{"id":116209,"date":"2024-10-18T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=116209"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:53:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T18:53:35","slug":"rita-weber-inducted-into-nna-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/18\/rita-weber-inducted-into-nna-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Rita Weber inducted into NNA Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Rita Weber\u2019s induction into the Nebraska Nurses Association Hall of Fame required a little bit of trickery to make the honor a true surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weber, UNMC College of Nursing emeritus professor, was welcomed into the Hall of Fame at the NNA\u2019s annual convention in Kearney on Oct. 3. It came as a shock to Weber, who believed she was present to watch her daughter-in-law, Jayme Weber, UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division nurse specialist, receive a scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when Rita\u2019s name was called, the realization that she\u2019d been tricked set in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just sat there shocked, and then I stood up, looked at Jayme, and said, \u2018I thought we were just here for your scholarship,\u2019\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The surprise culminated a more than 40-year career as a nurse, educator and health care activist. Weber\u2019s nursing career began as a nurse\u2019s aide in high school. She then completed her BSN at Mount Marty College and accepted a job in the oncology unit at a Colorado hospital. She became a baccalaureate instructor for the Kearney State College nursing program, which became part of UNMC in 1990. Weber then became the full-time director of the senior service program at Good Samaritan Health Systems. She returned to UNMC in 2006, where she taught until her retirement in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her time at UNMC, she became heavily involved in nursing policy. She emphasized the importance of nursing advocacy to her students through visits to the Nebraska Legislature and remains on the legislative, advocacy and representation committees of the NNA. She also served as NNA president and in other leadership roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weber said a point of pride from her career as a nurse educator is seeing former students succeed as nurses, leaders and educators. 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