Dr. Jeffrey Gold will be honored Thursday evening as the 168th "Face on the Barroom Floor" by the Omaha Press Club.
More than 200 people are expected to attend the event that will include the traditional "roast" of the honoree.
A native of New York City, Jeffrey Gold was named UNMC’s eighth Chancellor in 2014.
He also serves as board chair of "Nebraska Medicine."
Last year, he was named Provost and Executive Vice President of the University of Nebraska System.
From 2017-2021, he also served as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha.
A cardiothoracic surgeon during his medical career, Dr. Gold earned his undergraduate degree from the Cornell University College of Engineering and his medical degree from the Weill Cornell College of Medicine.
(Pictures from University of Nebraska and Omaha Press Club)