The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced several administrative changes last week, including naming a new vice chancellor of business and finance.
Mike Zeleny, the chief of staff for Chancellor Ronnie Green, will start as UNL’s chief financial officer Jan. 1, overseeing the flagship campus’ $1.2 billion operating budget.
Zeleny, a native of Exeter and a UNL alum, will succeed Mary LaGrange, who has served as the interim business and finance leader since January 2022.
LaGrange was named interim following the departure of Bill Nunez, who left to take a position at Texas Christian University.
According to a news release from UNL, Zeleny was named to the position following a national search that produced three finalists who interviewed in Lincoln in September and October.
None of those finalists were ultimately offered the position, however.
Green said Zeleny’s “tremendous experience and knowledge” of the university, particularly its fiscal and administrative operations, fundraising and …