Dr. Chuck Powell Memorial Lecture Series
Dr. Chuck Powell Memorial Lecture Series
Join us for the 8th Annual Dr. Chuck Powell Memorial lecture on Monday, September 16, 2019. The event will take place at the UNO Thompson Alumni Center. Click here for more details.
Julie Kaminski is the featured speaker. She is the Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for Immanuel senior living. In her role, Julie provides strategic leadership and direction for all of Immanuel’s services, spanning a two-state region including Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
With a master’s degree in Gerontology, Julie has held leadership positions at LeadingAge Nebraska, Notre Dame Housing and Life Care Services. Her passion for seniors and service led her to participate as an adjunct instructor for the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Gerontology Department. She has served on numerous aging committees including Advancing Excellence LANE, DHHS Advisory Board, the Medicaid Advisory Assistance Council, The Dreamweaver Foundation and Scripps Gerontology Center Alumni Advisory Board.
Leadership was a subject familiar to Dr. Powell, who, as a 30-year U.S. Navy commander, participated in the Berlin airlift. Powell found gerontology in the second half of his life, earning his doctorate from the University of Nebraska in 1987 and joining the UNO faculty. “He was a wonderful gentleman and a great member of our faculty,” said Department Chair Dr. Julie Masters.
The Dr. Chuck Powell Memorial Lecture Series is open to university gerontology students, alumni, faculty and the community. It is sponsored by the UNO Department of Gerontology and through the generosity of Dr. Amy Haddad and Mr. Steve Martin.
The Chuck Powell Memorial Lecture Series began at UNO in 2012. In just a few short years, the lecture series that focuses on leadership has become an annual rite of fall for UNO Gerontology students.
Past Speakers:
2012: Paul & Lori Hogan, co-founders of Home Instead Senior Care
2013: Dr. Tom Osborne, Hall of Fame football coach & Co-Founder of TeamMates
2014: Glenn Van Ekeren, President of Vetter Health Services
2015: Jane Miller, Chief Operating Officer, Gallup Corporation
2016: Susan Henricks, CEO, ICAN
2017: Sarah Rowan, an inspirational speaker and noted life advocate for individuals walking with forgetfulness
2018: Jane Potter, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Home Instead Center for Successful Aging
Dr. Chuck Powell