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Jerome George Hanus,O.S.B. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church,presiding as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1995 until 2013.
Creighton University is a private research university in Omaha,Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878,the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a 140-acre (57 ha) campus just outside of downtown Omaha. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity". It comprises nine undergraduate,graduate,and professional schools and colleges,including a law school,medical school,dental school,pharmacy school,nursing school,and business school. The university operates the Creighton University Medical Center. It has a second campus focused on health sciences located in Phoenix,Arizona.
The University of Nebraska Omaha is a public research university the central United States,located in Omaha,Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college,the university was originally known as the University of Omaha. Originally meant to provide a Christian-based education free from ecclesiastical control,the university served as a strong alternative to the city's many successful religiously affiliated institutions.
James Aaron Bell is a retired American executive of The Boeing Company.
The College of Saint Mary is a private Catholic women's university in Omaha,Nebraska. Enrollment totaled 1,018 students in fall of 2014:735 undergraduates,243 graduate,and 40 non-degree seeking students. It offers more than 30 undergraduate and seven graduate degree programs.
Rodney Smith Markin,is an American pathologist and authority in the field of laboratory automation. In 1993,he designed and created one of the world's first automated clinical laboratory specimen,device and analyzer management systems. In the mid-1990s,he chaired a standards group called the Clinical Testing Automation Standards Steering Committee (CTASSC) of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry,which later evolved into an area committee of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.
Nebraska Medicine,is a private not-for-profit American healthcare company based in Omaha,Nebraska. The company was created as Nebraska Health System (NHS) in 1997,when Bishop Clarkson Hospital merged with the adjacent University Hospital in midtown Omaha. Renamed The Nebraska Medical Center in 2003,in 2014 the company merged with UNMC Physicians and Bellevue Medical Center to become Nebraska Medicine. The company has full ownership of two hospitals and 39 specialty and primary care clinics in and around Omaha,with partial ownership in two rural hospitals and a specialty hospital. Nebraska Medicine's main campus,Nebraska Medicine – Nebraska Medical Center,has 718 beds,while its Bellevue Medical Center campus has 91 beds.
Chicago Hospital for Women and Children,renamed Mary Thompson Hospital after its founder's death in 1895,was established in 1865 and provided medical care to indigent women and children as well as clinical training to women doctors. It was founded by Mary Harris Thompson,who received her degree in Boston in 1863 from the New England Female Medical College,the first medical school for women.
Jean Louise Stothert is an American politician and former nurse serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha,Nebraska. She is the first woman to hold the office and was sworn in as Mayor on June 10,2013. She was re-elected on May 10,2017,and May 11,2021.
Aldwin Gerard Francis was a doctor,sportsman,and sports administrator from Trinidad and Tobago. He was awarded the Trinidad and Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold) for Medicine and Public Service in 1971,and inducted into the St. Mary’s College Hall of Fame in 1999.
Mary Jo Haddad is a Canadian nurse and health care executive. After spending 10 years as the President and CEO of The Hospital for Sick Children,Haddad became the first female Chancellor at the University of Windsor.
Madeline Bell is an American nurse and hospital administrator. She is the president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
The chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the chief administrator of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is selected by the university's board of regents. Twenty men have held the post,as well as several others in an interim capacity. The position has been held by Rodney D. Bennett since July 2023.
Deborah Ann Turner was an American physician,the 20th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS),and the chair of the Board of Trustees of the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF). She was elected board president at the League of Women Voters's 54th and 55th National Conventions,in June 2020 and June 2022. She died on January 28,2024.
Lisa Carlsen is an American women's basketball coach and former basketball player. She is currently the women's basketball head coach at Northern Illinois University. She previously served as the women's basketball head coach at Lewis University and the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Glynis A. Fitzgerald is an American academic administrator serving as the president of Alvernia University since 2023. She was as full professor in the department of communications at Central Connecticut State University.
Barbara J. Braden was an American nurse,nurse educator,college administrator,and medical researcher. She was co-developer of the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk,and held several administrative positions at Creighton University,including dean of the Graduate School from 1995 to 2006,and dean of the College of Professional Studies from 2002 to 2011. She was inducted into the Nebraska Nursing Hall of Fame.
Maryanne Stevens RSM is an American theologian,academic administrator,and religious sister who is the president emerita of the College of Saint Mary. She was the seventh president from 1996 to 2023.