Twenty-six students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln were named to the deans list for the Fall 2007 Semester.
To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 10 percent of their class. Qualifiers are listed below by program of study and hometown:
DENTAL HYGIENE
Bellevue – April S. White
Fremont – Carrie R. Anderson
Papillion – Tracy E. Menard
Arkansas City, KS – Jessica S. Buckingham
DENTAL
Beatrice – Holly A. Portwood
Bellevue – Gavin A. Trogdon, Kathryn P. Tascione
Fairfield – Bronsen R. Schliep
Lincoln – Benjamin J. Britten, Richard A. Clabaugh, III, Stephen M. Davis, Elizabeth N. Glenn, Kate S. Haave
Omaha – Brian P. McIntyre
Seward – Benjamin J. Anderson
Colorado Springs, CO – Mark D. George
Dodge City, KS – Ryan P. Lehmkuhler
Grand Forks, ND – Maren E. Hall
Colman, SD – Angela N. Pfeiffer
Flandreau, SD – Kimberly A. Heinemann
Iroquois, SD – Jesse D. Fast
Sioux Falls, SD – Sunny R. Patel, Joshua A. Barta, Kim E. Suga
Casper, WY – Aaron D. Larsen
Wheatland, WY – Chase A. Pruitt
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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