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College of Business honors students

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign honored its students in April at its annual awards banquet.

The recipients and their awards (EDITORS: See list):

Nationally recognized as a leading business school, the University of Illinois College of Business has outstanding programs in accounting, business and finance at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.

The awards banquet is sponsored by the college Office for Alumni and External Affairs and the Council of Presidents, a student group.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS

ADDISON – Catherine Bierowiec, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship, Matthews Scholar

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Diana Kokat, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

ASHLEY – Jill Wisniewski, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

ASSUMPTION – Emily Waddington, Anna Lou Johnston Roth Scholarship

AURORA – Adam Freda, Matthews Scholar, Michael K. Magill Scholarship; Katherine Laughlin, Marvin and Susan Moses Scholarship; Stephen LeRoy, Robert P. Reuss Scholarship; David Perkins, Deloitte & Touche/Jerry W. Kolb Award, Grant Thornton Award

BANNOCKBURN – Mara Genender, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

BARRINGTON – Anjali Jariwala, Paul C. Fulton Scholarship

BELVIDERE – David Trueblood, Deloitte & Touche/Jerry W. Kolb Award

BLOOMINGDALE – Mackenzie Welch, Crowe, Chizek & Co. LLP Outstanding Student Award

BOURBONNAIS – Jessica DuVoisin, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Marie Nguyen, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

BUFFALO GROVE – Joseph Dillon, Lloyd Morey Memorial Award; Alison Johnson, Senior 100 Honorary; Sara Karlin, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

BURBANK – Michelle Quick, Deloitte & Touche/Jerry W. Kolb Award

BURR RIDGE – Kevin Desai, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship

CARY – Joseph Niemiec, Convergys Scholarship, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

CHADWICK – Brooke Johnson, Crowe, Chizek & Co. LLP Outstanding Student Award

CHAMPAIGN – Allison Beck, Kenneth Perry Scholarship; Adam Evans, Cozad Entrepreneurship Scholarship; Katie Gustafson, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Erin Hatch, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship, Matthews Scholar; Hui-Hui Lam, Ken and Betty Hughes Scholarship; Julie Sonka, Lillian and Morrie Moss Fellowship, Charles L. & Garland B. Fletcher Scholarship; Ye Win, C. Rollin Niswonger Accountancy Advancement Award, Accountancy Diversity Scholarship

CHANA – James Clark, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

CHANNAHON – Christel Brown, William Campfield Minority Student Award

CHICAGO – David Kudla, Kenneth Perry Scholarship; Yann Dang, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Ofelia Roa, Howard P. Woerner Scholarship; Hyung Ham, Crowe, Chizek & Co. LLP Outstanding Student Award; Kenneth Shogren, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Kelly Huber, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship; Vimal Prajapati, Edward F. and Maisie L. Heiken Scholarship

COAL CITY – Todd Bailey, John W. Queenan Scholarship

CRYSTAL LAKE – Caitlyn Isham, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

DANVILLE – Shefali Gopal, Senior 100 Honorary; Shailaja Shah, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

DARIEN – Payal Gandhi, Lillian and Morrie Moss Fellowship, Charles L. & Garland B. Fletcher Scholarship

DECATUR – Michael Atwood, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

DE KALB – Robert Walters, Top Ten Senior Award

DES PLAINES – Linzy Kurien, Top Ten Senior Award

DOWNERS GROVE – Katherine Vercellino, Senior 100 Honorary

EAST DUBUQUE – Jason Schauer, John W. Queenan Scholarship

ELMWOOD PARK – Martha Carbajo, Michael K. Magill Scholarship

FLANAGAN – Kari Hillman, Matthews Scholar

FRANKFORT – Diane Seidel, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

FULTON – Joni Hamilton, Robert O. Palmer and Dolores A. Palmer Scholarship

GLEN ELLYN – James Kinn, George Huff Award; Karen Wojtko, Jon W. Burkhardt Scholarship

GLENDALE HEIGHTS – Sarah Arciaga, Kenneth Perry Scholarship; Matthew Derbyshire, KPMG Award, Caterpillar, Inc. Award

GURNEE – Julia Birgina, Marie E. Madigan Scholarship

HIGHLAND PARK – Lee Portman, Kenneth Perry Scholarship

LAKE ZURICH – Gregory Bergman, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

LEMONT – Mark Levy, Kenneth Perry Scholarship

LINDENHURST – Timothy Gorski, George Huff Award

LOCKPORT – John White, Top Ten Senior Award

LOMBARD – Mohammed Esmai, Albert and Mildred Vondenbosch Scholarship, Howard Thomas Scholarship, Matthews Scholar; Dina Galperson, Peggy Pool Graening Scholarship

MACOMB – Mathew Kessler, Top Ten Senior Award, Senior 100 Honorary, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

MANHATTAN – Deborah Magsam, Kimberly-Clark Scholarship

MARYVILLE – Lindsey Bernaix, Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Scholarship, Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship

MATTESON – Tracy Courson, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

McHENRY – Steven Santiago, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

MILAN – Brooke Hartman, George Huff Award

MOKENA – Gina LiVolsi, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

MOLINE – Karlie Bert, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

MONMOUTH – Meredith Clark, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

MONTGOMERY – Timothy French, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship, Stein Scholarship for Excellence, Kenneth Perry Scholarship

MOUNT PROSPECT – Samira Blaine, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Marcin Mikolajczyk, Matthews Scholar

MUNDELEIN – Zachary Pastko, Top Ten Senior Award, Senior 100 Honorary, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

NAPERVILLE – Kathleen Bazzetta, George Huff Award

NEW LENOX – Thomas Phillips, John W. Queenan Scholarship

NORMAL – David Mizell, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship; Jefferson Sanders, BKD LLP Award

NORTHBROOK – Jessica Elek, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

OAK PARK – Candisse Collins, Senior 100 Honorary; Azadeh Fotohi, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship; Michael Mitchell Jr., Verizon Scholarship, Top Ten Senior Award; Rahul Nand, Patrick J. Cleary Award; Robert Pligge, George Huff Award

ODELL – Valerie Legner, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

OLNEY – Krista Fleming, BKD LLP Award; Katie Rosenberg, Senior 100 Honorary

ORION – Kala Parrish, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

ORLAND PARK – Patricia McGrenera, Lillian and Morrie Moss Fellowship

PALATINE – Jason Hough, Gloria A. and Paul M. Dauten Jr. Scholarship, Lloyd Morey Memorial Award

PEORIA – Jennifer Crisp, Stein Scholarship for Excellence; Martel Jackson, Caterpillar Excellence Award

RIVERWOODS – Ryan Levy, Kenneth Perry Scholarship

ROSCOE – Matt Weber, Cynthia and Dan Helle Scholarship

ROSELLE – Margaret Hao, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship; Diana Tung, Kimberly-Clark Scholarship

SAVOY – Kathleen Wheatley, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

SCHAUMBURG – Mark Behrens, Edward E. Ruther Scholarship; Jeffrey Behrens, Matthews Scholar

SHOREWOOD – Patrick Manning, Alpha Kappa Psi Award for Academic Excellence

SPRINGFIELD – Amanda Capranica, PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship; Accountancy Diversity Scholarship; Katie Cowden, David P. Middlemas Scholarship; Alexis White, Verizon Scholarship

ST. CHARLES – Ashley Donner, Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Student; Gwendolyn Niequist, Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Student; Daniel Zenisek, Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Student

TAYLORVILLE – Jennifer Podeschi, Anna Lou Johnston Roth Scholarship, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

THAWVILLE – Kathleen Fuoss, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

URBANA – Hana Kim, John W. Queenan Scholarship

VERNON HILLS – Xiaorong Wu, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

WATERLOO – Kasey Maasberg, Senior 100 Honorary

WESTERN SPRINGS – Erica Johnson, Russo Scholarship, Top Ten Senior Award, Senior 100 Matthews Scholar

WHEATON – John Kos, Senior 100 Honorary, Gloria A. and Paul M. Dauten Jr. Scholarship, Matthews Scholar, Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship Key; Bethany Woods, Senior 100 Honorary, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

WHEELING – Carly O’Neill, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

WILMETTE – Beth Massing, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

WINFIELD – Anthony Badway, Cornelius F. Dore Scholarship; Diedre McKinney, Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Student Award; Brian Young, Central Illinois Chapter of the CPCU Society Scholarship, Convergys Scholarship

OUT -OF-STATE

ALASKA, Fairbanks – Jason Hackenmiller, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

CALIFORNIA, Saratoga – Rajiv Sharma, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

FLORIDA, Pensacola – Joshua Tatel, Matthews Scholar

Vero Beach – Susan Lohuis, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship, Matthews Scholar

INDIANA, Munster – Eric Rosiak, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

IOWA, Davenport – Jennifer McGaffigan, George Huff Award

Roland – Elizabeth Beck, Matthews Scholar

KANSAS, Overland Park – Shannon Sword, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

MARYLAND, Kensington – John Haworth, BKD LLP Award, Accountancy Diversity Scholarship

Potomac – James Lien, FMC Award of Excellence Scholarship, John L. and Ruth B. Morton Scholarship, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship, Robert Mautz Honorary Scholarship, Warren H. Fuermann Scholarship

MISSOURI, Fulton – Adam Shivley, Lillian and Morrie Moss Fellowship

NEW JERSEY, West Caldwell – Tina Shao, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

NEW MEXICO, Santa Teresa – Lindsay Rogash, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

NEW YORK, Fresh Meadows – Geoffrey Ng, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship, Matthews Scholar

Staten Island – Natalya Sholomyansky, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

OHIO, Loveland – Lauren Buchakjian, Mary Sparks Alley Scholarship

TENNESSEE, Collierville – Jeffrey Brubaker, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

Germantown – Seth Carnahan, Business Loyalty Scholarship, Warren H. Fuermann Scholarship, Matthews Scholar

Gray – Samantha Davis, Top Ten Senior Award, Senior 100 Honorary, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship, Margaret Philhour Lambert Scholarship, Student Leadership Award

TEXAS, Burkburnett – Robert Russ, Leiby S. Hall Scholarship

OUT-OF-COUNTRY

CANADA, Longueuil – Cynthya Goulet, George Huff Award

IRELAND, Dublin – Michelle Carroll, George Huff Award

SINGAPORE, Singapore – Smita Krishnaswamy, Kenneth Perry Scholarship

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