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 and their colleges: (EDITORS: See list).
The association honored the winners at the recent Dads Weekend banquet. A book will be purchased in each student's name for the university's 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
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Katherine M. Smoucha, Liberal Arts and Sciences
BARTONVILLE - Gil E. Harmon, Liberal Arts and Sciences
BLOOMINGTON - Katharyn Hurd, Fine and Applied Arts; Caroline Pearson, Nursing
BUFFALO GROVE - Kimberly F. Karlin, Liberal Arts and Sciences
CAROL STREAM - Natalie R. Pawlowicz, Liberal Arts and Sciences
CHAMPAIGN - Stephen Blanchette, Aviation; Caterina Gratton, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Megan C. McMillen, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Christine M. Pinheiro, Liberal Arts and Sciences
CLAYTON - Andrea Cantrell, Business
DARIEN - Kaitlin Sulkowski, Business; Sybil N. Zachariah, Liberal Arts and Sciences
DEERFIELD - Kristen Oliszewicz, Applied Health Studies; Alyssa Munch, Education; Justin S. Davidson, Liberal Arts and Sciences
DEKALB - Kara M. Zurbrugg, Liberal Arts and Sciences
DUNDEE - Melanie A. Clark, Liberal Arts and Sciences
DUNLAP - Matthew Zmuda, Business
EL PASO - Sarah Drake, Applied Health Studies; Ashley Paluch, Education
FARINA - Bethany Kramer, Business
FLOSSMOOR - Lawrence Erickson, Liberal Arts and Sciences
FRANKFORT - Kara N. Ramsey, Liberal Arts and Sciences
GLEN CARBON - Matthew A. Horrell, Liberal Arts and Sciences
GLENVIEW - Lucas Edelman, Engineering
HIGHLAND PARK - Robert Alan Schuster, Business
HOMER GLEN - Michael Day, Engineering
LIBERTYVILLE - Kirsten M. Hope, Liberal Arts and Sciences
LITCHFIELD - Eric Wood, Applied Health Studies
LOMBARD - Lisa Wywrot, Nursing
MORRIS - Julia Salgado, Nursing
MORTON - John Smillie, Business
MOUNT PROSPECT - Jennifer Johnson, Fine and Applied Arts
MOUNT ZION - Jamie Postlewait, Business
NAPERVILLE - Rebecca Schield, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Colleen Loggins, Communications; Daryl McCurdy, Fine and Applied Arts; Meryl Garrison, Liberal Arts and Sciences; Cynthia Johnson, Liberal Arts and Sciences
NORTHBROOK - Allen Chen, Fine and Applied Arts
ORLAND PARK - Jessica Sweet, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Megan O'Connor, Engineering
OSWEGO - Karen Remsen, Fine and Applied Arts
PEKIN - Michelle Wrhel, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
PERU - Yuri Ozeki, Communications
PLAINFIELD - Edyta Zareba, Aviation
RIVERSIDE - Jordan Burdinie, Business
ROCKFORD - Kevin McParlan, Engineering
SAVOY - Anita Chary, Liberal Arts and Sciences
SCHAUMBURG- Vincent Dorgan, Engineering
SPRINGFIELD - Deborah Dobbins, Education
URBANA - Margaret Haas Pepple, Communications
WEST DUNDEE - Travis Cameron, Aviation
WINFIELD - Devin Patel, Engineering
YORKVILLE - Kathryn E. Malley, Liberal Arts and Sciences
OUT-OF-STATE
CALIFORNIA, Irvine - I-Ru Chen, Engineering
IOWA, Bettendorf - Alexander Lambert, Engineering
MISSOURI, Lees Summit - Andrew Spencer, Engineering
NEW YORK, Bedford - David Rockwood, Engineering
OUT-OF-COUNTRY
CHINA, Suzhou - Kuang Xu, Engineering
INDIA, Bangalore - Vishnu Sivaji, Engineering
Maharashtra - Darshil T. Jhaveri, Liberal Arts and Sciences
INDONESIA - Lilia Fransisca, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
KOREA, Seoul - Jungyoon Lee, Engineering