Lookin’ at U – Jeanette Gardner

Each Thursday, we randomly feature a medical center employee.

This week, we learn more about Jeanette Gardner, accountant in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology.

Jeanette Gardner

• Name: Jeanette Gardner
  
• Hometown: Elkhorn, Neb.
  
• No. of years at UNMC: 24 years

Tell us a bit about what you do here at UNMC.

I work as the accountant for our department of biochemistry and molecular biology. We have 19 faculty members in our department and I maintain the stats of spending for all of their grants.

Commitment to excellence is one of UNMC’s brand values. Tell us of a time you witnessed a person or group act with a commitment to excellence.

Our office staff, which is a group of four, is very team oriented. We often cover for each other in order to provide the best service to our students, postdocs and faculty, as well as other UNMC departments.

What is your favorite Fall activity?

Football and hiking.

List three things people may not know about you.

• I started this job 24 years ago as a temporary job in order to help put my husband through college and never left.
  
• I am the oldest of five children.
  
• I love to bake and decorate cakes but I really dislike making flowers on cakes.