University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., today announced the 2017 winners of the university’s most prestigious awards for teaching, research and engagement and UNMC’s Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., received the Innovation, Development and Engagement Award (IDEA) Award.
The IDEA Award recognizes faculty members who have extended their academic expertise beyond the boundaries of the university in ways that have enriched the broader community.
“The University of Nebraska has an enormous impact on economic vitality and quality of life in our state and around the world. Our faculty, who are some of the best in the country, deserve much of the credit,” Dr. Bounds said. “Nebraskans can be proud of the teaching, research and engagement efforts led by their university. I know I am — and I’m reminded daily of how fortunate I am to work among such talented and dedicated colleagues.”
Dr. Anderson Berry is an associate professor in the UNMC Division of Newborn Medicine and medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Nebraska Medicine.
Her near 15-year career has been dedicated to serving families in communities across Nebraska. She has served as the medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Nebraska Medicine since 2009, and in that time has significantly improved neonatal and maternal outcomes in both urban and rural communities.
Over the past two years, Dr. Anderson Berry has been instrumental in the establishment of the Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPQIC). This initiative established a network of health care professionals, hospitals and care centers that work together to determine how to serve the needs of communities throughout the entire state. She spearheaded the effort, working with government officials, health care providers and industry leaders, to obtain the funding and resources needed to establish and maintain the large collaborative network. As of last year, 99 percent of deliveries in Nebraska occur in NPQIC hospitals.
Dr. Anderson Berry also has established a national reputation for her research on nutrition and care of premature infants.
Awards will be presented during a luncheon this spring. Winners – who are selected by a university-wide committee of faculty members and, in the case of the engagement award, community members – receive $10,000 each, a presidential medallion and an engraved plaque.
Congratulations, Ann! Well deserved.
What a well-deserved honor! Congratulations, Ann!
Ann: Congratulations on the university-wide award and the difference you've made to families across the state.
Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment! Blessed to be a blessing!
Congrats! Well deserved!