Omaha City Wire

UNMC leaders have established a search committee to begin a formal search for a new UNMC College of Dentistry dean.

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, will chair the committee, which includes representation from the medical center, as well as other leaders and dental professionals across Nebraska.

The committee is tasked with finding a successor for Janet Guthmiller, DDS, PhD, who has served as dean of the UNMC College of Dentistry since September 2014. Dr. Guthmiller will become dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry this fall.

In addition to Dr. Britigan, search committee members include:  

• Michael Ash, MD, vice chancellor for information technology, UNMC, and executive vice president and chief transformation officer, Nebraska Medicine
• Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, executive director, Child Health Research Institute
• Anne Barnes, vice chancellor for business, finance and business development, UNMC
• Bob Bartee, vice chancellor for external relations, UNMC
• Pam Boyers, PhD, associate vice chancellor for iEXCEL, UNMC
• Charles Craft, DDS, state dental director, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Paula Harre, DDS, Lincoln Orthodontics
• Gwen Hlava, professor and chair, department of dental hygiene, UNMC College of Dentistry
• Nicole Kent, student regent, UNMC
• Ali Khan, MD, MPH, dean, UNMC College of Public Health
• Amy Killeen, DDS, associate professor, department of surgical specialties, UNMC College of Dentistry
• Claire Koukol, DDS, assistant professor, department of growth and development, UNMC College of Dentistry
• Trek Langehan, MD, president-elect, UNMC Faculty Senate
• Tom Macy, vice president of operations, Nebraska Medicine
• Emily McElroy, dean, McGoogan Library for Health Sciences, UNMC
• Jessica Meeske, DDS, Pediatric Dental Specialists of Greater Omaha
• Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
• Lisa Moravec, coordinator and associate professor, department of dental hygiene, UNMC College of Dentistry
• Keith Olsen, PharmD, dean, UNMC College of Pharmacy
• Juliann Sebastian, PhD, dean, UNMC College of Nursing
• Nikki Steinhauser, student, UNMC College of Dentistry
• Sheritta Strong, MD, assistant vice chancellor for inclusion, UNMC
• Brett Thomsen, DDS, Thomsen Dental Group
• Rowen Zetterman, MD, emeritus professor, UNMC
• Anne Bowen, senior assistant to the chancellor, UNMC

The committee, scheduled to initially meet June 29, will commence regular meetings to discuss next steps, including reviewing and formalizing a position description, identifying a national search firm and creating a web page related to the search. Questions or recommendations may be directed to Dr. Britigan and Anne Bowen.

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