College of DuPage Announces Scholars Award Recipients

Posted August 23, 2015 11:00 pm

College of DuPage has announced 87 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2015.

The awards fall into two categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full tuition scholarship, and Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year. Earl Dowling, Vice President of Student Affairs, said this year's scholars are exceptional, with average GPAs of 4.15 on a 4.0 scale and average ACT scores of 30. In addition, this year 41 percent of the scholars are entering the Engineering Pathways program, which guarantees admission to the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

This year's Presidential Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):

Aurora: Seth Liptak, Aurora Christian

Bensenville: Amal Ghanimah, Fenton

Bloomingdale: Summer Clark, Lake Park; Hayley Graves, Lake Park

Bolingbrook: Thomas Roberts, Downers Grove South

Carol Stream: Shrey Maheshwari, Glenbard North

Countryside: Jacob Bonk, Lyons Township; William Bonk, Lyons Township; Kevin Romero, Lyons Township

Darien: Jessa Mae Mendiola, Hinsdale South; Zachary

Pearson, Hinsdale South; Luke Tralmer, Hinsdale South

Downers Grove: Raymond Dragunaitis, Downers Grove North; Megan Kumiega, Downers Grove North; Kiley Pooler, Downers Grove North; Anne Provenzano, Downers Grove North; Renae Wisz, Downers Grove North

Elmhurst: Adeline Swartz, York

Glendale Heights: Ayisha Kecht, Glenbard East; Eric Nguyen, Glenbard North; Muneeb Omar, Islamic Foundation School; Jomhar Solis, Glenbard East

Glen Ellyn: Daniel Kalski, Glenbard South; Kelsey Neumann, Glenbard West; Kevin Rahtjen, Glenbard South

Hanover Park: Maninder Randhawa, Glenbard North

LaGrange: Matthew Kinsley, Lyons Township; Luke Pigman, Lyons Township

LaGrange Park: Sophia Caruso, Lyons Township

Lisle: David Keleher, Lisle

Lombard: Ashley Gonzalez, Glenbard East; Marko Ivancevic, Glenbard South; Kristian Johansen, Willowbrook; Elizabeth Koivun, Willowbrook; Phillip Lovetere, Glenbard East; Rodney Pidu Jr., Glenbard West; Jona Tilton, Glenbard East; Tanya Vargas, Glenbard East; Michael Warren, Willowbrook

Naperville: Michael Boetel, Neuqua Valley; Marwa Choudry, Islamic Foundation School; David Demoll; Mitchell Gosma, Neuqua Valley; Molly Heinz, Metea Valley; Rachel Hillebrand, Homeschooled; Frank Kariuki, Neuqua Valley; Ramin Malaki, Naperville Central; Jordi McCormack, Naperville Central; Patrick McGrail, Naperville North; Daniel Poole, Naperville Central; Jacob Silwa, Naperville Central; Glenn Tang, Naperville North; Nicholas Wochok, Naperville Central

Roselle: Jeremy Murray, Lake Park

Villa Park: Sofia Khan, Willowbrook

West Chicago: Jenna Jackson, West Chicago; Marianne Kiel, West Chicago; Aaron Klapatch, Homeschooled

Western Springs: Ivana Vasquez, Lyons Township

Westmont: Mitchell Allen, Westmont; Aryn Wodecki, Westmont

Wheaton: Justin Buchholz, Wheaton Warrenville South; Margo Jurkowski, Glenbard South; Kevin Uvodich, Glenbard South

Winfield: Isaac Jordan, Wheaton North; Steven Zilly, West Chicago

Woodridge: Joshua Chesney, Downers Grove North; Meghan Diddia, Downers Grove South; Kyle Lacanlale, Downers Grove South; Danny Paskvan, Downers Grove South

This year's Board of Trustees Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):

Bolingbrook: Olivia Barron, Neuqua Valley

Elmhurst: Travis Bjerga, York

Glendale Heights: Hussain Ali, Glenbard East; Amanda Garner, Glenbard West; Stephanie Przybyla, Glenbard North; Talha Siddiqui, Islamic Foundation School

Indian Head Park: Holly Garbis, Lyons Township

LaGrange Park: Olivia Sweeney

Naperville: Erin Chapman, Naperville North; Adam Gernes, Neuqua Valley; Carolyn Metcalfe, Naperville Central; Maria Michelis, Neuqua Valley; Veronica Storc, Naperville North

Oak Brook: Emaan Ahmed, Downers Grove North

Westmont: Sean Alexander, Westmont

Winfield: Madeline Newhouse, Wheaton North

Woodridge: Brian Fuller, Downers Grove South

All scholars must pursue a degree or certificate at College of DuPage and enroll in a minimum of 15 hours per semester; maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA; and complete a minimum of 15 Honors credit hours, including an Honors seminar and/or Humanities 2210, Leadership Development. In addition, Presidential Scholars must complete a designated Service Learning course or complete 20 hours of approved volunteer work during their first year at COD.

For more information about the Scholars Awards or attending College of DuPage, contact the Admissions and Outreach office at (630) 942-2482 or email admissions@cod.edu.

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