{"id":5245,"date":"2018-03-01T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2018-03-01T10:54:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:54:11","slug":"ma-ray-retiring-after-41-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/2018\/03\/01\/ma-ray-retiring-after-41-years\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Ray retiring after 41 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

M.A. Ray has been at the front desk helping physical therapy (PT) students and faculty since 1996, but her career at UNMC has spanned 41 years.<\/p>\n

M.A.\u2019s first four years were in Family Medicine. She moved on to the Chancellor\u2019s office for 13 years, supporting successive vice chancellors James Griesen, PhD, and William Berndt, PhD, then left the university for a year to work with her sister. When she came back, she landed in the division of physical therapy education.<\/p>\n

In 1996, Pat Hageman, PhD, was the PT program director. She said, \u201cM.A. is known as the smiling face of the program, where all who enter find a warm welcome and friendly assistance. We\u2019ll miss her!\u201d Dr. Hageman, however, was recovering from an accident during M.A\u2019s interview and hiring.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat interview was painful,\u201d M.A. said. \u201cHR had just implemented group, behavioral interviews, so it was all these faculty asking me questions, sort of chaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n

CAHP executive associate dean Greg Karst, PhD, remembers the interview. He was the PT faculty member in charge of hiring for the position at the time. Afterward, he called M.A. back and said, \u201cIf you think you can work for these crazy people, you\u2019ve got the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

She took it!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so glad she did,\u201d said Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the college of allied health professions. \u201cM.A. has been a tremendous asset to the PT program, and the CAHP for over twenty years. Her steadfast contributions have contributed to our growth and advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The past 22 years have indeed brought a lot of change and M.A. has kept up with it all. Over 900 PT students have graduated from the program in that time. Faculty, staff, and directors have come and gone, the School became a College and began the shared services model for staff. Her job morphed and technology took a few duties off her plate and added various others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been here way longer than I envisioned,\u201d she said, \u201cbut it\u2019s hard to imagine not working here. I\u2019m still wrapping my head around that. I\u2019ll really miss the people I work with and the students. We just have the most amazing faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

M.A. didn’t want a lot of hoopla at her leaving, so the division gave her a humble send-off. Her plans for retirement include taking some down time, visiting family, and playing with grandkids.<\/p>\n

Sounds pretty awesome and we wish her the best!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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