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Augustana College Honors Arlington Heights Students; MSOE Graduate Earns High Honors
Part of Patch's ongoing College Credits series highlighting local student achievements during the 2025-26 school year.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — We’re tracking higher education accomplishments by local students throughout the academic year. To submit an achievement, email eric.degrechie@patch.com.
College Credits announcements are compiled from Merit Pages News, colleges and universities, and submissions from readers and families.
Augustana College
ROCK ISLAND, IL — Seven Arlington Heights students were named to Augustana College's Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester:
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- Luke Domsten, psychology
- Dylan Heber, kinesiology
- Alexis Horn, English education
- Sonja Illy, environmental studies and geology
- Lucy Pufundt, accounting and business administration-international business
- Zoe Snell, psychology
- James Tsagalis, undecided
Students qualify for the Dean’s List by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for courses taken during the semester.
More than 1,100 Augustana students received the academic honor.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
MILWAUKEE, WI — Nicole Switalski, of Arlington Heights, graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in spring 2026.
Switalski earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with High Honors.
MSOE recognizes graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or higher as earning High Honors. Students with GPAs between 3.20 and 3.69 graduate with Honors.
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