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The Legacy of the Lamp
The School of Nursing initiated the Legacy of the Lamp ceremony in the spring of 2000 to honor the academic success of students who have completed NU 202 (Introductory Practicum in Nursing) and to recognize their progression into upper-division nursing coursework. The Legacy of the Lamp is a tribute to Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910), pioneer of nursing and a reformer of hospital sanitation methods. Ms Nightingale became known as "The Lady With The Lamp" from her work nursing wounded soldiers by candlelight at Scutari Hospital in Turkey during the Crimean War.
Previous Almni of the Year
The Distinguished Alumnus Award is presented during the Legacy of the Lamp Ceremony each year. The award recipients must be a School of Nursing alumnus, be an exemplary role model for nursing students and professionals, and hold a position of significant leadership or influence in the health care field.
2007 2008
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Jean-Marie (Systrom) Havener, RN, PhD
A 1981 graduate of Millikin University, Jean-Marie is currently a tenured, Associate Professor and Chair of Nursing at Harwick College in Oneonta, New York |
2006 - 2007
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Theresa Rutherford, RN, MS, MBA
Theresa Rutherford (1990) is current the Chief Nurse Executive at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Illinois |
| 2005 - 2006
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Ellen Zindel, RN, FNP
Ellen Zindel (1995) is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner working for Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants in Decatur. |
2004-2005
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Rebecca Josefson Wright, BSN, MD
Rebecca Josefson Wright (1990) was raised and educated in Decatur and graduated summa cum laude from Millikin University. She worked as a staff nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur and at Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center in Kirksville, MO before moving to Chicago to serve as a research nurse and project coordinator for the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Children’s Memorial Medical Center.
Then, following two years conducting research on newborn hearing screening at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL, Becky entered medical school, earning her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 2001. She completed her pediatric residency at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL; and in September, 2004, began practicing pediatrics at OSF-St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac, IL. |
| 2003-2004
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Amy Kindred Johnson, BSN, MSN
(1994 School of Nursing graduate)
Amy Kindred Johnson (1994) is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, IL. She has also served as an Instructor of Nursing at the Millikin University School of Nursing. After graduating from Millikin with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for her BSN degree, Amy obtained a Master's degree as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from Indiana University. . |
| 2002-2003
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Katie Bezak Dill, RN, BSN
Katie Bezak Dill (1987) of Fresno, Calif., is a nurse executive at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fresno, California.. |
| 2001-2002
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Carol Smith, RN, MSN
Carol is currently a Certified Wound and Ostomy Advanced Practice Nurse at Decatur Memorial Hospital' Wound Clinic. She also is Community Parish Nurse Coordinator for the Decatur Memorial Foundation. Carol Completed Wound Ostomy and Continence training in Minnesota in 1992 and was certified in 1993. She served on the National WOCN Board of Directors from 1998 to 2003. In 1997, Carol received her Master's Degree from University of Illinois Chicago. She has also completed an Educators Course from the International Parish Nurse Resource Center and conducts a class annually for nurses interested in parish nursing. She is
a faculty affiliate of the Millikin School of Nursing. |
2000-2001
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Sue Kiefer-Griffin CRNA, MSN (left)
Sue Kiefer-Griffin (1982) is currently [in 2000] the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia Program Director at Decatur Memorial Hospital. After graduating from Millikin with a BSN degree, Sue obtained an Master's degree in Nursing from Bradley University in Peoria, IL. Sue received the first Distinguished Alumni Award from acting Dean Sheryl Samuelson PhD, RN during the first Legacy of the Lamp ceremony in the spring of 2000.
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