Roger M. Lavery, the third of five finalists for the position of dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, will visit campus Dec. 9-10. His public presentation and reception will be 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Sheldon Museum of Art auditorium.

Administrators, faculty, students and staff are encouraged to attend the presentation and provide their thoughts at the following link: go.unl.edu/rogerlavery.

He has been associated since 2005 with Ball State University, where he is dean of the College of Communication, Information and Media and a professor of journalism. He also is chairperson of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. Lavery’s seventeen years in agency account management represents a tour of the country’s largest advertising centers. He is the recipient of three American Marketing Association Effie Awards. Lavery spent five years developing his courses and teaching skills at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. During that time he won a research grant, invitations to a variety of institutes, and the School’s annual “outstanding innovative teacher” award. He was a charter faculty member and competition judge for the American Association of Advertising Agencies’ Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies in Portland. He holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. in communication arts (advertising) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

On Nov. 25, the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs announced five finalists for the position. In addition to Lavery, they are Maria Marron, David A. Craig, Derina R. Holtzhausen and Peter Bhatia. Learn more about the candidates and the search here.