Evelyn Marshall-King, MSN-NE ’25, ADN, RN

2026 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: College of Health Sciences

Evelyn Marshall-King, MSN-NE, ADN, RN ’25, is a nursing educator, clinical leader and advocate whose career reflects a deep commitment to advancing nursing education, strengthening healthcare systems and uplifting the next generation of nurses. With professional experience spanning bedside care, behavioral health, correctional health, senior living and hospital leadership, Marshall-King has distinguished herself as an innovative educator and transformational leader dedicated to equity, excellence and patient-centered care. 

Marshall-King earned her Master of Science in Nursing at Carroll University through the RN-to-MSN Nurse Educator program in 2025. While completing her graduate studies, she designed high-impact learning experiences that blended competency-based education, active learning strategies and real-world clinical application. Committed to lifelong learning, Marshall-King is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration at Carroll University. 

As an MSN Nurse Educator student completing a precepted teaching experience in Carroll’s BSN pharmacology course, she developed a comprehensive instructional unit and implemented active-learning strategies to support student mastery of complex content. Marshall-King also introduced a flipped-classroom model, in which students engaged with content before class, allowing in-person instruction to focus on advanced learning; and created case studies and simulation-informed activities to strengthen clinical reasoning and student engagement. 

Through a Community Nursing class group project, Marshall-King collaborated with classmates to expand a graduate assignment into a campus Narcan access and education initiative. The team partnered with university stakeholders and the Waukesha County Health Department to support Narcan access and training and Marshall-King drafted the Public Safety policy updates and contributed to campus education efforts. The initiative was later accepted for poster dissemination at the Wisconsin League for Nursing Annual Conference. 

Over the course of her career, Marshall-King built a leadership path grounded in hands-on clinical work and steady progression. She began as an LPN Supervisor and Charge RN, then advanced into progressive nursing leadership roles across the continuum, including Director of Nursing for the Milwaukee County Jail, Assistant Director of Nursing in senior living and Residential Nursing Supervisor at Rogers Behavioral Health. For much of her leadership journey, she held these roles as an associate-degree prepared nurse, earning her MSN later while continuing to lead at a high level. She has never allowed traditional expectations about “when” someone is qualified to lead to define her growth or limit her impact. Most recently, she served as Professional Development and Employee Health Coordinator at Milwaukee Rehabilitation Hospital of Greenfield, functioning in an assistant chief nursing officer capacity and leading organization-wide nursing education, onboarding and competency development. She now serves as Director of Nursing at St. Camillus in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, leading nursing practice and operations with a strong focus on developing staff, strengthening systems and delivering safe, resident-centered care. 

Throughout her career, Marshall-King has remained deeply committed to mental health care and recovery-focused education. At Rogers Behavioral Health, she developed and implemented nurse-led educational programming for adolescents in recovery, redesigned therapeutic materials to be more engaging and culturally responsive and contributed to the development of an evidence-based treatment workbook. Her work consistently centers the whole person—bridging clinical excellence with trauma-informed practice, health promotion and advocacy. 

A published author and thought partner in nursing education, Marshall-King has contributed multiple articles to Minority Nurse, reflecting on the evolution of nursing education, student resilience and professional accountability. She is an active member of the Wisconsin League for Nursing, where she serves on the Scholarship and Grants Committee and the Daisy Award Selection Committee. She is also an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Tau Mu Chapter, Carroll University), where she serves on the Governance Committee and recently attended Sigma Theta Tau’s Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a first-time attendee and chapter leader alongside the chapter Treasurer. Committed to service and community impact, she most recently helped organize a holiday toy drive benefiting Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee, where faculty and students donated to help make the season brighter for local children. 

In 2024, she was recognized at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center as a Daisy Award nominee and Daisy Team Award recipient. In 2020, she received the Advocate Aurora Live Green Champion Award, recognized during an organization-wide online ceremony for educating unit staff on recycling and sustainable practices that reduced unit costs and supported a healthier environment. She also serves on the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Nursing Advisory Board and regularly mentors nursing students and early-career professionals. 

Marshall-King’s passion for nursing is rooted in legacy and lived experience. Inspired by her mother’s trailblazing nursing career and the example of her sister, Dr. Josie Veal (Carroll/Columbia School of Nursing ’95), she carries forward a multigenerational commitment to service, leadership and advocacy. A self-described late bloomer, she began her healthcare journey as a certified nursing assistant before advancing through every level of practice. It was an experience that continues to shape her empathy, leadership style and deep commitment to developing others. While her impact is visible, she does not pursue the spotlight; she pursues outcomes: better care, stronger teams and opportunities for the next nurse coming up behind her. Her career reflects the power of resilience, education and steady, compassionate leadership to strengthen individuals, institutions and communities. 

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