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Staff Recognition

The UIC Health Sciences Campus - Rockford recently recognized staff for their years of service. Additionally this year, nominations were accepted for a Dean's Award and Distinguished Staff Awards. See the list of award recipients below:

2016 Dean’s Award Recipient:

Cynthia Lopez

2016 Distinguished Staff Award Recipients:

Lorinda Dredske
Cynthia Hall
Terese Knake
Team Award
Cindy Lopez
Kendra Wilson
Gwen Stook
Anays Gelacio

Five Years

Maira Alcantar, Medical Office Associate, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center
Charles Burke, Building Operating Engineer, Physical Plant Operations
Dustin Dietrich, IT Technical Associate, College of Pharmacy
Jeremy Ebersole, Class Coordinator, College of Pharmacy
Kellie Gibbons, Nurse Practitioner, Winnebago County Justice Center
Sarah Hays, Program/Student Advisor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Christina Hyland, Licensed Practical Nurse II, Winnebago County Justice Center
Teresa Johnston, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Regional Dean
Daniel Kunnert, Building Service Worker, Physical Plant Operations
Marianne Miller, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, College of Pharmacy
Juanita Milton, Business/Administrative Associate, Accounting Department
Brenda Nichols, Licensed Practical Nurse II, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center
Karin Nitiss, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
John Nitiss, PhD, Interim Vice Dean, Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
Nancy Tegtman, Staff Nurse II, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center

Ten Years

Felicia Barrett, Regional Head Librarian, Crawford Medical Library
Jo Ellen Bond, License Practical Nurse II, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center
Leslie Dean, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Family and Community Medicine
Cynthia Hall, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing, Advancement and Community Relations
Janet McMahon, Library Specialist, Crawford Medical Library
Monique Pouncy, Medical Office Associate, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center
Laura Wellwood, Clerk, Department of Medical Education

Fifteen Years

Antonio Cantele, Maintenance Repair/Worker, Physical Plant Operations
Diane Fagen, Library Clerk, Crawford Medical Library
Lori Hawn, Medical Insurance Associate, MSP Business Office
Gnanasekar Munirathinam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Uma Sriram, Director of Finance and Accounting, Accounting Department
Janet Stull-Snow, Program Administrative Assistant, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Farion Williams, MD, Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Family and Community Medicine
Fazlur Zahurullah, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Twenty Years

Stephen McKillip, Building Mechanic Foreman, Physical Plant Operations
Patricia Nordman, Nurse Practitioner, Family and Community Medicine
Jeffrey Smith, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Kevin Swan, IT Technical Associate, Information Technology
Marc Whitman, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Marcia Zukosky, Nurse Practitioner, L.P. Johnson Family Health Center

Twenty Five Years

Daniel Houlihan, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
John Lind, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
Joseph Micho, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
John Patterson, Building Operating Engineer, Physical Plant Operations

Thirty Years

Jack Lenox, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Rudzinski, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery

Forty Five Years

Joseph Orthoefer, DVM, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health, Department of Biomedical Sciences