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Dads Association honors top sophomores with Library Awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of University of Illinois students has been honored with Dads Association Library Awards. Chosen from among students recently completing 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.

Among the winners (EDITORS: See list).The association honored the winners at the Dads Weekend banquet. A book will be purchased in each students name for the UI Library.

The Dads Association comprises fathers of UI 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

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Timothy McGee, 1036 N. Carlyle Lane; Tim Wentike, 1128 Greenbrier Court

BEARDSTOWN Kavitha Kanthilal, 1 Hart Drive

BELLEVILLE Dana Goldsmith, 127 Pinedale Drive

BUSHNELL Jason Pigg, 20320 N. 1700th Road

CANTON Adrienne Coleman, 552 N. Avenue C

CAROL STREAM Sam Fugazzotto, 1349 Shagbark Court

CHICAGO (10) Lisa Lieberman, 1530 N. Dearborn Parkway

(31) Jacek Czajkowski, 7613 W. Bryn Mawr

COLLINSVILLE Heather Schaefer, 30 Chelsea Road

CORTLAND Elissa Dockus, 4404 Carol Ave.

CULLOM Patrick Kane, 3257 N. 1300 E Road

DEERFIELD Hillery Hunter, 1228 Holly Lane

DES PLAINES Monika Tkaczyk, 8905 Knight

ELGIN Matthew Brictson, 421 Wing Park Blvd.

GERMANTOWN Jill Wesselmann, 501 Mill St.

GLENVIEW Tina Wu, 1002 Glenwood Lane

GREENVILLE Tobias Raiser, R.R. 3

HINSDALE Jason Brown, 557 N. Washington St.; Damian Dolyniuk, 306 W. Maple St.

HOFFMAN ESTATES Erika Sajpel, 1900 Driftwood Court

HOOPESTON Dean Lingley, 223 E. Washington St.

(MORE Dads Association Library Awards)

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NAPERVILLE Sean Broihier, 28W446 Juanita Drive

NORTHBROOK Joyce Ku, 1780 Central Ave.

ORION Jane Barnes, 1204 Third St.

ORLAND PARK Heather T. Deisinger, 8926 Pebble Beach Lane; Todd Manchester, 10 Silo Ridge Road

PANA Bobbi Alsbury, 808 Sycamore

PEORIA Robert Shimmin, 5607 N. Fountaindale Drive

ROCKFORD Valerie Nelson, 2241 Bordeaux Drive

ROSELLE Donna Devine, 134 E. Bryn Mawr Ave.

SHERRARD Zachary Christensen, 139 Frye Lake Drive

SIGEL Paul Sudkamp, P.O. Box 6

SKOKIE Jonathan Rich, 3621 Grove

ST. CHARLES Taryn Johnson, 6N617 McKay Drive; Rachel Rivers, 38W517 Silver Glen Road

URBANA Han Ng, 1010 W. Green St.; Laura Schlenker, 1102 W. Stoughton St.; Han Then, 305 N. Lincoln Ave.; Gee Yeo, 305 N. Lincoln Ave.

WESTERN SPRINGS Mark Johnson, 4101 Harvey Ave.

WESTMONT Saurin Mehta, 616 Oakwood Drive

WHEATON Jennifer Grover, 423 S. Morgan Ave.; Anneliese Katek, 2S145 Burning Trail; Emily Lin, 1961 Pinto Court

WHEELING Ilya Korzhenevich, 1500 Sandstone Drive

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