The University of Nebraska System has named Dr. H. Dele Davies as the priority candidate for the position of chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Davies has served as UNMC’s interim chancellor since 2024.
He was identified as the priority candidate after a search process open to candidates from across the NU system.
The search was led by a committee made up of representatives from UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, each of the other three NU campuses, and members of the community.
The search committee was convened by NU Executive Vice President and Provost David Jackson, Ph.D., and assisted by the executive search firm CarterBaldwin.
As part of the public vetting process, Davies will visit the UNMC campus in Omaha to engage with students, faculty, staff, and key stakeholders.
Similar visits will take place in Lincoln, Kearney, Norfolk and Scottsbluff.
Details on public participation and engagement will be announced in advance of each visit.
Davies would succeed Dr. Jeffrey Gold, who served as UNMC chancellor for a decade prior to being named NU System President.
(Picture from University of Nebraska Medical Center)