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Students honored with Dads Association Library Awards

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A group of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 student’s name for the university Library.

The Dads Association comprises fathers of Illinois 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

ADDISON – Catherine Bierowiec

ALVIN – Troy Becicka

AURORA – Amanda Huensch

BELVIDERE – David Trueblood

BLOOMINGTON – Kristina Grant

BUFFALO GROVE – Joseph Dillon, Alison Johnson

CARY – Joseph Niemiec

CHAMPAIGN – Erin Hatch; Casey Owens

CHICAGO – (45) Vimal Prajapati, (46) Jason Hough

DANVILLE – Ryan Bolton

DARIEN – Payal Gandhi

DECATUR – Lori Frahlman

DEKALB – Arya Bahram Mohabbat

EL PASO – Jonathan Stoller

EVERGREEN PARK – John King

GLENCOE – Susan Bortz

GRAYSLAKE – Karen Hauck

GURNEE – Kelly Groen

HINSDALE – Curtis Kin-Kee Yiu

LAKE BARRINGTON – Charles Walker IV

LEMONT – Kristen Carvell

LIBERTYVILLE – Kristin Ankley

LINCOLNWOOD – Tracy Walsh

LOCKPORT – Amanda Marszalik

MACOMB – Erica Elam

MAHOMET – Andreana Su-Loing Lau

MARYVILLE – Lindsey Bernaix

MOLINE – Katie Cunningham

NAPERVILLE – Kristin Amos; Bright Chu; Andrew Getz; Olivia Hutul

NORTHBROOK – Tina Lu

OAK BROOK – James Chan

OAK FOREST – Jillian Gunther

ORLAND HILLS – Katherine Hughes

PANA – Craig Pastor

PEORIA – Sean Campbell; Stanley Ye

RIVERTON – Justin Barton

ROSELLE – Margaret Hao

SCHAUMBURG – Mark Behrens

SPRINGFIELD – Ourania Stephanopoulos

ST. CHARLES – Jennifer Haywood

TUSCOLA – Ian Pearse

URBANA – Martin Muir; Paul Tias; Brian Ziebart

WALNUT – Kylee Rosenthal

WASHINGTON – Lucas Jenkins

WHEATON – Emmy Bossenga; John Kos; Michelle Stieber,

WILMETTE – Kathryn Sims

YORKVILLE – Cassie Benson; Rebecca Stevenson

OUT-OF-STATE

INDIANA, Terre Haute – Joshua Spear

OHIO, Cincinnati – Geoffrey Levine

OKLAHOMA, Bartlesville – Brian Alkemeyer

NEW JERSEY, West Orange – Laura Ortman

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