Becky Berkan ’03, RN, CEN, is no stranger to expanding her comfortable limits. After stepping away from participating in athletic activities for a decade, she decided to get back into a sport that she had always enjoyed – running. She set out to train for the Madison Marathon in 2012, which would eventually get canceled due to extreme heat conditions. Rather than shrug her shoulders and call it a day, Berkan persisted with her training and eventually ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 2013.
Alumni
Dr. Maichou Lor develops first hearing test for Hmong community
After her father was unable to receive a hearing test because it didn’t exist in Hmong, School of Nursing Assistant Professor Maichou Lor, PhD, RN, spent years to develop the first Hmong hearing test of its kind.
UW grads remain in the state to keep Wisconsin well
Where there’s a bandage, there’s a Badger. Doctors, nurses and pharmacists educated and trained in the UW’s health sciences programs are working in every one of the state’s 72 counties.
Maichou Lor Named 2022-23 UW–Madison Outstanding Woman of Color
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Maichou Lor ’11, MS’12, Cert’14, PhD’17, RN, has been named one of UW–Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color for the 2022-23 year.
School of Nursing Alumna Named Dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UW–Eau Claire
Dr. Kristen Abbott-Anderson, an alumna of the UW–Madison School of Nursing, was named the new dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Where Are They Now? Q&A with Treenut Pummanee, PhD’14
Treenut Pummanee, PhD’14, shares highlights from her nursing journey.
Celebrating 50 Years of Alumnihood
The class of 1972 reflects on fifty years of nursing service.
A Passion for Mental Health Care Becomes a Personal Legacy
Over the course of her 45-year career, Phyllis Clark Jacobs ’65 shaped the landscape of mental health care and psychiatric nursing.
Q&A with Sarah Brzozowski, PhD’21
A conversation with Sarah Brzozowski, PhD’21, who currently works as the Director of Magnet and Nursing Excellence at UW Health.
Beyond the Surface
As a senior in high school, Courtney Maurer ’12, DNP’21 thought about a range of careers, including journalism, psychology, and social work. But after seeing the way her grandmother was taken care of in hospice, she discovered her calling to work directly with patients as a nurse.