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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

J.D. Edwards Honors Program

America’s Leader in Computer Science and Management Education

Program Staff

Dr. David Keck - Executive Director

Dr. David Keck is the Director of the J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management at UNL, as well as Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. His career has included technical and management positions at three computer systems companies including Hewlett-Packard, two engineering software companies including Engineering Systems International in Paris; the Japanese multinational, NKK, and the research faculty at Georgia Tech.

Dr. Keck holds a doctoral degree in engineering from Georgia Tech. He holds a masters of business administration from Southern Methodist University, a masters in finance from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and a masters in engineering from Georgia Tech. He received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Georgia Tech. Keck also completed advanced management programs at Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford.

Contact Information:

Phone: 402.472.6000
Email: dkeck2@unl.edu

Dr. David Rosenbaum - Associate Director for Academic Affairs/Business

Dr. David Rosenbaum is a Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and B.A. in economics from the University of Maryland. He teaches basic finance and economics in the first year, and a variety of topics in the third year of the program. Dave is also in charge of curriculum development.

Contact Information:

Office: 123D Kauffman
Phone: 402.472.2318
Email: drosenbaum1@unl.edu

Jeremy Suing - Design Studio Project Manager/Computer Science Lecturer

Jeremy Suing is the J.D. Edwards Honors Program Project Manager for Design Studio and a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Mr. Suing has over 7 years of software engineering and project management experience working directly with ERP software solutions for Oracle USA, Inc. (formerly J.D. Edwards & Company and then PeopleSoft, Inc.). He has a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Denver and received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Contact Information:

Office: 123C Kauffman
Phone: 402.472.1658
Email: jsuing2@unl.edu

Lori G. McClurg - Director of Marketing and Operations

Lori McClurg is responsible for the non-academic operations of the JD Edwards Honors Program (JDEHP). These responsibilities include managing the recruiting, marketing, admissions, accounting, human resources, external affairs and public relations for the JDEHP.

Prior to joining the JD Edwards Honors Program, Lori was the Director of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) at the State of Nebraska. Lori was appointed to that position by Governor Johanns in January of 1999. In that capacity, Lori served as the Chief Executive responsible for executing the State of Nebraska’s central operations and fiscal control. DAS’ agency budget is over $200 million and employs 567 people.

Raised in Grand Island, NE as Lori Goa, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree from the UNK in 1982 where she double majored in Business Administration and Organizational Communications. In 1992, Lori received her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the UNL where she graduated with distinction and was on the MBA honors list.

Contact Information:

Phone: 402.472.6000
Email: lmcclurg2@unlnotes.unl.edu

Amy Cassner-Sems - Administrative and Technical Operations Coordinator

Amy Cassner-Sems is the Administrative and Technical Operations Coordinator at the J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management. Prior to joining the J.D. Edwards Honors Program, she worked for UNL at Extended Education & Outreach in the department of Instruction Design and Development. Her primary focus was with the NCA School Improvement Specialist Program, a distance delivered program for educators. Amy received her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from UNL.

Contact Information:

Phone: 402.472.6000
Email: acassner-sems2@unl.edu