KEARNEY, Neb., April 27 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

By HEIDI KNAKE

UNK Communications

KEARNEY - Sri Seshadri wasn't planning to stay at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for very long.

Now, more than three decades after his arrival, the marketing professor in UNK's College of Business and Technology is preparing to retire as a Loper.

"I'm a big-city guy," Seshadri explained. "I didn't think I'd be here more than two years, but my faculty mentors inspired me to stay."

Originally from Bangalore, India - with a population of more than 14 million - Seshadri came to the United States to earn a Master of Business Administration with plans to return home and continue his career as a site engin...