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The Nebraska LEAD Fellows (Class 37) visited the University of Nebraska Medical Center recently to learn more about the state’s academic medical center.
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\nDuring their three hours on campus, the group toured the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and a research lab in the Durham Research Center and received an overview of some of the key elements that comprise the medical center. An imminent snowstorm caused the LEAD Fellows to have to cut their visit to UNMC short.
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\nThe Nebraska LEAD Program began 37 years ago to develop agricultural leaders from Nebraska's future generations. The constant changes that occur in agricultural policy, marketing, economics and technology point to the need for strong leaders to advocate for the heart of Nebraska's economy – agriculture.
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\nNow in its third decade of forming pioneering agricultural leaders, the Nebraska LEAD Program has evolved into one of the nation's premier agricultural leadership development programs.
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\nThe program is recognized both statewide and nationally as an innovative organization that has improved Nebraska in many ways. For example, many members of commodity boards, extension boards, local school boards, or local church councils, count themselves among the programs more than 1,000 alumni.
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\nTerry Hejny, director of the Nebraska LEAD Program since 2007, accompanied the LEAD Fellows to UNMC. An alumnus of the LEAD Program (Class 20), Hejny also serves as chief operating officer and president of the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council.
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\n“We always love to come UNMC,” Hejny said. “We consider the medical center to be one of the most important resources for the state, and our LEAD Fellows always leave with a great appreciation of the tremendous work being done there.”
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\nThe LEAD Fellows are either ag producers or engaged in other agribusiness activities. Listed below by hometown are the LEAD Fellows (Class 37) who visited UNMC:
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\nAlliance – Miles Buskirk
\nAurora – Evan Janzen
\nBenkelman – MerleAnn Raichart
\nBroken Bow – Clay Govier
\nCairo – Scott Sorensen
\nCody – Chelsea Luthy
\nCozad – Jason Keiser
\nDavid City – Cory Kudlacek
\nEagle – Ted Retzlaff
\nElgin – Luke Beckman
\nExeter – Jerry Boeck
\nFarnam – Adam Grabenstein
\nGering – Kyle Ann Hopkins
\nGothenburg – Amber Burge, Scott Speck
\nHastings – Adam Pavelka
\nKearney – Jose Valles
\nLincoln – Kristi Block, Megan Grimes, Jamison Jensen, and Terry Hejny
\nMerna – Ross Daake
\nO’Neill – Aaron Troester
\nSt. Paul – Daniel Vech
\nScottsbluff – Christopher Stillahn
\nSeneca – Bree DeNaeyer
\nSpringfield – Kimberly Stuhr
\nWest Point – Sam Schmidt
\nYork – Aaron Kavan
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