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Happy 90th Birthday Charles ‘Chuck’ Durham















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UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., signs a card wishing Chuck Durham a happy 90th birthday as UNMC Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Don Leuenberger looks on. Durham, whose generosity has allowed UNMC to grow exponentially, turns 90 today.


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Hundreds of signatures from members of the UNMC community adorn a giant birthday card for Omaha philanthropist Chuck Durham.

A giant birthday card, signed by hundreds of UNMC faculty, staff and students, was delivered today to Charles “Chuck” Durham in celebration of his 90th birthday.

The Omaha philanthropist has transformed the UNMC campus with his generous support of research, education and patient care.

“We are indebted to Chuck and his family for their tremendous support of UNMC and celebrate this day with him,” said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. “Chuck is a shining example of a visionary leader who has strengthened humanity — today and for untold years in the future — through his generosity to research.”

Durham and his late wife Margre donated untold millions to build the $77 million Durham Research Center at UNMC, a $74 million sister building, now under construction, and a nearby employee-parking garage. He also established funds to benefit arthritis, prostate cancer and non-invasive surgery, which led the Outpatient Care Center to be renamed the Durham Outpatient Center and 45th Street to become the Durham Research Plaza.

“Happy 90th birthday, Mr. Durham,” said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research. “We are proud to continue your legacy of stewardship by advancing medical science and look forward to sharing another milestone with you when we open the sister building to the Durham Research Center.”

In recent years, Durham served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Durham Resources, an investment company with interests in banks, health care and real estate development. He’s also served as chairman and CEO of HDR, Inc., an international engineering and architectural firm.







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