(AP) — An Omaha businessman has been named to the Nebraska State College board of trustees.

Jess Zeiss is replacing trustee Bill Roskens, whose resignation was effective Dec. 31. Roskens served about 10 years on the board. Zeiss will finish the rest of Roskens’ second six-year term, which expires on Jan. 1, 2015.

The board oversees the state’s colleges in Chadron, Peru and Wayne.

Zeiss works at First National Capital Markets in Omaha. The office of Gov. Dave Heineman says Zeiss originally is from Wayne.