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Hartigan Receives Service Award

John Hartigan, BSM’41, MD’43, was honored Sept. 11 with the Creighton University School of Medicine’s Service Award.

Hartigan earned his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1943 and entered private practice in Omaha in 1947. For more than 60 years, he served as a contributed faculty member in the school’s Department of Internal Medicine, volunteering as a teacher and mentor to generations of Creighton medical students and residents.

During his long and illustrious career, Hartigan served in several capacities with the Omaha-Douglas County Medical Society. He was also a member of the Omaha- Douglas County Board of Health and served one term as board president. He was president of the Omaha-Douglas County Medical Society in 1969 and Nebraska governor of the American College of Physicians, 1970-1976.