Ronnie David Green (born in 1961) served as the 20th chancellor of the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the M ...

from 2016 to 2023. UNL is the state's flagship, a land-grant university, and is part of the

University of Nebraska system The University of Nebraska system is the Public university, public State university system, university system of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln, the system has four university campuse ...

. Green previously led the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources from 2010 to 2016, and served as interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the university's highest academic office, from 2015 to 2016.

Chancellorship

On April 6, 2016,

President Hank M. Bounds announced the selection of Green as chancellor of the

, Nebraska's flagship comprehensive research, Land-Grant and Big Ten University. He assumed the duties of the position on May 8,"Ronnie Green"
''University of Nebraska-Lincoln'' CC BY-SA icon

Material was copied from this source, which is available under
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license
and th

(unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). and was formally installed on April 6, 2017. The

was founded in 1869. Green is its 20th chancellor. Green retired as chancellor on June 30, 2023.

Other career highlights

Green has served on the animal science faculties of

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public university, public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship instit ...

and

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University Syst ...

, as the national program leader for

animal production Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...

research for the USDA’s

Agricultural Research Service The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area. ARS is charged with ext ...

, and as executive secretary of the White House’s interagency working group on animal genomics within the

National Science and Technology Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is a council in the Executive Branch of the United States. It is designed to coordinate science and technology policy across the branches of federal government. History The National Science and T ...

. Prior to returning to the University of Nebraska, he served as senior global director of technical services for Pfizer Animal Health’s (now

Zoetis Zoetis Inc. (/zō-EH-tis/) is an American drug company, the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock. The company was a subsidiary of Pfizer, the world's largest drug maker, but with Pfizer's spinoff of its ...

) animal genomics business. He is a past-president of both the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and the National Block and Bridle Club and has served in a number of leadership positions for the U.S. Beef Improvement Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Board, the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, and

Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho (; commonly known as AGR or The Rho) is an American social and professional agriculture-focused fraternity. It was established at Ohio State University in 1904. History Alpha Gamma Rho considers the Morrill Act of 1862 to be the ...

national fraternity. He currently is a member of a number of boards including the Big Ten Conference, Neogen Corporation, and Supporters of Agricultural Research, and was recently named to the Presidential Forum of the NCAA representing the Big Ten Conference. He was named a fellow of ASAS in 2014 and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015, and in 2017 received the Morrison Award, the ASAS's most prestigious honor.

Academics and research

Green has published 130 refereed publications and abstracts, nine book chapters, and 56 invited symposia papers; and has delivered invited presentations in 43 U.S. states and 21 countries around the world. He is a past-president of the

American Society of Animal Science American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, ...

(ASAS)."Appointments"
''Chronicle of Higher Education'' He was Elected Fellow of both ASAS and the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Ronnie D. Chancellors of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Virginia Tech alumni Colorado State University alumni University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni People from Lincoln, Nebraska People from Fincastle, Virginia Living people 1961 births