Nebraska Admirals Association
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BIO - JOHN (JACK) MC SWEENEY
Married - 2 daughters & 1 son, 6 grandchildren-all in Wisconsin Dells area
Wife- Janice Wiebusch
Born -
U.S. Army 1961-1963
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration 1966
Lewis
Sales Rep. Metalbestos Prefab Chimneys 1967 - 1970
Traveled State of
Sales Rep. Bowman Products - Nuts & Bolts 1970 - 1977
Farmer horse & cattle raising
Reedsburg,
Part time
Principles of Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Principles of Sales
Principles of Marketing
Sales Management
Wisconsin Real Estate Broker 1977 – 1996
Local Board President / Realtor of the Year 1995
Broker/Owner of (2) Century 21 franchises
Member of
Elected to board of Directors 2005 - 2007
Habitat for Humanity house building volunteer
Easter Seals of Nebraska Fund raiser
Easter Seals of
Associate Broker for Century 21 Midlands -
Commissioned Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska 2003
Elected Fleet Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska April, 2007 – present
Member of the Nebraska Diplomats 2004 - present
Member of the Buffalo County Economic Development Council 2005 - present
Member of
Chief of Staff - Gloria LeDroit - Elected 2003, 2005, 2007
chiefofstaff@nebraskaadmirals.org
Gloria is native Nebraskan, born and raised in
Associate in Business Degree from
Married Dan on
Second female agent appointed by State Farm Insurance in Nebraska (1980)
First female to join Kearney Jaycees, twice attained "Exhausted Rooster" status
Member, Kearney Business & Professional Women; Woman of the Year 2002
Member, B.P.O. Doe's, Kearney Drove #14; President 1993
Member, Central Nebraska Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors; President 1989 and 2000
Chartered Life Underwriter degree from the American College, 1989
Life Underwriters Training Council Fellow, 1987
Member, Frank House Friends (supporting the Frank House historic home on University of Nebraska at Kearney campus)
Member, Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Commissioned as Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska 1986 as co- chair for Kearney Jaycees project to erect Nebraska's First Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Apollo Park, Kearney, Nebraska, and host the Moving Wall (replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.)
financeofficer@nebraskaadmirals.org
Gerald and his wife Mary have been married fifty-four years. They have two children -son and daughter-in law; daughter and son-in-law; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Gerald has a Doctor of Education degree. He has taught social studies, driver’s education, physical education, and he has coached sports. He has served as an elementary school principal, Title I director, elementary school consultant for the Nebraska State Department of Education and assistant professor in education at the
He received his first Admiralship from Governor Bob Kerry for being President of the Elementary Principals Region 1 organization and received a second Admiralship from Governor Ben Nelson for being declared the Outstanding Nebraska Elementary School Principal for the entire State of
scholarship@nebraskaadmirals.org
Dan is a Native Nebraskan, born in Lexington; graduate of Kearney High School, attended University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He retired after 25 years as a journeyman brick mason, and joined his wife Gloria's State Farm Insurance agency in 1990 as licensed staff member.Commissioned as Admiral in the Great Navy of Nebraska in 1990 for promoting travel to Nebraska by his French relatives, friends and foreign students; the ceremony took place in Torçay, France, as he walked the baguette instead of the Plank!
Unofficial sponsor of International Students Association, University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Past Fleet Admirals
Frank Marsh - Lincoln, NE
Bill Ramsey - Omaha, NE
Lloyd Johnson - Lincoln, NE
Roy Landis - North Platte, NE
Byron Neiman - North Platte, NE
Tom Brady - Grand Island, NE
Bill French - Ord, NE
Jack Bahl - North Platte -Served 2001 to 2003
Melvin Millsap - Broken Bow -Served 2003 to 2007
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