Brownton graduate named college chair
The College of Health Sciences of Rush University, Chicago, has named Kathryn S. Keim, PhD, RD, LDN, chair of the Department of Clinical Nutrition.
Keim has been with Rush since 2005, serving as a professor and coordinator for the department’s master’s degree program.
Keim also serves on the College of Health Sciences faculty council, faculty development of teaching skills committee and the steering committee for seminars. On top of her university responsibilities, she also serves on the clinical nutrition admissions, curriculum, recruitment and research committees.
She earned a bachelor of science from the University of Minnesota, a master of science in food and nutrition from University of Nebraska and a PhD from Texas Tech University with a major in nutrition and minor in physiology.
Keim is a graduate of Brownton High School and the daughter of the late Loretta and Gerry Hochsprung.