In our Fast Forward series, we profile alumni doing unique, interesting and meaningful work in their fields, inviting each to connect the support they received at Creighton, however long past, to the person they are today.
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Fast Forward features
Alumna's love of comics and video games leads her to dream job in Scotland
Hailey Austin, BA’16, is, as far as we know, the sole member of Creighton’s Bennett, Colorado --> Omaha, Nebraska --> Dundee, Scotland pipeline.
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80,000+ miles at sea: Alumna is one of the world's leading adventure photographers
Few alumni have careers as beautiful or perilous as Jen Edney, BA’05.
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“A leader for all’: What Chadron State’s president gained from Creighton’s EdD program
Creighton's Doctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Leadership (EdD) helped Ron K. Patterson, EDD’22, refine his approach as a leader. One year after becoming Chadron State College’s president, Patterson reflects on his Creighton experience.
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Alumna sportscaster covered Michael Jordan and Tonya Harding while blazing new trails herself
Ann Schatz, BA’79, was the first female sportscaster in Omaha and Portland and is an award-winning broadcaster. But her trailblazing career began with much uncertainty.
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Alum is one of only eight in Creighton's history to take this degree path
For alumnus Hunter Allen, a journey of self-reflection led him down one of the least-trod paths a Creighton student can take.
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Taking flight: How Creighton helped shape an Air Force Colonel
After Creighton helped prepare Kristen Nichols, BS’01, DDS’05, for success, she’s spent 20 years making an impact within the Air Force. Now, she leads the Department of Defense’s largest dental service.
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Creighton helped Kyle Korver discover purpose beyond basketball
What Kyle Korver learned about himself while at Creighton prepared him to make a meaningful impact both on and off the court. Korver, who’s now in the Atlanta Hawks’ front office, recently spoke at the 2024 Sport at the Service of Humanity Conference.
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Creighton lawyer was the Red Power Ranger
Dan Slavin, JD’05, has had an unlikely career trajectory — from model to actor to Power Ranger to Creighton law student to commercial litigation attorney in Phoenix. In a way, he owes it all to the kid who beat him up in grade school.
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Creighton’s only Oscar nominee
With the Academy Awards on the horizon, we got to thinking: Has a Creighton alumnus ever been nominated for an Oscar? As it turns out, yes. But just one.
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Creighton alum named president of CommonSpirit Health’s Arizona market
Alumnus Anthony Houston, EDD’21, who received a Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership degree from Creighton, said he felt called to the program because of his desire to learn more about leadership through a Jesuit, Catholic lens.
Creighton pharmacist leads nationwide industry shift
Alumnus Tom Utech is the Chief Executive Officer of iA, a company that is leading the transformation in the way pharmacies operate and prescriptions are filled.
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