Rush Alumni Lead the Way in Health Care

Where are Rush alumni today? In the news!

Rush alumni are consistently recognized for their expertise and service with leadership positions, accolades and awards. Recent alumni in the news include the following:

RACHEL REICHLIN, BSN ’05/CON, was chosen as a 40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leader Winner by the American Nurses Association Illinois. As manager of care management for CountyCare, Reichlin was chosen by a panel of peers based on professional achievement, leadership and community involvement.

KIMBERLY RUSSO, MS ’96/AUD, was named chief executive officer at George Washington University Hospital. Shortly afterward, she was awarded the first Rush University Speech-Language Pathology Alumni Award.

JULIE G. DONALEK, MSN ’89, PHD ’98/CON, was awarded Loyola University’s Neihoff School of Nursing’s 2016 Spirit of Ignatius Award for her work with low-income, homeless and mentally ill individuals in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood.

JUDY FRIEDRICHS, MSN ‘85, DNP ‘15/CON, recently received the Gift of Hope’s Lifesaving Partner Award for her work in the neonatal intensive care unit and organ donation.

THOMAS J. FILIAK, BS ’87/CHS, transitioned from his previous position as COO at Auburn Community Hospital in New York and is currently working as projects manager for the hospital’s nine delivery system reform incentive payment program projects.

RHONDA A. SCOTT, MSN ’88/CON, was promoted to COO/CNO for Grady Healthcare System in Atlanta.

SVEINN SIGURDSSON, MS ’13/CHS, accepted a position at Stanford Health Care to serve as the implementation lead for its High Value Care initiative.

SALLY H. LEMKE, DNP ‘15/CON, received this year’s March of Dimes Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award.

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