| Elected to Nebraska Legislature- 2014; 2022
Born July 16, 1942, in Griswold, Iowa.
Education- Graduate of Griswold High School, 1960; UCLA (respiratory therapy program), 1964; University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S. in finance), 1968; University of Iowa (M.A. in health care policy and hospital management), 1970.
Military service- Hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, 1960-63.
Family- Married Jody Gillispie, Nov. 2, 1996; one child- S. Merle Riepe.
Occupation- Retired hospital executive
Former member- Ralston Board of Education; board, Mid-America Council of Scouts; board, Omaha Symphony; board, Outlook Nebraska, Inc. (chair); president's advisory board, Nebraska Wesleyan University; board, Combined Health Agencies Drive.
Honors and awards- fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives; 2018 Regent Bob Whitehouse Policy Champion Award. |