Alumnus Vol.56 Summer 2020 | Page 3

Alumni News Homecoming Cancelation Notice Due to the phased reopening of Illinois, social distancing mandates and travel concerns, we have made the exceedingly difficult decision to cancel Homecoming 2020. We are wholeheartedly disappointed to share this announcement with you. NUHS remains steadfast in ensuring the health and safety of our alumni, faculty, staff, students and community. We look forward to the next time we can be together! Esse Quam Videri. If you have any questions, please contact your Alumni Department at [email protected] or 630-889-6702. NUHS Faculty Member, Alumna Wins Award for Studies Combining Chiropractic Medicine and Public Health NUHS Faculty Dana Madigan, DC, MPH, recently received the American Chiropractic Association’s Academician of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for their efforts to advance the profession through academic or educational excellence. In addition to teaching and conducting research at NUHS, Dr. Madigan recently received her doctorate in environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC). This doctorate follows the coordinated MPH/DC program she was the first to complete from UIC and NUHS in 2013. In 2012, she was also the first chiropractic student selected for the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. In the last ten years, Dr. Madigan’s studies at NUHS and UIC have combined two unique health care perspectives: chiropractic and public health. Read More Alumni News, continued on page 6 3