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Virginia Martinez, '72 LAS
Attorney
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James McManus '74, '77 LAS
Professor, Bestselling Author and Poker Enthusiast
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Dominic Molon, '91 AA
Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
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Hidayatullah G. Munshi, '91 HONORS/LAS
Oncologist and Associate Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
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Karen O'Hara, '77 AA
Oscar Winning Film Set Decorator
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Michael Papka, MS '94 ENG
Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory
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Janice Phillips, PhD '93 NURS
Nurse Activist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Vanessa Ruiz, '08 AHS
Founder, Street Anatomy (Anatomy + Pop Culture)
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Ibrahim Shihadeh, '75 ENG
Principal and Founder, Creative Design Builders and Winthrop Properties, LLC
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Adrian Smith '69 AA
Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
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Lorna Thorpe PHD '00
Associate Director and Program Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hunter College
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Carlos Tortolero '75 LAS
Founder and President, National Museum of Mexican Art
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Erma Tranter, '79 MUPP
President, Friends of the Parks
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Azhar Usman, '96 LAS
Standup Comedian, Actor-Producer and Artist-Activist
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Dr. Michael VanRooyen, '89 RES, MPH '96
Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
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Sue Walsh, '80 NURS, MS '01
Clinical Instructor, UIC College of Nursing
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James Williams, MSW '93, PHD '03
Social Work Pioneer, University of Washington-Tacoma
More about Virginia Martinez
Graduated:
'72 LAS
Current Position:
Attorney
Virginia Martinez
Class of '72 | LAS
Professional success:
Virginia Martinez has devoted much of her career as an attorney to advocating for Latinos, including leading the fight to create Chicago's first majority Latino aldermanic ward.
Content and photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about James McManus
Graduated:
'74, '77 LAS
Current Position:
Professor, Bestselling Author and Poker Enthusiast
James McManus
Class of '74, '77 | LAS
Professional success:
Professor, Bestselling Author and Poker Enthusiast: James McManus is a novelist and poet, most recently winner of the Peter Lisagor Award for sports journalism. He teaches writing and comparative literature at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, including a course on the literature and science of poker. For more information on James McManus, visit his website.
Content and photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Dominic Molon
Graduated:
'91 AA
Current Position:
Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Dominic Molon
Class of '91 | AA
Professional Success:
Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: Molon is responsible for overseeing the exhibition and publication programs at the museum. Since opening its doors in 2003, the Contemporary has grown to become one of the country's most important contemporary art museums and is dedicated to exhibiting the visual arts and artist of our time and to producing nationally recognized education programs. The Contemporary is viewed as one of the leading voices in contemporary art. For more information on Dominic Molon, visit the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.
Content provided by interview on artdaily.org August 9, 2011.
Photo provided UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Dr. Hidayatullah G. Munshi
Graduated:
'91 HONORS/LAS
Current Position:
Oncologist and Associate Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Hidayatullah G. Munshi
Class of '91 | HONORS/LAS
Professional Success:
Oncologist and Associate Professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology: Affiliated with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Munshi is an expert in many areas of cancer research and treatment including Cancer Biology, Cancer in the digestive system (esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum), Pancreatic Cancer and Head/Neck Cancer. For more information on Dr. Hidayatullah G. Munshi, visit the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Faculty Page.
Content and photo provided by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine website.
More about Karen O'Hara
Graduated:
'77 AA
Current Position:
Oscar Winning Film Set Decorator
Karen O'Hara
Class of '77 | AA
Professional Success:
After 25 years as a set decorator for major studio films such as Beowulf, Bewitched, Philadelphia, The Silence of the Lambs and Spider-Man, Karen O'Hara won her first Oscar (2011) for Alice in Wonderland. Visit IMDB for more information on Karen O'Hara and the films she's worked on.
Content provided by UIC Alumni Magazine and IMDb.com
Photo provided by Getty Images.
More about Michael Papka
Graduated:
MS '94 ENG
Current Position:
Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Michael Papka
Class of '94 | MS ENG
Professional Success:
Michael is the Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for Computing, Environment and Life Sciences as well as the co-Director of the Futures Laboratory in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division. He leads the visualization efforts for the University of Chicago's Flash Center and acts as the working group chair for visualization for the NSF funded TeraGrid resource. Mr. Papka is using his computer skills to help scientists advance research in such areas as battery storage, multi-cast audio and video technology, solar energy and alternative fuels. For more information on Michael Papka, visit the Argonne National Laboratory.
Content and photo provided by Argonne National Laboratory website and UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Janice Phillips
Graduated:
PhD '93 NURS
Current Position:
Nurse Activist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Janice Phillips
Class of '93 | PhD NURS
Professional Success:
Janice Phillips has spent her life overcoming naysayers. Her efforts in April 2009 helped pass the Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities Act and now thousands of minority women will benefit from her determination. For more information on Janice Phillips, visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Content and photo provided by the UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Vanessa Ruiz
Graduated:
'08 AHS
Current Position:
Founder, Street Anatomy (Anatomy + Pop Culture)
Vanessa Ruiz
Class of '08 | AHS
Professional Success:
Street Anatomy began as a blog to educate people about the field of medical illustration and slowly evolved into an exploration of how anatomy is portrayed in everything from fine art to advertising. Anatomical illustration and medical imaging have broken out the confines of the medical world and are being used by artists and designers to bring a human and emotional element to their work. Anatomy is very much a part of pop culture and artists are finding innovative ways to portray it. For more information on Vanessa Ruiz, visit Street Anatomy.
Content provided by Street Anatomy website.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Ibrahim Shihadeh
Graduated:
'75 ENG
Current Position:
Principal and Founder, Creative Design Builders and Winthrop Properties, LLC
Ibrahim Shihadeh
Class of '75 | ENG
Professional Success:
A successful builder and developer of a number of residential properties throughout Chicago and Evanston, Ibrahim specializes in renovating rundown buildings and converting them into rental units or condominiums. For more information on Ibrahim Shihadeh and Creative Design Builders, visit Winthrop Properties, LLC.
Content provided by UIC Alumni Magazine and Wintrhop Properties, LLC website.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Adrian Smith
Graduated:
'69 AA
Current Position:
Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Adrian Smith
Class of '69 | AA
Professional success:
Adrian Smith has been a practicing architect for more than 40 years. His extraordinary body of work includes some of the world's tallest and most recognizable landmark structures, including the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai; Rowes Wharf in Boston; and Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, the world's tallest structure. Smith has also designed buildings in Bahrain, Brazil, China, England, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, the United States (Chicago, Boston, Des Moines, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Orlando and Washington, D.C.) and Saudi Arabia. For more information on Adrian Smith and his firm, visit Smith + Gill.
Content provided by Smith + Gill Website.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Lorna Thorpe
Graduated:
'00 PHD
Current Position:
Associate Director and Program Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hunter College
Lorna Thorpe
Class of '00 | PHD
Professional success:
Lorna Thorpe is an Associate Professor who studies the epidemiology of chronic disease and the characteristics and effectiveness of public health surveillance. For more information on Lorna Thorpe, visit the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College.
Content provided by CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Carlos Tortolero
Graduated:
'75 LAS
Current Position:
Founder and President, National Museum of Mexican Art
Carlose Tortolero
Class of '75 LAS
Professional success:
Some people start a restaurant. Carlos Tortolero founded a museum - one that now draws 168,000 visitors and houses 6,000 pieces of art. The National Museum of Mexican Art is the nation's largest Latino art organization and the only Latino museum accredited by the American Association of Museums. Tortolero is one of the nation's leading critics of the failure of large museums to serve diverse communities and the need for these museums to return cultural treasures to their respective countries. For more information on Carlos Tortolero and the National Museum of Mexican Art, visit the National Museum of Mexican Art website
Content provided by the National Museum of Mexican Art website.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about Erma Tranter
Graduated:
'79 MUPP
Current Position:
President, Friends of the Parks
Erma Tranter
Class of '79 | MUPP
Professional success:
Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is a nonprofit organization that protects, improves and promotes use of Chicago's parks, forest preserves and recreational areas. Ermaís work has helped save hundreds of acres of lakefront parkland and established a host of grassroots programs that preserve and enhance open spaces. For more information on Erma Tranter, visit Friends of the Parks.
Content provided by UIC Alumni Magazine and Prezrelease 5/23/11.
Photo provided by Friends of the Parks.
More about Azhar Usman
Graduated:
Class of '96 | LAS
Current Position:
Standup Comedian, Actor-Producer and Artist-Activist
Azhar Usman
Class of '96 | LAS
Professional success:
Standup Comedian, Actor-Producer and Artist-Activist: CNN called him "America's Funniest Muslim," though he finds the title a bit much. He is a Chicago-based standup comedian and the co-founder of the wildly popular "Allah Made Me Funny - The Official Muslim Comedy Tour." He produced a documentary-concert film based on the Tour; which was released in select U.S. movie theaters in late 2008, quickly becoming one of the top 20 highest grossing standup comedy concert films of all time. For more information on Azhar Usman, visit his website.
Photo and content provided by the Azhar Usman website.
More about Dr. Michael VanRooyen
Graduated:
'89 RES, MPH '96
Current Position:
Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Dr. Michael VanRooyen
Class of '89, '96 | RES, MPH
Professional Success:
The mission of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is to relieve human suffering in war and disaster by advancing the science and practice of humanitarian response worldwide. HHI fosters interdisciplinary collaboration at Harvard University in order to: Improve the effectiveness of humanitarian strategies for relief, protection, and prevention; Instill human rights principles and practices in these strategies; Educate and train the next generation of humanitarian leaders. For more information on Dr. Michael VanRooyen, visit the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Content and photo provided by Harvard Humanitarian Initiative website.
More about Sue Walsh
Graduated:
'80 NURS, MS '01
Current Position:
Clinical Instructor - Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, UIC College of Nursing
Sue Walsh
Class of '80, '01 | NURS, MS
Professional Success:
Sue is a clinical instructor in the pediatric nurse practitioner program and teaches content on health promotion and maintenance across infancy, childhood and adolescence, along with advanced clinical and pharmacological management of acute and chronic illnesses in pediatric ambulatory health care settings. She is responsible for clinical practicum, including: site evaluation. Sue also works in a private pediatric practice and precepts?? students. For more information on Sue Walsh, visit the UIC College of Nursing.
Content provided by UIC College of Nursing website.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
More about James Williams
Graduated:
MSW '93, PhD '03
Current Position:
Social Work Pioneer, University of Washington-Tacoma
James Williams
Class of '93, '03 | MSW, PhD
Professional Success:
Before becoming a lecturer in the Social Welfare program at the University of Washington-Tacoma, Mr. Williams was instrumental in melding mental health services and the legal system in two communities. Mr. Williams has been an advocate for social reform and social change throughout his career and is a long-time volunteer with the National Alliance of Mental Illness, where he helps to train law enforcement officers how to work with mentally ill people. For more information on James Williams, visit the University of Washington-Tacoma.
Content provided by UW Tacoma Beyond the Bricks - Research.
Photo provided by UIC Alumni Magazine.
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