Zoe Hanson Cujak

She was raised in Beloit, where she cultivated lifelong friendships with elementary school pals. She cared about others throughout her life. A classically trained nurse turned Bolivian alpaca farmer, Zoe loved helping nurses become their best clinicians and caretakers. She left nursing to be a nurse educator, and then moved to management and eventually the Dean of Health Service and Public Safety at the Fox Valley Technical College. Zoe led the college and her team through ups, downs, transitions, changes, and growth. When she retired in 2021, Zoe left a team of people ready to carry the torch into the next generation of education. She relocated to Lexington South Carolina in 2021 to be the loving arms her granddaughter would run to.

She leaves behind Mark, her husband of 38 years; sons, Matthew (Marie), Benjamin (Jane); granddaughter, Charlotte, and beloved but snippy Corgi, Wynnie.

Zoe was a light to all those she encountered and helped to educate and inspire countless nurses and public safety workers across America.

In the spirit of her mission to expand access to education and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Zoe Cujak scholarship fund at the FVTC Foundation at https://www.fvtc.edu/community/fvtc-foundation/foundation-payment

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.caughmanlexington.com for the Cujak family.