Alumni Masters Week, a program sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Scarlet Guard and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor's Office, will be Nov. 4-6.
Since 1964, more than 400 alumni have participated in Alumni Masters Week. Its goal has been to link the university's outstanding alumni with students who can benefit from their experiences and knowledge. Students are encouraged to take part in lectures, presentations and events with Alumni Masters, who will speak about ways to apply formal education to working situations and career goals.
The public is invited to meet Alumni Masters and hear their perspectives on success during a panel discussion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center.
W. Kim Austen is the former president and chief operating officer at Nationwide. He led the former Allied Group, which included responsibility for Nationwide's Allied Insurance, Scottsdale Insurance, Harleysville Insurance, Nationwide Agribusiness and Titan Insurance business units. Austen is on the board of directors of the United Way of Central Iowa and the Grand View University Board of Trustees. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from UNL in 1977 and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation. A native of Fairbury, he is hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences.
