Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LR501: Congratulate and honor Dr. Neal H. Schnoor on his investiture as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney a
Status: Passed both chambers, April 17, 2026
Congratulate and honor Dr. Neal H. Schnoor on his investiture as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and commend his lifelong dedication to the students, faculty, and communities of Nebraska
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LR501 LR501 2026 2026 ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 501 Introduced by Clouse, 37; DeKay, 40; Dorn, 30; Dover, 19; Ibach, 44; Jacobson, 42; Lonowski, 33; Prokop, 27; Quick, 35; Riepe, 12; Sanders, 45; Storm, 23; Wordekemper, 15. WHEREAS, Dr. Neal H. Schnoor was formally installed as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) on March 27, 2026, during a public investiture ceremony held at the UNK Health and Sports Center, marking a milestone in the one hundred and twenty-one year history of the institution; and WHEREAS, Dr. Schnoor began his tenure as Chancellor in July 2025, returning to the campus where he previously spent more than two decades as a faculty member, director of bands, program coordinator, and senior advisor to the chancellor; and WHEREAS, Dr. Schnoor is a Nebraska native, born in Norfolk and raised in Pierce, and is a first-generation college graduate who earned a bachelor's degree from Wayne State College and both a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and WHEREAS, before returning to UNK, Dr. Schnoor held leadership roles at Wayne State College, California State University-Long Beach, and Northern State University where he served as president from 2021 to 2025; and WHEREAS, University of Nebraska System President Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold has praised Dr. …
Sponsors
- Stanley Clouse (NP, 37) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : President/Speaker signed
- : Adopted
- : Laid over
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LR501?
- LR501 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Congratulate and honor Dr. Neal H. Schnoor on his investiture as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney a.
- What does LR501 do?
- Congratulate and honor Dr. Neal H. Schnoor on his investiture as the tenth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and commend his lifelong dedication to the students, faculty, and communities of Nebraska
- What is the status of LR501?
- Passed both chambers as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: President/Speaker signed (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LR501?
- Stanley Clouse (NP, 37).
- Where is the official record for LR501?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=66294
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