Suburban Chicago residents graduate from Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College students from your coverage area have graduated. The press release is below and a Lake Forest College logo is attached. If you have further questions, please contact Linda Blaser at blaser@lakeforest.edu:
Date: 06/25/2020
Contact: Linda Blaser | blaser@lakeforest.edu
Antioch residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Jordan Jacob of Antioch, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Jacob graduated with a major in chemistry and a minor in business.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Thomas Kelly of Antioch, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Kelly graduated with a major in environmental studies.
Bartlett resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Jason Hasenberg of Bartlett, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hasenberg graduated with a double-major in economics and communication. She received the Lorraine D. and H. Randall Heath Senior Prize in Business at Lake Forest College. This prize is presented to a student who has made a positive contribution to the Business Program. The recipient has brought passion and excellence to activities at Lake Forest College.
Buffalo Grove resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - David Barry of Buffalo Grove, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Barry graduated with a double-major in physics and environmental studies.
Carol Stream resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Shelley Parat of Carol Stream, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Parat graduated with a double-major in environmental studies and Spanish and a minor in international relations.
Cary residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -Stephen DiCicco of Cary, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
DiCicco graduated with a major in finance and a minor in music.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -Katie Donaldson of Cary, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Donaldson graduated with a major in environmental studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Brett Palmero of Cary, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Palmero graduated with a double-major in neuroscience and biochemistry and molecular biology. He received three awards at Lake Forest College, the Fredericka L. Stahl Memorial Award for Excellence in Science - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Carr Prize in Neuroscience, and the Phi Beta Kappa Senior Thesis Award.
The Fredericka L. Stahl Memorial Award is presented to students who have the best records in the field of natural sciences. The Carr Prize in Neuroscience is awarded to a student whose intellectual excellence and potential for professional contributions is reflected by outstanding academic performance combined with the pursuit of superior undergraduate scholarship in neuroscience. The Phi Beta Kappa Senior Thesis Award is given in recognition of outstanding scholarship, intellectual maturity, originality, and competence in academic skills as evidenced in the senior thesis.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Carolyn Rathke of Cary, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Rathke graduated with a major in politics and a minor in international relations.
Crystal Lake resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Randi Murawski of Crystal Lake, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Murawski graduated with a major in communication.
Des Plaines residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Ervina Ajkic of Des Plaines, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Ajkic graduated with a major in psychology and a minor in gender, sexuality, and women's studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Justina Nawrot of Des Plaines, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Nawrot graduated with a major in psychology and a minor in sociology and anthropology. She received the Sterling Prize Williams Prize in Psychology at Lake Forest College. This prize is presented to a senior psychology major who shows the greatest promise in this field.
Downers Grove resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Michael Busse of Downers Grove, IL graduated with a Master of Liberal Studies from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Elk Grove Village resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Jennifer Bolek of Elk Grove Village, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Bolek graduated with a double-major in English with an emphasis on literature and Spanish and a minor in education. She received McPherson Prize for Excellence in Scholarship - Spanish at Lake Forest College. This prize is given to a student for excellence in scholarship in Spanish.
Gilberts resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Tam Nguyen of Gilberts, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Nguyen graduated with a major in biology and a minor in music.
Glen Ellyn residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - John LaPonte of Glen Ellyn, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
LaPonte graduated with a double-major in physics and mathematics. He received the Harald C. Jensen Prize - Research in Experimental Physics at Lake Forest College. This prize is awarded to the senior physics major who has written the most outstanding senior thesis describing his or her original independent research in experimental physics.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -Concetta Syracuse of Glenn Ellyn, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Syracuse graduated with a major in education and a minor in English with an emphasis on literature.
Grayslake residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Kent Beckman of Grayslake, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Beckman graduated with a double-major in finance and history and a minor in legal studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Maria Topacio of Grayslake, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Topacio graduated with a major in history and a minor in economics.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Ellyn Ruhlmann of Grayslake, IL graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Gurnee residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -Stephanie Auth of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Auth graduated with a major in psychology and a minor in legal studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Lucas Brodsky of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Brodsky graduated with a major in politics.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Guadalupe Carrion of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Carrion graduated with a major in biology.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Sydney Mudd of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Mudd graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in legal studies. She received the Roger A. White '60 Prize in Philosophy at Lake Forest College. This award recognizes a philosophy major who embodies Roger White's intellectual curiosity and strong belief in lifelong learning.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Amanda Lovelace of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Lovelace graduated with a major in environmental studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Anne Keller of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Keller graduated with a major in psychology and a double-minor in gender, sexuality, and women's studies and neuroscience.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Lucas Geib of Gurnee, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Geib graduated with a major in chemistry and a minor in finance.
Hainesville residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Kevin Collins of Hainesville, IL graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Samantha Serviss of Hainesville, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hanover Park resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Ruqia Bibi of Hanover Park, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Bibi graduated with a double-major in biology and neurology and a minor in chemistry. She received Carr Prize in Neuroscience at Lake Forest College. This prize is awarded to a student whose intellectual excellence, and potential for professional contributions, is reflected by outstanding academic performance and the pursuit of superior undergraduate scholarship in neuroscience.
Hinsdale resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Alexandra Martello of Hinsdale, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Martello graduated with a double-major in business with a concentration in accounting and self-designed.
Hoffman Estates resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Magdiel Miranda-Lopez of Hoffman Estates, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Lopez graduated with a double-major in computer science and mathematics.
Inverness resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Brittany Straley of Inverness, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Straley graduated with a major in business with a concentration in accounting.
Lake Bluff residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - David Butman of Lake Bluff, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Butman graduated with a major in business with a concentration in accounting and a minor in English.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Joshua Diez of Lake Bluff, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Diez graduated with a major in economics.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Anna Fifhause of Lake Bluff, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Fifhause graduated with a double-major in studio art and English with an emphasis on writing. She received the Senior Prize in Studio Art at Lake Forest College.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Vanessa Jackson of Lake Bluff, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Jackson graduated with a major in business.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Aurora Santos-Santiago of Lake Bluff, IL graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Lake Villa residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Claire Grebner of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Grebner graduated with a double-major in sociology and anthropology and politics and a minor in Spanish. She received two awards at Lake Forest College, the Leo F. Van Hoey Senior Prize in Sociology and Anthropology and the Edward H. Oppenheimer Memorial Prize.
The Leo F. Van Hoey senior prize in Sociology and Anthropology is awarded to a senior who is the outstanding student majoring in this field. The Edward H. Oppenheimer Memorial Prize recognizes two seniors who are judged to have contributed the most to the College community. This prize is one of the highest honors bestowed on a student by the College.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Anna Hevrdejs of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hevrdejs graduated with a major in history and a minor in medieval and renaissance studies. She received the Richard W. Hantke Award in History at Lake Forest College.
This award is presented to a graduating senior, majoring in history, whose distinguished performance is evidenced in classroom work, independent study and research, and in general appreciation of the discipline of history.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Katelyn Kauth of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Kauth graduated with a major in psychology and a minor in gender, sexuality, and women's studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Felicia Rivas of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Rivas graduated with a double-major in in education and Spanish.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Anastasia Sabaj of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Sabaj graduated with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Mustafa Siddiqui of Lake Villa, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Siddiqui graduated with a major in finance.
Lindenhurst resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Aleksandar Markovic of Lindenhurst, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Markovic graduated with a double-major in English with a concentration in writing and mathematics and a minor in Asian studies with a concentration in Japanese.
Lombard resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Jared Applegate of Lombard, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Applegate graduated with a double-major in communication and French.
McHenry resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Monica Hauschild of Mchenry, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hauschild graduated with a major in theatre. She received the McPherson Prize for Excellence in Scholarship - Theater at Lake Forest College. This prize is given to a student for excellence in scholarship in theatre.
Mount Prospect residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Sarah Heyman of Mount Prospect, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Heyman graduated with a major in biology.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Caeley McDonagh of Mount Prospect, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
McDonagh graduated with a double-major in psychology and religion. She received two awards at Lake Forest College, the Sterling Price Williams Prize in psychology and the Miller Family Prize.
The Sterling Price Williams Prize in Psychology is presented to a senior psychology major who shows the greatest promise in this field. The Miller Family Prize is presented to the outstanding graduating senior religion student.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Casey Duel of Mount Prospect, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Duel graduated with a double-major in biology and philosophy and a minor in chemistry.
Northbrook resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Carli Romanek of Northbrook, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Romanek graduated with a major in communication.
Palatine residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Elizabeth Johns of Palatine, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Johns graduated with a major in studio art and a double-minor in digital media design and psychology.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Victoria Parrott of Palatine, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Parrott graduated with a double-major in environmental studies and Spanish.
Riverwoods residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Camryn Hirsch of Riverwoods, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hirsch graduated with a major in sociology and anthropology and a minor in chemistry. She received the Leo F. Van Hoey Senior Prize in Sociology and Anthropology. This prize is presented to the outstanding student majoring in this field.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Jacob Krugman of Riverwoods, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Krugman graduated with a major in business.
Roselle resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS -Alex Armas of Roselle, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Armas graduated with a self-designed major.
Round Lake resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Taylor Jackson of Round Lake, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Jackson graduated with a major in business with a concentration in accounting and a minor in international relations.
Round Lake Beach residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Michael Heatley of Round Lake Beach, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Heatley graduated with a major in sociology and anthropology and a minor in history.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Melissa Ramirez of Round Lake Beach, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Ramirez graduated with a major in sociology and anthropology.
Streamwood resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Benjamin Moskow of Streamwood, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Moskow graduated with a double-major in computer science and finance.
Villa Park resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - William Degnan of Villa Park, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Degnan graduated with a major in business and a minor in politics.
Wadsworth resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Lizzette Hernandez of Wadsworth, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Hernandez graduated with a double-major in business with a concentration in accounting and communication and a minor in Spanish.
Wauconda resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Anika Nawrot of Wauconda, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Nawrot graduated with a major in business.
Waukegan residents graduate from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Paloma Albarran of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Maria Contreras of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Contreras graduated with a major in business and a minor in environmental studies.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Gerardo Gordillo of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Gordillo graduated with a major in art history and a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Guadalupe Guzman of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Guzman graduated with a major in Spanish and a minor in social justice.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Alejandra Ocampo of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Ocampo graduated with a double-major in education and Spanish.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Brandon Sanchez Penuela of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Sanchez Penuela graduated with a major in finance and a minor in entrepreneurship and innovation.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Isabel Vinueza of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Vinueza graduated with a double-major in in politics and international relations.
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Adrian Perez of Waukegan, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Perez graduated with a major in English with a concentration in writing.
Westmont resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Sofia Lyazkowska of Westmont, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Lyazkowska graduated with a double-major in education and history and a minor in sociology and anthropology.
Wheaton resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Deborah Jezuit of Wheaton, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Jezuit graduated with a double-major in education and environmental studies. She received the Senior Prize in Student Teaching at Lake Forest College.
Wheeling resident graduates from Lake Forest College
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS - Hannah Bradford of Wheeling, IL graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude from Lake Forest College on Saturday, May 9.
Bradford graduated with a double-major in history and museum studies.
Lake Forest College
Founded in 1857, Lake Forest College is a selective residential, national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,550 students representing nearly every state and 85 countries. For more information, visit lakeforest.edu.