Agricultural Research & Development Center

World class, interdisciplinary research and development center

Administrative Staff

The majority of staff located at the ARDC are affiliated with specific UNL Departments (click here for directory). A core group of employees provides administrative and support duties at the ARDC. Their roles range from administration to financial management to cropping operations to technology to field day assistance to facilities operations. The following links provide more information:

ARDC administrative staff members include:

Mark Schroeder ARDC Director and Farm Operations Manager Phone: 402-624-8034; Campus: 5-8034 Email: mschroeder1@unl.edu

Ruby Urban ARDC Assistant Director and ASSIST Business Center Business Manager Phone: 402-624-8009; Campus: 5-8009 Email: rurban1@unl.edu

Richard Anderson Facilties Operations Trades Supervisor Phone: 402-624-8043; Campus: 5-8043 Email: randerson3@unl.edu
Marnie Cihal Clerical Assistant Phone: 402-624-8036; Campus: 5-8036 Email: mcihal2@unl.edu
Lisa Hastings Accounting Associate Phone: 402-624-8039; Campus: 5-8039 Email: lhastings3@unl.edu
Luke Herdzina Computer Systems Support Specialist Phone: 402-624-8000; Campus: 5-8000 Email: lherdzina2@unl.edu
Judy Hostetler Grants Specialist, ASSIST Business Center Phone: 402-472-1174; Campus: 2-1174 Email: jhostetler1@unl.edu
Walker Luedtke Farm Operations Supervisor Phone: 402-624-8021; Campus: 5-8021 Email: wluedtke1@unl.edu
Lisa Moravec Husker Genetics Staff Assistant Phone: 402-624-8020; Campus: 5-8020 Email: lmoravec2@unl.edu
Jeff Noel Husker Genetics Director Phone: 402-624-8012; Campus: 5-8012 Email: jnoel2@unl.edu
Deloris Pittman Marketing & Promotions Manager Phone: 402-472-3293; Campus: 2-3293 Email: dpittman1@unl.edu
Cheryl Sheary Accounting Clerk Phone: 402-624-8002; Campus: 5-8002 Email: csheary1@unl.edu
Mark Steele Research Data Specialist - GIS Phone: 402-624-8024; Campus: 5-8024 Email: msteele2@unl.edu
Jeff Stuehmer Facilties Operations Manager Phone: 402-624-8016; Campus: 5-8016 Email: jstuehmer2@unl.edu