BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
College welcomes three instructors
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hree assistant professors have joined the Bryan College of Health Sciences faculty. Holly Chandler is an instructor in the Nurse Anesthesia Program, and Angela McCown and Katie Ullrich are teaching in the Nursing Program.
Holly Chandler
Angela McCown
Katie Ullrich
28 Spring 2016
Holly Chandler, MS, CRNA, received a nursing degree from the College of Saint Mary, Omaha, and in 2004 graduated from the Mount Marty College School of Nurse Anesthesia. She’s president of the Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and for the past 12 years, Holly has worked as a nurse anesthetist for Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Holly plans to enroll in the Doctorate in Education Program at Bryan College of Health Sciences next fall. “Working here has been an amazing experience,” she says. “The employees are all so positive and really seem to love their work and employer.” As the daughter of an Air Force officer, Holly says she grew up all over the country, but especially loves the mountains of Montana and Glacier National Park. She says, “Dad has a home there — and I hope to retire there someday, too.” Holly and husband, Matthew, who’s an Omaha Police sergeant, have two daughters and a son, as well as a 6-month-old granddaughter and a dog named Maggie. Angela McCown, MSN, RN, is a familiar face at Bryan Medical Center. She worked for 12 years in medical/surgical nursing at Bryan — as an assistant nurse
manager for six of those years — and worked four years as the nurse manager of ortho trauma, including a year as manager of medical/ surgical/oncology. Angela received a diploma from Bryan School of Nursing in 1999 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bryan College of Health Sciences in 2009, as well as a Healthcare Management Certificate in 2013 and a Master of Science in Nursing in 2015 from Bryan College of Health Sciences. She grew up in Fairmont and lives in Lincoln with her husband, Kyle, and their two children. Katie Ullrich, MSN, RN, earned a Master of Science in Nursing from Bryan College of Health Sciences in December 2015. In 2010, this Redmond, Washington, native graduated from the University of Portland, Oregon, with a double major in Nursing and Spanish. She then worked for three years in a neurology/neurosurgery progressive care unit at Providence Medical Center, Everett, Washington, before moving to Lincoln two years ago to join the Emergency Department staff at CHI Health St. Elizabeth. “I will be working as an assistant professor with sophomore-level students in Bryan’s undergraduate nursing program,” Katie notes. “I love to read and enjoy traveling with my husband, Taylor, in my free time.” n To find out how you can support Bryan College of Health Sciences, call 402-481-8605. To learn more about Bryan College of Health Sciences, visit bryanhealthcollege.edu.