April 23, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Alumni of the College of Applied Health Sciences have myriad career options thanks to the tremendous diversity of programs. We periodically will put the spotlight on an alum to find out what they’re doing now, what experiences they had and what AHS means to them. This week, we talk […]
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AHS celebrates outstanding alumni
Oct. 18, 2019 | Anna Flanagan A bilingual speech-language pathologist who has helped train and place bilingual clinicians throughout the United States and a woman who began her career at Illinois as a graduate student and ended it as the director of the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services were honored for their achievements […]
Undergraduate Jocelyn Solis shares her story
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Solis won the Margaret K. and Edward W. Harvey Scholarship in Parks and Recreation Grit. This is the word that describes Jocelyn Solis. When she decided to come to the University of Illinois as a first-generation student, her extended family asked, “Are you just going to last a semester […]
A Journey to Empowerment
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Kevin Fritz heard the word “can’t” frequently when he was a child. Today, he is an accomplished attorney in a prestigious Chicago law firm. He described his journey to independence in accepting the 2018 Harold Scharper Award from the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services. Kevin Fritz’s disability […]
Proud To Be A Philanthropist
Mannie Jackson has been lauded for his sharp business sense and entrepreneurial spirit. Of All his many achievements, however, Mr. Jackson says his most important is being a philanthropist.