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Cherilyn G. Murer, founder, president and CEO of Joliet-based Murer Consultants, Inc., is the recipient of two prestigious appointments among innovators striving to meet the health care needs of the future. The Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program and the U.S. Army have named Murer as a business and technology transfer reviewer on a panel...

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride will present a lecture on professionalism from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. Chief Justice Kilbride will discuss ethical issues and challenges for lawyers as part of the NIU College of Law’s Murer Speaker Series on Professionalism....

The NIU College of Law will present the final installment of the 2012-13 Murer Lectures on Professionalism at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. The lecture will be presented by program sponsor Cherilyn Murer, chair of the NIU Board of Trustees. Murer will speak on “Professionalism and...

First-year law students enrolled at the NIU College of Law once again will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the ethical expectations of lawyers, thanks to Cherilyn and Michael Murer. Launched last fall, the series exposes first-year students at the NIU College of Law to legal scholars and luminaries from across the country to discuss...

The players for the Joliet Slammers and Windy City Thunderbolts aren’t the only ones providing fireworks at Joliet’s Silver Cross Field Friday night at 7:05 p.m.  That’s because Northern Illinois University is sponsoring the July 20 fireworks night as part of its season-long partnership with the Slammers. “Will County is an important area in our...

Eight leaders of state government and corporate health care agree that “true reform” of health care delivery is not only likely but coming, thanks to advances in technology and electronic medical records. That hopeful message closed a June 13 panel discussion moderated by NIU Board of Trustees Chair Cherilyn Murer. “I found it very gratifying...

Cherilyn G. Murer was re-elected today as chair of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University for fiscal year 2013. She has served in this capacity since Sept. 15, 2011. Murer, who was first appointed to the board in 2005 and was reappointed in spring, 2011, previously served as the fourth member of the...

To ensure that the lawyers of tomorrow are not only technically skilled but also are ethical legal practitioners, Cherilyn and Michael Murer have extended their sponsorship of  the lecture series “Introduction to the Legal Profession: History, Culture, and Values.” Launched this fall, the series exposes first-year students at the NIU College of Law to legal...

The Northern Illinois University College of Law will conclude its professionalism series, “Introduction to the Legal Profession: History, Culture, and Values,” from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center. The event will feature alumna Cherilyn G. Murer (’78), president and CEO of Murer Consultants, Inc. and chair of the NIU...

Cherilyn G. Murer was elected today as chair of the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University. Murer, who was first appointed to the board in 2005 and reappointed this spring, most recently served as the fourth member of the executive cabinet. Before that, she served a two-year term as chair of the board from...

The NIU Alumni Association‘s Chicago Speaker Series is back. The tradition continues from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, with a presentation on the dynamic changes happening to health care.