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