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Category: Kudos

Kudos to our 2010 Radiation Therapy Grads!

The 2010 graduates from the radiation therapy program have all successfully completed their national board exams with a pass rate of 100%! One graduate ranked in the 100th percentile in comparison to the national average with 3 others ranking in the 99th percentile. If anyone knows of a facility with radiation therapy openings, tell them […]

Sep 8, 2010

Get those Fun Run registrations in ASAP!

To guarantee a T-shirt, the Fun Run committee is asking for your registrations by TUESDAY, August 31. Please drop them off with Michelle in Bennett Hall 3004, or mail to 984035 Nebraska Medical Center / Omaha NE / 68198-4035. Checks should be made payable to UNMC.

Aug 27, 2010

Outstanding Achievement for Katherine Jones

Each year the Nebraska Rural Health Association (NeRHA) solicits nominations for awards that are presented at their Annual Conference. The Association takes pride in recognizing individuals who take on leadership roles and make a difference in healthcare in their communities, regions, and the state. This year, Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, has been selected to receive […]

Aug 25, 2010

Social Hour and Award Presentation

Last Tuesday morning, faculty and staff in the SAHP met in the Bennett Hall Reading Room to socialize over bagels and coffee, courtesy of our rewards and recognition committee. The gathering provided a great opportunity for the committee to present Sue Prusia with a framed Silver U poster, the first of its kind for the school. Prusia, […]

Aug 23, 2010

Publications from the SAHP

Faculty in the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions have recently published the following articles: Kim Michael, April Eikmeier, and Virginia Mueller, “Infantile Hemangiopericytoma,” Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, July/August 2010; vol. 26, 4: pp. 198-201., first published on June 25, 2010. Amanda Ann Reed and Kim Michael, “Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis,” Journal of Diagnostic Medical […]

Aug 19, 2010

Fell Admitted into Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity

Linda L. Fell, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)CMSHCM, was recently admitted into the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity. The mission of Alpha Mu Tau is to recognize ASCLS members who have made outstanding professional contributions to the field of clinical laboratory science and to enhance the profession by providing scholarships to support educational endeavors. Ms. Fell and the […]

Aug 13, 2010

Physical Therapy Student Wins Competition

As reported in the UNMC Today, Chuck Kasson, a UNMC Physical Therapy student, won the heavyweight division of the North American Highlander Competition last weekend. The competition was a strength contest similar to the World’s Strongest Man, in which Kasson and other competitors flipped tires, lifted logs and moved other objects that weighed hundreds of […]

Aug 6, 2010

Prusia, Three-Time Honoree

Sue Prusia, Fiscal and Budget Associate in the SAHP, was a guest yesterday at the Chancellor’s Silver “U” luncheon. Sue, who has been employed at the SAHP for ten years, was honored as a three-time recipient of the Chancellor’s Silver “U” award. The Silver “U” award is given to acknowledge employees “who provide consistent performance […]

Jul 30, 2010

Connie Mitchell of UNMC Named ASRT Fellow

The following is a news release from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT): ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Connie L. Mitchell, M.A., R.T.(R)(CT), assistant professor and radiography program director of the division of radiation science technology education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Allied Health Professions, has been has been elevated to Fellow […]

Jul 9, 2010

Honors at April Forum

The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) honored three individuals — Tobi Schonfeld, Ph.D., Connie Mitchell and Lisa Bartenhagen — for their teaching and service. The awards were presented April 28 during SAHP’s annual Awards Ceremony. Earlier in the day, 101 students and 27 faculty members presented 89 posters during the Student Forum on […]

May 28, 2010