LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The resignation of a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services administrator came after state officials discovered she had inflated her academic credentials.
A department spokeswoman said Wednesday that Yolanda Webb left voluntarily after a background check found discrepancies in her application materials. Webb had accepted a job as the state's Developmental Disabilities division director.
Spokeswoman Kathie Osterman says Webb claimed on her resume that she had received a doctoral degree from Union Institute & University, but in her cover letter she said she was still working on the degree. Osterman says the governor's office relied on the resume for a news release about Webb's hiring and allowed her to review it, but she didn't correct the inaccuracy.
The reason behind Webb's resignation was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald.
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