Category: Kudos
James Temme named a Life Member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
From UNMC Today – August 5, 2016 James Temme, associate director and Charles R. O’Malley Chair of Radiation Science Technology Education, in the College of Allied Health Professions, was recently named a Life Member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists at the group’s annual meeting in Las Vegas. Temme is only the 30th ASRT […]
Aug 5, 2016
Radiography student, Kaylee Samway, receives scholarship
Kaylee Samway, Radiography (soon to be senior), earned the Jim and Marcia Elder Family Endowed Radiology Scholarship* from CHI Health Good Samaritan. She was honored at a luncheon banquet with the other scholarship recipients. Kaylee is working on her bachelors degree in radiography at the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions in Kearney. She moved […]
Jul 28, 2016
Dr. Ahmad studies oxidative stress levels among radiologic technologists
by Kalani Simpson for UNMC Discover (Spring 2016) Before she earned her Ph.D., and before she came to UNMC as an assistant professor in the College of Allied Health Professions, Dr. Iman Ahmad worked for about 10 years as a radiologic technologist. It was demanding work, made more so by the work ethic she shared […]
Jul 21, 2016
PT2 receives NASA fellowship
Trent Werner, a second-year UNMC physical therapy student and the 2018 PT class president, has been named a NASA Fellowship recipient. He is conducting research under the supervision of Chun-Kai Huang, PhD, investigating the effects of visual-spatial discordance on fine motor control in order to hopefully develop a visuomotor training paradigm for NASA astronauts. Trent […]
Jul 18, 2016
Kim Michael elected to SDMS board
Kim Michael, MA, RT, (R), RDMS, RVT was elected as a Director At-Large for the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Board. She will be sworn in at an awards dinner at the 2016 SDMS Annual Conference and will begin serving in October.
Jul 15, 2016
Scholarship celebrates Stork, Robertson legacies
Before UNMC had the Interprofessional Academy of Educators, there was Sandra Stork, longtime director of clinical dietetics, in the then-School of Allied Health Professions, and the Teaching Improvement Project System (TIPS) program. As does today’s teaching academy, Stork and TIPS took educators from all over campus and gave them tools to better reach the students […]
Jun 28, 2016
Bileks help Titans bring home the gold
Saturday, June 11, 2016 was a proud day for Laura Bilek, PT, PhD, associate dean for research, and her daughters, Anna and Lauren. The girls helped the Council Bluffs Lewis Central Titans win the Class 2-A state soccer tournament championship, beating Pella 5-0. This was the 10th straight shutout for the team and the first […]
Jun 15, 2016
Hanson and Siu elected to UNMC Faculty Senate
Associate professor in medical nutrition education, Corri Hanson, PhD, and associate professor in physical therapy education, Joseph Siu, PhD, were elected to the UNMC Faculty Senate. This is a re-election for Dr. Hanson, who was also elected Secretary. This will be Dr. Siu’s, first two-year term. CAHP dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, congratulated the two and […]
Jun 7, 2016
Scott Sanderson named CPE Clinical Instructor of the Year
Scott Sanderson, LP, MPS, CCP has been chosen as clinical perfusion’s 2015-2016 Clinical Instructor of the Year. Scott is a 2012 Alumnus of our CPE program and son of research associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, Sam Sanderson, PhD. This is the second time Scott received this acknowledgement. Congratulations, Scott!
May 25, 2016
Karen Honeycutt named Gilg Professor
Karen Honeycutt, associate professor and program director of medical laboratory science education, has been named the inaugural Clarence and Nelle Gilg Professor for Teaching Excellence and Innovation in Allied Health. Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP), said Honeycutt was an ideal choice for the post. “Karen is the quintessential […]
May 13, 2016
