Engineering transfer group one of largest for COD

More than 30 engineering students at College of DuPage will transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions this fall, one of the largest transfer groups ever for the program.

Students will enter such top-notch schools as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Purdue University.

"This is truly a gifted group of 33 students," said David Smith, assistant professor of Engineering at COD. "They are the innovators and inventors of tomorrow's companies. We are immensely proud of their talent and their diversity."

Engineering students, their selected fields of study and transfer schools are as follows:

Aurora: Rowzat Faiz, Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Bloomingdale: Steve Ditore, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Qing Zhang, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Downers Grove: Doug Felsecker, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Kyle Mulgrew, Electrical Engineering, IIT; Mark Schlagel, Civil Engineering, Penn State University; Daniel Styczynski, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University

Glen Ellyn: Lina Campuzano, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; James Warner, Mechanical Engineering

Glendale Heights: Angela Ulloa, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Hanover Park: Ruchita Gujarathi, Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Hinsdale: Chris Cody, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LaGrange: Nicholas Litecki, Computer Engineering, Northern Illinois University

Lisle: Nathaly Samper, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue; Shepherd Smith, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Naperville: Azeam Anjum, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Pat Coan, Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dave Fox, Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Gabretsadik Gebrekiros, Electrical Engineering, IIT; Lucas Ivanic, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University; Paul Vesely, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Kyle Yamashita, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University

Warrenville: Dennis Michalak, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

West Chicago: Ivan Ishkov, Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rupi Samagh, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Wheaton: Glen Duffy, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University; Chris Johnson, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bryce Mitchell, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University; Kasia Orbik, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Denton Striplin, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago; Zaid Zubar, Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Woodridge: Dan Tiberi, Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University

For more information about COD's Engineering program, call (630) 942-2418, e-mail smithdav@cod.edu, or visit home.cod.edu/academics/programsDegrees/engineering.