Frederick C. Luebke

Norma, Steve and I were so sorry to hear about Fred. We hope you are doing well.

The Center for Great Plains Studies sends our condolences to Fred Luebke's family. For more on Dr. Luebke's amazing contributions to the Center, please see https://www.unl.edu/plains/our-colleague-fred-luebke. One small correction: Dr. Luebke was a founding member of the Center and the founding editor of the Great Plains Quarterly. He was the third director of the Center. We are grateful for his service and scholarship.

Although Fred Luebke came to UNL after I left to obtain my PhD at another institution, it remained easy to follow his positive impact from afar. Fred was an outstanding scholar, innovator, and administrator. RIP

I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Luebke. I remember seeing him on campus in my early days at UNL as an assistant professor in psychology and in ethnic studies. He certainly left an academic legacy. I just referenced his paper on legal restrictions on language use in Nebraska for an anti-racism manuscript. I send my deepest sympathy to his family and friends.