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UNMC Board of Counselors Names New Officers,<\/p>\n

Members<\/b><\/p>\n

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Board of Counselors<\/p>\n

has elected new officers and members. The board which is<\/p>\n

comprised of about 40 civic and business leaders from communities<\/p>\n

throughout the state, acts as an advisory group to the UNMC<\/p>\n

chancellor in forming programs to address the health needs of<\/p>\n

Nebraska.<\/p>\n

Members meet three times a year to hear summaries on UNMC<\/p>\n

activities by key administrators and for presentations by faculty<\/p>\n

and staff on specific programs in education, research, patient<\/p>\n

care and outreach to underserved populations. New members are<\/p>\n

appointed to serve four-year terms.<\/p>\n

New officers:<\/p>\n

CRETE — Chairperson – Jacob Dering<\/b>, pharmacist<\/p>\n

OMAHA — Vice Chairperson – Sonja McCollister<\/b>, vice<\/p>\n

president, Kirkpatrick Pettis<\/p>\n

New members:<\/p>\n

OMAHA — Jan Davis<\/b>, director of community services in<\/p>\n

Nebraska and Iowa, Peoples Natural Gas; <\/p>\n

Dean Rasmussen<\/b>, president, Grandmothers’<\/p>\n

restaurants; <\/p>\n

Dayton Wittke, Ph.D.<\/b>, vice president, Omaha Public<\/p>\n

Power District;<\/p>\n

LINCOLN– Dennis G. Baack<\/b>, executive director, Nebraska<\/p>\n

Community College Association; <\/p>\n

Dale Gruntorad, CPA, CVA<\/b> (certified valuation analyst),<\/p>\n

interim president, Lincoln Medical Education Foundation; <\/p>\n

Lynn Roper<\/b>, vice president, consumer markets, Merrill<\/p>\n

Lynch;<\/p>\n

RED CLOUD–<\/b> Barbara Sprague<\/b>, homemaker and<\/p>\n

community volunteer; <\/p>\n

BUSHNELL– Gerri Linn, CPA<\/b>, president and chief<\/p>\n

executive officer, Kimball County Hospital in Kimball.<\/p>\n

UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the<\/p>\n

state. Through its commitment to research, education and patient<\/p>\n

care, UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading<\/p>\n

centers for cancer research and treatment and solid organ<\/p>\n

transplantation. Nearly $25 million in research grants and<\/p>\n

contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually. In addition,<\/p>\n

UNMC’s educational programs are responsible for training more<\/p>\n

health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other<\/p>\n

institution. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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