2 University Health Center staff honored by national association

            Two staff members at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's University Health Center recently received national awards from the American College Health Association, the nation's principal advocate and leadership organization for college and university health.

            Dr. Nathan Haecker was awarded the Affiliates New Professional Award, which recognizes association members who have provided service to the field of college health for five years or less and who have made significant contributions to their institutions or affiliate.

            Registered nurse Kim Thompson was awarded the Ollie B. Moten Award, which commemorates the work of Ollie B. Moten, RN, past chairwoman of the association's nursing section and former director of the Student Health Center at Texas Southern University in Houston. This award honors association members who have made a significant impact on the institution of higher education in which they work, regardless of whether the individuals have been active beyond their institutions.

            Haecker has been a physician at the University Health Center since 2008 and has been chief of staff since 2009. Thompson has served as a clinical registered nurse at the center since 2003.

            The American College Health Association was founded in 1920 and represents a diverse membership that provides and supports the delivery of health care, prevention and wellness services for the nation's 17 million college students.