School News – Class of 2014
It’s official. Graduates in Saint Viator’s Class of 2014 combined to earn more than $2 million more in scholarships than the previous record. In all, the 250 graduates earned $28 million in college scholarships. Here’s a sampling: Consider Mitch Ryan of Palatine, who was selected for the University of Southern California’s new World Bachelor in Business program. He begins his freshman year at USC’s Marshall School of Business before traveling to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for his sophomore year and Bocconi University’s School of Economics in Milan for his junior year and then returning to USC for his senior year. The innovative program is targeted for entrepreneurial students, with an approach that prepares them to be global executives. The scholarship will cover one quarter of his tuition, but the experiences he stands to gain are priceless, school officials say. He also will Querbes Scholar, Paul Lewis ’14 is earn degrees from all three institutions. headed to Harvard University this fall. Then, there’s Nina Byskosh of Barrington, who follows in the footsteps of her older sister, Alexandria, class of 2012, in earning a spot in Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education, which guarantees her direct admission into its Feinstein School of Medicine. Santiago Sordo-Palacios of Arlington Heights earned a scholarship from Fordham University in New York which will cover his full tuition and recognizes his academic excellence as a National Hispanic Scholar, named by the National Merit Corporation. Senior Class President Paul Lewis of Hoffman Estates earned the Harvard College Faculty Scholarship, valued at $97,400, as well as Princeton’s University Award, valued at $110,260 and Northwestern’s University Scholarship, valued at $80,616, before deciding to accept the scholarship from Harvard.
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Valedictorian Tyler Harris of Palatine earned one of the first Scott Malpass Schoholar Awards from the University of Notre Dame. Valued at $80,000 Querbes Scholar, Caitlin M. Bremner our years, it was named in honor of the university’s chief investment '14, is headed to Marquette University officer and, as a result, Tyler will have this fall. an internship working directly with Malpass,who is responsible for he investment of the university’s endowment, working capital, pension and life income assets. Matt Prazuch of Arlington Heights was among the top 15 percent of business students admitted to the University of Illinois College of Business, and consequently was named one of approximately 100 incoming James Scholars. Matt will attend University of Michigan in the fall. Kristen Yi, a talented student and artist from Arlington Heights, earned a University Award from Cornell University in New York, valued at $136,376 over four years.
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