Campus News

When Broadway went dark on March 12, 2020, Julia Schade ’08 was about to debut as musical director of “Six,” a musical retelling — presented as a pop concert — of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII. Though she’ll have to wait a little longer to return to Broadway, she’s taking advantage…

Nicole Robinson ’12 is a nursing supervisor at Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville, Ga., serving our U.S. veterans and thanks Rockford University for giving her the skills to help out during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Durpee Powell ’09 started his own virtual tutoring service, DP’s Excellence Virtual Tutoring Service. The service focuses on math for grades 1-5 and writing/English class tutoring for grades 4-12. He is excited about helping the youth in the community achieve their goals.

Shannon Tipton ’02 is working as a staffer for an Illinois state representative and helped create a Black caucus in Will County, Ill.

Christopher Yax ’98 recently joined Teleflex, a medical device manufacturer, selling their intra-aortic balloon pump technology. His sales territory includes the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, and eastern Pennsylvania.

Maryann Jones Hayslip ’93, principal of St. Aloysius School in Pewee Valley, Ky., is the recipient of the 2020 Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership given by the U.S. Department of Education. She is one of 10 educators in the nation to receive this award.