Carla
Ferguson, assistant nursing professor at Oakton Community College,
is the recipient of a $10,000 Nurse Educator Fellowship from the Illinois
Board of Higher Education, College officials said.
Ferguson
was one of two Illinois nursing faculty from a community college to
receive the award. The Illinois Board of Higher Education distributed
a total of 15 fellowships in December, to ensure the retention of
well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning
that award nursing degrees. Ferguson joined Oakton full time in August
2003. She earned her master's degree from Rush University and bachelor's
degree from Loyola University Chicago.
The
Illinois Board of Higher Education first awarded Nurse Educator Fellowships
in 2006. Margaret Gas, associate professor of nursing at Oakton, was
an initial recipient.
For
more information about the nursing program at Oakton, contact Sandy
Kubala, chair, at 847-635-1720.