Employees honored for service tenures









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Attendees from the Information Technology Services Department included, from left, Frank Plummer, Yvette Holly, Larry and Tamika Walker, Rodney Lugert and Harry Wines.
Twenty employees who have worked at UNMC for 40-plus years were among the nearly 400 staff members honored for terms of service at a recent special dinner.

The employees were honored for terms of service in 5-year increments.

The following is a list of 2013-2014 retirees and those honored for employment anniversaries.









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Attendees from the UNMC OB/GYN Department included, from left, Rick Blum and Karen and Pat Stoysich.
Retirees, their college/unit and their years of service:

  • Elaine Ryan, College of Medicine, 45 years
  • Suzanne Eulberg, School of Allied Health Professions, 44 years
  • Linda Auger, College of Medicine, 40 years
  • Kathy Carlson, Academic Affairs, 40 years
  • Susan Murray, College of Medicine, 40 years

  • Jacqueline Diggle, Business & Finance, 39 years
  • Brenda Martin, College of Medicine, 38 years
  • Jean Mateljan, Business & Finance, 38 years
  • Mary Bataillon, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 37 years
  • Cheri Ann Langill, Business & Finance, 36 years

  • Shirley Horstman, Academic Affairs, 34 years
  • Kim Laursen, Information Technology, 33 years
  • Linda Adams, Academic Affairs, 32 years
  • William Wassom, Business & Finance, 29 years
  • James Edwin Watkins, Business & Finance, 28 years

  • Jean Balsano, College of Medicine, 27 years
  • Glenda Cunning, College of Dentistry, 27 years
  • Erlene Steele, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 27 years
  • Deborah Sumnick, College of Medicine, 27 years
  • Gail Hackendahl, School of Allied Health Professions, 26 years

  • Mary McNamee, Academic Affairs, 24 years
  • Vickie Wrobleski, College of Medicine, 23 years
  • Jeanette Gramps, Academic Affairs, 22 years
  • Diana Fisaga, College of Medicine, 21 years
  • Elizabeth Hanlon, College of Medicine, 20 years

  • Denny Stiles, Information Technology, 20 years
  • Barbara Goodman, College of Medicine, 19 years
  • Kathleen Marie Keller, Munroe-Meyer Institute, 19 years
  • Trudy Meinberg, College of Dentistry, 18 years
  • Judi Erickson, Research, 17 years

  • Linda Kraut, College of Medicine, 16 years
  • Lucinda Lee Mitchell, Chancellor’s Office, 16 years
  • Philip Bruch, College of Medicine, 15 years
  • Penni Davis, College of Medicine, 15 years
  • Larry Andelt, College of Public Health, 14 years

  • Randi Nelson, College of Medicine, 13 years
  • Beverly Simons, College of Dentistry, 13 years
  • Ronald Green, Business & Finance, 12 years
  • Ruth Olson, College of Medicine, 11 years
  • Maureen Turpin, College of Public Health, 11 years

  • Emmett Booher, Business & Finance, 10 years
  • Marti Obara, College of Medicine, 10 years
  • John Fry, Business & Finance, 6 years
  • Gregory Ruhe, Business & Finance, 6 years


Along with retirees, UNMC also recognized the following employees for their years of service:

45 years
Nancy Abraham, Business & Finance
Daniel McQuade, Information Technology
Terrence Vail, Business & Finance


40 years

Sharann Lee Andrews, College of Medicine
Eugene Boilesen, College of Public Health
Richard Contreras, Business & Finance
Joan Dinsmore, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Sally Hand, College of Medicine
Phyllis Kumm, College of Dentistry
Julia McKenzie-Svanda, College of Medicine
John Randolph, Business & Finance
Diana Rome, Business & Finance
Kathy Sova, College of Medicine
Keith Swarts, Business & Finance
Joanne Watkins, Business & Finance


35 years

Rick Boldt, Business & Finance
Nicholas Combs, Business & Finance
Johnnie Hackley, College of Medicine
Timothy Hallberg, College of Medicine
Michelle Hess, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Galen Kathol, College of Medicine
Karen Knap, College of Dentistry
Jacqueline Krier, College of Medicine
Cheryl Kroenke, Information Technology
Veronica McManamon, College of Dentistry
Francisca Rebolloso, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Larry Walker, Information Technology


30 years

Vicki Adolf, College of Medicine
Maedi Bell, Information Technology
Richard Blum, College of Medicine
Emma Bradley, Academic Affairs
Debra Brumley, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Judy Carroll, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Sue Ann Clark, Academic Affairs
Cynthia Clark, College of Medicine
Rodney Cope, Academic Affairs
Kirk Grauf, College of Medicine
Deborah Justesen, College of Medicine
Donald Leuenberger, Business & Finance
Debra Lytle, College of Medicine
Maria Rodriguez, College of Medicine
Susan Smith, Business & Finance
Karen Stoysich, College of Medicine
Barbara Switzer, College of Medicine
James Weiss, Business & Finance
Roger Paul White, Eppley Institute
Harry Wines, Information Technology
Mary Jane Zeini, Business & Finance


25 years

Susan Blumel, College of Medicine
Cindy Ross Brown, College of Medicine
Lenny Lee Burke, Business & Finance
Hilary Christo, College of Nursing
Sydney Clausen, College of Medicine
Thomas Cooper, Information Technology
LaRue Dyczek, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Kathleen Givens, College of Dentistry
Susan Kolb, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Ann Kruger, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Gail Kuper, College of Medicine
Christy McAndrew, College of Medicine
Ronita Mendoza, Business & Finance
Deborah Merritt, College of Dentistry
Carol Meyer, College of Nursing

Suzanne Meyer, College of Medicine
Lorraine Myers, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Dorothy Panowicz, Business & Finance
David Mathews Prochnau, Business & Finance
Kelly Rasmussen, Business & Finance
Ronald Redder, College of Medicine
Gwendolyn Marie Reiser, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Claire Seybold, Business & Finance
Mark Sjogren, Business & Finance
Linda Spellman, Eppley Institute
David Staiert, College of Medicine
Karen Ann Thoman Taylor, College of Medicine
Patricia Tolliver, College of Medicine
Beverly Vaughn, College of Medicine
Pamela Sue Welch, Research
Keith Young, College of Medicine
Michael Zimmerman, Business & Finance


20 years

Kathryn Austin, College of Medicine
Laura Bashus, College of Public Health
Esther Collins, Business & Finance
Kelley Coutts, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Jill Daley, College of Medicine
Janet Davis, Research
Michelle Marie Desler, College of Medicine
Ellen Gail Duysen, College of Public Health
Sheree Gilmore, College of Medicine
Evelyn Grixby, Business & Finance
Randall Harder, Business & Finance
Julie Heyl, College of Dentistry
Susan Jeanneret, College of Medicine
Elizabeth Kumru, Chancellor’s Office
Grace Harada Lord, College of Medicine

Debra Kay McGinness, Business & Finance
Lana Molczyk, College of Medicine
Matthew Curtis Monaghan, Business & Finance
Teresa Palm, College of Medicine
Michael Pearson, Business & Finance
Curtis Phillips, Information Technology
Priscilla Phillips, College of Medicine
M A Ray, School of Allied Health Professions
Daniel Richardson, Business & Finance
Tricia Rump, Research
Victoria Boryca Smith, Research
Debra Spence, College of Medicine
Mary Stoffel, Business & Finance
Robin Taylor, College of Medicine
Kimberly Tyrey, Munroe-Meyer Institute


15 years
Judeen Andrews, College of Medicine
Connie Arnold, Research
Daniel Barna, Business & Finance
Robert Baum, College of Medicine
Robert James Bayer, College of Medicine
Lisa Bazis, Information Technology
Toni Ann Blazek, College of Medicine
Raymond Boren Jr, Business & Finance
Lenal Bottoms, Academic Affairs
Carol Ann Brandt, Chancellor’s Office
Rachel Chapin, Business & Finance
Mary Clausen, Information Technology
Dolores Cunningham, College of Medicine
Steven Daubendiek, Chancellor’s Office
Ann Donnelly-Haasch, College of Medicine

Karen Easterling, College of Medicine
Jackie Farley, College of Medicine
Bartlett Hamilton, College of Medicine
Janet Henry, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Lisa Hill, College of Medicine
Denise Hoover, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Terry Hoy, Business & Finance
Carlos Hunter, College of Medicine
Barbara Johnson, College of Medicine
Noel David Johnson, Research
Sue Jones, College of Medicine
Judith Kenyon, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Tracy Krasser, College of Medicine
Rita Laire, College of Medicine
Tracy Mathisen, College of Medicine

Diane May, College of Medicine
Edward Meiers, Business & Finance
Kim Minino, Information Technology
Mary Monaghan, College of Medicine
Sherman Petite, Academic Affairs
David Richardson, Business & Finance
Janet Rogers, College of Medicine
Deanna Ruckman, Business & Finance
Matthew Rutledge, Information Technology
Cynthia Sands, College of Medicine
Myra Schmaderer, College of Nursing
Bobby Simetich, College of Dentistry
Tacy Slater, College of Medicine
Ivan Kanev Stoyanov, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Samantha Straw, Business & Finance

Deborah Sumnick, College of Medicine
Daniel Teet, Chancellor’s Office
Max Thacker, Information Technology
Deborah Thomas, Business & Finance
Diane Thompson, College of Dentistry
Mary Wendl, College of Nursing
Virginia Winchell, Business & Finance
Robin Zagurski, College of Medicine


10 years

Lisa Allen, College of Medicine
Elise Balaban, College of Medicine
Angela Bashus, College of Medicine
Cynthia Beaumont, College of Medicine
Tammy Benak, College of Dentistry
Katherine Bravo, College of Nursing
Terrence Breen, Business & Finance
Jeff Broberg, Business & Finance
John Brodersen, Business & Finance
Tiffany Brunt, College of Public Health
Lynne Capoun, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Heather Chambers, College of Medicine
Holly Chandler, College of Medicine
Gloria Chavez, Research
Joseph Choquette, College of Medicine

Lois Colburn, College of Medicine
Alok Dhar, College of Medicine
Joseph Dolezal, Research
Kathy Duncan, College of Medicine
Katherine Estes, College of Medicine
Ruby Evande, College of Medicine
Xiaoyan Feng, College of Medicine
Natasha Ferguson, Research
Sara Fisher, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Carol Gilbert, College of Medicine
Daniel Grice, Business & Finance
Brandon Grimm, College of Public Health
Abigail Haggerty, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Amy Hannan, College of Medicine
Mary Headley, College of Medicine

Carolyn Helmberger, College of Medicine
Tasha Helms, Business & Finance
Traci Hoke, College of Medicine
Calvin Hughes, College of Dentistry
Karen Ira, College of Medicine
Marne Iwand, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Lori Jensen, Business & Finance
Jocelyn Jones, College of Medicine
Jerome Kazakevicius, Business & Finance
Admir Kellezi, Eppley Institute
Kimberly Klinetobe, College of Medicine
Richard Kmiecik, Business & Finance
Pamela Kucirek, Business & Finance
Elaine Litton, College of Medicine
Teresa Loerch, College of Dentistry

Mikhael Loots, College of Medicine
Linda Love, College of Medicine
Kevin Marquette, College of Dentistry
Rita Martinez, College of Dentistry
Barbara Mattson, Research
Miriam McCann, Research
Alex Mohr, Research
Twyla Moore, College of Medicine
Kelli Novak, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Patricia Nowicki, Research
Michelle Parks, College of Pharmacy
Robin Peterson, College of Medicine
Ramona Repaczki-Jones, Business & Finance
Tara Rudebush, College of Medicine
Robert Schmida, College of Nursing

Karalyn Schmidt, Research
Karen Schrader, College of Medicine
Laura Shafer, College of Medicine
Tymaree Sing, College of Public Health
Sangya Singh, College of Medicine
Angelina Sliva, Research
Elizabeth Staab, College of Medicine
Tara Stafford, Research
Adam Szlachetka, College of Medicine
JoAnn Tate, College of Medicine
Torri Smith Tejral, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Michelle Thompson, College of Medicine
Patricia Turner, College of Medicine
Colleen Tworek, College of Nursing
Terrie Urban, College of Medicine

Susan Waller, Business & Finance
Kristin Watkins, Research
Tami Wells, Research
James Wiegel, Business & Finance
Danielle Wilson-Baxter, College of Nursing
Sheila Wrobel, Academic Affairs


5 years

Christine Allmon, College of Pharmacy
Sandra Amendola, College of Medicine
Amanda Angle, College of Medicine
Jamie Arbaugh, College of Pharmacy
Mary Barak Bernhagen, College of Medicine
Janet Bartek, College of Dentistry
Frank Bauldwin, Business & Finance
Hayley Beaudette, College of Dentistry
Jessica Berry, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Amy Bierbaum, College of Medicine
Debra Bishop, Academic Affairs
Angela Boettner, College of Medicine
Michael Bostwick, Business & Finance
Sarah Branco, College of Medicine
Shannon Callen, College of Medicine

Jolynn Carlson, College of Medicine
Patrick Casteel, Business & Finance
Loretta Maria Childs, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Alice Cole, College of Medicine
Doreen Cole, College of Dentistry
James Cook, Business & Finance
Shana Cook, College of Dentistry
Alicia Delgado, College of Medicine
Paul James Dizona, College of Nursing
Lucas Drvol, College of Medicine
Emily Dvorak, Business & Finance
Andrew Edison, Information Technology
Jodi Ehrig, Research
Richard Engel, Information Technology
Amy Filler-Katz, College of Medicine

Renee’ Flott, Research
Kathleen Frazer, College of Medicine
Megan Frisbie, Business & Finance
Aleta Gaertner, College of Public Health
Julie Garfield, Chancellor’s Office
Molly Handke, College of Nursing
Cori Harsh, Research
Julianne Hartmann, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Dean Heimann, College of Medicine
Vicki Herrera, College of Medicine
Jaclyn Hollinger, College of Medicine
Kristen Jackson, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Heidi Kaschke, Academic Affairs
Erin Kaspar, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Sarah Kepple, College of Medicine

Jeff Kittrell, College of Medicine
Smitha Kizhake, Eppley Institute
Karla Klaus, Research
Jennifer Kucera, Academic Affairs
Shrawan Kumar, College of Public Health
Sherri Lekai, College of Medicine
Kristin Leland Wavrin, Research
Jill Lindgren, College of Medicine
Matthew McCoy, Research
Trevor Meisinger, College of Medicine
Jami Monico, College of Nursing
David Moran, College of Medicine
Kimberley Morrison, College of Medicine
Rose Murphy, College of Dentistry
Dawn Nevarez, Chancellor’s Office

Jason Nickla, Research
Brenda Nickol, College of Public Health
Kristina Norwood, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Marlene Novotny, College of Medicine
Anthony Nowicki, Research
Penny Olson, Eppley Institute
Richard Overman, Business & Finance
Amber Paden, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Alanna Pfeifler-McKee, Business & Finance
Christine Pickett, College of Medicine
Jamie Pollak, College of Dentistry
Charles Poole, College of Medicine
Cheryl Putnam, College of Medicine
Amber Lynn Rath, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Alan Reeves, Business & Finance

Lisa Roseland, College of Medicine
Tova Safford, College of Medicine
Christina Sailors, College of Medicine
Jody Sanford, College of Dentistry
Harlan Sayles, College of Public Health
Dorene Scheffel, Business & Finance
Kala Schlegel, College of Dentistry
Stacey Schuman, College of Dentistry
Jay Schwartzbeck, Business & Finance
Alisa Seidler, College of Medicine
Sheila Shanle, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Elizabeth Sharon, Information Technology
Ryan Shaw, Chancellor’s Office
Jaclyn Smith, College of Pharmacy
Christine Smith, College of Medicine

Elizabeth Sorenson, College of Medicine
Mary Stacy, Chancellor’s Office
Hannah Stanzel, Business & Finance
Matthew Stelzer, Business & Finance
Charles Stepanek, College of Public Health
Karen Graulich Stiles, College of Medicine
Lijun Sun, College of Medicine
Joseph Sutherland, Business & Finance
Brandi Tate, College of Medicine
Rachel Utter, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Linda Vondras, Business & Finance
Mary Will, Information Technology
Andrea Williams, College of Medicine
Robin Wingett, College of Medicine
James Wolfe, College of Medicine

Diane Wright, College of Dentistry
Sydney Jennene Zach, College of Medicine
Yuanyuan Zhang, College of Medicine
Xing Zhao, College of Medicine
Rose Zweiback, Munroe-Meyer Institute