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Dads Association honors academic achievement with library awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fifty-nine students from the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign have 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 a possible 4.0) grade-point average.

The winners and their colleges: (EDITORS: See list).

The association donates $45 per winner to the University of Illinois Library to purchase a book in honor of each winner.

The Dads Association, founded in 1922, is believed to be one of the nation’s longest-serving parent organizations. It supports programs, services and activities that promote the health, safety and well-being of the university community and serves as the parent liaison to campus.

DADS ASSOCIATION LIBRARY AWARD WINNERS

ALGONQUIN – Christopher Kunzweiler, Business

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Alexander Hristov, Liberal Arts and Sciences

ATLANTA – Andrew Lindgren, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

BURR RIDGE – David Korenchan, Engineering

CHAMPAIGN – Tong Geng, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Anika Hermann, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Chun Yang, Engineering

CHICAGO 60646 – Arcangelina Guerriero, Business

60610 – Joseph Johnson, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Alissa Norby, Fine and Applied Arts

CRYSTAL LAKE – Erin Krepel, Liberal Arts and Sciences; John Toole, Engineering

DECATUR – Kelsey Cunningham, Fine and Applied Arts

DEERFIELD – Megan Silas, Engineering

ELK GROVE VILLAGE – Naren Patel, Business

FAIRMOUNT – Thaddeus Andracki, Liberal Arts and Sciences

GENEVA – Daniel Boduch, Business; Julia James, Education

GLENCOE – Amanda Krause, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

GRAYSLAKE – Samuel McCarthy, Engineering

HAWTHORN WOODS – Jessica Nichols, Liberal Arts and Sciences

HIGHLAND PARK – John Glauber, Engineering

HOMEWOOD – Dean Ferracane, Liberal Arts and Sciences

LAGRANGE – Amelia Nora, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Michael Marik, Aviation

LEMONT – Regina Dentzman, Applied Health Sciences

MAHOMET – Jeremy Schmitz, Liberal Arts and Sciences

MAKANDA – Luke Zaczek, Engineering

MONTICELLO – Carson King, Business

MUNDELEIN – Michelle Mitchem, Education

NAPERVILLE – George Patton, Business; Rajiv Khattar, Business; Melissa Starkweather, Applied Health Sciences; Michelle Stratton, Applied Health Sciences

PALATINE – Alanna Krogstad, Education; Elissa Kim, Liberal Arts and Sciences

PARK RIDGE – Ryan Schmidt, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Kimberly Daul, Fine and Applied Arts

RIVERSIDE – Alexander Munaretto, Liberal Arts and Sciences

ROCKFORD – Adam Russell, Engineering

ROSELLE – Nicole Deeke, Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

SAVOY – Brett Anderson, Business

TINLEY PARK – Lovila McGlashan, Liberal Arts and Sciences

URBANA – Xuan Deng, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Jian Duan (Johnathan) Ng, Liberal Arts and

Sciences

WHEATON – Steven Gresk, Engineering

WILLOWBROOK – Anthony Pedota, Business

WINNETKA – John Bro, Aviation

WOOD DALE – Thomas Sullivan, Business

WOODRIDGE – Woo Han, Aviation

OUT OF STATE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington – Pratch Piyawongwisal, Engineering

MASSACHUSETTS, Acton – Roman Dudko, Engineering

MISSOURI, Maryland Heights – Robert Samblanet, Engineering

RHODE ISLAND, Saunderstown – Adam Keen, Engineering

OUT OF COUNTRY

CHINA, Beijing – Yue Deng, Business; Chang Guo, Business; Peifeng Liu, Liberal Arts and Sciences

INDIA, New Delhi – Dongeek Shin, Engineering

SOUTH KOREA, Seoul – Se-Joon Chung, Engineering

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