Best & Brightest
• Jamie Koerner, of Mount Prospect, graduated on May 2 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and will begin working as an auditor with Deloitte Touche in Chicago in September. She is the daughter of Cindy and Kevin Koerner.
• David Keyes, of Elk Grove Village, graduated on May 3 from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and kinesiology. He is a June 2003 graduate of Conant High School in Hoffman Estates and the son of Debbie and Dewey Keyes.
• Anthony Jack Salerno of Mount Prospect, graduated with honors from Winona State University in Winona, Minn. on May 2. Tony, the son of Todd and Julie Salerno, received a bachelors degree in Marketing from the College of Business. Tony also has been named to the Dean's list for the spring 2008 semester.
• Dan Gorecki, son of Steve and Sue Gorecki of Arlington Heights, was inducted into the Honors Program at DePaul University on April 11. He received the Presidential Scholarship and plans to attend DePaul this fall.
Gorecki, a senior at Rolling Meadows High School, also received his fifth star, first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do April 10.
• Lauren Singleton, daughter of Derek and Marie Singleton, Arlington Heights, was the recipient of the Sonata and Dvorak Behavioral Medicine Scholarship for commitment to behavioral research medicine. The scholarship was presented at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Awards and Scholarship Celebration on April 12.
• Daniel Lawrence Turro, son of Robert and Teresa Turro of Arlington Heights, completed four years of study at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and received a degree in civil engineering at the graduation commencement on May 11.
• Brittany E. Smith, daughter of Terry and Laura Smith of Arlington Heights, received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree on May 11 from Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisc.
• Alex Leites of Buffalo Grove, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, participated in the April 16 Undergraduate Symposium, an opportunity for students to publicly display their work and research to the public. Students presented, displayed and performed more than 300 projects from all areas of study. The event celebrates research, creative endeavor and service learning among the undergraduates.
• Augustana College in Rock Island announced the following students were named to the winter Dean's List for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Wheeling: Kathryn E. Abbott, senior political science, public administration and philosophy major; Anthony D. Fina, senior biology and psychology major; and Morgan L. Biosca, sophomore education and Spanish major.