Best & Brightest

• Daniel R. Sheahen of Kildeer was named to the Fall 2007 Dean's list at Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

• Senneca Anne Di Tusa of Libertyville received a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the Dec. 16 commencement ceremonies.

• William O. Nepstad of Gurnee, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences at Governors State University, University Park, earned a 3.7 grade point average or higher during the Fall 2007 trimester.

• Anne Margaret McKinney of Antioch, an architecture undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2007 semester.

• Siena Baldi of Libertyville, a student at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., was named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2007 semester for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Baldi, a graduate of Libertyville High School, is a student in the College of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

• Jean Gentile of Grayslake graduated from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a master's degree in teaching in elementary education.

• Caitlin A. Colombo and Dominika A. Winiarski, both of Lake Zurich, were named to the Fall 2007 Dean's List at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, for achieving a grade point average of 4.0.

• Alison Marie Kremer and Jack Chun Zhou, both of Lake Zurich, were named to the Fall 2007 Dean's List in the School of Engineering at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. To qualify, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher. Both Kremer and Zhou are graduates of Lake Zurich Senior High School.