KEARNEY â Paige Kristensen has been a Loper for as long as she can remember. The 22-year-old basically grew up on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus, where her father Doug has served as chancellor since 2002. Her late grandmother Mary Lou earned two degrees from the school, known then as the Nebraska State Teachers College, and her older sister Morgan is a 2015 alumna. âUNK has always been a really special place,â said Kristensen, who still has the plush antelope she carried during her fatherâs installation ceremony. The Minden native can share plenty more childhood memories â there were UNK-themed Halloween costumes, homecoming parades, countless athletic events, even a family Christmas card with Louie the Loper. But her decision to attend the school her father leads was about more than nostalgia.