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UNMC’s annual employee recognition banquet tonight

Nearly 290 UNMC employees will be honored tonight for their service and dedication to the university. Retiring employees, employees who have received a Gold ‘U’ award within the past year, and those with employment anniversaries in a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) will be recognized tonight at the annual employee recognition banquet at the Omaha Marriott Regency. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. Dinner follows at 7 p.m.

The following is a list of 2001-2002 retirees and those honored for employment anniversaries.

2001-2002 retirees

  • John Schoemann, Eppley Research Institute
  • Deana Vanfosson, College of Medicine
  • Gwen Larsen, College of Nursing
  • Judith Warren, College of Nursing
  • Elaine Sullivan, College of Dentistry
  • Carolyn Floyd, Business and Finance
  • Ruby Radman, Information Technology Services
  • Jean Brennfoerder, College of Dentistry
  • Joan Amato, Business and Finance
  • Devdas Jaiswal, Business and Finance
  • Joan Larsen, Business and Finance
  • Betty Craft, College of Nursing
  • Carol Grasser, College of Nursing
  • Richard G. Peers, Facilities, Business and Finance
  • Dee Jones, Chancellor’s Unit
  • Janet Wilson, College of Medicine
  • James Newland, College of Medicine
  • Margaret Heidrick, College of Medicine
  • Marlene R. Dolezal, College of Nursing
  • Mary Jo Wagner, Academic Affairs
  • Larry Bauer, Business and Finance
  • David Heard, Eppley Research Institute
  • Grace Schmidt, Business and Finance
  • William Berndt, Academic Affairs
  • Doris Anliker, Business and Finance


40 years:

  • Donald Berney, Business and Finance


35 years:

  • Joseph Pecha, Business and Finance
  • Joyce Sikora, Business and Finance
  • Janis Bruner, College of Medicine
  • Nancy Vahlkamp, College of Medicine
  • Rodney Lugert, Information Technology Services
  • Penny Horner-Sullivan, Munroe-Meyer Institute


30 years:

  • Richard Kelly, Academic Affairs
  • Joann Moore, Academic Affairs
  • John Larson, Business and Finance
  • Robert Lindberg, Business and Finance
  • Phyllis Anding, College of Medicine
  • Patricia Bertacini, College of Medicine
  • Linda Dolinsky, College of Medicine
  • Daniel Jacques, College of Medicine
  • Tom Kilzer, College of Medicine
  • Susan Pinkerton, College of Medicine
  • Sherry Cherek, Eppley Research Institute
  • Paulette (Pat) Araujo, Information Technology Services


25 years:

  • Michael Christensen, Academic Affairs
  • Taneya Horton, Academic Affairs
  • Cheri Anderson, Business and Finance
  • Gwynetha Cole, Business and Finance
  • Kevin Klinetobe, Business and Finance
  • James Slagle, Business and Finance
  • Jill Beck, College of Dentistry
  • Barbara Booth, College of Medicine
  • Carin Borg, College of Medicine
  • Janet Coleman, College of Medicine
  • Renee Cook, College of Medicine
  • Gretta Friedrich, College of Medicine
  • Jackie Whittington, College of Medicine
  • Brenda Jeter, Information Technology Services
  • Linda Johnson, Information Technology Services
  • Terry O’Callaghan, Information Technology Services
  • Richard Samson, Information Technology Services
  • Shelley Stern, Munroe-Meyer Institute


20 years:

  • Sheryl Williams, Academic Affairs
  • Alice Laski, Allied Health
  • Cynthia Skarda, Allied Health
  • Susan Blum, Business and Finance
  • Steve Brown, Business and Finance
  • Joyce Gamble, Business and Finance
  • Richard Pruch, Business and Finance
  • Alice Weyant, Business and Finance
  • Debra Rodaway, College of Dentistry
  • Betty Shestak, College of Dentistry
  • Teresa Clark, College of Medicine
  • Kay Devish, College of Medicine
  • Joy Higgins, College of Medicine
  • Lynn Horst-Heyda, College of Medicine
  • Virginia Howell, College of Medicine
  • Paul Knoll, College of Medicine
  • Greg Prorok, College of Medicine
  • Jennifer Strawn, College of Medicine
  • Marla Hopson, Information Technology Services
  • Barbara Wright-Kennedy, Information Technology Services
  • Barbara Tripp, University Medical Associates


15 years:

  • Marcia Beer, Academic Affairs
  • Mary Blackburn, Academic Affairs
  • Lisa Jewell, Academic Affairs
  • Janet McEntaffer, Academic Affairs
  • Judith Walker, Academic Affairs
  • Gail Hackendahl, Allied Health
  • John Adams, Business and Finance
  • Laurie Alvoid, Business and Finance
  • Robert Dietrich, Business and Finance
  • Paul Hathaway III, Business and Finance
  • Alfred Howe, Business and Finance
  • Larry Kerger, Business and Finance

  • James Lowry Jr., Business and Finance
  • Arne Moluf, Business and Finance
  • Thomas Payne, Business and Finance
  • Christine Rieck, Business and Finance
  • Ricky Sledge, Business and Finance
  • Ricky Vaughn, Business and Finance
  • Tom O’Connor, Chancellor’s Office
  • Mary Anderson, College of Dentistry
  • Margaret Cain, College of Dentistry
  • Glenda Canfield, College of Dentistry
  • Mitchell Emmons, College of Dentistry
  • Julie Lewis, College of Dentistry

  • Cheryl Abboud, College of Medicine
  • Irene Akromis, College of Medicine
  • Peggy Boggy, College of Medicine
  • Tab Burkman, College of Medicine
  • Mary Carlson, College of Medicine
  • David Carver, College of Medicine
  • Michael Chaney, College of Medicine
  • Connie Curro, College of Medicine
  • Pamela Curry, College of Medicine
  • Theresa Drowne, College of Medicine
  • Glennora Flanagan, College of Medicine
  • Sandra Franks, College of Medicine

  • Susan Guarino, College of Medicine
  • Jodi Hallgren-Golka, College of Medicine
  • Teresa Jackson, College of Medicine
  • Debra King, College of Medicine
  • Brian Lenz, College of Medicine
  • John Lof, College of Medicine
  • Claudia Morgia, College of Medicine
  • Leslie Noecker, College of Medicine
  • Lillian Richards, College of Medicine
  • Joyce Rogge, College of Medicine
  • Ralph Schutte, College of Medicine
  • Lisa Stillahn, College of Medicine
  • Deborah Sumnick, College of Medicine
  • Janice Taylor, College of Medicine
  • Shirley Yeich, College of Medicine
  • Sherrie Ames, College of Nursing

  • Thomas Caffrey, Eppley Research Institute
  • Ellen Graham, Eppley Research Institute
  • Gregory Kubik, Eppley Research Institute
  • Karen Pennington, Eppley Research Institute
  • Edward Rau, Eppley Research Institute
  • Deanna Volle, Eppley Research Institute
  • Ruth Circo, Information Technology Services
  • Joe Grasso, Information Technology Services
  • Gary Knoell, Information Technology Services
  • Kevin Knudsen, Information Technology Services
  • Edward Tompkins, Information Technology Services
  • Kirby Anderson, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Joanne Johnson, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Kathleen Olin, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Pearl Sorensen, Munroe-Meyer Institute


10 years:

  • James Ellis, Academic Affairs
  • Jane Fesler, Academic Affairs
  • Sandra Fordyce, Academic Affairs
  • Joan Hill, Academic Affairs
  • Bonnie Povondra, Academic Affairs
  • Patrick Wortmann, Academic Affairs
  • Kimberly Marlatt, Allied Health
  • Lambert Stiers, Allied Health
  • Janice Tompkins, Allied Health
  • Robert Hein, Business and Finance
  • Carol Kirchner, Business and Finance
  • Amy Lamer, Business and Finance

  • Barbara Lint, Business and Finance
  • Todd Lynes, Business and Finance
  • Peter Pellerito, Business and Finance
  • Matthew Peters, Business and Finance
  • Veronica Richardson, Business and Finance
  • Wayne Schneider, Business and Finance
  • Craig Sorensen, Business and Finance
  • Robert Weiss, Business and Finance
  • Marilyn George, College of Dentistry
  • Cheryl Lahners, College of Dentistry
  • Elizabeth Lempka, College of Dentistry
  • Vern Rosenboom, College of Dentistry

  • Margaret Runge, College of Dentistry
  • Rita Binder, College of Medicine
  • Carla Burke, College of Medicine
  • Elizabeth Buscher, College of Medicine
  • Gregory Cochran, College of Medicine
  • Andrela Cokes, College of Medicine
  • Diane Davis, College of Medicine
  • Diana Fisaga, College of Medicine
  • Glennys Hirsh, College of Medicine
  • Jodi Holzer, College of Medicine
  • Vern Johnson, College of Medicine
  • Catherine Kelley, College of Medicine
  • Linda Kelsey, College of Medicine

  • Shari Kreifels, College of Medicine
  • Jamie Matson, College of Medicine
  • James Melson, College of Medicine
  • Mary Morris, College of Medicine
  • Debra Mostek, College of Medicine
  • Susan Nardie, College of Medicine
  • Susan Polack, College of Medicine
  • Ronald Rimerman, College of Medicine
  • Sheila Rosenberg-Edjtehadi, College of Medicine
  • Mark Scheetz, College of Medicine
  • Barbara Sink, College of Medicine
  • Peggy Slagle, College of Medicine
  • Virginia Thomsen, College of Medicine

  • Risa Zimmerman, College of Medicine
  • Robin Olson, College of Nursing
  • Anne Ratashak, Eppley Research Institute
  • Kim Eicher, Information Technology Services
  • Gilbert Erbst, Information Technology Services
  • Jean Jackson, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Connice Kelly, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Melonie Welsh, Munroe-Meyer Institute


5 years:

  • Rebecca Little, Academic Affairs
  • Nichole Simmons, Allied Health
  • Stewart Abelbeck, Business and Finance
  • Dorothy Dortch, Business and Finance
  • Richard Fennell, Business and Finance
  • Steven Geiken, Business and Finance
  • Nancy Gore, Business and Finance
  • Peter Kruse, Business and Finance
  • Steve Liston, Business and Finance
  • Patricia McGranaghan, Business and Finance
  • Bobbi Shook, Business and Finance
  • Ken Tilford, Business and Finance
  • Michael West, Business and Finance
  • Lucinda Mitchell, Chancellor’s Office
  • Joan Akeson, College of Dentistry

  • Sally Hansen, College of Dentistry
  • Xiaojuan Liu, College of Dentistry
  • Connie Mendoza, College of Dentistry
  • Vickie Miller, College of Dentistry
  • Kerri Moser, College of Dentistry
  • Andrea Schwartz, College of Dentistry
  • Michelle Bassett, College of Medicine
  • Christopher Benjamin, College of Medicine
  • David Bettis, College of Medicine
  • Eric Bryson, College of Medicine
  • Lori Cervantes, College of Medicine
  • Christianne Claassen, College of Medicine
  • Linda Contreras, College of Medicine
  • Judy Cryer, College of Medicine
  • Tina Curry, College of Medicine

  • Carol Duckworth, College of Medicine
  • Judi Erickson, College of Medicine
  • Beverly Gabel, College of Medicine
  • Jerry Gault, College of Medicine
  • Dona Goodrich, College of Medicine
  • Abdul Hadi, College of Medicine
  • Marlene Haskell, College of Medicine
  • Rita Haverman, College of Medicine
  • Nancy Heideman, College of Medicine
  • Renee Hepperlen, College of Medicine
  • Stan Hinzmann, College of Medicine
  • Debbie Hoerman, College of Medicine

  • Adrianna Hudson, College of Medicine
  • Lois Hydes, College of Medicine
  • Jolene Jones, College of Medicine
  • Allen Katz, College of Medicine
  • Marsha Ketcham, College of Medicine
  • James King, College of Medicine
  • Lidia Manouilova, College of Medicine
  • Katrina Matthews, College of Medicine
  • Melinda Murdock, College of Medicine
  • Jill Ramsdell, College of Medicine
  • Geraldine Rogers, College of Medicine
  • Erin Scdoris, College of Medicine

  • Jill Schroder, College of Medicine
  • Susan Schulte, College of Medicine
  • Jeanette Seburg, College of Medicine
  • Elizabeth Strudthoff, College of Medicine
  • Carrie Venable, College of Medicine
  • Linda Weaver, College of Medicine
  • Wanqing Zhang, College of Medicine
  • Pamela Bjerke, College of Nursing
  • Melody Hertzog, College of Nursing
  • Margaret Kaiser, College of Nursing
  • Stephen Smith, College of Nursing
  • Shu Li, College of Pharmacy

  • Charlotte Stalnaker, Eppley Research
  • Diane Brown, Information Technology Services
  • Christopher Cercena, Information Technology Services
  • Michael Dierks, Information Technology Services
  • Geoffrey Gloeb, Information Technology Services
  • Robert Huerta, Information Technology Services
  • Paul Kawacz, Information Technology Services
  • Tim Lange, Information Technology Services
  • Teresa Pisasale, Information Technology Services
  • John Rejda, Information Technology Services
  • Bridget Blessie, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Samuel Burton, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Mardi Chambers, Munroe-Meyer Institute

  • Christy Cross, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Earline Edwards, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Jeanette Ford, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • John Harris, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Alice Jardee, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Paul Lennemann, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Dale Lush, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Lisa Nielsen-White, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Kathleen O’Malley, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Robert Peklo, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Jeffrey Pinnt, Munroe-Meyer Institute

  • Heidi Reelfs, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Korey Stading, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Janet Steinauer, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Kathleen Volkman, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Michele Wiggins, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Debra Wilhelm, Munroe-Meyer Institute
  • Christy Williams, Munroe-Meyer Institute

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