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Dental grad Ness grateful for Creighton experience
Creighton alumnus Arne Ness, DDS’77, was born into a life of king crab fishing, but then he met three dentists who sent him down a different path — like some sort of storybook fable, if storybook fables were ever written about dentistry … or king crab fishing.
Chehal thrilled to be named Belzer Endowed Chair
Hardeep Chehal, DDS’15, is the fourth holder of the Belzer Endowed Chair and the first woman appointed to the position.
Creighton dental grad gets at the root of things
"There’s something that shakes you to your core about the Jesuit tradition. The giving and acceptance and service, it changed my life." — Sue Bon Tiede, DDS’91
Four generations of Bluejays
Shortly before she died in 2018, Adelaide — or “Corky,” as her friends knew her — was able to see her granddaughter graduate from Creighton, making them a four-generation Creighton family.
Learning the power of empathy at Creighton
Iowa pharmacist Bob Greenwood, BSPHA'77, alumni advisory board and Board of Trustees member, recalls the moment it all sunk in for him — vividly. More than 40 years later, he still can't talk about it without a crack in his voice, tears in his eyes.
Wyoming banker reinvented herself as a Creighton dentist
The best thing about Creighton dental school, she says, “is that it prepares you for anything.”
The student callers of Creighton Phonathon are on the line
Five nights a week in a windowless room in the Old Gym, a few dozen students make phone calls to Creighton alumni across the country.
'Healing is much more than the science of medicine'
We spoke to Richard Deming, MD'80, about the importance of the medical humanities and how he connects with his patients.
The Creighton-est law firm in Omaha
Creighton’s School of Law and McGrath North share a long history well-known to anyone who's gone to the school or worked at the Omaha firm.
'Kay's boy' makes name for himself with service to the community
His mother passed away nearly 30 years ago, and people are still asking Steve Seline, JD’79, the question, “Aren’t you Kay Seline’s boy?”