UNMC for the record

Dr. Stancil honored by Urban League of Nebraska
Marvin Stancil, M.D., associate professor in the UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been selected to receive a 2019 African American Leadership Award in the category of health. The award will be presented by the Urban League of Nebraska, and is based upon Dr. Stancil’s significant successes and contributions to the African American community and the city of Omaha. Dr. Stancil will receive the award at the Annual African-American Leadership Awards Gala on May 31.

Omaha Press Club honors UNMC’s Aileen Warren and husband Thomas Warren

Thomas and Aileen Warren at the Omaha Press Club event.

Aileen Warren, assistant vice chancellor for business and finance and director of human resources at UNMC, and husband Thomas Warren, president and CEO of the Urban League of Nebraska and former chief of the Omaha Police Department, were honored this month by the Omaha Press Club as “Faces on the Barroom Floor.”

The two, married for 34 years, were saluted and roasted as Face No. 160 on April 13 before a full house of friends and admirers at the Omaha Press Club. The Warrens are the first African American couple to be recognized as a Face on the Barroom Floor.

Emceeing the festivities was Brenda Council (Face No. 62 in 1995), sister of Thomas Warren.

The “Face on the Barroom Floor,” created by artist Jim Horan, depicts Aileen Warren in running shoes, a nod to her jogging workouts and marathon experiences. Pictured with Aileen, UNMC human resources director, are the “resources” — doctors, nurses and other employees.

As Urban League CEO, Thomas Warren is pictured in his customary white shirt while holding a police shield from his previous career as chief of the Omaha Police Department. Behind him is a Morningside College Mustang, his alma mater, and Thomas running for a touchdown in his No. 22 jersey.

Dr. Mohring finishes Boston Marathon
Stephen Mohring, M.D., at right, assistant professor of general internal medicine in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, ran in the Boston Marathon last Monday and posted a time of 3:01:21.

Retirements announced
The UNMC Department of Human Resources has released a list of four retirements during April and May. Two of the retirees logged more than 40 years of service. They include Brian Lange, Ph.D., College of Dentistry, with 44 years, and Vicki Morrison, Munroe-Meyer Institute, with 41 years.

Here’s the complete list of retirements:

• Brian Lange, Ph.D., College of Dentistry-oral biology, retired April 2 (start date Dec. 1, 1974)
• Vicki Morrison, Munroe-Meyer Institute psychology, retired April 13 (start date May 7, 1978)
• Ronald Attanasio, D.D.S., College of Dentistry-adult restorative, will retire May 8 (start date Oct. 1, 1990)
• Patricia Jones, ophthalmology and visual sciences, retired April 5 (start date Jan. 26, 1998)