Students select St. Johns College for their educational program to experience the individualized student interaction among students, faculty and staff. Highly qualified faculty and staff provide services to support student learning. Just as students are emphasized in the College, patient care is emphasized in the curriculum so that students may focus on their professional objectives while experiencing patient care in a variety of healthcare settings. Students, faculty and staff collaborate to honor the past while creating the future for nursing education and practice.
St. John's College Academic Advising Handbook
| Faculty | |
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Marjorie Beyers, PhD - Interim Chancellor marjorie.beyers@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Mary Barnes, RN, MS, CCRN - Assistant Professor mary.barnes@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Linda Blakely, MSN, RN - Instructor linda.blakely@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Linda Blakely is an Instructor of Nursing at St. John’s College, a position she has held since January 2009. |
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Gloria Brummer, MS, RN, CEN, CNE - Assistant Professor gloria.brummer@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Mary Ellen Carlson, MS, RN - Instructor maryellen.carlson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Mary Ellen Carlson is an instructor at St. John’s College. Mary Ellen has 20 years teaching experience in undergraduate nursing education in the classroom, lab, and clinical setting. |
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Jill Chamberlain, MS, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor jill.chamberlain@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Jill Chamberlain is currently an Assistant Professor of nursing at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing, where she has been a faculty member since 2004. |
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Shannon Davis, MSN, RN - Instructor shannon.davis@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Renae Hale, MSN, RN - Adjunct Faculty renae.hale@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Cheryl Huffman, MS, RN - Assistant Professor cheryl.huffman@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Linda Mabus, MA, MS, RN - Assistant Professor linda.mabus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Mary Micklus, MSN, RN - Instructor mary.micklus@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Marilyn Robins, DNP, RN - Adjunct Faculty marilyn.robins@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Marilyn Robins currently Board Certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Also, she is completing a Doctoral in Nursing Practice at the University of Illinois, Chicago. As a new adjunct faculty at St. John’s College, she is teaching medical surgical clinical part time. |
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Jennifer Rogers, Pharm D, RPH - Instructor jennifer.rogers@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Casey Schumacher, MSN, RN - Program Director casey.schumacher@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Yvonne Schmudde, MS, RN - Instructor yvonne.schmudde@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Yvonne Schmudde is an Instructor of Nursing at St. John’s College in Springfield, Illinois, a position she has held since 2000. |
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Judy Schackleford, PhD, RN - Associate Professor judy.schackleford@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Dr. Judy Shackelford ia an associate professor at St. John's College, Department of Nursing. She has been an educator for 21 years. |
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Jennie VanSchyndel, MS, RN - Assistant Professor jennie.vanschyndel@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Jennie VanSchyndel is a Assistant Professor of Nursing at St. John's College, Department of Nursing, a position she has held since 1993. |
| Support Services | |
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Beth Beasley, MA, RN - Student Development Officer beth.beasley@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Beth M. Beasley MA, RN is currently the Student Development Officer at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing. |
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Linda Quigley, BA - Admissions Officer/Registrar linda.quigley@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Mary Deatherage, BA - Financial Aid Officer mary.deatherage@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu Mary Deatherage is Financial Aid Officer at St. John’s College, Department of Nursing. She began her career in student financial assistance in 1985 and has been a member of the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) since that time. |
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Dorothy Dorner - Department Secretary dorothy.dorner@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Wilma Christianson - Department Secretary wilma.christianson@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |
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Jeannette Forgas -College Clerk jeannette.forgas@stjohnscollegespringfield.edu |






















