The chant. The team. The energy. The art.

The exhibition Go Big Red presents numerous perspectives on the power of red — the school color chosen by University of Nebraska students in 1892.

Each artwork was selected from the museum’s collection by a member of the university community that extends from the campus to the city of Lincoln, the state, and beyond. The chosen works span history, genres, styles, and media, just as the participants and their reflections represent the distinctive individuals who have come together to realize this exhibition.

Exhibition support provided by Phyllis Acklie, BNSF Railway, Rhonda Seacrest, Union Bank & Trust, and University of Nebraska Foundation.

Go Big Red was organized by Erin Hanas, curator for academic and campus engagement, in collaboration with forty-five guest co-curators, including students, staff, faculty, administrators, athletic coaches, alumni, and friends of the university.  

Marco Barker | Associate Professor of Practice in Educational Administration 

Joe Bowen (PhD ’18) | Research Engineer, Cornerstone Research Group 

Airalon Chatters | Student, College of Business 

Lawrence Chatters (MA ’04, PhD ’18) | Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Capacity, Thurgood Marshall College Fund 

John Cook | Former Head Coach, Volleyball 

Josh Davis | Vice Chancellor for Institutional Strategy and External Relations 

Sydney DeRoin (BFA ’25) | Sheldon Student Ambassador

Oliver Estes | Sheldon Student Ambassador 

Jill Flagel (BS ’88) | Director, Faculty and Staff Disability Services 

Tom Gannon | Professor of English and Ethnic Studies; Indigenous Studies Liaison 

Tim Gay | Willa Cather Professor of Physics and Astronomy 

Leirion Gaylor Baird | Mayor, City of Lincoln 

Jordan Gonzales (MA ’17) | Staff Senate President; Senior Director of Alumni Engagement, Nebraska Alumni Association 

Mark Griep | Professor of Chemistry 

Frauke Hachtmann (BJ ’94, MA ’97, MBA ’00, PhD ’10) | Professor and William H. Kearns Chair in Journalism 

Matthew Jamison | PhD Student, Chemistry 

Lisa Knopp (PhD ’93) | Professor of English, University of Nebraska–Omaha 

Linda Kuku (BJ ’25) | College of Journalism and Mass Communications, Broadcasting 

B Littman | Student, College of Engineering  

Susan Longhenry | Director, Sheldon Museum of Art  

Tanner Maas | Student, College of Business; Drum Major, Cornhusker Marching Band 

Albert Maxey (BA ’73) | Lieutenant, Lincoln Police Department, Retired 

Charlene Maxey-Harris (BS ’83) | Professor and Associate Dean, University Libraries 

Richard Moberly | Dean and Richard C. & Catherine S. Schmoker Professor of Law

Nick Monk | Director, Center for Transformative Teaching 

Stephen Morin | Associate Professor of Chemistry 

Lance C. Pérez | Fred Hunzeker Dean of Engineering; Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Meredith Ezinma Ramsay (BMus ’12) | Violinist 

Matt Rhule | Head Coach, Football 

Liz Ring Carlson | Vice President, Corporate Communications, Community Relations, and Meetings and Travel, Ameritas 

Daniel Schachtman | Director, Nebraska Center for Biotechnology; George Holmes Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture 

Kody Schweitzer | Sheldon Student Ambassador  

Bennie Shobe | Lincoln City Council; Program Analyst, Nebraska Department of Labor  

Kevin Sjuts | Sports Director, 10/11 News 

Francisco Souto | Director, School of Art, Art History & Design; Willa Cather Professor of Art 

Jeffrey R. Stevens | Susan J. Rosowski Professor, Psychology; Director, Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab; Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior  

Maegan Stevens-Liska (MA ’09) | Assistant Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs and Senior International Officer 

Maya Tanikawa-Brown (BS ’25) | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Food Science and Technology 

Tyler White (BA ’03, MA ’06, PhD ’10) | Faculty Director of Honors Program; Professor of Practice of Political Science; Director of National Security Program 

Amy Williams (BS ’98) | Head Coach, Women's Basketball 

Kennadi Williams | Student, College of Arts and Sciences; Women's Basketball and Softball 

Campbell Windrum (BFA ’25) | Sheldon Student Ambassador

Mimi Yu (BA ’24) | Sheldon Student Ambassador

Jeff Zeleny (BJ ’96) | Chief National Affairs Correspondent, CNN 

Mike Zeleny (BS ’94, MBA ’96) | Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance