John E. Christensen Ph.D.

John was a maverick and a true gentleman. I was most impress by his love and concern for UNO and its students. He was instrumental in creating the partnership between UNO and Turkey Creek Preserve. Jan and the family have my deepest sympathy for their loss.

I was a member of the Chancellor´s Cabinet during my year as interim vice chancellor for student affairs (2009-10). I was impressed with Dr Christensen´s leadership, humanity, and most of all, his humility. When the Maverick Mojo-Why Fight It? marketing campaign was about to launch, Teresa Gleason and I visited Chancellor Christensen to preview the advertising materials which involved state of the art social media and a micro website (BeAMav.com). A maverick approach, indeed. His reply: "Go...