September - University of Nebraska

TO: The Board of Regents Addendum IX-B-10
Business Affairs
MEETING DATE: September 5, 2008
SUBJECT: Naming of the College of Public Health Building in honor of
Chancellor Harold and Beverly Maurer
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the waiver of the requirements of Regents Policy 6.2.7 on the
naming of facilities and name the College of Public Health Building at
the University of Nebraska Medical Center “Harold M. and Beverly
Maurer Center for Public Health.”
PREVIOUS ACTIONS: June 13, 2008 - Approve the program statement and budget for the
construction of a new College of Public Health building on the campus
of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).
July 28, 2006 – The Board of Regents approved the establishment of
the College of Public Health at UNMC.
EXPLANATION: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the
establishment of the College of Public Health (CoPH) on July 28,
2006. The vision of the College of Public Health is to be recognized as
a premier public multi-disciplinary research, educational, and
community engagement institution that advances population health
and social and economic well-being in Nebraska, nationally, and
internationally. Subsequently, on June 13, 2008 the Board approved a
program statement and budget for the construction of a building to
house the College of Public Health, funded by private donations.
The facility was made possible by the generous support of donors,
with the leading gift provided by Bill and Ruth Scott. The Scotts are
longtime supporters of the university, and have provided support to
many projects. Among those projects are both Research Centers of
Excellence and the Sorrell Center at UNMC, and Mammel Hall at
UNO. The Scotts’ quiet ongoing support of the University has been
exceptional and their commitments to key projects across the
University have allowed the University to progress in an extraordinary
way.
The Scotts have requested that the new College of Public Health
building be named for the current Chancellor of the University of
Nebraska Medical Center, Harold Maurer, and his wife Beverly.
Dr. Maurer’s long-standing vision is to transform UNMC into a worldclass
academic medical center. His achievements toward that goal
include leading the merger of University Hospital and Clarkson
Hospital to form what is now known as The Nebraska Medical Center;
leading the institution to new heights of excellence in education,
research and clinical care; securing the funding, largely private