Research Center of Excellence II

RCE II groundbreaking ceremony
sound bites

Walter Scott, chairman emeritus of Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., talks about the philanthropy of Chuck Durham.

Lynne Boyer, one of Chuck Durham’s daughters, talks about the hope for the new research facility to which her father has made a donation.

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken talks about Chuck Durham's philanthropic philosophy and what the new research center will mean to the university.

Harold M. Maurer, M.D., UNMC chancellor, talks about what a special life-size sculpture being commissioned in Chuck Durham’s likeness will mean. The sculpture will stand in between the current Durham Research Center (opened in 2004) and the Durham Research Center II research facility to be constructed.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman credits Chuck Durham for making the next research facility a reality.