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Michael Potoniec, ’19, Serves DuPage County As Environmental Health Specialist
Tony Scott
Credits NIU with broadening horizons and introducing him to opportunities in public health
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Melydi Huyett, ’06, Ready to Step Into Leadership Role as Dixon Superintendent
Tony Scott
Huyett credits NIU with supporting her goals as she prepared to be professional educator
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NIU Modeled Path for Kristen Brown, ’03, Nebraska Deputy Athletic Director
Lia Kizilbash Gillet
Brown appointed to NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee
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Attorney Susan Pesch, ’88, Recognized for Human Trafficking Survivor Advocacy
Lia Kizilbash Gillet
Pesch honored with ALIGHT Impact Award for pro bono work supporting human trafficking survivors
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Billy Hueramo, M.S.Ed. ’09, Ed.S. ’20, Named Next District 428 Superintendent
Lia Kizilbash Gillet
Education changed Hueramo's trajectory
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Gareth Elkins, ’21, Serves Patients as Nurse, Accepted to Mayo Clinic Program
Tony Scott
Charge nurse will begin doctoral program at Mayo's College of Medicine and Science in fall
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Kevin Russell, ’99, Leads Students, Educators As Downers Grove Superintendent
Tony Scott
Russell leads district where he began as a student teacher in 1999
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Michele Herlein, ’89, M.A. ’90, Guides Business Leaders As Founder of Her Own Firm
Tony Scott
Daughter of retired NIU professor has four siblings who also graduated from NIU
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Glenn Fish, ’89, Leads one of America’s Largest Family-Owned Companies into a Sustainable Future
Lia Kizilbash Gillet
As CEO, Fish guides J.M. Huber Corporation's commitment to people, planet and performance
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Jim Perona, ’08, Inspiring Others Through Musical Keynote Concerts
Tony Scott
Perona shares stories about his challenges, including his 2022 diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
