{"id":4660,"date":"2016-05-13T11:24:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2023-01-18T09:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T15:21:20","slug":"karen-honeycutt-named-gilg-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/2016\/05\/13\/karen-honeycutt-named-gilg-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Honeycutt named Gilg Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., dean of the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP), said Honeycutt was an ideal choice for the post.<\/p>\n

“Karen is the quintessential innovator,” Dr. Meyer said. “She has literally changed the way medical laboratory science students are educated throughout the region.”<\/p>\n

The Gilg professorship has been several years in the making.<\/p>\n

Two years ago in April of 2014, Mary Clare Haven, retired associate dean of the then School of Allied Health Professions, was honored for her contribution in starting this professorship.<\/p>\n

“We are here to celebrate!\u201d said Mary. \u201cTo celebrate the funding of another allied health professorship. To celebrate educational excellence, to celebrate family and to celebrate what we have done together. This isn\u2019t about me, this is about us.”<\/p>\n

Spoken in humble Mary Haven fashion.<\/p>\n

Mary made the initial gift to this professorship meant to honor the outstanding educators in the CAHP.\u00a0 It was her intention that it be held by awardees for a limited period of time and that all allied health programs be eligible, to maximize the number of recipients and programs that would benefit. Initially, she declined the naming rights, anticipating a future donor might wish to claim them.<\/p>\n

Following the initial donation, CAHP administrators, faculty, and members of the Campaign Committee added their own gifts to this fund. When the O\u2019Malley Charitable Lead Trust of New York gave their transformative gift to match five endowed professorships, Mary decided to add to her initial gift in order to complete the endowment. At this time, she decided to name the gift in memory of her parents, Clarence and Nelle Gilg.<\/p>\n

\"Gilg<\/a>

Gilg family at the 2014 reception. Back row (relationship to Mary): Monsignor James Gilg (brother); Jeff Brown (son-in-law); Marge Chapman (sister); Zach Haven (grandson); Guy Haven (son) Front row: Douglas Brown (grandson); Evelyn Brown (granddaughter); Mary Haven; Jerry Christensen (husband)<\/p><\/div>\n

The following bio about her parents was from Mary\u2019s remarks in 2014:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarence and Nelle Gilg are typical parents of the allied health faculty, students and staff.\u00a0 Born of German, Bohemian, and Irish immigrants, they spent their entire lives in the Nebraska county (Holt) in which they were born.\u00a0 As young adults in the \u201830s, they understood hard work and lean times.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve seen it worse,\u201d was Clarence\u2019s response to the petty complaints of his children. And he had.\u00a0 They were accustomed to surviving on the Sandhills prairie, working with the marginal soil to produce sculptured hay stacks, healthy cattle, bountiful gardens and beautiful flowers.\u00a0 They were first responders to a neighbor\u2019s illness or family crisis, understanding that together a community thrives and everyone needs a helping hand at times.<\/p>\n

They were also unique.\u00a0 Clarence never touched a tractor he couldn\u2019t fix, a windmill he couldn\u2019t climb, a child he couldn\u2019t soothe or a geometry problem he couldn\u2019t solve.\u00a0 Nelle never met a 4-H club she couldn\u2019t lead or feed, a cellar she couldn\u2019t fill with canned goods, a story she couldn\u2019t write, or a student to whom she couldn\u2019t teach the 3Rs.<\/p>\n

Clarence and Nelle had six children, the first-born dying in childbirth.\u00a0 Clarence worked as a mechanic until he purchased the family homestead near Atkinson.\u00a0 He also did extra work as a mechanic, a grain bin measurer and a dispatcher at the Atkinson Livestock Market.\u00a0 Nelle taught in one-room schools before she married and after the youngest child started high school.\u00a0 Nelle even rewrote an 8th grade history to help one of her students pass the county\u2019s 8th grade exam.<\/p>\n

Education was extremely important to Nelle and Clarence.\u00a0 Indoor plumbing was delayed in order to pay college tuition.\u00a0 Nelle wore the same winter coat for over twenty years.\u00a0 The result was five college graduates.\u00a0 Their children can not thank them enough for the lessons they demonstrated with their lives.\u00a0 They both died in their 90s, two weeks apart.\u00a0 Their work was complete.<\/p>\n

This endowed professorship honors the Gilgs and all the parents of those who contributed to this professorship.\u00a0 Thanks to ALL the donors, especially the Charles R. O\u2019Malley Lead Charitable Trust for their matching gift.<\/p>\n

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