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Dads Association at Illinois honors high-achieving sophomores

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been honored with Dads Association Library Awards. Chosen from among students who have completed their sophomore year, the award winners were among the top three students in their respective colleges or had maintained a 4.0 (out of 4.0) grade-point average.

The winners (EDITORS: See list).

The association honored the winners at the recent Dads Weekend banquet. A book will be purchased in each student’s name for the university’s library.

The Dads Association comprises fathers of Illinois students and promotes parent involvement in university activities and fund raising for student programs. Founded in 1922, the association is believed to be the first organization of its kind in the nation.

DADS ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AWARD WINNERS

BARRY – Kathryn Baker

BLOOMINGTON – Zachary Drew

CHAMPAIGN – Patrick Hatch

CHARLESTON – Elizabeth Moncada

CHICAGO – (08) Conrad Liu

(43) Christian Tansey

(52) Maria Papadopoulos

(55) Megan McCann

CHILLICOTHE – Molly McMorrow

DEERFIELD – Samuel Schmetterer

DUNLAP – Paul Holze

FRANKLIN GROVE – Cara McKinley

GLENVIEW – Paul Han

HAWTHORN WOODS – Jessica Eggert

HIGHLAND PARK – Jeremy Smiley

JOLIET – Brittney Miculka

LAKE ZURICH – Stephanie Renguso

LOCKPORT – Tom Wubben

MINOOKA – Katelyn Tobin

NAPERVILLE – Brian Bertram; Kathleen Gough; Megan Wehrli

NORTHBROOK – Jennifer Miller

OAK LAWN – Dominic Siriani

PALOS HEIGHTS – Andrew Juska

PARK RIDGE – Scott Cameron

PAXTON – Sage Tarter

ROCKFORD – Jennifer Kim; Laura Pfau;

ROLLING MEADOWS – Mital Patel

SAVOY – David Kaplan

SCHAUMBURG – Melissa Bosslet

VERNON HILLS – Justin Montgomery

OUT-OF-STATE

CALIFORNIA, Berkeley – Vlasta Anastasia Komorous-Towey

COLORADO, Monument – Amy Pirog

OHIO, Mason – Rui Zhang

OUT-OF-COUNTRY

SINGAPORE – Xiao Qang

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