15 14 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine Millennium - Twentieth Edition ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Her interest in gerontology emerged during the early stages of her career. Ever committed to her vocation, she has remained active in various professional, industry-related organizations for decades. To wit, she is a founding member of the Tarrant Area Gerontological Society. Between 2004 and 2016, Ms. Oderberg served as the director of social services for Cancer Care Services. She accepted her current position as an instructor in the department of internal medicine and geriatrics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in 2017. Furthermore, she entered a board member role with Cancer Care Services the following year. At the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ms. Oderberg works with assisted living facilities and outpatient providers to teach courses for family caregivers of patients with dementia. Her work includes developing community partnerships for educational outreach and creating resources for providers and the public. Ms. Oderberg is a member of the American Society on Aging, for whom she has written extensively on topics in gerontology and has been honored with awards, including Texas Christian University’s field instructor of the year award and a social worker of the year award. She considers her work on training manuals and patient education to be the highlight of her career and advises others interested in gerontology to explore the specialties available to them and find the one that best suits their passion. Ms. Oderberg credits her success to the support of her family and mentors and to her ongoing dedication to making a difference to patients and the community. J ane Oderberg is a social worker with more than four decades of experience in serving the needs of elderly patients and their caregivers and families. A multifaceted professional, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Arts in education and counseling from Loyola University. JANE FREEMAN ODERBERG INTERNAL MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS The University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, TX ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES To commemorate his accomplishments, Dr. Munski was recognized by the University Continuing Education Association in 2007 for his contributions as an educator. Furthermore, the University of North Dakota honored him with the Outstanding Course Development Award in 2021. He has also received a Distinguished Teaching Award at the National Level from the National Council for Geographic Education, as well as a National Academic Advising Award. Dr. Munski credits his success to his upbringing, which emphasized the importance of education, and to the teachers who provided direction for him as a young person. In the coming years, he plans to continue teaching at the University of North Dakota. He hopes to be remembered as a helpful individual who showed his students, staff, administrators, colleagues and alumni the importance of paying kindness forward. Since 1978, Dr. Douglas C. Munski has served as a professor in the department of geography at the University of North Dakota. In his role as an educator, he primarily teaches courses for first and second-year students in human, regional and North American geography. He is proud to have taught third-generation students and considers it an honor to have had an impact on young minds as far back as the 1970s. As a teacher, he strives to see his pupils excel and thrive in whatever careers they pursue post-graduation. Dr. Munski pursued his own higher education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he achieved a BS in education and geography in 1974, an MA in geography in 1975, and a PhD in geography in 1978. In addition to his role as a professor, he notably served as the chair of the geography department at the University of North Dakota from 1999 to 2001 and again from 2020 to 2023. Outside of teaching, he is a member of the Grand Forks County Historical Society board and a supporter of the Dakota Science Center. DOUGLAS C. MUNSKI, PHD PROFESSOR University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
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