University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Alumni

Where are they now? Alumni Feature: Olivia Gonzalez ’20

Olivia Gonzalez shares about her journey post-BSN, including a global health nursing career in Malawi, and pursuing a PhD in health behavior.

Q&A With Sophie Butkiewicz, BSN’25

Sophie Butkiewicz talks about her experience in the accelerated BSN program, her passion for planetary health, and why she’s proud to be a Badger nurse.

School of Nursing Alumna Presents World Health Organization Nursing Report

On International Nurses Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the global launch of the State of the World’s Nursing 2025 report. The event featured WHO lead author and School of Nursing alumna Dr. Carey McCarthy ’99 presenting the main findings and global policy priorities.  

AACN Names UW–Madison Alumna Mary Beth Flynn Makic Distinguished Research Lecturer

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has named UW–Madison School of Nursing alumna Mary Beth Flynn Makic as its 2025 Distinguished Research Lecturer.