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Welcome to the Saint Francis College of Nursing Alumni section.  We hope this section will help you reconnect and stay connected with your alma mater, whether it’s finding someone from the past, beginning a new relationship in the present or finding ways to work for Saint Francis' future.  It acts as the guardian of tradition, keeps alumni informed about fellow alumni, and promotes the needs of the facility and its students.  We are here to help alumni and friends of Saint Francis College of Nursing support the institution through charitable gifts.  Whether you are interested in supporting through annual campaigns, establish a permanent scholarship or endowment, or would like information on planning charitable gifts through your estate, we are here to help.

- Outstanding Alumni Awards -


The College of Nursing is pleased to announce the recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus in Leadership is
Colleen Rozene Becker.


Ms. Becker has been an employee of Barnes Jewish Hospital since 1986 and currently serves as the Director of Patient Care for Perioperative and Trauma Services. She graduated with her diploma in nursing from Saint Francis School of Nursing in 1985. In her 21 years at Barnes she has filled many leadership roles advancing her career from staff nurse to her current Director role. As an individual committed to professional advancement she has also advanced her formal education and holds a Masters of Science Degree in Nursing from St. Louis University and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau.

 


The College of Nursing is pleased to announce the recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus in Practice is
Julie Tuttle.


Ms. Tuttle graduated from Saint Francis School of Nursing in 1984 and again with her Bachelor’s Degree in 1994. She graduated with her MSN from Stoneybrook University in New York and received her Neonatal Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.  She has been a neonatal nurse practitioner for many years and has advanced from a staff nurse in the unit to a practitioner.

 

 


The College of Nursing is pleased to announce the recipient of the Outstanding Alumnus in Education is
Victoria Nelson Kuzel.


Ms. Kuzel has forty years of nursing, mostly within the operating room. She is experienced as a clinical nurse specialist, clinical project manager, staff nurse, head nurse, education coordinator, and information systems coordinator. From March 12, 2005 to the present, she has worked as a Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist/OR Educator at Tucson Medical Center. She graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing in 1967. She completed her Bachelor’s degree from Saint Francis at Joliet in 1987 and went on to obtain a Master’s degree in nursing on 1990 from Aurora University, Aurora, IL.


 


We are constantly updating our alumni database.  The best way you can stay connected with us and other alumni is to make sure we have your correct information. Please fill out Change of Address to help us help you.  If you graduated before 1988 please use the Keep In Touch page and add your change of address.

Contact Helene Batzek, Coordinator of Development/Alumni/Marketing with any questions, suggestions, concerns or requests at 309-624-9933 or e-mail Helene by clicking here.

 


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