College of DuPage Announces Scholars Award Recipients
College of DuPage has announced 129 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2016.
The awards fall into two categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full tuition scholarship, and Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year. Earl Dowling, Vice President of Student Affairs, said this year's scholars reflect high levels of academic achievement, with average GPAs of 4.17 on a 4.0 scale and average ACT scores of 29.
This year's Presidential Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):
Addison: Catherine Burlage, Addison Trail; Atika Hermani, Addison Trail
Aurora: Vanessa Hadweh Smith, Waubonsie Valley; Eric Huerta, Waubonsie Valley; Dirrah Mulla, Metea Valley; Nathaniel Narofsky, Waubonsie Valley; Daniel Rodawold, Waubonsie Valley; Joseph Smagala, Metea Valley; Jeffrey Weisenberger, Metea Valley
Bensenville: Theresa Giordano, Fenton; Lucas Welsh, Metea Valley
Bloomingdale: Qaim Maqvi, Lake Park; Eugene Solomon, Lake Park; Abdurrahim Surtee, Glenbard East; Adrian Wheeler, Glenbard East
Bolingbrook: Andrew Young, Neuqua Valley
Carol Stream: Zachary Campbell, Glenbard North; Niko Falco, Glenbard North; Jessica Foster, Glenbard North; Joshua Guercio, West Chicago; Andrew Klingberg, Glenbard North; Joshua Pysarenko, Glenbard North; Sarah Volle, Wheaton North; Anthony Vuolo, Wheaton North
Downers Grove: Rachel Bernas, Downers Grove South; Marcela Calderon, Downers Grove South; Matthew Cimbalista, Homeschooled; Myla Kaiser, Naperville Central; Lauren Phegley, Downers Grove North; Maria White, Downers Grove South; Amber Wood, Downers Grove North
Elmhurst: Alexis Hohman, York; Ian Lee, York; Andrew Lewand, York; Anna Rubicz, York
Glendale Heights: Diana Andrade, Glenbard West; Kristel Ebeling, Glenbard East; Marynels Garcines, Glenbard West; Christa Matundan, Glenbard West; Darren Nuezca, Glenbard East; Mohammed Syed, Glenbard West; Melissa Yim, Glenbard West
Glen Ellyn: Max Hufnagle, Glenbard West; Sam Huhta, Glenbard West; Sidrah Shariff, Glenbard South; Maddie Trinco, Glenbard West
Hanover Park: Ryan Catanag, Glenbard North; Joseph Rexroad, Glenbard North
Itasca: Remzo Vega, Lake Park
LaGrange Park: Ripley Cornelison, Lyons Township; Collin Keefer, Lyons Township
Lemont: Anthony Belsan, Lemont; Jakub Krzeptowski-Mucha, Lemont; Anuj Mehta, Lemont; Andrew Wood, Lemont
Lisle: Arianne Alcoran, Lisle
Lombard: Mansoor Ahmed, Glenbard South; Brandon Anton, Glenbard East; Madeline Difino, Glenbard East; Evan Farris, Glenbard East; Roberto Gutierrez, Glenbard East; Benjamin Van Pelt, Glenbard South
Naperville: Alec Bakker, Naperville Central; Brant Bedor, Metea Valley; Michael Block, Neuqua Valley; Sam Cohn, Naperville Central; Jeremy Dooling, Naperville Central; Hamaad Khan, Naperville Central; William Kolenda, Naperville North; Alexis Lee, Neuqua Valley; Aditya Pandey, Neuqua Valley; Chloe Purpura, Naperville Central; Stephanie Robinson, Naperville Central; Ismail Sayeedi, Naperville North; Brian Welch, Naperville North
Roselle: Eric Buranicz, St. Francis; Edgar Ramirez, Lake Park; Karolina Szczepaniak, Lake Park
Villa Park: Amos Cabudol, Willowbrook; Audrey Huizenga, Timothy Christian; Maggie Krott, Willowbrook; Ian Patete, Willowbrook
Warrenville: Karina Detwiler, Wheaton Warrenville South; Cullen Dobbs, Wheaton Warrenville South; Peter Gutfeldt, Homeschooled
West Chicago: Ashley Bennett, West Chicago; Nathan Klapatch, Homeschooled
Wheaton: Andrew Andersen, Wheaton North; Matthaios Aravosis, Wheaton Warrenville South; Emma Asta, Wheaton Warrenville South; Robert Beckwith, Wheaton Warrenville South; Colin Bodger, Wheaton Warrenville South; Ariana Bylykbashi, Wheaton Warrenville South; Josiah Cohn, Wheaton North; Kyle Currence, Wheaton Warrenville South; Jonathan Duncan, Wheaton North; Mary Farley, Wheaton North; Laura Filas, Wheaton North; Peter Guthrie, Wheaton Warrenville South; Abigail Kruse, Wheaton Warrenville South; Owen Rogers, Wheaton Warrenville South; Ryan Sievers, Wheaton Warrenville South; Dominique Slezak, Wheaton North; Kallie Thoren, Wheaton North
Winfield: Allison Kolman, West Chicago
Woodridge: Gian Angelo Lacanlale, Lemont; Oliver Patrick, Downers Grove North; Jessica Shubert, Downers Grove South; Justin Weisner, Downers Grove North
This year's Board of Trustees Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):
Addison: Eno Dhamo, Glenbard East; Nicholas Fugarino, Addison Trail; Jonathan Gonzalez, Addison Trail; Luke Kurtz, Addison Trail; Lorina Ngjelo, Addison Trail; Riken Patel, Addison Trail
Aurora: Justine Tenebro, Metea Valley
Hanover Park: Tanmay Chaklasiya, Glenbard North
Lisle: Nadia Hussain, Naperville North; Amanda Levinaite, Naperville North; Adrian Shemshedini, Lisle
Naperville: Mitchell Barry, Neuqua Valley; Courtney Cusson, Metea Valley; Mitchell Miller, Metea Valley; Claire Vospette, Naperville Central
Westmont: Brittany Eiermann, Westmont; Gannon Siran, Westmont
Wheaton: Erin Coady
Woodridge: Ashley Pirl, Downers Grove North; Jonathan Zriny, Downers Grove North
All scholars must pursue a degree or certificate at College of DuPage, maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and complete a minimum of 15 Honors credit hours, including an Honors seminar. In addition, Presidential Scholars must complete 20 hours of approved volunteer work during their first year at COD.
For more information about the Scholars Awards or attending College of DuPage, contact the Admissions and Outreach office at (630) 942-2482 or email admissions@cod.edu.