Best & Brightest
•Columbia College Chicago announced the following students graduated with undergraduate degrees at the May 12 commencement ceremonies.
Des Plaines: Josh Bjarnarson, audio arts and acoustics; Greta Bogner, no declared major; Christine Coffey, marketing communication; Sang-Ah Jang, film and video; Alberto Giatras, television; Rachel Miller, film and video; Sandra Pineda, fine arts; Christopher Pluta, audio arts and acoustics; Monika Rydzewski, marketing communication; Marlon Servellon, marketing communication; Estera Tabla, journalism; and Steven Wilk, marketing communication.
Elk Grove Village: Rajinder Chadha, marketing communication; Arkin Chaiart, arts, entertainment and media management; Samantha Rissetto, photography; and Jessica Starkman, marketing communication.
Mount Prospect: Ryan Blake, film and video; Emilia Cisowska, advertising art direction; Stephanie Demas, journalism; Laura DiSanto, film and video; Matthew Frase, film and video; Richard Geerling, fiction writing; Daniel Goers, radio; Nicole Michelotti, photography; Ami Patel, marketing communication; Kathleen Sammon, theater; and Erica Yanez, graphic design.
Park Ridge: Martin Abezetian, arts, entertainment and media management; Thomas Balazs, film and video; Andrew Duff, fiction writing; Nora Erickson, arts, entertainment and media management; Matthew Holihan, television; Andrew Long, radio; Joseph Spanos, film and video; Alicia Virgilio, film and video; Sarah Yunker, photography; and Heather Zimny, dance.
Prospect Heights: Mayme Pace, journalism; and Julie Tracy, graphic design.
•The University of Iowa in Iowa City named the following students to the dean's list for academic achievement during the 2007 spring semester.
Des Plaines: Robert Bulleri, Omar Camarillo, Amelia Kathleen Hastings and Joyce Marie Weston, all enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts; and Sandra Lynn Kelley, College of Business Administration.
Elk Grove Village: Kate Elizabeth Ayers, Krystal Loewe, Mitchell Terence Moylan, all in the College Of Liberal Arts; and Jennifer Eunjeong Oh and Michael J. Raczka, both in the College of Business Administration.
Mount Prospect: Gwen Bailey Barker, Gregory J. Chiakulas, Colleen Elizabeth Delahanty, Natalie Ann Hoffman, David Edward Novotny, and Renee Kathleen Petlicki, all in the College of Liberal Arts; and James Joseph Guarino, College of Engineering.
•Holly Butz, daughter of Brad and Eve Butz of Des Plaines, was honored recently for academic achievement during Monmouth College's annual Honors Convocation. The junior communications and theatre arts/psychology major, was inducted into the Kappa Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, a communication honors society and recognized as a Blue Key member. She was also inducted into Psi Chi, the psychology honor society.
•Donald Trinite, son of Donald and Linda Trinite of Des Plaines, was honored recently for academic achievement during Monmouth College's annual Honors Convocation. The junior majoring in classics/history was recognized as a member of Mortar Board, a senior honorary society recognizing outstanding students during the spring semester of their junior year for leadership, service and scholarship.