Sarah Hueneke (’11B.S. ,’15 M.P.H.) graduated with her M.P.H. specializing in Health Promotion. She currently works at the American Academy of Pediatrics as a Program Coordinator. We asked her about her education experience here at NIU: Why NIU’s MPH program to further
Read moreMaster of Public Health Alumni Spotlight: Katasha Charleston
Katasha Charleston (’06 B.S., ’12 M.P.H.) graduated with her M.P.H., specializing in Health Promotion. She is the Director of Continuing Medical Education at Advocate Health Care. We asked her about her education experience here at NIU: Why did you choose NIU’s M.P.H.
Read moreMaster of Public Health Alumni Spotlight: Anna Stevens
Anna Stevens (’12 M.P.H.) graduated with her MPH, specializing in Health Services Management, in Spring 2012. She currently works at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We asked her questions about her experiences earning
Read moreMarcus honored with national Medallion Award
Jacqueline B. Marcus (’72, M.S. ’79) received the 2017 Medallion Award, a national honor from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Board of Directors during the October meeting of Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. When the award was announced earlier this
Read moreAlumnus honored by International Nurses Association
Brian E. Bade, (’09), a family nurse practitioner at Advocate Dreyer Family Practice in Oswego, Illinois, has been welcomed into the International Nurses Association and has been recognized in the organization as a Worldwider Leader in Healthcare. Read the complete news release
Read moreSPL alumn in management role for Easter Seals
Valerie Heneghan (’13) is the speech department manager at Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley. Heneghan, a speech-language pathologist with a master’s Speech-Language Pathology from NIU, provides evidence-based assessment and intervention for children and their families. She works with them one-on-one to diagnose issues
Read moreNursing alumnae receives promotion in Arizona
GlobalMed of Scottsdale, Arizona has made Gigi Sorenson its Director of Clinical Integration. Sorenson most recently spent 15 years at Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff Medical Center, where she was director of Telehealth & Community Connected Care. Sorenson has held clinical positions focused
Read morePublic health alumnae recognized for international achievement
The Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars is honoring Lexie Williams, an undergraduate student who recently graduated from NIU with a B.S. degree in Public Health and minors in Business Administration and Deafness Rehabilitation. She served as a student vice-president
Read moreNIU earns honors for educating male nurses
Northern Illinois University recently received the “2017 Best Nursing School for Men in Nursing Award” from the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) as for its commitment to preparing men to be nursing leaders. Since graduating its first male nurse in
Read moreDietetic intern alumna makes headlines
NIU alumnae Meagan O’Connor was featured in an article in the Sept. 6 Chicago Tribune. ‘No more late-night Taco Bell:’ Cubs and White Sox nutritionists have own recipes for success By Phil Thomson Chicago Tribune How do you get a growing Cubs or White Sox player to
Read moreAlumnus Randall Moore II named AANA CEO
Randall Moore II (’99), DNP, MBA, CRNA is the new Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), a professional organization representing over 50,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA). According to a news release from the AANA, Moore has
Read moreSchool of Nursing Alumni Spotlight: Bette Chilton (’82, ’89)
Hometown: Forest Park, IL (Proviso East High School) Being accepted to NIU’s nursing program in 1978 was a great opportunity coming from a blue collar upbringing with parents who never attended college. Leaving an urban setting to come out to DeKalb was
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