Col. W.F. ‘Tex’ Rankin, Jr. and Dr. Janice Knebl Veterans Lecture Series

Meeting the needs of our Veterans – we all play a role in serving those who served

HSC President RADM (Retired) Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN cordially invites you to join her and former HSC president Lt. Gen. (Retired) Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MACP, for Lunch and a Fireside Chat.

Space is limited. Kindly RSVP below by 11.03.2023.
For more information please contact LeeAnn.Embry@unthsc.edu | 817.735.0204

Event Agenda

• 11:30 a.m. | Lunch and Program
• 1 p.m. | Meet and Greet | Photo Opportunities

Speakers

RADM (Ret) Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, HSC President

A lifetime public servant, Dr. Trent-Adams began her extensive public health career in 1992 by joining the Commissioned Corps before ultimately retiring in 2020 from the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps with the rank of Rear Admiral Upper Half. Prior to joining the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Trent-Adams was a nurse officer in the U.S. Army and a research nurse at the University of Maryland.

Before coming to HSC as senior vice president and chief strategy officer, Dr. Trent-Adams served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health from January 2019 through August 2020. She shared responsibility with the Assistant Secretary for Health planning, coordinating and directing substantive program matters; policy and program development; and determining and setting legislative and program priorities.

Dr. Trent-Adams served from 2015 to 2018 as the Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She was a trusted advisor to the Surgeon General, providing support on a variety of critical issues, including efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

Lt. Gen. (Ret) Ronald Blanck, DO, MACP, former HSC President

Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck, D.O., (U.S. Army, retired) is a partner and Chairman of the Board of Martin, Blanck & Associates. The company formerly Martin & Associates, does health care consulting for the private sector and the government. He retired as the President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth June 30, 2006. As president, Dr. Blanck headed an academic health center that includes the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, College of Public Health, and College of Health Professions.