Eighteen pharmacy students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Pharmacy are listed in the 1999 edition of Whos Who Among Students
in American Universities and Colleges.
The students were chosen through nominating committees and by the editors
of the annual directory. Criteria for selection included academic achievement,
community service, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential
for continued success.
The UNMC students join an elite group of students from more than 1,800
institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia
and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in
the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.
The following is a list of the students and their hometowns.
CENTRAL CITY-Patrick Bolte
FREMONT-Wayne Knisley
GERING-Tracy Deines
LINCOLN-Amy Vandewalle
NORFOLK-Lee Handke
OGALLALA-Lyndell Cumming and Jennifer Graff
OMAHA-Steven Boyd, Julie Chase, Jeffrey Ellis, Jeffrey Norris and Elizabeth
Schmitz
ONEILL-Ryan Stolcpart
PETERSBURG-Amber Seier
PLATTSMOUTH-Jessica Baird
STROMSBURG-Amanda Noyd
OUTSIDE NEBRASKA:
GREENVILLE, OHIO-Steven Marker
YUMA, COLORADO-Erin Seifert
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.
Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has
established itself as one of the countrys leading centers for cancer research
and treatment and solid organ transplantation. More than $34 million in
research grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually.
In addition, UNMCs educational programs are responsible for training more
health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.