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Armitage, M.D., James

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1969: B.S. University of Nebraska, Lincoln

•1974:M.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1974:Intern, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1975:Resident, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1979:Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Iowa

•1982:Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1987:Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1982-1990:Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1986-1989:Chief of the Division of Oncology/Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1990-1999:Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•2000-2003:Dean College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Joe Shapiro Professor of Medicine
Bennett, Ph.D., M.D., A. Lawrence

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: June 25, 1905

•1933: Ph.D. in physiology from University of Chicago

•1937: M.D. from Rush Medical School

•1937-1940: Associate Professor of physiology and pharmacology at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1941-1967: Professor of physiology and pharmacology

•1955-1967: Assistant chairman of the department of physiology and pharmacology

•1967-1970: Chairman of the department of physiology

•1969-1972: Professor, School of Nursing at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1972: Professor Emeritus

•Died: January 23, 1995

•1995: South Laboratory Building was renamed Bennett Hall in honor of Dr. Bennett's long career at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Boyle, Ph.D., Rena E.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: September 9, 1914

•1967: Associate Dean of Nursing

•1968: First Dean of the School of Nursing

•1972: Dean of the autonomous College of Nursing

•1979: Retired

•Died: July 10, 2006
Crouse, Ph.D., David A.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

David A. Crouse, Ph.D., was born in Canton, Illinois, in 1944, raised on several different Army posts, and did not settle into permanent residence in the United States until his teen years. He received a B.S. in Physics (1966) and M.S. in Zoology (1968) from Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. This was followed by two years of service with the Army during the Vietnam War. In 1970, he returned to graduate school, completing his Ph.D. in Radiobiology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1974. From 1974-1977, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago.

In 1977, he came to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) as an assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy. In 1978 he was appointed to the Graduate Faculty. In 1981 he was promoted to associate professor of Anatomy. In 1987 he was promoted to Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy. From 1991-1992, he served as interim chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and served as Vice-Chair of the department from 1992-1994.

His research interests, primarily funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have been related to the re-development of the immune and hematopoietic systems following bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Most of these studies have been with animal models but extensive collaboration with his clinical colleagues has become the norm as well. He has had teaching experience and recognition in many areas of cell biology and radiobiology.

Crouse served as Chair of the College of Medicine Curriculum Committee during the major change in that curriculum in the early 1990s. He has taken a lead role in developing programs and teaching courses related to “Responsible Conduct in Research” and other important career issues for UNMC graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty. He spent the entire 1994-1995 academic year working in the Chancellor's Office at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an American Council on Education Fellow. He returned to UNMC, where he served three times as the Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Interim Dean for Graduate Studies, 1996, 2002, and 2011. From 1996 to his retirement in 2012, he was Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at UNMC.

He is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the Golden Apple Award (1980-1981), and the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award (1990). He and his wife have been active volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures.
Grissom, M.D., Robert L.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: March 5, 1917

•1939: B.S. University of Illinois

•1941: M.S. University of Illinois

•1941: M.D. University of Illinois

•1942-1946 Flight Surgeon U.S. Army Medical Corps

•1953: Associate professor of internal medicine

•1954: Professor of internal medicine

•1956-1970: Chairman of the department of internal medicine

•1987: Retired

•Died: March 17, 2009
Grissom, Virginia

McGoogan Library of Medicine

•Born: July 19, 1919

•1940: B.A. Mount Holyoke College

•1941: M.A. University of Wisconsin

•1941-1942: Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin

•1942-1944: Assistant, University of Wisconsin Agricultural Statistical Service

•Married: October 28, 1944 to Robert L. Grissom (1917-2009)

•1953: Moved to Omaha
Henn, M.D., Mary Jo

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: January 4, 1919

•1954: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

•1963: Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

•1963: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

•1969: Professor of Internal Medicine

•1979:Retired

•Died: February 1, 1981
Hetzner, A.B., M.A., Bernice M.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: April 15, 1909

•1947: Assistant librarian for cataloging at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine library

•1948-1973: Director of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine library

•1970: Instrumental in securing the funds to construct the new library building (McGoogan Library of Medicine)

•1971-1973: President of the Medical Library Association

•1971: First librarian appointed by President Richard Nixon to the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents

•1973: Retired and Professor Emeritus

•Died: October 9, 1998
Holyoke, M.D., Ph.D., Edward A.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: March 10, 1908

•1930: B.S. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1932: M.S. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1934: M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1938: Ph.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1932: Instructor of anatomy

•1938: Assistant professor of anatomy

•1941: Associate professor of anatomy

•1946: Professor of anatomy

•1960-1973: Chairman of the department of anatomy

•1983: Emeritus professor

•1995: Retired

•Died: August 20, 2001
Holyoke, M.D., Ph.D., Edward A.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: March 10, 1908

•1930: B.S. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1932: M.S. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1934: M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1938: Ph.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1932: Instructor of anatomy

•1938: Assistant professor of anatomy

•1941: Associate professor of anatomy

•1946: Professor of anatomy

•1960-1973: Chairman of the department of anatomy

•1983: Emeritus professor

•1995: Retired

•Died: August 20, 2001
Hunt, M.D., Howard B.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: September 23, 1902

•1922: B.A. University of California

•1926: M.A. University of California

•1927: M.D. Harvard

•1930: Assistant professor of radiology

•1934: Associate professor of radiology

•1937: Professor of radiology

•1930-1963, 1965-1968: Chairman of the department of radiology

•1968: Director of the Eppley Radiation Therapy Center

•Died: 1993
Hunt, M.D., Howard B.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: September 23, 1902

•1922: B.A. University of California

•1926: M.A. University of California

•1927: M.D. Harvard

•1930: Assistant professor of radiology

•1934: Associate professor of radiology

•1937: Professor of radiology

•1930-1963, 1965-1968: Chairman of the department of radiology

•1968: Director of the Eppley Radiation Therapy Center

•Died: 1993
Latta, Ph.D., John S.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: June 5, 1895

•1916: B.A. Miami University (Ohio)

•1920: Ph.D. Cornell University

•1917-1919: Aerial photographic section of the Air Services

•1921: Assistant professor of anatomy

•1925: Associate professor of anatomy

•1928-1966: Professor of anatomy

•1930-1941: Secretary of the department of anatomy

•1941-1961: Chairman of the department of anatomy

•1961-1966: Part-time professor of anatomy

•1966-1989: Emeritus professor

•Died: September 17, 1989
Latta, Ph.D., John S.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: June 5, 1895

•1916: B.A. Miami University (Ohio)

•1920: Ph.D. Cornell University

•1917-1919: Aerial photographic section of the Air Services

•1921: Assistant professor of anatomy

•1925: Associate professor of anatomy

•1928-1966: Professor of anatomy

•1930-1941: Secretary of the department of anatomy

•1941-1961: Chairman of the department of anatomy

•1961-1966: Part-time professor of anatomy

•1966-1989: Emeritus professor

•Died: September 17, 1989
Maurer, M.D., Harold M.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: September 10, 1936

•1957: A.B. New York University

•1961: M.D. State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

•1993-1998: Dean of the College of Medicine

•1998-2014: Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
McFadden, M.D., Harry W.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: December 9, 1919

•1941: A.B. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1943: M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1945-1947: Army Medical Corps

•1949: Instructor and fellow in pathology and bacteriology

•1952: Assistant professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1955: Associate professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Chairman of the department of medical microbiology

•1972-1979: Interim associate dean for Graduate Studies

•1972, 1976-1977: Interim Chancellor of UNMC

•Died: December 12, 2011
McFadden, M.D., Harry W.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: December 9, 1919

•1941: A.B. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1943: M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1945-1947: Army Medical Corps

•1949: Instructor and fellow in pathology and bacteriology

•1952:Assistant professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1955:Associate professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Chairman of the department of medical microbiology

•1972-1979: Interim associate dean for Graduate Studies

•1972, 1976-1977: Interim Chancellor of UNMC

•Died: December 12, 2011
McFadden, M.D., Harry W.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: December 9, 1919

•1941: A.B. University of Nebraska Lincoln

•1943: M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1945-1947: Army Medical Corps

•1949: Instructor and fellow in pathology and bacteriology

•1952: Assistant professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1955: Associate professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Professor of pathology and bacteriology

•1956: Chairman of the department of medical microbiology

•1972-1979: Interim associate dean for Graduate Studies

•1972, 1976-1977: Interim Chancellor of UNMC

•Died: December 12, 2011
McGoogan, M.D., Leon S.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: August 13, 1900

•1925: M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

•1930: Private Practice in obstetrics and gynecology at Immanuel Hospital

•1950-1955, 1961-1962: Chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology

•60 years as instructor and later senior consultant in the department of obstetrics and gynecology

•Raised $385,000 to build and endow the new medical library building at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1978: The medical library is renamed the McGoogan Library of Medicine in his honor

•Died: 1993
McGoogan, M.D., Leon S.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: August 13, 1900

•1925: M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

•1930: Private practice in obstetrics and gynecology at Immanuel Hospital

•1950-1955, 1961-1962: Chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology

•60 years as instructor and later senior consultant in the department of obstetrics and gynecology

•Raised $385,000 to build and endow the new medical library building at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1978: The medical library is renamed the McGoogan Library of Medicine in his honor

•Died: 1993
McLaughlin, Jr., M.D., Charles W.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: February 3, 1906

•1929: M.D. from Washington University, St. Louis

•1935: Instructor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1940: Assistant professor of surgery

•1942-1945: Surgeon in the U.S. Navy Reserve on the U.S.S. Essex

•1946-1973: Consultant to the Strategic Air Command Hospital at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha

•1948: Associate professor of surgery

•1954: Professor of surgery

•1972: Senior consultant in surgery

•Died: May 20, 1990
McLaughlin, Jr., M.D., Charles W.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Born: February 3, 1906

•1929: M.D. from Washington University, St. Louis

•1935: Instructor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

•1940: Assistant professor of surgery

•1942-1945: Surgeon in the U.S. Navy Reserve on the U.S.S. Essex

•1946-1973: Consultant to the Strategic Air Command Hospital at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha

•1948: Associate professor of surgery

•1954; Professor of surgery

•1972: Senior consultant in surgery

•Died: May 20, 1990
Moore, M.D., Gerald (Jay)

University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1967: B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University

•1971: M.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1972: Rotating Internship Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan

•1975: Residency University of Nebraska Medical Center

•1976: Externship Rheumatology Mayo Clinic

•1985: Fellow National Institutes of Health Rheumatology

•Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Professor, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

•Courtesy Appointment, Professor, Physician Assistant Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Newland, James, M.D.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

• Born: January 25, 1940

• 1962: B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota

• 1963: B.S. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine

• 1965: M.D. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

• 1965-1966: Rotating internship at the University of Oregon Medical School Hospitals

• 1966-1970: Residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Nebraska Hospital

• 1970-1972: U.S. Army, 121st Evacuation Hospital, Seoul, Korea and Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado

• 1969-1972: Instructor of pathology at UNMC

• 1972-1977: Assistant professor of pathology at UNMC

• 1977-1990: Associate professor of pathology at UNMC

• 1990-2001; Professor of pathology at UNMC

• Director of education in the department of pathology and microbiology

• Medical director of the division of medical technology

• 1991-1997: Chief of the medical staff at University Hospital

• Founding chair of UNMC's Educational Development Institute
Newland, Myrna, M.D.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

• Born: June 7, 1939

• 1961: B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota

• 1962: B.S. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine

• 1964: M.D. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

• 1964-1965: Internship and residency at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine

• 1965-1966: Residency in anesthesia at the University of Oregon Medical Center

• 1966-1967: Residency in anesthesia at University of Nebraska College of Medicine

• 1967-1968: Fellowship in anesthesia at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

• 1968-1971: Instructor in surgery (anesthesia) at UNMC

• 1972-1988: Assistant professor in anesthesia at UNMC

• 1988-2001: Associate professor in anesthesia at UNMC

• 2001-2013: Professor of anesthesia at UNMC

• 1994-1996 & March-April 1997: Interim chair of the Department of Anesthesia

• 1965: Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners

• 1969: Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology

• 1998-2013: Director of UNMC's Equity Office