The Office of Alumni Relations is interested in updates from all of Rush University's alumni.
Please contact Alumni Relations at alumni@rush.edu to update your contact information and share your life changes and accomplishments since graduation. You may also send your updates to the Office of Alumni Relations by mail at 1700 W. Van Buren St., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60612.
Be sure to include your program of study and year of graduation.
Clinical nutrition program alumna Karen Lynn Stetson Newman, MS 1985, was recently featured on the Today Show on NBC in an update on her long battle against breast cancer. Newman was first featured on the show when she was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in 2008. Newman is a registered dietician, mother of three and a triathlete. She recently competed as part of the American Cancer Society DetermiNation Team in the Nautica New York City Triathalon. The team raised nearly $200,000 for the American Cancer Society. Watch Karen's video diaries available on the Today Show Web site.
Health Systems Management (HSM) alumna Macie Trufant, MS 1999, started working at Towers Watson as a senior consultant in health and group benefits. As a senior consultant, she serves as chief strategist and advisor to clients on health and group benefits, and is also responsible for relationship management, business development, and staff performance management.
HSM alumnus Subhasis Misra, MS 2002, is a fellow in surgical oncology at the University of Miami. He and his wife recently had their first child, Shalini Nikunja Misra.
HSM alumnus Tarun Mahendroo, MS 2003, passed the Project Management Certification exam (PMP) in May 2009 and now works as a consultant for a small group specializing in EMR implementations.
HSM alum Ronny Philip, MS 2004, manager of program and business development at Rush-Copley Cancer Institute and business manager of Riverwest Radiation Therapy Center, successfully completed nearly $3 million worth of capital projects and served as one of the project leaders for an $8 million cancer institute construction and expansion plan.
HSM alumnus Prakash Venkataramani, MS 2006, vice president of the Investment Banking Division of Public Finance Loop Capital Markets for Loop Capital was recently nominated and accepted to the Rush Associates Board.
HSM alumnus Mark Scheyer, MS 2007, and his wife, Emily, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Lindsey Paige Scheyer, on June 29, 2010.
HSM alum Tabari Woodson, MS 2007, vice president of the Mary E. Smith Foundation, helped host the 1st Annual Mary E. Smith Brain Tumor Awareness Walk on Aug. 14, 2010, and recently celebrated the birth of a daughter. Tabari also had the opportunity to vacation in Barcelona, Spain, and Rome, Italy during spring vacation.
Katie Ingrum, Occupational Therapy MS 2009, works in acute care at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.
HSM alumnus Mike Morgenstern, MS 2009, accepted a new position with Orlando Health as a financial analyst at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital. He was married to Beth Riedmiller on June 5, 2010.
