4 from UIC Nursing make INF ‘40 under 40’ list

Logo for 40 Under 40 program

The UIC College of Nursing can claim four students, faculty and alumni as recipients of the 2024 Illinois Nurses Foundation’s “40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders Awards.”

Mitch Kordzikowski, MS ’17, DNP ’21, who is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of  Population Health Nursing Science, is among the UIC Nursing recipients.

Additionally, two current students and one alum made INF’s list. They are:

  • Irina Evans, current DNP student, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital;
  • Krzysztof Garbarz, BSN ’10, Rush University; and
  • Cristina Pabon, current DNP student, Rush University.

The annual list highlights and celebrates young nurse leaders who are influential in shaping health care and the nursing profession.

Winners will be celebrated Sept. 19 at Courtyard Banquets in Warrenville, Illinois.

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