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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Aug. 16, 1998
Contact: Anthony Flott
aflott@mail.unomaha.edu
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Four-star general receives UNO Alumni Citation
(OMAHA, NE) — More than 500 graduates heard words of wisdom from
four-star General Johnnie E. Wilson during UNO’s summer commencement ceremonies
Aug. 15.
Wilson, returning to campus 25 years after graduating from UNO through
the Bootstrapper Program, was the university’s summer commencement speaker. He
also received the UNO Alumni Association’s Citation for Alumnus Achievement,
presented to graduates who have achieved distinction in their careers.
Wilson, only the third black four-star general in the U.S. Army’s
223-year history, is commanding general of Army Materiel Command, responsible
for providing supplies and equipment to troops around the world. He began his
career in 1961 as a 17-year-old enlisted soldier.
He spoke to a crowd which included UNO’s latest graduating class. The
summer alumni included Terry Haddock of Omaha, who graduated with a perfect 4.0
grade point average.
Also at the ceremony, Chancellor Nancy Belck presented the
Chancellor’s Medal to John Farr, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs
at UNO. The Chancellor’s Medal was established to recognize faculty and
administrative staff who have demonstrated unusual excellence.
Farr has been at UNO since 1969 when he joined the faculty of the
political science department. He since has served on more than 25 university
and intercampus committees. He assumed his current position in 1989.
