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Brookeld nancial advisor named to prestigious group

Linda Sokol Francis, to the 2020 spring semester dean’s president of Brookfield list at Carthage College in KenoFinancial Plans Inc. and sha, Wisconsin. They attained a financial advisor with semester grade-point average of Waddell and Reed Finanat least 3.5 on a 4-point scale. cial Inc. has been accepted for the ■ Brookfield residents Mariah second consecutive year as a memDorsey (early childhood educaber of the Million Dollar Round tion), Kaitlin Lizik (communicaTable, an international organizations) and Carly Melody (social tion for top financial advisors. work) were named to the 2020 “I and feel honored to have qualified be invited to join this excluLINDA SOKOL FRANCIS spring semester dean’s list high honors at Aurora Unive with rsity sive organization,” Francis said for earning a semester GPA of 4.0. in a press release. “As a Rotarian and world ■ Several local students were named to traveler, I am always excited to obtain the the dean’s list (3.5 GPA) and president’s list views of the rest of the world both culturally (4.0 GPA) for the 2020 spring semester at the and financially.” University of Alabama. Those named to the dean’s list included Brookfield residents AmOn campus ber and Bittourna, Brittany Paeth, Kyle Paeth Zachary Veselsky and Riverside resi■ Dana Dombrowski, of Brookfield, graddent Caden Vais. Named to the president’s uated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Gerlist was Brookfield resident Lydia Olson. man from Knox College in Galesburg in June. ■ Brookfield residents Katya Garcia and ■ Riverside resident Cameron Bolton Jessica Taylor and Riverside resident Chargraduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree lie Marcou were named to the 2020 winter in journalism from Drake University in Des semester dean’s list at Grand Valley State Moines, Iowa, at the end of the 2020 spring seUniversity in Allendale, Michigan. mester. He was also named to the 2020 spring ■ Gloria Corona, of Brookfield, was semester dean’s list by earning a semester named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at the GPA of at least 3.5. University of Findlay (Ohio) for attaining a ■ North Riverside resident Isabelle EcheGPA of at least 3.5. She was also named to the varria (B.S., English creative writing) and Nu Beta chapter of the Delta Mu Delta InterBrookfield resident Kennadi Taylor (B.S., national Honor Society in Business. nursing) were among the more than 900 stu■ Jeremiah Clarkson, of Brookfield, was dents graduating from Bradley University in named to the Wheaton College dean’s list for Peoria in May. the 2020 spring semester for achieving a GPA ■ Among those receiving degrees from of at least 3.5. the University of Iowa at the end of the 2020 ■ Jeremy Heer, of Brookfield, was named spring semester were Brookfield residents to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at QuinAlex Contreras (Bachelor of Business Adcy (Illinois) University for earning a semester ministration in finance), Alyse Malikowski GPA of at least 3.5. (Bachelor of Business Administration in ■ Riverside resident Coulter Greenwell, a marketing), Julia Melone (Bachelor of Arts financial management major, was named to in speech and hearing science) and McKenthe president’s list for the 2020 spring semesna Powers (Bachelor of Arts in history) and ter at Clemson (South Carolina) University Riverside residents Brendan McDonough for achieving perfect semester GPA of 4.0. (Bachelor of Arts in political science) and ■ Emily Pitts, of Riverside, a professional Ryan Zia (Bachelor of Arts in communicawriting and information design major, was tion studies). named to the 2020 spring dean’s honor list at ■ Brookfield resident Daniel Sagel graduCedarville (Ohio) University for maintaining ated with a Master of Arts in educational a GPA of at least 3.75. Michael Pitts, meanleadership from the University of Northern while, was named to the dean’s list for mainColorado in Greeley at the end of the 2020 taining a GPA of at least 3.5. spring semester. ■ Alyssa Brown, of Riverside, was one of ■ Brookfield resident Anthony Landahl 714 students named to the 2020 spring semeswas named Outstanding Student in Televiter dean’s list at Denison University in Gransion Arts by the Department of Communicaville, Ohio. Students named to the dean’s list tion of Bradley University’s Slane College of have maintained a GP A of at least 3.7 for the Communications and Fine Arts. He was one semester. of 60 students of the college to be recognized ■ Brookfield residents Elizabeth Strzelfor superior achievement. czyk (software engineering) and Abigail ■ Alyssa Schwarz, of Riverside, and AuZabrodsky(forestry) and Riverside residents tumn Rajcevich-Schwer and Kiera Notz, Ryan Kodama (industrial design) and Isaboth of Brookfield, were among those named belle Legan (global resource systems) were WINNERS: Receiving awards for decorating their homes and blocks for the Riverside July 4 parade were (clockwise from top) the Dufamily for Most Decorated Yard; the Audubon Road Social Society for the the Red, White and Blue Spirit Award; and the Kirsch family for the Best Fourth of July ‚ eme.

Riverside salutes residents who showed spirit during parade

While the village of Riverside had to improvise a bit with its July 4 parade this year, officials also wanted to make sure residents could still participate by decorating their homes and blocks to vie for awards.

“We want to thank everyone for joining us during our Riverside parade honoring first responders,” said Ron Malchiodi, the director of parks and recreation for the village. “It was great seeing so many families in their yards, greeting us. Also a big thank you to residents who decorated their houses, dressed up in the July 4 gear, made signs and banners and submitted photos.”

Malchiodi announced that the winner of the Most Decorated Yard Award was the at Iowa State University in Ames for earning a semester GPA of at least 3.5. ■ Among those named to the 2020 spring dent Jennifer Schoenheider and Brookfield Jane McLaren, Gylmar Ponce and Casey Vileta. Duff family, who spray-painted red, white and blue stars into their front lawn, accenting other tar-spangled decorations.

Winning Best Fourth of July Theme was the Kirsch family, who turned their front windows into an American flag using red crosses, peace signs and hearts to form the stripes and placing a garland of red, white and blue balloons above the garage door.

The Red, White and Blue Spirit Award when to the Audubon Road Social Society, who denied a chance to stand out, as usual, in the parade welcomed the parade to the street under a banner thanking first responders that stretched from one side of

named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list se mester dean’s list at Lewis University in Romeoville for attaining a GPA of at least 3.5 were Riverside residents Nida Aleksa and Danny Zontos, North Riverside resiresidents Diana Lekkas, Justin Lohmeier, the street to the other.

■ Fiona Hamilton, a chemistry major from Brookfield, was named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-River Falls for earning a semester GPA of least 3.5. ■ St. Laurence High School in Burbank announced that Brookfield resident Julian Gonzalez was named to the A Honor Roll for th4e second semester of the 2019-20 school year. Named to the B Honor Roll were Riverside residents Cade Friend and Calvin Friend and Brookfield resident Charlie Burnell.