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Chancellor’s Scholars named to Campus Honors Program

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — One hundred fifty-nine 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 approximately 125 freshmen each year, selected from over 7,000 on the Urbana campus. Additionally, approximately 25 students join the program at the beginning of their sophomore year.

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.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHANCELLOR’S SCHOLARS

ILLINOIS

Algonquin – Emily Pasetes
Arlington Heights – Emily Jaszka, Taylor Lafayette
Aurora – Pavan Baloo, Brianna Jordan, Sara Lagvankar
Bartlett – Matthew Pettineo, Roman Sentowski
Batavia – Simon Balisi, Emma Baunach
Belvidere – Kayla Vittore
Bensenville – Alfredo Diaz
Bloomington – Lauren Dubravec, Rohan Kamatar, Alok Kamatar, Prithiv Kumar, Quentin Wetzel
Buffalo Grove – Callie Coffey, Timothy Green, Jennifer Hong, Carina Su, Brandon Wang, Wilson Zhu
Carbondale – Jaden Lucas, Katherine Miles
Carlinville – Robert Wiggins
Carol Stream – Savannah Garcia
Champaign – Beth Born, Sophie Luijten, Caleb Patton, Dale Robbennolt
Cherry Valley – Logan Power
Chicago – Catherine Rogers, Lincoln Rogers, Peter Sakkos, Pablo Sanchez, Yvonne Smith, Gabriel Tavas, Hayley Wallenfeldt
Columbia – Nicholas Bahr
Crystal Lake – Julie Freund, Audrey Godsell
Danville – Matthew Larson
Darien – Daniel Donovan
Deerfield – Stella Zhao
DeKalb – Michael Mitchell
Downers Grove – Kathleen Culligan
Dunlap – Elisabeth Martin
Edwardsville – Parker Allen, Austin Huang, Jason Pan
Elgin – Rebecca Ducay
Elmwood Park – Julian Delgado
Evanston – Jacob Nagle
Farmington – John Fletcher
Frankfort – Luis Aragon, Destiny Henning, Sara Taylor
Freeburg – Connor Schopp
Galva – Mason Kaiser
Germantown Hills – Emily Willard
Glen Ellyn – James McHargue
Glenview – Jamie Kahn, Shon Shtern, Briana Sobecks
Greenup – Drew Warner
Gurnee – Ayusha Ayalur, Eric Rapanan, Matthew Wattelet
Hawthorn Woods – Carley Peldiak
Hillsboro – Shruthi Mekala
Hoffman Estates – Paola Garcia, Jonathan Kim
Hoyleton – Austin Schorfheide
Itasca – Eric Bayer
Kildeer – Albert Cao
La Grange – Audrey Ashburn
Lansing – Matthew Haak
Libertyville – Maxwell Chan, Tara D’Souza
Lindenhurst – Chahna Saraiya
Loves Park – Leah Mueller
Macomb – Theodore Li
Mahomet – Erin Lenschow
Manhattan – Jacob Dalen
Manteno – Blake Meyer
Marine – Eli Harding
Marshall – Garrett Frank, Benjamin Macke
Matteson – Jada Fulcher
Mokena – Nicholas Geoppo, Victoria Heredia-Ferran, Jack Twohig
Monticello – Noah Hanselman
Mount Prospect – Albert Kwan
Mount Pulaski – Corey Beccue
Mount Zion – Andrew Schollmeier
Naperville – Nicole Angell, Melissa Chen, Ashley Hornig, Niraj Lawande, Connor Parnell, Madison Wray, Sarah Zhou
New Canton – Paige Borrowman
Niles – Jenny Pineda
Northbrook – Amanda Simon
O’Fallon – Samuel Feathers
Oak Park – Eva Cornman, Jacob Spangler
Oregon – Ellen Reckamp
Orland Park – Ryan O’Neall, Ifeloluwa Osilaja
Palatine – Pradyot Midya, Ellyce Wong
Park Ridge – Ryan Prendergast, Julia Wapner
Peoria – Maxwell Jong
Philo – Zachary Chalmers
Plainfield – Jordan Ramirez
Richmond – Megan Klode
Ringwood – Brianna Huff
Riverside – Daniela Pope
Riverwoods – Julia Lewit
St. Joseph – Allison Place
Savoy – Sarah Matatov, Dana Yun
Schaumburg – Adithya Chari, Kevin Eberhardt, Sara Shahid
Shorewood – Theo Benig
Skokie – Gail Schneiderman
South Barrington – Elizabeth Perez
Springfield – Alexander Wang
Tinley Park – Ranya Darwish
Urbana – Elizabeth Atkinson, Sophia Ebel, Mariah Laugesen, Angela Shaw
Vernon Hills – Aditya Mansharamani, Rithva Ramesh
Villa Grove – James Gulich
Warrenville – Maya Chattoraj
Washburn – Kieran Sloan
Waterloo – Alex Nobbe
Wauconda – Livia Pereira
Western Springs – Ian Flueck
Wheaton – Maxwell Asselmeier, Jordan Schnack
Woodridge – Venkatsai Reddigari

OUT OF STATE

Iowa – Nathan Tansey (Iowa City), Ji Yeon In (Marion)

Minnesota – Abhi Kamboj (Plymouth)

Ohio – Shehani Gunawardena (Cincinnati)

Virginia – Joseph Park (Fairfax)

OUT OF COUNTRY

China – Shi-Yun Chen (Taiwan)

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