Press Release
UNMC Recognizes Three Faculty Members
as Outstanding Teachers for 1999 Three faculty members at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have been chosen as outstanding teachers for 1999. They were honored recently at the annual faculty awards program and reception on the UNMC campus. The Outstanding Teachers Awards were presented to Bernice Christopherson Yates, Ph.D., an associate professor and […]
Apr 27, 1999
West Nebraska Division of UNMC College of Nursing
Receives $200,000 Estate Gift from Scottsbluff Family The West Nebraska Division of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Scottsbluff has received an unrestricted gift of more than $200,000 from the estate of Mildred Von Dege, a former insurance executive in Scottsbluff who died last October at the age of 95. The […]
Apr 27, 1999
Inspired by Tour of the Lied Transplant Center, Broken Bow Students Raise Money
Members of Broken Bow Senior High School’s National Honor Society were in Omaha earlier this month to present a $200 check to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System for two “Recognition Pathway Bricks” in the Healing Gardens at the UNMC/NHS Lied Transplant Center. After the students completed a tour of the […]
Apr 26, 1999
Wild horse handler, Bryan Neubert of Alturus, Calif., will be featured at the second annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska to be held June 5 at the Robb Ranch southeast of Lexington. An expert in horse handling and colt starting, Neubert will demonstrate his techniques in gentling a wild horse from the Bureau of Land […]
Apr 23, 1999
Wild horse handler, Bryan Neubert of Alturus, Calif., will be featured at the second annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska to be held June 5 at the Robb Ranch southeast of Lexington. An expert in horse handling and colt starting, Neubert will demonstrate his techniques in gentling a wild horse from the Bureau of Land […]
Apr 23, 1999
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will hold informational sessions May 4 and 5 in North Platte for registered nurses interested in pursuing bachelors or masters degrees in nursing. Carol Pullen, Ed.D., assistant dean for rural nursing education and Larry Hewitt, director of student services, will be making presentations. Registered nurses interested in earning bachelors […]
Apr 23, 1999
Alzheimer’s Research Fund Established at UNMC in Honor of Vada Oldfield
Col. Barney Oldfield of Los Angeles has made a $20,000 gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to establish the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer’s Research Fund at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The fund was created by Oldfield to commemorate his wife, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 11 years before her death on […]
Apr 22, 1999
UNMC, NHS To Hold May 5 Tree Planting in Hastings to Raise Awareness for Organ and Tissue Donation
A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held May 5 in Hastings as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]
Apr 22, 1999
A tree-planting ceremony to honor organ donors and recipients will be held May 4 in Scottsbluff as part of “The Tree of Life” campaign being sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Health System. Twenty-three Nebraska communities are participating in the tree-planting campaign, which is designed to raise the awareness level for […]
Apr 22, 1999
110 UNMC Medical Students Receive Residency Assignments Through Senior Match Day Program
A total of 110 seniors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine have received their residency assignments through the National Senior Match Day program. Senior Match Day is an annual event held at the exact same time at UNMC and other U.S. medical schools. Residencies generally last from three to five years […]
Apr 14, 1999