UNMC Board of Counselors Names New Officers,
Members
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors
has elected new officers and members. The board which is
comprised of about 40 civic and business leaders from communities
throughout the state, acts as an advisory group to the UNMC
chancellor in forming programs to address the health needs of
Nebraska.
Members meet three times a year to hear summaries on UNMC
activities by key administrators and for presentations by faculty
and staff on specific programs in education, research, patient
care and outreach to underserved populations. New members are
appointed to serve four-year terms.
New officers:
CRETE — Chairperson – Jacob Dering, pharmacist
OMAHA — Vice Chairperson – Sonja McCollister, vice
president, Kirkpatrick Pettis
New members:
OMAHA — Jan Davis, director of community services in
Nebraska and Iowa, Peoples Natural Gas;
Dean Rasmussen, president, Grandmothers’
restaurants;
Dayton Wittke, Ph.D., vice president, Omaha Public
Power District;
LINCOLN– Dennis G. Baack, executive director, Nebraska
Community College Association;
Dale Gruntorad, CPA, CVA (certified valuation analyst),
interim president, Lincoln Medical Education Foundation;
Lynn Roper, vice president, consumer markets, Merrill
Lynch;
RED CLOUD– Barbara Sprague, homemaker and
community volunteer;
BUSHNELL– Gerri Linn, CPA, president and chief
executive officer, Kimball County Hospital in Kimball.
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the
state. Through its commitment to research, education and patient
care, UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading
centers for cancer research and treatment and solid organ
transplantation. Nearly $25 million in research grants and
contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually. In addition,
UNMC’s educational programs are responsible for training more
health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other
institution.