Lifelong Omahan, businessman receives Citation
The UNO Alumni Association bestowed its Citation for Alumni Achievement upon UNO graduate J. Terrence Haney during the university’s summer commencement Aug. 13 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
UNO Alumni Association President Lee Denker presented the award to Haney, the 152nd Citation recipient.
 An Omaha native, Haney retired in 1999 after a successful business career that culminated as chief executive officer and principal owner of Insurance Consultants and PayFlex Systems USA. He enrolled at UNO at age 49, earning a BGS in 1991 and a master’s degree in gerontology in 1998.
“Terry’s lifelong pursuit of education is inspirational and testimony to the power of learning to enrich lives,” Denker said. “Combined with his business success, his dedication to education has made him a patron to numerous others who follow his path, particularly students and faculty at UNO.
“He is among the university’s greatest supporters and dearest friends.”
Business success, UNO devotion
Insurance Consultants, founded in 1964, processed employee benefits, student insurance and a variety of other products for credit card-issuing entities in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. It was sold to J.C. Penney in 1999. PayFlex, an ICI subsidiary, was sold to employees in 1999. Today it is one of the country’s Top 10 third party administrators working with employers to administer benefit spending accounts, COBRA and Transit programs.
Haney has served UNO in numerous capacities. In 2001 he and his wife, Judy, established an endowed faculty position and three funds supporting faculty members in the gerontology department, whose board of advisors he chairs. He later funded student scholarships. Haney also served on the National Advisory Board for the College of Business, with UNO Library Friends, and on the Origination Committee for the UNO hockey team.
UNO in 2003 presented him with its highest non-academic award, the Order of the Tower, issued to individuals whose exemplary service and/or financial support have advanced the university’s mission. UNO’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service in 2005 conferred upon Haney that college’s highest honor, the Hubert Locke Distinguished Service Award. The UNO Alumni Association in 1998 honored him with an Outstanding Service Award for continuous, outstanding service to the association and university.
Haney’s educational pursuits began at Omaha Creighton Prep, where he graduated in 1951. He later attended Creighton University. Through studies with Pennsylvania’s Byrn Mawr College, Haney became a Chartered Life Underwriter in 1972. He also has earned insurance- and financial-related certificates in a variety of subjects through other institutions.
He established professional memberships in many industry organizations and was a board member and/or past president of the National Association of Health Underwriters, the Omaha Chapter of the American Society of Charter Life Underwriters, and the National Association of Health Underwriters.
Community Service
Haney has served on the boards of directors or as a member of numerous organizations, including the Omaha Community Foundation, Creighton Prep, the American Red Cross, Girls Incorporated, Roncalli Catholic High School, Creighton University Athletic Booster Club, St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Board of Education and the Metropolitan Community College Foundation.
He has received a number of awards, including Honorary Alum of the Year for Roncalli Catholic High School and Jaybacker of the Year from the Creighton University Athletic Department, and he was inducted into the Creighton Prep Hall of Fame. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who of American Education.
Haney and his wife have nine children and 17 grandchildren.
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