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Dads Association honors academic achievement with library awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sixty-one 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, which will honor the winners at the Dads Weekend banquet on Nov. 13, donates $45 per winner to the University of Illinois Library to purchase a book in honor of each winner.

The Dads Association, founded in 1923, 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

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Brent A. Nelson, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Rachel Buchek, Nursing; Michael D. Nathanson, Business

BELVIDERE – Brittany A. Koteles, Liberal Arts and Sciences

BOLINGBROOK – Dylan Stradley, Engineering

BUFFALO GROVE – Jenna Weinstein, Education

CHAMPAIGN – Christine Mansee Cheng, Business; Michael J. Choe, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Daniel Dwenyi Ito, Business; Melisa Kudeki, Engineering; Lorianne Miller, Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

CRYSTAL LAKE – Shaistah T. Bahrainwala, Business

DARIEN – Mattias J. Lupa, Institute of Aviation; Peter Zervakis, Media

DECATUR – Jared Carter, Engineering

DOWNERS GROVE – Margaret Shillington, Media

EDWARDSVILLE – Tania Borislavova Tomanova, Business

FLANAGAN – Jessica Collins, Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences; Austin D. Martin, Liberal Arts and Sciences

FRANKLIN PARK – Branden N. Marinko, Liberal Arts and Sciences

FREEPORT – Lynsie Hartman, Applied Health Studies; Megan Tregloan, Applied Health Studies; Trifone Whitmer, Engineering

LAKE ZURICH – Brett L. Flanagan, Liberal Arts and Sciences

LIBERTYVILLE – Michael A. Pirih, Institute of Aviation

LISLE – Stephanie G. Carrera, Liberal Arts and Sciences

LOMBARD – Matthew E. Debrock, Liberal Arts and Sciences

MAHOMET – Jessica Campion, Media

MARION – Rachel Main, Nursing

MATTOON – Ethan C. Self, Liberal Arts and Sciences

MONTICELLO – Caleb T. King, Liberal Arts and Sciences

MORTON GROVE – Michelle Rossi, Nursing

MOUNT PROSPECT – Katherine D. Hoffman , Fine and Applied Arts

NAPERVILLE – Jennifer M. Koys, Business; Andrew B. Larkin, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Robert Nubel, Engineering; Chelsea L. Sallstrom, Business; Laurel A. Sieber, Fine and Applied Arts;

NORTHBROOK – Max S. Salk, Business

OSWEGO – Kelly Carter, Applied Health Studies

PALATINE – Caroline M. Vanacker, Fine and Applied Arts

PEKIN – Matthew J. McGlasson, Institute of Aviation

PLAINFIELD – Monica Onken, Education; Alaina Nott, Education

ROCKFORD – Bridget McGarry, Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

SHOREWOOD – Jeffrey T. Kremer, Business

SPRINGFIELD – Benjamin Ahrens, Engineering; Nicholas Langellier, Engineering

URBANA – Jared D. Black, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Jarod Delhotal, Engineering; Matthew Rosenberger, Engineering; Robert M. Walker, Liberal Arts and Sciences

WESTMONT – Kimberly Parker, Engineering

OUT OF COUNTRY

CHINA, Beijing – Yunfei Yang, Engineering

PAKISTAN, Lahore – Syed Imaad, Engineering

INDIA, Pradesh – Ashima Jain Uttar , Business

SINGAPORE, Singapore – Jian Wei Cheng, Engineering; Guangyong Koh, Engineering; Kang Jie Lim, Engineering; Koon Seng Chia, Engineering

TAIWAN, Taipei – Fan-Chung Hsu, Engineering

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