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Sixteen “40 under 40” honorees affiliated with UIC Nursing

Logo for 40 Under 40 program

The UIC College of Nursing counts 16 alumni, faculty members and students among the Illinois Nurses Foundation’s 2018 list of “40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders.”

Winners were chosen by a panel of their peers based on their achievement in the profession, leadership and community and association involvement. A celebration to honor the awardees will be held on Sept. 13 at the Hilton Lisle in Naperville.

Complete list of UIC Nursing-affiliated honorees in 2018:

  • Stacy Arriola, MS ’16
  • Trevor Barnum, current DNP student
  • Timothy Carrigan, PhD ’11
  • Hillary Crumlett, MS ’13
  • Jodi Cunningham, current DNP student
  • Heide Cygan, DNP ’13
  • Katherine De Los Trinos-Ocampo, BSN ’04
  • Lindsey Garfield, BSN ’03, MS ’09, PhD ’12
  • Melissa Kalensky, MS ’11
  • Carol Kindleberger, MS ’16
  • Gwyneth Milbrath, clinical assistant professor
  • Maritza Moreno, BSN ’09
  • Virginia Reising, current DNP student and visiting teaching associate
  • Abigail Sofian, MS ’14
  • Christian Villanueva, current DNP student
  • Lisa Walla, BSN ’01

In addition, Anna Julia Berg, a nurse practicing at UI Health, was an honoree.

Since the “40 Under 40” program’s inception four years ago, UIC College of Nursing affiliates (alumni, faculty and students) account for 27.5 percent of the honorees.