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When Stanton Harn, Ph.D., was job searching in 1972 after finishing his Ph.D. program, the opening for an anatomy professor at the UNMC College of Dentistry caught his attention.<\/p>\n

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Reception Thursday<\/h3>\n

A reception celebrating the retirement of Stanton Harn, Ph.D. will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in Lincoln at the College of Dentistry building in Dixon Auditorium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

First, the small class sizes meant he would be the only anatomist on faculty and give him the chance to design an anatomy course his own way. Second, moving to Nebraska meant he would get a taste of “the good life.”<\/p>\n

“I felt like the opportunities here were better and more to my liking,” Dr. Harn said. Now, 45 years later, he is confident he made the right choice. <\/p>\n

After four and a half decades teaching anatomy to COD students, Dr. Harn is looking forward to the next chapter. He will retire July 15.<\/p>\n

Throughout his career, Dr. Harn most enjoyed the camaraderie built with colleagues and the relationships formed with students. Though he has earned many teaching awards during his career, Dr. Harn said it’s the relationships that mean the most.<\/p>\n

“I have been most proud of the ability to relate to the students that I teach,” he said. “As a teacher, you look at graduation with different eyes. One is congratulatory, the other is sadness. They’re starting a new chapter. But when you see them in the future, you always have that special association.”<\/p>\n

When he first started in 1972, Dr. Harn spent more time conducting research. Eventually, his teaching responsibilities increased, and he became more involved in dental outreach projects. He has supervised student research projects and hosted thousands of visiting students for demonstrations in the anatomy lab.<\/p>\n

Dr. Harn is curator of the college’s Dental Museum, which has grown to one of the largest dental museums in the country. In retirement, he will devote more time to the museum, particularly to find a permanent home for the thousands of historical dental artifacts in the collection.<\/p>\n

“One of the main reasons for the museum is to teach dental history to students,” Dr. Harn said. “In the majority of dental schools now, there is no official history of dentistry course, so this will give me a chance to spend more time providing that education.”<\/p>\n

In retirement, Dr. Harn will continue to take care of his farm outside of Lincoln. He also looks forward to spending more time with his wife, Jennifer Harn, assistant professor in the department of surgical specialties, and their five children and 14 grandchildren.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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