Donald R. Treadway, JD 

1982

As a community leader, Donald R. Treadway, JD, worked with the University of Nebraska to improve medical services throughout the state. Born in Kearney in 1933, Mr. Treadway joined the U.S. Army out of high school and served two years in Korea before returning home for college. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1957, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1962. Following graduation and admission to the Nebraska State Bar, he practiced in Fullerton. Five years later, Mr. Treadway was elected Nance County Attorney, a position he held until 1978.

Mr. Treadway’s association with the university began in 1975, when the system’s president, Woody Varner, appointed him president of the first Task Force on Rural Health. Under the direction of Mr. Treadway, the task force made significant recommendations that established the Nebraska Health Manpower Referral Service and the state-supported low-interest loan program for medical students planning to practice in rural areas.

Mr. Treadway was a member of the President’s Advisory Council and a member of the UNMC Chancellor’s Board of Counselors. He also served on the Board of Governors of University Hospital, the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute, and the ad hoc committee for physician recruitment and retention in Fullerton, Nebraska. Mr. Treadway retired from practicing law in 1995 and passed away in 2010.

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