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GRADUATES Princeton University DOWNERS GROVE: Ashley Eberhart, bachelor’s in comparative politics, magna cum laude, with certificates in American studies, African studies and environmental studies
Stanford University DOWNERS GROVE: Burke Sims, bachelor’s in economics and history
Rice University DOWNERS GROVE: Alexander Karge, bachelor’s in English and biochemistry and cell biology, cum laude WESTMONT: Rebecca Sorensen, master of music
Carthage College DOWNERS GROVE: Riley Marsden, bachelor’s in social work Emily Voss, bachelor’s in neuroscience
University of Illinois at Chicago DOWNERS GROVE: Jay Andreuccetti, bachelor’s in biological sciences Nicole Asavalertpanich, doctorate in pharmacy Lisa Billie, master of social work Frances De La Torre, bachelor’s in nursing Bjondi Dervishi, bachelor’s in criminology, law, and justice Graham Dimmick, master of social work Douglas Felsecker, bachelor’s in mechanical engineering Ronli Franceschini, master of social work Gregory Frazier, master’s in electrical & computer engineering Whitney Haywood, bachelor’s in management Scott Hixson, bachelor’s in English Adam Kula, bachelor’s in biological sciences John Leonard, bachelor’s in communication Sherry Lin, bachelor’s in nutrition Cristin Mathew, bachelor’s in philosophy Kevin McCarthy, bachelor’s in communication Holly Mech, bachelor’s in English Marian Menschig, bachelor’s in information & decision science Alexander Montague, bachelor’s in computer science Katelyn Murray, master of social work Jennifer Obrecht, doctorate in nursing practice Rebecca Ochoa, bachelor’s in psychology Ruth Ondracek, bachelor’s in kinesiology Jingbo Pang, master’s in nutrition Ashley Prete, bachelor’s in communication Jaclyn Rinehart, bachelor’s in
biological sciences Andrea Rizzo, bachelor’s in nursing Allison Ryan, master’s in instructional leadership Rachel Saura, bachelor’s in management Brian Schmitt, bachelor’s in teaching of history Alexi Shepherd, bachelor’s in Spanish Jillian Simon, doctorate in physiology and biophysics Aleksandra Skrzypczyk, bachelor’s in kinesiology Pooja Solanki, bachelor’s in biological sciences Richard Stahmer, bachelor’s in computer science Julius Staisiunas, bachelor’s in criminology, law, and justice Oludara Talabi, bachelor’s in biological sciences Matthew Tyl, doctorate in medicine Krystin Wagner, bachelor’s in communication Fatema Yusufali, doctorate in pharmacy WESTMONT: Cayli Choe, bachelor’s in Germanic studies Naga Dharmavaram, bachelor’s in biological sciences Brian Dunne, bachelor’s in history Samantha Graham, master’s in nursing Austin Hood, bachelor’s in criminology, law, and justice Kiran Kasa, bachelor’s in management Lauren Kendall, doctorate in medicine Andrew Liu, bachelor’s in marketing Meredith Maresh, bachelor’s in communication and theatre Nilovana Panwalkar, master’s in rehabilitation sciences Dimitrios Simeakis, bachelor’s in kinesiology Emmanuel Simeakis, master’s in
mechanical engineering Elizabetha Stojanovska, bachelor’s in civil engineering Michelle Young, bachelor’s in finance
Millikin University DOWNERS GROVE: Sarah Feste, bachelor’s in music education - vocal
HONOR ROLLS Nazareth Academy, second semester A HONOR ROLL DOWNERS GROVE: Ellen Chiligiris and Laura Markos WESTMONT: Jake Damanskis, Melanie Daubaras, Justyna Falat, Thomas Gray, Katherine Greene and Roben Mata B HONOR ROLL DOWNERS GROVE: Grace Brown, Stephen Knecht and Jennifer Salata WESTMONT: Kaila Bolisay, Nicholas Bolisay, Garrett Jacobellis, Grant Pomatto, Sarah Radford and Aeneas White
Benet Academy, second semester FIRST HONORS DOWNERS GROVE: Seniors Rachael Barrett, Kelly Buh, Katherine Burjek, Kevin Carroll, Luke Cesarz, Connor Crouch, Daniel Donofrio, Robert Haemmerle, David Mills, Joseph Neumann, Kovas Polikaitis and Sara Watson; juniors Sarah Barrett, Daniel Bensen, Griffin Bourjaily, Kevin Burns, Sean Byrne, Kathleen Carroll, Kathleen Flavin, Charles Kovarik, Michael Krumdick, Elizabeth Malone, Brien Robbins, Paul Wagner and Nicole Zolman; sophomores Patrick Cleary, Coleman Crouch, Maggie Crouch, Ryan Donofrio, Sean Harnik, Benjamin Johnson, Margaret
Johnson, Stephanie Julitz, Therese Massura, Tessa O’Connell, William O’Meara, Daina Polikaitis, Madeleine Sanderson, Callie Sharp, Natalie Walrath and Emily York; and freshmen Matthew Andrasek, Brendan Blaney, John Culligan, Erin O’Brien and Bryan Pedraza WESTMONT: Senior Danny Baghdan and junior Eva Baghdan SECOND HONORS DOWNERS GROVE: Seniors John Andersen, Michael Blaney, Elaine Cleary, Shannon Falotico, Peggy Flavin, Patrick Gallagher, Kathryn Gelwicks, Joseph Giuffre, Erin Kennedy, Taylor Lifka, Meghan McGrath, Maeve McGuire, William Muth, Lindsey Pappalardo, Michael Scanlon and Leo Schmit; juniors Megan Boston, Maria Christina Burn, Colleen Durkin, Frank Ferconio, Elisa Maguigad, Kaileen Mangan, Timothy Mitchell, Joshua Neumann, Kelly O’Brien, Maureen Sanderson, Veronica Shadis, Theresa Sterner, Clare Theisen and Charlotte Wimmel; sophomores Michael Cortesio, Marija Cyvas, Emmeline Dizon, Laurance Dunn, Jeffrey Feigenbaum, Kevin Flavin, Jillian Gaydos, Adam Gesior, Timothy Haemmerle, Amelia Kelly, Andrew Kirk, Hannah McGrath, Mackenzie Muth, Audrey O’Connell, Margaret O’Connell, Sean O’Connell, Sean O’Connor, Lucy Provenzale, Matthew Swain, Francesca Tiballi, Rachel Watson and Michael Yahiro; and freshmen Thomas Flavin, Sydney Foley, John Gallagher, Stephen Kovarik, Rohit Kurian, Elizabeth Mitchell, Patrick O’Meara, Corey Sweeney, Mary Clare Wall and Christina Zaeske WESTMONT: Seniors Jessica Gudiel and Juliana White; junior Luke Hyland; sophomores Jonathan Brown and Mike Powers; and freshmen Grace Anderson, Jack Dokhanchi and Amelia Gudiel
SD • Wednesday, July 24, 2013 • mysuburbanlife.com • Reporter | Progress
• Princeton University graduate Ashley Eberhart of Downers Grove received the New York Herald Prize for her thesis, “A Declaration of Dissent: Political Interests, Entrepreneurship Policy, and Innovation in Emerging Markets, 2005-2012.” • Stanford University students Burke Sims and Haley Sims, both of Downers Grove, earned All Academic PAC - 12 honors as members of the swimming team. • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate Jessica Bollow of Downers Grove earned Bronze Tablet honors for a top 3 percent grade-point average in the College of Business and Senior 100 honors recognizing her as one of the top 100 seniors for leadership and involvement.
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