Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., will receive the Spirit of Community Faculty Award at the April 20 annual faculty meeting.
- Name: Ann Anderson Berry, M.D.
- Title: Associate professor, pediatrics, College of Medicine; medical director, NICU and Newborn Nursery
- Joined UNMC: First as a resident in 1998 then as faculty in 2004
- Hometown: Casper, Wyo.
Dr. Gold to speak at meeting
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., will give his annual address to the faculty, titled “We Lead the World,” at the annual faculty meeting Wednesday. A reception will follow the event, hosted by Chancellor Gold. The awards ceremony will also be livestreamed here.
How did you start in your community service activities?
Service has been important to me all of my life. I was involved as a student in various service organizations. In the area of neonatal and perinatal care, I have been involved in the March of Dimes for the past 10 years. I served as March of Dimes board chair for the past two years. Through the March of Dimes and my work as a neonatologist, I saw a need for a statewide collaborative to work to improve outcomes.
Why do you feel community service is important?
Even if the world around us feels large and impersonal, we are all interconnected in a very personal way. By reaching out to help someone else, we can reaffirm that we are part of a larger community of caring individuals that will work together to ensure a better tomorrow for ourselves and our children.
List three things few people know about you.
- I love being in the Wyoming mountains more than anywhere else.
- I have been a Girl Scout Leader for the past five years.
- My favorite travel outside of Wyoming is to visit national parks.
Congratulations, Ann, on this well deserved recognition!