Fast Forward features archive

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.


Anthony Houston

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.

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Nancy Nye and stills from Gattaca.

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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Tom Utech

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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