Alumni News

Creighton Appoints New NAB Members

The following alumni have recently been appointed to Creighton University's National Alumni Board (NAB). The NAB is the governing board for the Creighton University Alumni Association. It provides direction to the Alumni Association on alumni programming and services; represents the interests of alumni to the University; and supports the University's strategic initiatives in such key areas as fundraising, career networking and student recruitment.

Dr. H. Eugene Brooks, BA'75, Brighton, Colo.
Brooks is currently on faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center. Brooks earned his D.D.S. from the University of Missouri in Kansas City (UMKC) and practiced dentistry in Topeka, Kan., prior to moving to Colorado. He is a past member of Creighton's College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Advisory Board. His wife, Pamela Brown Brooks, BSMT'76, and their daughter, Sonja, BA'06, are also Creighton graduates.

M. Douglas Ford, BSPha'69, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Ford is a retired district manager for Walgreens Drugstores in Milwaukee. He worked as a pharmacist, store manager and district manager at Walgreens Drugstores in Milwaukee for 35 years - the last 24 years as district manager for 30 stores. He is a past member of Creighton's Milwaukee Alumni Advisory Board, and his son, Michael, attended Creighton. Ford also holds an M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Shawn J. Green, BS'83, Davis, Calif.
Green is senior scientific adviser to TripleTree, an investment bank focused on working with growth companies in the areas of information technology, health care and business services. He is a co-founder of various biotechnology and medical device companies, including EntreMed, Inc. and Maxcyte, Inc. Green holds a Ph.D. in cellular biology and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University. His wife, Heidi Choate Green, is a 1983 graduate of Creighton's College of Business Administration and presently serves as vice president of CGI Group, Inc.

Juliana "Julie" Nicholsen Hefflinger, BA'70, Omaha
Hefflinger is president of All Our Kids, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Omaha that mentors and provides scholarships to at-risk youths in the community. Hefflinger holds a master's degree in guidance and counseling. Her husband, David Hefflinger, BA'69, JD'72, and their son, Joseph, JD'05, are also Creighton graduates.

Jon L. Narmi, MBA'73, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Narmi is senior vice president of wealth management, senior portfolio manager and senior investment management consultant for The Narmi Group of Smith Barney in Council Bluffs. He is also a graduate of the University of Iowa and the Securities Industry Institute of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance. His son, J. Joseph, MBA'98, JD'01, and daughter, Ann, MD'03, are also Creighton graduates.

Kathleen Keough Soto, BSN'75, Harlingen, Texas
Having practiced nursing for more than 20 years, Keough Soto recently retired as concurrent review coordinator for Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas. She is currently working as an independent sales consultant with The Pampered Chef. Her husband, Gilberto Soto, BA'72, graduated from Creighton with a degree in Spanish. Her father, Don Keough, BS'49, is also a Creighton alumnus.