Geitner Simmons

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Geitner Simmons

Senior writer Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
ACB 108
Lincoln, NE 68583-0918
Phone
402-472-4398 On-campus 2-4398
Email
gsimmons4@unl.edu

Geitner writes news articles and feature stories about IANR departments and initiatives. He edits news copy written by IANR communications staff and interns, and teaches an advanced writing class to IANR undergraduates, focusing on real-world writing situations and drawing on his three decades as a newspaper journalist. He previously worked for 22 years at the Omaha World-Herald, where he headed the editorial page department and wrote editorials about NU issues, Nebraska’s economy, the Legislature, civic vision, agriculture and international trade. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a master’s degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.