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Fellowship • Scholarship • Education And the Best View in Town SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 5 VOLUME 98 • NUMBER 51 JULY/AUGUST 2021 WWW.OMAHAPRESSCLUB.COM Omaha ‘power couple’ will be Retiring health recognized on Sept. 23 chief Pour to speak . Next ‘Face’ event to honor John and Viv Ewing at July Forum By Gary Kerr By Tom O'Connor a lot of fanfare. Education Committee Communications Committee We are absolutely thrilled that he direc- he Ewing name is perhaps best they are letting tor of the known for J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing, us acknowledge Douglas the power couple on “Dallas,” the hit them. They are T T County Health TV show that ran from 1978 to 1991. But, superstars who Department who in Omaha, there is another power couple have truly made with the same last name – John and Viv a difference in Viv and John Ewing. Photo led the Ewing – and they have left a mark on the almost every facet courtesy of Life Touch local effort in community that would make J.R. and Sue of our city.” fighting COV- Ellen proud. The Omaha natives met at the Univer- ID-19 will be a Dr. Adi Pour In recognition of all they’ve done, the sity of Nebraska at Omaha and have been Press Club guest Ewings will be honored by the Omaha married for 37 years. Their family includes in July. Dr. Adi Press Club on Sept. 23, as they will become daughters Christina and Alexandria. Pour will speak and take questions from the 165th “Face on the Barroom Floor.” Since 2007, John Ewing has served as our audience at a Noon Forum on July 8. “The Ewings are awesome,” said Roger Douglas County treasurer. In this role, he Dr. Pour, who retired June 30, has Humphries, president of the Omaha Press is responsible for annually collecting more Club and chair of the Face on the Barroom than $1.7 billion in taxes for the govern- been the Health Department director Floor Committee. “They have done so mental entities in Douglas County. The since 2002. Before that, she was the state much for our community without seeking toxicologist with the Nebraska Depart- Continue on Page 2 ment of Health and Human Services for 13 years. She has been a well-known Shatel Lunch Series Mark your calendar: and respected leader in Nebraska public health circles for decades. returns on Aug. 18 OPC’s Hall of Fame Not so well known by the general public before the pandemic, it was her he popular Shatel Lunch Series will induct seven in face you saw almost nightly on TV, ad- will return on Wednesday, Aug.18, September vising us how to respond as the scourge Twith Shatel providing a sneak got a grip on the local area and around preview for the upcoming college football the country. season and how things are looking for the ince 2008, the Omaha Press Club has Join us on Thursday, July 8, from been honoring the most notable area noon to 1 p.m. at the Omaha Press Nebraska Cornhuskers. Sjournalists from both the past and The sudden departure of Athletic present. Each year our Journalists of Excel- Club to hear Dr. Pour talk about fight- Director Bill Moos from the Cornhuskers lence Hall of Fame dinner proves to be an ing the pandemic and other challenges and his replacement is certain to also be a amazing evening. she and her colleagues have faced during topic for discussion. This year our inductees will undoubted- her many years heading up the Douglas Lunch will be served beginning at ly create an evening of reverence, but most County Health Department. 11:30 a.m., with the program starting assuredly generate much laughter and love Noon Forum lunch service begins around noon. Cost is $17. The event is for their industry friends and family. Those at 11:30 a.m. for $17 per person. The to be honored on Saturday, Sept. 18: open to the public. Call 402-345-8008 or Malcolm Adams – KETV, Omaha Star, program starts at noon and concludes at go to omahapressclub.com and click the CBS & CNN Tokyo Bureau, Totown 1 p.m. RSVP button. Non-OPC members are welcome; call Continue on Page 2 402-345-8008. Face on the Floor; continued from Page 1 urban studies (1986) from UNO and her doctorate in educational communication FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR – money is invested back into the appropriate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in JOHN AND VIV EWING county programs and sanitary improvement 1990. districts. Dr. Ewing has a long career in the non- WHEN: THURSDAY, SEPT. 23 – RECEPTION, Prior to becoming treasurer, Ewing profit sector. Among the organizations she 5:30 P.M.; DINNER, 6:30 P.M.; ROAST, 8 P.M. served as deputy chief of police for the has been associated with are the Salvation COST: $60 FOR OPC MEMBERS; Omaha Police Department for 24 years. In Army, UNO Chancellor’s Diversity Coun- $70 FOR NON-MEMBERS this capacity, he oversaw the Police Services cil, Great Plains Black History Museum, RSVP: CALL THE OPC AT 402-345-8008. MEM- BERS CAN CHARGE TO THEIR OPC ACCOUNT. Bureau, which was responsible for the Salem Baptist Church, the Siena Francis NON-MEMBERS NEED TO PROVIDE THEIR management of the budget, the Deten- House and Opera Omaha. CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. tion Unit, Crime Lab, fleet and facilities, Dr. Ewing has worked in leadership research and planning, customer service roles for major organizations, including and other support services. PromiseShip, Alzheimer’s Association of Hall of Fame; continued from Page 1 He also served as commander of the Nebraska, Habitat for Humanity, Kroc Special Victims Unit, which investigated Center, ConAgra Foods, Omaha Housing Communications crimes committed against the most vulner- Authority, and OPPD. In addition, she has Chris Christen – Omaha World-Herald, able members of our community – women been named vice president for development UNMC and children. for Children’s Square. Henry Cordes – Omaha World-Herald John Ewing earned his BS degree in During her career, she has been CEO of Trina Creighton – KMTV, UNL College business administration/criminal justice Life Development International Consulting of Journalism and Mass Communication Susan Eustice (posthumous) – Salvation in 1984 and his master’s degree in urban and has mentored a variety of organization- Army Public Relations studies in 1985 – both from UNO. He was al leaders, providing business consulting on Doug Parrott – KETV named an adjunct professor in the UNO executive leadership, fundraising strategy, Lawrence Youngman (posthumous) – School of Public Administration in 2008. strategic planning, organizational design, Omaha World-Herald, World War II Both the Ewings serve as ministers at Salem marketing and communication, change correspondent Baptist Church in Omaha. management, and team building. Please call or email the Omaha Press John’s extensive community service She has been a member of more than Club to reserve your seat at this year’s includes serving as president of the Charles 30 boards and committees. These include dinner. We will start with a cocktail hour Drew Health Center (2013-present), 100 the University of Nebraska Medical Center at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the Black Men (2016-2017), Girls Incorporat- Chancellor's Board of Councelors, UNO induction ceremony. This is always a fun, ed (2006-2012). the Siena Francis House Alumni Board, Siena Francis House, Opera fast-paced evening with some stories you’ll (2001-2007) and the Rotary Club (2016- Omaha and the American Red Cross. She hear nowhere else and some you may have 2017). He also has held key roles with the has been president of the Literacy Center enjoyed a hundred times! United Way of the Midlands, the Greater Board and the Hope Center for Kids Whether you’ve been in journalism for Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Big Broth- Guild. 50 years or only five months, the Hall of ers Big Sisters of the Midlands, and the Among the more than 30 community Fame event is not to be missed. We encour- Great Plains Black History Museum. awards and honors Dr. Ewing has received age you to invite your family, friends, and In 2012, Ewing ran for U.S. Congress are the Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achieve- current or past colleagues. against incumbent Lee Terry. Since 2013, ment Award, Woman of the Year Award, The price is $50 for OPC members and he has served as a Douglas County Civil Women on a Mission Community Con- $60 for non-members. Call 402-345-8008 Service commissioner. tributor Award, UNO College of Public for reservations or email opcchristine@ He has received countless awards, Affairs and Excellence in Public Service gmail.com or go to omahapressclub.com including the Dean Hubert Locke Award Award, and the Community Service Family and click the RSVP button. from the UNO College of Public Affairs of the Year Award from Heartland Family and Community Service, the President Service. Harry Truman Lifetime Achievement Dr. Ewing was the 1981 UNO Home- Journalists of Excellence Award, the National Community Service coming Queen and was active in the Hall Of Fame Dinner Award, Fraser Network, and the NAACP minority student affairs department and Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 Living Legend Award. In 2010, Ewing was student government. She was a charter Member $50 – Non-member $60 inducted into the Omaha Northwest High member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for Hors d’oeuvres School Hall of Fame. African-American students. Both the Ew- Assorted Bacon Wraps In 2014, the Ewings received the UNO ings helped start a chapter at UNO for the Seafood-stuffed Profiterole Citation for Alumni Achievement Award National Association for the Advancement Salad for their community service.