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Chancellor’s Scholars named to Campus Honors Program

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – One hundred and forty-six 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 125 freshmen each year, selected from approximately 7,000 on the Urbana campus. Up to 25 additional 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

ALGONQUIN – Jessica Slovak

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Brendan Doshi, Alexander Hristov, Christopher Moss, Gregory Wilk

ATKINSON – Christopher Bisom

AURORA – Anna Wetherholt

BATAVIA – Erika Bongen

BELVIDERE – Sarah Peters

BLOOMINGTON – Jeffrey Lawson

BOURBONNAIS – Kari Notton

BUFFALO GROVE – Nikita Ikon, Leah Schmelkin

CARMI – Daniel Bierman

CHAMPAIGN – Daniel Borup, Caroline Brown, Sarah Buck, Se-Joon Chung, Rachel Garrick, Erin Hayes, Deren Kudeki

CHATHAM – Emily Cross

CHICAGO – (07) Miles Cernauskas

(08) Alejandra Rodriguez

(15)Aditi Singh

(40) Nathan Raichel

(45) April Nwatah

(46) Jennifer Kane

(55) Matthew Schmitz

(57) Elizabeth Mucha

CLARE – Anthony Salis

COAL CITY – Kristina Korilko

CRETE – Alison Melko

CRYSTAL LAKE – Nicholas Wood

DANVILLE – Scott Huber

DARIEN – Merril Idiyalil

DEERFIELD – Margaret Sharp, Ilana Strauss

DES PLAINES – Kim Unander

DOWNERS GROVE – Jessica Bollow, Dave Dreiser, Rahul Kamath

DUNLAP – Kourtni Brooke

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – James Boffice

EUREKA – Kelsey Sauder

FAIRFIELD – Nhan Nguyen

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS – Anna Ehlers, Alexander Hinz

FORREST – Austin Rieger

GLEN CARBON – Julie Honegger

GLENVIEW – Alicia Chuchro, John Hoffman, Andrew Jacobs, Rehan Nizamuddin

GLENWOOD – Emily Siner

GURNEE – Anastasia Beiriger

HAMPSHIRE – Kevin Becker

HIGHLAND – Ryan Young

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Michelle Gibbs, Matthew Schuelke

HOMER GLEN – Bryan Anderson

ITASCA – Liz Pyde

KANKAKEE – Emily Yarno

LAKE VILLA – Mike Scott

LIBERTYVILLE – Ben Grozier

LINCOLNWOOD – Ruth Tekeste

LOCKPORT – Kristen Kolmodin

LONG GROVE – Lauren McCoy

MACOMB – Jeffrey Zhou

MANHATTAN – Jordanne Kapp

MANILUS – Nathaniel Swanson

McHENRY – Eric Eckstrum

MELROSE PARK – Carly Golden

METAMORA – Katherine Marchal

MILSTADT – Rhea Abel

MOKENA – Timothy Garbaciak

MORRIS – Jennifer Martino

MORTON – Emily Felker

MORTON GROVE – Andrew Lee

MOUNT PROSPECT – Lorita Ivanova

NAPERVLLE – Kiaran Dave, Jack Maples, Manas Parikh, Joseph Pulka, Caitlin Riederer, Stephanie Russell, Ian Williams

NEW LENOX – Ryan Eisenmann, Nicholas Rossi

NORMAL – Christopher Baldwin

NORTHBROOK – Emily Malamud

OAK BROOK – Gautham Oroskar

OAK LAWN – Rachel Page

OAK PARK – Dana Fager

OKAWVILLE – Dylan Borrenpohl

OLNEY – Matthew Schonert

PALATINE – Eric Rodriguez

PALOS PARK – Kevin Wolz

PEKIN – Katherine Woodruff

PEORIA – Patrick Ding, Amanda Stowers

PORT BYRON – Briana Grymonprez

RIVER FOREST – Christopher Lingner

RIVERSIDE – Ryanne Ardisana

ROBINSON – Amanda Mayo

ROCK ISLAND – Emily Marzolph

ROCKFORD – Kelsey Campbell

ROSELLE – Kathryn Kilbridge

SAVOY – Patricia Wrinkle

SCALES MOUND – Brianna Forsyth

SHOREWOOD – Gregory Alexander, Stephanie Pierce

SKOKIE – Robyn Besana

SPRINGFIELD – Sierra Campbell, Lily Criscione, Genevieve LaBelle

SOUTH BARRINGTON – Aleksander Bapst

SOUTH ELGIN – Courtney Raia

SPRING GROVE – Adina Raizen

STREATOR – Vincent Siebert

TINLEY PARK – Alexander Bara

TUSCOLA – Lily Benner

VANDALIA – Andrew Bell

VERNON HILLS – Bhagyalaxmi Shastry

WATERLOO – Heather Norris

WEST CHICAGO – Joseph Serio

WESTERN SPRINGS – Daniel Bonistalli, Tara McGovern

WHEATON – Matthew Novack, Michael Novack, Jessica Wong

WHITE HEATH – Christine Rhoades

WILMETTE – Jeffrey Lale, Sami Smith

OUT OF STATE

ALABAMA, Madison – Brian Jokich

CALIFORNIA, Northridge – Eric Gobst

IOWA, Bettendorf – Andrew Lambert

MINNESOTA, Roseville – Jeffrey Sayler

MISSOURI, Chesterfield – David Goldstein

St. Louis – James Tucker

NORTH CAROLINA, Durham – William Condon

NEW MEXICO, Socorro – Xinyang Fan

OHIO, Cincinnati – Michelle Boehm

Pickerington – Julie Guzman

TENNESSEE, Brentwood – Daniel Miller-McLemore

TEXAS, Austin – Jenna Sansing

OUT OF COUNTRY

SINGAPORE – Nicholas Yap

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