{"id":47610,"date":"2000-04-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2000-04-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2000\/04\/12\/kemmerer-wyo-native-john-mcpherson-receives-omicronkappa-upsilons-william-s-kramer-award-of-excellence\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:55:37","slug":"kemmerer-wyo-native-john-mcpherson-receives-omicronkappa-upsilons-william-s-kramer-award-of-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2000\/04\/12\/kemmerer-wyo-native-john-mcpherson-receives-omicronkappa-upsilons-william-s-kramer-award-of-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemmerer, Wyo. Native, John McPherson, Receives Omicron\n\nKappa Upsilon’s William S. Kramer Award of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry student,<\/p>\n

John McPherson of Kemmerer, Wyo., has received the Omicron Kappa Upsilon<\/p>\n

Kramer Award of Excellence. McPherson, a junior dental student, was selected<\/p>\n

based on his scholastic record, character, potential for advancement in<\/p>\n

the dentistry profession, service to humanity and dedication and service.<\/p>\n

He is the son of Richard and Melody McPherson of Ft. Morgan, Colo.<\/p>\n

The award is named after William S. Kramer, D.D.S., a retired faculty<\/p>\n

member of the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln. Dr. Kramer is past<\/p>\n

president of the supreme chapter of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and was a longtime<\/p>\n

secretary-treasurer of the organization.<\/p>\n

Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a dental honorary society that consists of 58<\/p>\n

chapters in the United States, was founded in 1914 at Northwestern University<\/p>\n

Dental School in Evanston, Ill., to encourage and develop a spirit of achievement<\/p>\n

among students in dentistry and to recognize students who distinguish themselves<\/p>\n

in scholarly activities.<\/p>\n

The award is given annually to one outstanding student at each dental<\/p>\n

school in the United States. To qualify, the students must have completed<\/p>\n

their second year.<\/p>\n

The UNMC College of Dentistry, which celebrated its 100th anniversary<\/p>\n

last year, serves Nebraskans and states that have no dental schools, including<\/p>\n

Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming. For five of the last six<\/p>\n

years, the colleges freshman class has ranked first among the 55 U.S.<\/p>\n

dental schools for incoming grade-point average. The college offers programs<\/p>\n

in doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.), bachelors degree in dental hygiene,<\/p>\n

certificate in dental hygiene, a general practice residency program and<\/p>\n

post-graduate specialty programs in endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics,<\/p>\n

pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics.<\/p>\n

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

Through its commitment to research, education, outreach and patient care,<\/p>\n

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

cancer research and treatment, solid organ transplantation and arthritis.<\/p>\n

During the past year, nearly $31 million in research grants and contracts<\/p>\n

were awarded to UNMC scientists, and UNMCs funding from the National Institutes<\/p>\n

of Health increased by 28 percent, going from $16.2 million to $20.7 million.<\/p>\n

UNMCs educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals<\/p>\n

practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.<\/p>\n


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