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Chancellor’s Scholars named to Campus Honors Program

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – One hundred twenty-seven freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been designated Chancellor’s Scholars, chosen for their academic excellence and leadership potential, in the Campus Honors Program this fall.

The Campus Honors Program is a four-year general studies program open to undergraduates in any curriculum. It admits up to 125 freshmen each year, selected from more than 7,000 on the Urbana campus. Up to 20 additional students join the program at the beginning of their sophomore year.

Among the designated (EDITORS: See list.).

Chancellor’s Scholars participate in small-enrollment honors classes and seminars. Close student-faculty interaction also is fostered by a mentor system, a lecture series on topics of general interest, dress-rehearsal visits to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and international programming. Other benefits include summer research and travel grants.

CHANCELLOR’S SCHOLARS

ANTIOCH – Lauren Tiffany

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – David Greer

BATAVIA – Megan Scharlau

BEACH PARK – Fahd Hussain

BELVIDERE – Jennifer Bowley

BUFFALO GROVE – Anthony Barnstable, Adam Rosenbaum, Anna Sherman, Gary Yin

CAROL STREAM – Nicholas Langhammer

CARY – Kristen Cantieri

CHAMPAIGN – Robert Born, David Brandyberry, Kendall Campbell, Cristina Gratton

CHICAGO – Joanna Jamerson, Evan Rogers

CLARENDON HILLS – Maxmilian Evers

CRYSTAL LAKE – Ethel Liao, Alex Zelasko

DARIEN – Jennifer Nichols, Deirdre Rudolph

DECATUR- Daniel Hinze

DEER PARK – Christopher Buris

DOWNERS GROVE – David Rhodes

EDGEWOOD – Beau Manuel

FLOSSMOOR – Nicholas Connolly

FRANKLIN PARK – Veronica Drozdowski

GALENA – James Beadsworth

GLEN ELLYN – Karen Lipa

GLENCO – Shyam Saladi

GLENVIEW – Carrington Watkins, Nicole Hristakos

GREENVILLE – Logan Lippert

GURNEE – Katrina Litke, Ryan Ruddell

HANOVER PARK – Lindsay Anderson

HEYWORTH – Tabitha Nelson

HICKORY HILLS – Sean McLaughlin

HINSDALE – Vikram Reddy

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Kaushik Andra, Praneet Sahgal

HOMER GLEN – Elizabeth Kalmanek

HUNTLEY – Sarah Sheehan

INVERNESS – Jennifer Bora

ITASCA – Robert Weber

KENILWORTH – Monica O’Connor

LAKE FOREST – Matthew Tenpas

LAKE IN THE HILLS – Chris Cowart

LAKE ZURICH – Margaret O’Connor

LEMONT – Joseph Conway, Clare Rogers

LIBERTYVILLE – Kenneth Shaevel, Richard Vachula

LOCKPORT – Rachel Beck, Joseph Kus, Holly Leyden

LODA – Monica Jarboe

LOMBARD – Haley Naebig

LOVES PARK – Tyler Olson

MAHOMET – Gail Butler

MANHATTAN – Jack Meister

McHENRY- John Jaworski

MINONK – James Leigh

MOKENA – Joshua Emge

MORRIS – William Del Toro, Kyle Jorstad, Taylor Wolfer

MOUNT PROSPECT – Christine Rovani

NAPERVILLE – Pooja Bag, Erik Elmgren, Samantha Fuchs, Matthew Hoffman, Meredith Staub, Sheryl Wang, Hannah Wood

NORMAL – Maggie Naden

NORTHBROOK – Albert Xiao

O’FALLON – Katy Beebe

OAK BROOK – Sarah Innocenti

OAKFORD – Justin Brooks

OAKLAND – Stefanie Borntreger

ORLAND HILLS – Kamila Zdanewica

ORLAND PARK – Alexander Kordas, Matthew Piper

PALOS PARK – Claire Gibbons

PARK RIDGE – Jay Enders

PEORIA – Tyler Blum, Grant Dailey, Charles Stovall

PLAINFIELD – Mallika Modak, Pedro Ribeiro

POPLAR GROVE – Alyssa Peterson

QUINCY – Dejan Vrtikapa

RIVERSIDE – Jacob Dluhy

ROCKFORD – Rebecca Nothof, Isaac Robert

ROUND LAKE – Eric Kwan

ST. ANNE – Ashley Peterson

SAVOY – Kaleigh Niccum

SCHAUMBURG – Megan Lindgren

SIDELL – Victoria Cross

SKOKIE – Gideon Horberg, Jennifer Lin, Daniel Takushi

SPRINGFIELD – Natasha Willkins

ST. CHARLES – Erin Murphy

STAUNTON – Surbhi Jain

TINLEY PARK – Karen Theis

URBANA – Fabian Junge, Jeremy Loui, Anna Mast

WALNUT HILL – Brandon Tate

WHEATON – Mary Heaton

WILMETTE – Catherine Maloney

OUT OF STATE

ALASKA, Fairbanks – Anne Goering

INDIANA, Carmel – Abigail Sachs

Munster – Anna Dorn

OHIO, Loudonville – Katherine Bokenkamp

Toledo – Supriya Hobbs

Athens – Hannah Rickey

TENNESSEE, Kingsport – Amy Oreskovic

WISCONSIN, Hartford – Dario Aranguiz

OUT OF COUNTRY

DUBAI, Dubai – Paritosh Gangaramani

GERMANY, Bonn – Haichuan Yu

INDIA, Mumbai – Akash Shah

SOUTH KOREA, Seoul – Yoo-jin Baik

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