Best & Brightest
• Katherine Joy Sedin of Grayslake graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis., on May 13.
• Nicole Stanton of Round Lake graduated with a degree in post-baccalaureate teacher preparation in elementary education grades from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• The University of Wisconsin-Madison named the following students to the 2006-07 spring semester Dean's List for ranking in the top 10 percent of their class or achieving a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. Following are the area students and their colleges.
Gurnee: Kelly Ellen Clinton-Cirocco, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; Denise Marie Fesik, School of Business; Nickolas James Jikomes, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; and Katherine Smith, College of Letters and Science.
Lake Villa: Abigail Lee Churchill, College of Letters and Science.
Lindenhurst: Daniel Joseph Krakora, College of Letters and Science.
• The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater announced the following students were named to the spring 2007 Dean's List for achieving at least a 3.4 semester grade point average. Students, their major, year in college and high school attended include the following.
Antioch: Angelica M. Simonini, social work sophomore, Antioch Community High School;
Grayslake: Kelsey L. Lallensack, pre-business, freshman, Grayslake Community High School; Lisa M. Meyer, English senior, Warren Township High School; and Nicole K. Sarver, biology junior, Grayslake Community High School.
Gurnee: Danyelle C. Jenkins, elementary education, junior, Tremper High School.
Lake Villa: Ryan M. Boesch, early childhood education, junior, Grant Community High School; and Morgan R. Gwaltney, history, junior, Grayslake Community High School.
Lindenhurst: Nicholas C. Johnson, history (education), freshman, Antioch Community High School.
Wauconda: Laura M. Valkman, elementary education, freshman, Carmel High School.
• DePaul University in Chicago announced the following students graduated last summer at the 108th commencement. Local students, their honors and degrees include:
Grayslake: Martha Roberts, degree from the School for New Learning Degree Program; David Rudo, telecommunication systems; Robert Becker, public service management; Paula Dorsey, teaching and learning elementary education; Courtney Essenpreis, with high honor in Spanish; Sarah Karabatsos, psychology; Laura Rader, political Science; and James Carter, network technologies.
Lindenhurst: Jason Goodman, master of business administration in international business; and Sara McKeever, with high honor in political science.
Round Lake: Xavier Villarreal, degree from the School for New Learning Degree Program; Renee Fish, degree from the School for New Learning Degree Program; and German Alvarez, telecommunication systems.
Round Lake Beach: Heidi Young-Rothfus, social and cultural foundations in education; Lisa Alter, teaching and learning elementary education; Daniel Utz, with distinction in software engineering; and Mark Hiniker, with distinction in software engineering.
Round Lake Heights: Sydney Dawson, degree from the School for New Learning Degree Program.
• Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., announced the following students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2007 semester. Students and their majors include the following:
Grayslake: Shanti Chu, psychology; Christopher Davis, undeclared; Katherine Elliott, accounting; Marie Gentile, journalism; Alyssa Harling, anthroplogy; Deanna Placko, biomedical sciences; Benjamin Wessel, accounting; and Michael Wessel, business administration.
Gurnee: Laura Beske, marketing; Caitlin Biarnesen, undeclared; Jaclyn Hampson, public relations; Michael Matias, accounting; Peter Merkel, political science; Laura Olson, nursing; Michelle West, public relations; and Nicholas Zupec, biomedical sciences.
Ingleside: Shaina Flinchum, nursing; Jeffrey Grom, biomedical sciences; and Aimee Stang, speech pathology and audiology.
Lake Villa: Joseph Anderson, finance; Stephanie Behm, biomedical sciences; and Patrick Johnson, journalism.
Lindenhurst: Rachel Lewright, physiological sciences; Chelsea Loiselle, nursing; Benjamin Safron, biomechanics; and Amanda Warren, biomedical sciences.