The FMC fellowship program honors outstanding graduate students in business administration, economics, engineering, finance or related fields. Final selections are made by representatives from FMC Technologies, the University of Illinois, and the U of I Foundation.
Sara Dill, a 2008-09 recipient from UIS, is currently employed as senior director of administration and business development with Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the largest children’s hospital in the state outside Chicago, and expects to receive her MBA in May 2009. She was nominated for the fellowship award by Paul McDevitt, associate professor of Business Administration and director of the MBA Program at UIS.
McDevitt noted that Dill is a “high-performing MBA student” who has “built a successful career around interests in children and healthcare.” In her current position, she is part of the hospital’s top management team and has responsibilities for strategic direction, collaborative leadership, and oversight and she was appointed to serve as the hospital’s interim executive director for six months.
“Sara is one of those dream candidates for the MBA,” said McDevitt, “a successful career executive who has decided that her formal education must catch up with her professional accomplishments. She is a smart and dedicated individual with strong communication and people skills. We believe that she will be a leader, that she will make a difference in health care.”
