Here is a look at what some Southlanders have achieved in college, according to releases from the schools:
University of Iowa
Students, listed with their college of study, from the following towns were among the 4,000-some undergraduate students named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at the University of Iowa in Iowa City:
*Alsip: Ashley M. Buksa and Kelli Nicole Finn, both of liberal arts and sciences, and Corey J. Galvin, of engineering.
*Chicago Heights: Tierra C. Simpson, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Crete: Christina L. Moscatel, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Evergreen Park: Jenna Mahoney, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Frankfort: Michael Weldon Law, of business, and Abbey Maloney, Colleen Marie Reynolds, Madeline H. Ritter, Nicolas J. Selvaggio and Brigitte Marie Waldier, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Hazel Crest: Gabrielle D. Young, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Homer Glen: Daniel E. Schaack, of engineering, and Betsy A. Pearson, Daniel Joseph Plebanek, Alyssa A. Pragovich, Jennifer Marie Sarsfield and Ryan Charles Ward, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Homewood: Kevin B. Noe, of engineering; Katie L. Sinwelski, of nursing; and Kyah C. Bridges, Madelyn Drisi, Nicole Therese Herkert and Kassidy M. Kleinow, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Lemont: Taylor Marie Dvorak, of business, and Erin Elizabeth Gaffney and Kara Gikas, both of liberal arts and sciences.
*Lockport: Rebecca P. Finke, of liberal arts and sciences, and Ryan Robert Christian, Justin Andrew Howard, Daniel Sullivan and Kaylie Eileen Webster, all of business.
*Matteson: Marisa L. Little, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Mokena: Matthew Joseph Gazdziak, of engineering, and Steven Thomas Raines, Abby M. Rimsnider, Ryan Nicholas Rys and Louis J. Tiberi, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Monee: Adam J. Johns, of engineering.
*New Lenox: Jessica Rae Mampe, of engineering, and Morgan Rose Commet, Lily Doyle, Peter R. Grubisich, Christopher M. Higgins and Gabriel Jaramillo-Salgado, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Oak Lawn: Jenna Marie Hurckes, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Orland Hills: Erin P. Browne, of liberal arts and sciences, and Ryan John McCollam, of engineering.
*Orland Park: Eric John Chmielewski, of business; Nora Beverly Bush and Catherine Maureen Hourihan, both of nursing; Sean Thomas Conway, Jason Michael Fox and Abigail Margaret Higgins, all of engineering; and Megan Fiscella, Dominick J. Fitzgerald, Gina M. Johnson, Michael Patrick Lenkiewicz, Angela M. Schab, Taylor Swanson and Michael John Vennetti, all of liberal arts and sciences.
*Palos Heights: Andrew J. Bolero, of business.
*Palos Hills: Edwardo Galvan, of engineering, and Nicole Maria Obrochta, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Palos Park: Sean Patrick Connelly, of business, and Arianna Chronis and Kathryn Rose Gabel, both of liberal arts and sciences.
*Park Forest: Hannah Elin Morris, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Peotone: Gabrielle Elizabeth Dillman, of liberal arts and sciences.
*South Holland: Reginald L. Brown, of liberal arts and sciences.
*Tinley Park: Michael Gary Grenda, of business; Brad E. Bergeron, of engineering; Marissa V. Ripoli and Katie Lyn Scott, both of nursing; and Liam A. Brekke, Benjamin Thomas Coverick, Alexander J. Gacek, Alyssa Marie Hopman, Shannon H. Nolan, Patricia A. Remblake and Andrew High School alumni Shannon T. Rust, all of liberal arts and sciences.
Undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded course work during a given semester or summer session and who have no semester hours of I (incomplete) or O (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the dean’s list for that semester.
Since fall 2011, College of Nursing students participating in clinical courses must have a total of 12 semester hours of earned credit, with eight semester hours of graded credit with a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
University of Massachusetts Boston
Kathleen Spengler, of Orland Park, was among the 4,144 students who recently graduated at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Clarke University
Nicholas A. Anderson, of Sauk Village, was among the August graduates who were awarded degrees at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. Anderson earned a bachelor of arts in business administration.
Compiled by freelancer Jessi Virtusio
