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Phi Eta Sigma initiates 942 freshmen into honor society

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, a national scholastic honorary society for freshmen, initiated 942 members at a campus ceremony this spring.

The initiates are UI students who have earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale in either their first (freshman) semester, or first and second (freshman) semesters combined.

Among the initiates are (EDITORS: see list.).

Phi Eta Sigma was founded at the UI in 1923 to recognize freshman men for outstanding academic achievement. The universitys chapter began initiating women in 1976.

As the oldest and largest freshman honorary society, Phi Eta Sigma has more than 300 chapters and more than 600,000 members nationwide.

2000-2001 PHI ETA SIGMA INITIATES

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Other States | Other Countries

ADDISON David Robert Lytle II, Viraj B. Patel, Christina Marie Wiesen,

ALEDO Nathan Michael Kincaid,

ALGONQUIN Kristen Lee VanSyckle,

ALSIP Valerie Ann Hodac, Patrick M. Lynch,

ALTAMONT Kris Becker,

ALTON Jessica L. Mendenhall, Evan L. Monckton

ALTONA Bryan A. Swanson

ALVIN Troy Kenneth Becicka

ANNA Les Fields,

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Emily R. Chen, Eunsoo Cho, Brian George Fait, Ryan C. Gabrys, Kathleen Ann Geaman, Scott M. Horwitz, Carolyn Marie Larson, Danielle J. Likvan, Robert Alexander McKenzie, Alenna Park,Lucas C. Rosiere, Jill L. Schulman, Christopher Ryan Sethness, Tina Upadhyaya, Lisa Tamar Weinstein, Alexis Nicole Weiss

ASSUMPTION Adrian B. Adcock

AUBURN Sara Beth Lubben

AURORA Michael D. Bales, Chanel Castaneda, Kathleen R. Girardot, Srilatha V. Lakkaraju, Ryan C. Moen, Victoria Ngozi Ozokwelu, Kara Lynne Painter, Adam James Perkins, David Michael Perkins, Leticia A. Pickens, Natalie A. Unger,

BARRINGTON David J. Carlson, Steven Thomas Leathers, Katherine Plominski

BARTLETT Becky Marie Glade, Kelly M. Hallman, Colleen E. Shea, Audrine Alanna Yu

BELLEVILLE Ryan Charles Gass, Cassandra Lee Guyer, Mary Elizabeth Hess, Lea Kauling

BELLFLOWER Margaret Power

BELVIDERE Julie Hightower, Carl A. Salamone, Rachel A. Wicklund

BEMENT Janet L. Zoch

BETHALTO Kristin Bradley

BENSENVILLE Krupa R. Patel

BLOOMINGTON Collin M. Anderson, Heather Lynne Beal, Christopher P. Cloyd, Dorin R. Garbe, Jarod G. Garbe, Danielle Nicole Light, Katie Lynn Phillips, Laura Anne Reed, Cyndee Smiley, Scott M. Stanczak, Patricia Nicole Weidmann

BLUE MOUND Kirstin Clare Phelps

BLUFFS James Andrew Merriman

BOLINGBROOK Dawn M. Lucovich

BOURBONNAIS Trevor Justin Donarski, Lisa Marie Khalili, David J. LaRocque

BROOKFIELD Brian Stephen Dubina

BUFFALO GROVE Bradley Scott Abel, Charissa L. Balbin, Mara Hope Brin, Stephanie Lauren Brown, Joseph Robert Dillon, Ryan G. Ebner, Daniel Adam Goldstein, James Graf, Erika A. Horstman, Alison I. Johnson, Lauren M. Krieberg, Derek S. Larson, Carrie T. Monell, Ashish Oza, Reena B. Patel, Lauren S. Polakoff, Allison M. Recker, Bradley E. Steinberg

BURR RIDGE Anjali Iyengar

BYRON Leah Benay Larson ,Tiffany L. Witte

CALEDONIA Krista L. Fritz

CALUMET CITY Lindsay N. Jackson, Daniel D. Mezydio, Candace Patrice Montgomery

CAMP POINT Kelly Marie Zimmerman

CARBONDALE Charles Clark, Jonathan Matthew Mings

CARLINVILLE Casey Rae Jacobs

CARLYLE Alison Rodden

CARMI Whitney D. Duvall

CAROL STREAM Christina E. Bosley, Tracy M. Gardner, Brandon Robert Lanners, Amit Jayant Mehta, Natalie Marie Sigler

CARPENTERSVILLE Shaan R. Kapoor

CARY Danielle Elise Long, Joseph M. Niemiec, Adriane W. Sinclair, Peter P. Tuhanowski

CENTRALIA Kurt Hutchings, Sarah E. Johnson, Colin Sauer, Thomas R. Siegler

CHAMPAIGN Josh R. Anbil, Mara E. Bandy, Brenda Barmak, Blake Baumgarten, Aashish Bhansali, Jennifer L. Czupek, Kirstie Davis, Erica Lynne Deutscher, Erin Eyelene Donahue, Diana Fernandez, Peter Foertsch, Erin C. Hatch, Christina E. Hussey, Alison M. Jones, Elizabeth C. Korab, Kim T. Ly, Elizabeth Sara Pittelkow, Maryann C. Ranchero, Melvin C. Redeker II, Jessica M. Sheridan, Eric L. Smith, Sammy Sungmin Sohn, Charles J. Sokoloff, Matthew C. Wilhelm, Stephen Wurth

CHANNAHON Jolynne R. Schuessler

CHARLESTON Lauren Kidwell, Susan M. Woolever

CHATHAM Kenneth R. Boyle Jr.

CHESTER Jeanne M. Shemonic

CHESTERFIELD Beth A. Kallal

CHICAGO Malcolm R. Williamson, Diana Rebeca Avendano, Marisa Christina Dittmann, Laura Engel, Lisa O. Omueti, Larry Y. Cheng, Eugenio Mollo Jr., Guadalupe Hernandez, Alicia Darice Kim, Michelle A. Rodriguez, Karol Rozanek, Edwin Urbieta, Lesley M. Brown, Emily E. Capron Tamika L. Davenport, Michael Philip Acevedo, Cynthia Ferreira, Milena Deltchev, Joshua S. Eng, Linh My Luu, Susan Nguyen, Victoria Murillo, Latoya Marie Campbell, Jonathan M. Sulek, Amanda K. Socke, Tamara P. Spenny, Jessica Marie Pantoja, Neil Dasgupta, Timothy M. Bracken, Lynda Daly, Angela M. Pierzchalski, Genet Gaim, Sheila F. Gainer, John P. Kenny IV, Marielle C. Sainvilus, Katina N. Smith, Natasha L. Wadlington, Huy T. Nguyen, Jason James Hough, John A. Lorenz, Sarah Elizabeth OConnor, Noemi E. Olsen, Donna Rose Sadowski, Yuen Wong, Gwendolyn Kisielente, Colleen T. Norton, Michael Januszyk, Joy L. Kadowaki, Emanuel Nunn, James M. Dore, Richard L. Noreen, Rebecca Ann Gutman, Jane Lee Quach,

Mazie Ching Yan Ng

CHILLICOTHE Heather K. Astwood, Nicholas A. Hayward

CLINTON Andrew John Newberg

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS Simone J. Washington

CRESTWOOD Brian Timothy Berner

CRETE Kara L. Luchansky

CRYSTAL LAKE Caitlyn E. Isham, Bert Johnson,Nayan Patadia, Heidi Jane Schultz, Danielle Schumacher, Kara Sprague

DAHINDA Sara J. Groeper

DANVILLE Ryan J. Bolton, LaVette Michelle Clark

DARIEN Andrea Banaszak, Kevin J. Caylor, Karen M. Chin, Govind Goyal, Jorge Hadad, Lauren Emily Markovic, Lauren Marie Pitassi, Allison Ann Ruta

DECATUR Michael William Atwood, Benjamin David Gross, Brian Heidel, Eric Phillip Workman

DEERFIELD Erin K. McKavanagh, Jillian R. Mitchell, Evan Daniel Scherer, David E. Shapiro, Dahlia Winberg, Chad E. Wells, Amy R. Wolf

DEKALB Lisa A. Lehman, Omar F. Uddin

DES PLAINES Lauren Cortesi, Karen Czarnecki, Jennifer M. Haas, Joshua I. Zanger

DIXON Elizabeth Schauff, Marie Bernadette Shafer

DONOVAN Laura J. Anderson, Brian Edward Fatka

DOWNERS GROVE Shafinaz Ahmed, Philip J. Dryer, Jeffrey Goletz, John A. Krauklis, Agape Lamberis, Michaelanne Berry Munoz, Elizabeth C. Pearson, Christopher J. Rathje, Peter Thomas Roose, Kathryn M. Skozinski,Katherine M. Vercellino

DURAND Dana Lauree Hoefle

DWIGHT Laura M. Clausen, Jennifer Suzanne Hogan

EAST MOLINE Tricia Dannenfeldt

EAST PEORIA Michelle Elizabeth Hansen, Angela Marie Ostrowski, Lindsay Tate

EAST ST. LOUIS Chasity Jackson

EDWARDS Casey Jean Kelch

EDWARDSVILLE Sarah Anderson, Lauren Borchers, Anthony Chiu, Dawn L. Driesner, Jacob A. Schuette

EFFINGHAM Laura Beth Brown, Danielle N. Brumleve, Kammy Lee Bushue, Jennifer L. Huelsbusch

ELGIN Sarah Hawkins, Aimee N. Hepp, Peter R. Matejcak, Sheila Marie Repeta, Bartholomew J. Smith, Lori A. Szewczyk

ELK GROVE Rebecca A. Purse

ELKHART Casey M. Davis

ELMHURST Karen Burgener, Christine Estelle Huck, Lisa Nayak, Nicole Desirée Ortegon, Kelly Ann Paulini, Katie Danielle Triska

EVANSTON Caroline S. Fabbrini, Ryan E. Kenny, Jessica H. Leichenger, Jessica Thelander

EVERGREEN PARK Lisa M. Pelzman

FAIRBURY Steven M. Lawless

FORSYTH Kimberly Anne Downey,Meaka Zalkin

FOX RIVER GROVE Charles Waldo

FRANKLIN PARK Carla Marie Bilotto

FRANKFORT Maricar S. Cortez

FREEBURG Kyle R. Rosborg

FREEPORT Katie M. Schleich

GALESBURG Catherine Parkin

GARDEN PRAIRIE Dawn R. McClenthen

GENEVA Eric K. Fanaee, Joshua P. Smith

GEORGETOWN Aaron C. Felgenhauer

GIBSON CITY Dirk D. Reum,

GILLESPIE Amanda Lee Heyen, Devon M. Largio

GLEN CARBON Laura E. Gayler, Anne C. Kim, Joan Elizabeth Powers

GLEN ELLYN Roger A. Bannister, Niamh Ann Condon, Preeti K. Gurnani, Rebecca Lynne Johnson, Elizabeth A. McDonald, Laine Alexis Pehta, Michael J. Schaus

GLENARM Monica Mary Forbes, William J. Hunt

GLENCOE Susan M. Bortz, Andrew Mayer, Allison H. Shapiro

GLENDALE HEIGHTS Raquel M. Adorno, Karl F. Guider, Hang Thi-Thuy Nguyen

GLENVIEW Kevin P. Donnelly,Leonard L. Erickson Erin Lynne Hardison, Maricor A. Kimoto, Kristen Koh, Matthew James Maestranzi, Stanley W. Moy, Kelly Ann Rupp, Erica J. Tarantur

GRAYSLAKE Nicholas M. Elisseou, Amy Marie Garberding, David J. Piepenbrink

GRIDLEY Esther Yahnig

GURNEE Christopher Bragado, Kelly A. Groen, Loch-Hung Leo Sze, Doreen N. Turner

HAMPSHIRE Jeffrey C. Render

HANOVER PARK Michael T. Dianuvsky

HAWTHORN WOODS Hanna Sa Jeong

HERRIN Brian A. Gordon

HERSCHER Laura Elizabeth Marcotte, Sarah Michele Quinlan

HICKORY HILLS Kristen Savage, Joan C. Wagner

HIDALGO Brady J. Shull

HIGHLAND Bryan W. Boudouris

HIGHLAND PARK Howard Shaun Abrams, Thomas Peters, Alison K. Solow, Susan F. Wikoff

HINCKLEY Amanda M. Ness

HINSDALE Jennie Marie Folk, Jennifer J. Knuepfer, Danielle Machnowski, Alyssa M. Martoccio, Darcy Robin McNutt, Charles Miner

HOFFMAN ESTATES Kristi M. Abplanalp, Craig M. Dannegger, Misty Marie Klobucher, Jamee Leigh Levick

HOMEWOOD Katherine Henry, Heather J. Hentschel, Valarie Ann Iverson, Kandice LaBon Longmire, Karen Lynn Neidlinger, Christine Kimberly Rossell, Bradford S. Tesar

HOOPESTON Roseann M. Harden, Jacqueline L. Knapp

INDIAN HEAD PARK Michael Robert Kosakowski

INGLESIDE Matthew M. Renaker

JACKSONVILLE Lindsey Kay Benton, Gregory W. Foss, Brian A. Korschgen, Laura H. Verticchio

JOLIET Dorothy Ellen Bohnert, Marron Ann Mahoney, Morgan R. Mudron

KASBEER Jennifer A. Caldwell

KILDEER Suzanne Lynn Hermany, Heather Nicole Schlesser

KINGSTON Katie L. Floit

LA GRANGE Meghan A. Jeter, Reed Anthony LeMar, Kathleen Marie McFadden, Elizabeth F. Roccasalva, Christiane W. Witte

LA GRANGE PARK Carolina Prato, Carolyn E. Zumpano

LADD Jessica L. Dabler, Nicole A. Pinter

LAKE BLUFF Brian Conor Nash

LAKE FOREST Christopher David Mullen, Adam J. Pasen

LAKE VILLA Tom Hanson, Erin Kristen Wagner

LAKE ZURICH Maggie L. McNulty, Dana R. Zultowski

LANSING Michelle L. Lock

LEMONT Michelle Marie Cecchini, Cindy M. Kurian

LERNA Tyler D. Kearney

LEXINGTON Mary Elizabeth Tallon

LIBERTYVILLE Laura Nicole Bassill, Elizabeth A. Clark, Beth Colodny, Christine A. Cronin, Marie F. Daniel, Kathryn E. DeRose, Patricia Anna Domanus, Joseph M. Lotysz, Kristina M. Mourlot, Kelly Noonan, Thrupti Annapur Shivakumar

LINCOLN Laura Ann Ludolph, Reem Mutiah Obaisi, Elizabeth L. Sheley

LINCOLNWOOD Deborah Sara Banayan, Kristina Knezovic, Kevin Matten, Nora M. Nakawatase, Tracy A. Walsh

LINDENHURST Jill Blass, James C. Clifford

LISLE Elizabeth A. Henry, Andrew D. Hoesley, Carol Lynn Matteucci, Rebecca Rose Milczarek, Bryant Wu Sze

LOCKPORT Samer Al-Khudari, Christie Lynn De Pyssler, George L. Schoenbeck III, Jeffrey R. Soukup, Vicky Stathakopoulos, Amanda Dawn Szponder

LODA Kristen L. Shanks

LOMBARD Dina A. Galperson, Pamela Joy Lachica, Stephen Eugene Loftus, Sarah Lu, Maribelle Q. Regala, Priscilla A. Sarmiento, Amanda I. Thompson

MACOMB Saadiha Khalie

MAHOMET Elizabeth J. Burchard, Andreana S. Lau, David B. Lewicki, Renee Sinow, Kirklin A. Welch

MANHATTAN Stephanie Lynn Joutras

MANITO Joshua Byers

MARSEILLES Aaron Mason

MASON CITY Douglas Ryan Bergman

MATTOON Matthew James Ramage.

MAYWOOD Aaron H. Thomas

MCHENRY Celina A. Bedard, Joshua Michael Smith, Kevin T. Uttich

MCNABB Michelle L. Harrison

MELROSE PARK Kimberly E. Ciszczon

METAMORA Ashley LaRae Copes, Christopher G. Hicks

MIDLOTHIAN Natalie M. Hill

MINONK Sarah Janssen, Jessica Marie Pelz

MINOOKA Matthew Albert Nelson

MOKENA Megan B. Lim, Julie N. Pagurko

MOLINE Pamela E. Almanza, Katie M. Cunningham, Katherine OMalley, Noah Lane Roberts, Tracy Lynn Seylle

MONMOUTH Nina Arora, Christina D. Riley

MONTICELLO Kaci N. Benson, Karen Hertz

MORO Jesse B. Albus

MORTON David Callan, Amber L. Grove, Eric A. Lindquist

MORTON GROVE Florly S. Ariola, Ibrahim Fattah, Jennifer Kang, Cathy D. Kim, Chan-Yu Wang

MOWEAQUA Bridget Anne Bilyeu

MOUNT CARMEL Timothy D. Johns

MOUNT CARROLL Annica M. Schroeder

MOUNT ERIE Kyle James Chapman

MOUNT PROSPECT Robin Alley, Gregory Brian Gleason, Kimberley D. Holich, Rosalyn D. Knopoff, David Kruchten, Jennifer A. Paolella, Christina YiSoo Shin, Michelle L. Tortorello,

MUNDELEIN Siev T. Ear, Kate Eber, Patrick Joseph Foelich, Diana Greyz, Teresa Joy LeVally, Zachary A. Pastko, Kimberly Peterson, Tania Maria Rademacher, Julie L. Scharff

NAPERVILLE Tulin S. Akin, Kristin M. Amos, Harold Henry Bach IV, Timothy J. Bauler, Dana Marie Brnilovich, Jessica Ellen Bruskin, Chia-Yu Clarence Chu, Max Ciardullo, Alena Ruth Doyle, Kathryn Elizabeth Elmen, ;Elizabeth J. Fisher, Joseph M. Guarascio, Stephanie E. Guziak, Daniel R. Jurjovec, Michael Thomas Kearney,Erica Susan Khalili, Jennifer J. Kim, Michael James Kolberg, Andrea Elisa Martinez, Leah S. Nassos, Kelly E. Newton, Krystal Onatolu, Michelle Dianne Sabovik, Laura Chihfen Shieh, Sarah E. Stredney, Ritu P. Thomas, Andrew Weiss, Cato Yang

NEW LENOX Nicole Lynn Kreller

NEWTON Travis Farley, David Owen Savageau

NILES Nikolas N. Lapin, Tom Szarek

NORMAL Janie Chan, Ryen J. Nagle, Jefferson D. Sanders, Scott G. Zvney

NORTH AURORA Kristin Margaret Dee

NORTH CHICAGO Magdalena Dominguez

NORTHBROOK Kristen J. Bearwald, Katina Jo Boysen, Katherine M. Chuu, Jennifer Clark, Lisa Ann Fish, Victoria K. Fudali, Kristin A. Jasieniecki, Tina Lu, Andrea L. Schneider, Robert A. Simon, Abby Lynn Sorkin

NORTHFIELD Priscilla Pauline Chang, Thomas Grover Polansek

OFALLON Lance Gorrell

OAK BROOK Stephanie T. Johnson

OAK FOREST Jillian Rebecca Gunther

OAK LAWN Kelly M. Fitzgibbon, Anne C. Hellmer, Joseph Thomas Piszczor

OAK PARK Robin Jacob Berman, Eileen A. Cowan

OLNEY Krista A. Fleming, Katie A. Rosenberg, Jacqueline Patricia Tauber

OLYMPIA FIELDS Sara Lamont

ONARGA Heidi A. Wilken

ORION Kala R. Parrish

ORLAND HILLS Katherine L. Hughes

ORLAND PARK Frank J. Andrejasich,Christopher Anello, Christopher A. Barthel, Matthew Bernhardt, Carrie E. Byrnes, Jason Cantone, Anna Natalia Filipiak, Joshua Matthew Fleischhauer, Carly Guinta, Kristin N. Keaty, Amy M. Keele, J. Matthew Kestner, Aparna Kumar, Nehanda Loiseau, Meghan Moskal, David N. Mrazek, Dana Michelle Piszynski, Jeffrey Harrison Sieracki, Marissa Zoladz

OSWEGO Jamie C. Cumpata

OTTAWA Korey R. Kromm

PALATINE Lisa Marie Berczynski, Allison Anne Haga, ; Mikyong E. Lim, Meghan J. Richards, Rebecca D. Roti

PALOS HEIGHTS Meghan Anne Grady, Kathryn R. Oreilly, Adam Thorns

PALOS HILLS Erin K. Headtke, Michelle Naumann

PALOS PARK Giselle Nunez, Ana L. Patejdl, Michelle Vazquex

PANA Julie A. Ishmael

PARIS Shannon E. Littleton.

PARK RIDGE Jennifer Fink, Jeffery Michael Lazzaro, Renée Antoinette Vassilos,

PAXTON Carissa D. Bretz, Sarah Janet March

PECATONICA Eric William Larson

PEKIN Justin Paul Emery, Sarah Nicole Schad

PEORIA Sean G. Campbell, Heidi Lynn Janzen, Asrai Tesfayesus, Vy T. Vu

PERU Rebecca Komarek

PLAINFIELD Karl F. Schmidt, Sarah A. Welsch

PONTIAC Benjamin Kingan, Lauren K. Reilly

PRAIRIE VIEW Rachel E. Foss

PRINCETON Matt Anson, Jillian Swinford

PRINCEVILLE Jennie G. Cordis

QUINCY Kara Osterbur

RANTOUL Jeremy Lee Bosch, Rachel E. Scott, Amanda M. Thomas, Jessica N. Wyre

RIVER FOREST Maura Dugan Deady, Frederick Webb Jacobs

RIVER GROVE Emilia Smal, Jennifer L. Stalec

RIVERSIDE Daniel Patrick Calby, Mary M. Sheehan, Julia Ann Walther

RIVERWOODS Cari Himmelstein,

ROANOKE Karen M. Haas

ROCHESTER Melinda Marie Clough, Jennie Hope Peterson

ROCK ISLAND Kathryn Lukasik

ROCKFORD James R. Benjamin, Jamie T. Frantz, Adam D. Kallstrom, Melissa G. Krieger, Sarah Ann Morris, Ashley Anne Zimmerman

ROCKTON Melinda M. Curttright, Janet Renee Dickey

ROLLING MEADOWS Erin K. McGraw

ROSCOE Josef R. Kurlinkus

ROSELLE Margaret Hsiang Ping Hao, Valerie A. Kretschmer, Jodell R. Nowicki, Anuj A. Parikh

SADORUS Brandy Nicole Beard,

SAVOY Miles Lee Warren III, George D. Smith, Katy Wheatley

SCHAUMBURG Cathy Marie Barnes, Amanda Ann Brode, Anjali Utpal Joshi, Louise Lynn Lai, Jessica Marie Merner, Insiya M. Morbiwala, Chirag S. Patel, Tushar N. Patel, Darin Q. Pike, Jessica A. Polos, Brian C. Rojek, Sarah E. Sammit, Lindsay Marie Schrieber, Daniel Joseph Suarez, John H. Yu

SHELBYVILLE Daniel M. Gloede

SIBLEY Heather S. Thompson

SKOKIE Brigitte Danielle Beauvoir, Asif Choudhury, Sarah Rose Hartman, Sweta Kapadia, Sarah J. Kim, Suji Kim, Diana Kogan, Joseph K. Mani, Aaron Masliansky, Natalie Monga,Nina T. Siromaskul, Melissa Villegas

SLEEPY HOLLOW Eric Lewis Carlson, Daniel B. Fuqua

SOUTH BARRINGTON Kara K. Pearson

SOUTH BELOIT Lindsay Mae Yapp

SOUTH HOLLAND Sheena Lenice Wilson

SPARLAND Diana Lynn Kenyon

SPARTA Marietta Alissa Lessley

SPRINGFIELD Natalie Jo-Mae Bomke, Catherine Bower, Samantha B.V. Gaines, Samuel Thomas Gaines, Stephen J. Klemm, Elizabeth Ann Moorman, Suzanne E. Myers, Alex W. Pence, Emily E. Poynter, Renee M. Redfield, James Justin Shea, Ourania T. Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth A. Unanue, Alexis M. White

ST. CHARLES Margaret C. Altman, Jeffrey Brubaker, Russell C. Colby, Michael P. Copher, Thomas F. Nensel Jr., Geoffrey M. Price, Stephanie A. Salb, Christine A. Spoerl, Heather Wendland

ST. ELMO Lucas R. Wolf

ST. JOSEPH Amy Franzen, John Marriott, Matthew H. McKinney, Sandra Elizabeth Shannon

STERLING Anne M. Kreeger, Heather L. Rooney, Carissa L. Schram

STEWARD Jeffrey R. Reed

STREAMWOOD Kathryn J. Medigovich, Samir Shah

SWANSEA Sara C. Fitzgerald

SYCAMORE Sara A. Englum, Shawn J. Young

TAYLOR RIDGE Michelle Corrine Hudson

TAYLORVILLE Jennifer Christine Linder, Brett R. Mense

TEUTOPOLIS Emily A. Heuerman

THOMASBORO Joseph Zachary Irle

TINLEY PARK Lauren Stephanie Domecki, Susan D. Ledebuhr, C.L. Michelle Moy, Christopher Michael Pazdan

TOLONO Ryan Douglas Byers

TOWANDA Nathan A. Buss, Andrea J. Mueller, Sarah L. Smith=

TUSCOLA Luke J. Patterson

UNIVERSITY PARK Jamila M. McClinton

URBANA Blair Bosecker, Shakella J. Buchanan, Robert Busan, Alice M. Chin, Kangtao Kendall Chuang, Krista Ingrid Diestel, Amanda Marie Eastin, Abbie S. Franzen, Madolyn J. Gorney, Hubert C. Hu, Kenyetta K.

Johnson-Brasher, Amy E. Kulczycki, Tiffeny Morreim, Mehwish A. Nagda, Norhayati Omar, Tias Paul, Roshan Raman, Mohd Rapik Saat, Sabrina E. Sanchez, Yamil Serur, Katie M. Wagner, Matthew Hin Wee, Brian D. Ziebart,

VALMEYER Alison Nicole Garleb

VERNON HILLS Brian R. Goetsch, Adam D. Goldkind, Suckchang Kim,Nathan Ralph Richardson, Michael John White

VILLA PARK Jessica M. Arnold, Matthew T. Pecak, Jennifer Skowronski, Lauren C. Venclovas

WALNUT Kylee J. Rosenthal

WARRENSBURG Laura Brown

WARRENVILLE Brian Zeglin

WASHINGTON Michael Jeffrey Ary, Erin Elaine Hirt,Robert Tyler Schwend, Nicholas J. Venturi

WATERLOO An-Phong Le

WAUCONDA Julia A. Corning, Katalin Schmidt

WAUKEGAN Leigh Ann Martinez, Derrick Percival McCarthy Jr., Lynsee Melchi, Nino Rey D. Querubin, Esther D. Wang

WAYNE Susan Jane Sarna

WEST DUNDEE Cassandre Jade Adolf

WESTCHESTER Kristen Val Thomas, Nikkita M. Thomas

WESTERN SPRINGS Kristen Marie Hill, Erica L. Johnson, Ryan Thomas Lynch

WESTMONT Tina Marie Gorecki, Sarah Jindra,Rebekah A. Kasper, Eric T. Pucek, Margaret E. Zabielski

WHEATON Heather Alesch,Katherine E. Anastasia, Jeffrey Scott Clousing, Tina F. Dhunjisha, ; Jennifer Marie Dymit, Abigail E. Gjeldum, Scott Lawrence Kindorf, John D. Kos, Carrie K. Larson, Eric T. McGoey, Lauren Nicole Norris, Kristine Peters, Stacey Reimer, Michelle Elizabeth Stieber, Elizabeth S. Tetteh,Erin M. Whitebread, Bethany Marie Woods

WHEELING Peter W. Bremer, Amy Robyn Goldberg, Richard Edward Heinz

WILDWOOD Andrea Christine Groeninger

WILLOWBROOK Steve Ockrim, Joni Lee Ranchero, Kristin Amelia Severe

WILMETTE Haley Tara Peck,Kathryn Lee Sims, C. Leif Thybony, Lindsay C. Zoeller

WINFIELD Anthony J. Badway

WOOD DALE Irene Hatzidimitradis, Shaila R. Kotadia

WOODLAWN Sarah Marie Nowosielski

WOODRIDGE Jillian Grace Bianchi, Matthew J. Wollak

WOODSTOCK Dina K. Rachford

WORTH Trisha Ann Pruis

YORKVILLE Michael P. Schmidt

OTHER STATES

ALABAMA, Trussville Elizabeth Ashley Bland

ALASKA, Anchorage Audrey M. Satake

CALIFORNIA, Concord Lindsey Lucretia Tanner

Glendale Laura Catherine OConnor,

Mill Valley Stephanie Cheney

Los Angeles La-Shia M. Ranson

Sunnyvale Peipei Wang

CONNECTICUT, Fairfield Derek A. Reed

DELAWARE, Wilmington Sarah Miller

FLORIDA, Bonita Springs Jessica J. Eaton

Cape Coral Keavy Katherine Gallagher

Gainesville Charles Joseph Gray

Palm Beach Gardens Adam J. Smith

Safety Harbor – Timothy Wei

HAWAII, Aiea Ryan P.L. Cheng

Honolulu Daniel Ishimitsu.

Kaneohe Clayton K. Chan

INDIANA, Bloomington Ho-Yin Cheung,Fanny Prabowo

Evansville Jesse Schultz

KANSAS, Fairway Abbey Masonbrink

Overland Park James B. Hoelzle

KENTUCKY, Fort Mitchell Lawrence Joseph Humpert

Louisville Emily L. Garrison

LOUISIANA, Baton Rouge Laura E. Butler

MARYLAND, North Potomac Margaret H. Hsu,

Silver Spring Soo Yung Jang

MASSACHUSETTS, Bedford David Sortal LaCharite

Newton Phillip Mark Lachman

Wellesley Frederick M. Hartman II

MICHIGAN, Saline Diane Marie Mueller

MINNESOTA, Apple Valley Travis Yamanaka

MISSOURI, Columbia Joshua Justin Bruckerhoff

Creve Coeur Neel Sheth

Fenton Katherine R. Siebert

Florissant Eric Stephen Hiles

Fulton Adam Matthew Shively

Hannibal Jennifer G. Warren

Manchester Caitlin R. Donnelly

Springfield Ashley Wood

St. Louis Jennifer Growe, Alex Polonsky, Adrienne Dena Saxe, James B. Tuley, Meng Michael Zhao

NEBRASKA, Lincoln Amy N. Bender

Omaha Sophia Theophilopoulos

NEW JERSEY, Middletown Jeff Chieh

Ramsey Daniel Riley Fay

West Orange Laura B. Ortman

NORTH CAROLINA, Fort Bragg Jonathan M. Reside

OHIO, Columbus Christina Y. Salim

Dublin Casey A. Boyd

Oakwood Alida N. Bray

Wyoming Daniel Novik Warshawsky

OKLAHOMA, Bartlesville Eileen N. ODonnell

OREGON, Portland Andrew Birck

PENNSYLVANIA, Clarks Summit Aaron M. Foley

TENNESSEE, Chattanooga Casey M. Summers

VIRGINIA, Bedford Jason Dwight Moore

WASHINGTON, Issaquah Shouri Lahiri

WISCONSIN, Appleton Joshua S. Lucas

Port Washington Melissa Hopkins Kelley

OTHER COUNTRIES

COLOMBIA, Bogota Lisa Kay Romero

GUAM, Mangilao Pamela Sue Ellen A. Macario

KOREA, Seoul Jiwoon Lee, Alice Y. Lung

PORTUGAL, Macau Irene C.S. Chan

PUERTO RICO, Caguas Eduardo Javier Caro

SINGAPORE Shouri Lahiri, Li Chen Lim, Maria Phong,

TAIWAN, Taipei Yu-Hua Hsu

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Dubai Apurva R. Chitnis

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Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Nishant Garg, center, is joined by fellow researchers, from left: Yujia Min, Hossein Kabir, Nishant Garg, center, Chirayu Kothari and M. Farjad Iqbal, front right. In front are examples of clay samples dissolved at different concentrations in a NaOH solution. The team invented a new test that can predict the performance of cementitious materials in mere 5 minutes. This is in contrast to the standard ASTM tests, which take up to 28 days. This new advance enables real-time quality control at production plants of emerging, sustainable materials. Photo taken at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Researchers develop a five-minute quality test for sustainable cement industry materials

A new test developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can predict the performance of a new type of cementitious construction material in five minutes — a significant improvement over the current industry standard method, which takes seven or more days to complete. This development is poised to advance the use of next-generation resources called supplementary cementitious materials — or SCMs — by speeding up the quality-check process before leaving the production floor.

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