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\n<\/TABLE>Dorothy Olson, one of UNMC’s top supporters, died June 30 at Brookestone Village following a battle with dementia and mobility problems. She was 88.<\/p>\n

A native of Bloomfield, Neb., Olson and her husband of 66 years, Leland Olson, M.D., have been longtime contributors to UNMC for a variety of women’s health and university initiatives. <\/p>\n

In 2007, they provided funding for the Olson Center for Women’s Health, which occupies the entire fourth floor of the Durham Outpatient Center. The Olson Center, which was originally established with a major gift from the Olsons in 1993, provides comprehensive services for women in one outpatient facility. <\/p>\n

Since 1986, the Olsons have made multiple gifts to the University of Nebraska Foundation worth millions of dollars. These gifts have included: funding for two floors of UNMC’s Lied Transplant Center, creation of a resident research fund and a distinguished chair for UNMC’s Ob\/Gyn department, an endowed chair in the UNMC College of Nursing, and two endowed chairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.<\/p>\n


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\nA memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, at Roeder Mortuary, 2727 N. 108th St. with a graveside service at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 7909 Mormon Bridge Rd. The family has asked that memorials be made to the UNMC College of Nursing through the University of Nebraska Foundation.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/TABLE>“Dorothy Olson’s support for UNMC was nothing short of extraordinary,” said Carl Smith, M.D., professor and chairman of UNMC’s Ob\/Gyn Department. “Along with her husband and family, they have provided the means to begin a transformation of how women’s health care will be delivered in our region. The Olson Center for Women’s Health at UNMC was born as a result of her vision and character. She continually challenged us to consider new and better ways of providing health care and educating future generations of providers. Her leadership will be missed.”<\/p>\n

Dorothy Olson received her nursing degree from UNMC in 1943 and her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1967. <\/p>\n

She is survived by her husband and her three children, David Olson, M.D. (spouse Lynn Scott, M.D.), Karen Olson, M.D., and Nancy Olson; grandchildren, Kendra Swanson, M.D. (spouse Mitchell Swanson) and Christian Olson; great grandchildren, Nathan Swanson and Elizabeth Swanson; a brother Robert Hodges (spouse Sally). She was preceded in death by parents, Henry and Ruth Hodges, and sisters, Betty Bouleware and Patricia Sewell.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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