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Sophomores honored with Dads Association Library Awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of University of Illinois students 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 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

BARRINGTON Brennan Miller

BELVIDERE Carl Salamone

BLOOMINGDALE Stephen Bernsee

BUFFALO GROVE Zheng Guo; Adam Varavadekar

CHAMPAIGN Paras Mehta; Laura Planas; Rebecca Stevenson

CHARLESTON Matthew Augustine

DOWNERS GROVE Meghan Goldenstein

GLASFORD Nathaniel Bergland

GLEN CARBON Andrew Honegger

GLEN ELLYN Matthew Osmundsen; Kevin Verzal

GLENVIEW Amanda Novak

GLENWOOD Erin Van Brussel

GRAYSLAKE Nicholas Garzonetti

LA SALLE Anna Peters

LEMONT Albert Graczyk

LOCKPORT Jillian Strom

MASCOUTAH Mary Bennett

MOKENA Karen Eichenlaub

MONTGOMERY Nsangou Ghogomu

MORRIS Jana Kopczick

NAPERVILLE Matthew Shipley; Jeremy Silverman

NEW BERLIN Kathryn Keim

PEORIA Jennifer VonBehren

PETERSBURG Ryan Kern

PLAINFIELD Malinda Bergner

ROBINSON Craig Williamson

ROCKFORD Nicholas Guedet

SHELBYVILLE Katherine Brix

ST. JOSEPH Alaina Brown

TEUTOPOLIS Dawn Weber

URBANA Tyrus Dejarnette; Michael Gorczowski; Lisa Ott; Erica Powell; David Smyth; Jiajun Wang

WHITE HEATH Erick Burtness

WILLOWBROOK Jeffrey Chao

WILMINGTON Scott Wirth

OUT-OF-STATE

COLORADO, Lakewood Erica Knievel

INDIANA, Terre Haute Joshua Maston

MISSOURI, Lake St. Louis Nicholas Orf

Manchester Christopher Michael

NEW JERSEY, Mount Laurel Heather Hockenberger

OREGON, Lake Oswego Mariko Walters

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