Gusmundsen Sandhills Labratory (GSL) is located in the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills in Grant, Hooker, and Cherry counties. Formerly known as the "Rafter 'C' Ranch," GSL was given to the University of Nebraska Foundation in 1978 by Elmer "Pete" and Abbie Gudmundsen. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln became the lessee of the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory from the Foundation in 1981. The "Rafter 'C'" has made the transition from a commercial ranch to a multi-disciplinary research laboratory with additional fencing, water development, cattle handling facilities and roads. Degree: June 1922, Law Degree. Education: Ord, Nebraska. Nickname: Pete. |