Best & brightest

• DePaul University in Chicago announced the following students graduated last summer.

Arlington Heights: Joseph Amerio, operations management; Anthony Callero, accountancy; Haunani Comenduley, E-commerce technology (with distinction); Geralyn Dickey, chemistry; Erin Ellis, computer science; Laurie Gaza, managerial finance; Christopher Jurkiewicz, real estate finance and investments; Tamara Kosic, communication (with highest honor); Carolyn Larson, management accounting (with distinction); Roman Lerman, computer science (with highest honor); Jason Licar, managerial finance (with distinction); Steven Marino, E-business (with distinction); and Nick Megremis, financial analysis (with distinction).

Also from Arkington Heights: Subrata Mukherjee, business information technology; Ann Marie Piotrowski, leadership and change management (with distinction); Mohammed Rahman, computer, information, net security (with distinction); Michael Scherer, financial analysis (with distinction); Olga Shteyn, financial analysis; Mark Sniegowski, accountancy; Julie Song, biological sciences; Lauren Stelmach, finance; Mark Tippery, applied professional studies; Andrew Waddell, strategy, execution and valuation (with distinction); and Barbara Webb, finance (with distinction).

Rolling Meadows: Susan Esque, applied professional studies.

• Bradley University in Peoria awarded bachelor's degrees to the following students at the May 19, 2007 commencement ceremonies.

Arlington Heights: Robert Francis Andry, cum laude; Kristin Jeanne Althoff, cum laude; Robert Francis Andry, cum laude; Christopher James Nowack, summa cum laude; Jenna Michelle Siok, summa cum laude; and Nina Renee Tiberi, cum laude.

Rolling Meadows: Eduardo Sanchez.

To achieve summa cum laude honors, a student must achieve a 3.8 or better grade point average. For cum laude honors, a 3.4 or better GPA is required.

• Tyler Pagano of Arlington Heights received his bachelor's degree in physical education: sports management in August from Valparaiso University in Indiana.

• Allison Pozdol from Arlington Heights, a senior majoring in music at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, performed a mezzo-soprano voice recital in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Music Hall in October 2007. She is the daughter of Andy and Judy Pozdol of Arlington Heights, and a 2004 graduate of Rolling Meadows High School.

• Robyn Gorski, daughter of William and Laura Gorski of Arlington Heights, was accepted last fall into the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Institute at Albion College. Honors students are required to enroll in four "Great Issues" seminars in humanities, science, social science and fine arts. In addition to the seminars, Honors students must graduate with a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and produce an Honors thesis. Gorski, a freshman at Albion, is a graduate of Buffalo Grove High School.

• Margherite Brucci, daughter of Paul and Adeline Brucci, was the recipient of a scholarship at a banquet in November from The Calabrese in America Organization, a Chicagoland Italian organization. The 2007 Prospect High School graduate is a student at Indiana University in Bloomington.

• James Taylor of Arlington Heights graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business administration Nov. 17 from Robert Morris College in Chicago.

• Kim Woodsum of Arlington Heights and a senior at Buffalo Grove High School, signed a National Letter of Intent Nov. 14 with Baylor University where she will be a member of Baylor's Equestrian Team, a Division I Equestrian team. Woodsum has been riding for eight years, and competed in the Children's Hunter Division at the 2006 nationals in Washington D.C. In May 2007, she placed 8th in the Children's Division of the Legacy Cup in Kentucky. Woodsum is the second member of her family to compete in Division I athletics. In addition to her athletic scholarship, Woodsum will receive Baylor Universtiy's President Gold academic scholarship award.

• The University of Kansas announced the following students were candidates for graduation at the May 20 commencement ceremony in Lawrence. Graduates, their parents, majors and high schools include the following.

Arlington Heights: Scott Kenneth Lesniak, communication studies and sociology, son of Ken and Kathryn Lesniak, Rolling Meadows High School graduate; Brette M. Parker, communication studies and journalism, strategic communications, daughter of Bruce and Nancy Parker, Buffalo Grove High School graduate; Samantha Erin Weiler, general studies/communication studies and psychology, son of Dan Weiler, St. Viator High School graduate; and Jaime Beth Zazove, communication studies and history, daughter of Steven and Maureen Zazove, Buffalo Grove High School graduate.

• The University of Wisconsin-Madison named the following students to the 2006-07 spring Dean's List for ranking in the top 10 percent of their class or achieving a grade point average of 3.75 or higher.

Arlington Heights: Danielle Nicole Dorr-Niro and Rachel Ann Roggi, both students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences; Julia Elizabeth Jenvey, Kevin Thomas Piotrowski, and Emily Ann Underwood, both students in the College of Letters and Science; Chun-Ting Jennifer Yu, School of Human Ecology; April Lynn Antonson, Karen Andrea McCann and Julie Ann Ziah, all students in the School of Education; and Laura Marie Pabst, School of Human Ecology.

Rolling Meadows: Danielle Elise Gorder, College of Letters and Science.