N-U Board of Regents December 3 2021. (File Photo by Charlie Brogan, KFOR News)LINCOLN, Neb. (Dec 31, 2025 — KFOR) – Days before she was set to face possible impeachment, University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O’Connor announced Tuesday that she will be resigning, effective January 9th. Oma ha state senator Kathleen Kauth had announced her intent to impeach O’Connor after O’Connor had been charged with one count of DUI causing serious bodily injury in a crash in May in Omaha in which she struck another vehicle head-on and her blood alcohol content was found to be four times the legal limit. That crash left a passenger in the other vehicle with serious injuries including a broken back and broken pelvis. Gov. Jim Pillen will appoint someone to fill the vacancy until District 4 residents vote to determine their next regent in the November general election. ...read more read less