College Credits: Arlington Heights Residents Earn Dean's List At University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Illinois Wesleyan Announces Fall 2025 Dean's List

Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year consisted of 885 students from 31 states and 23 countries. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As. The following students from Arlington Heights were named to the Dean's List:

• Vinnie Salerno
• Sam Williams
• Zoe Kersbergen
• Olivia Potapo
• Estefani Sanchez Velazquez
• Danny Crawford
• Emily Galvan
• Kevin Ledgerwood
• Aidan Nishimura

— Merit Pages News

7,000-plus Huskers Named To Deans' List For Fall 2025

More than 7,000 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Qualification for the Deans' List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. Listed below are the minimum requirements for each entity and the name of its respective dean or director. All qualifying grade-point averages are based on a four-point scale and a minimum number of graded semester hours. Students can be on the Deans' List for more than one college. Following is a list of honorees from Arlington Heights:

• Kiley Kate Andre, junior, Dean's List, College of Education and Human Sciences, secondary education.
• Andrew David Littman, senior, Dean's List, College of Business, finance and economics.
• Delaney Bridget McCabe, junior, Dean's List, College of Business, business and law.
• Gianna Faith Zitella, senior, Dean's List, College of Business, actuarial science.

— Merit Pages News

Allison Liigsoo Awarded Degree From Miami University

Allison Liigsoo, of Arlington Heights, was among students from Miami University who received degrees during the fall commencement on Dec 12, 2025. Liigsoo graduated with a B.S. in Business degree, majoring in Business Analytics.

— Merit Pages News

Dean's, President's Lists Students Named For UA Fall 2025 Term

A total of 15,388 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean's list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president's list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). These driven students are making waves across UA's more than 70 undergraduate programs and 12 colleges and schools. Local students from Arlington Heights include:

• Michael Carlucci was named to the Dean's List.
• Ari Kemperas was named to the Dean's List.
• Alex Konopka was named to the Dean's List.
• Gabby Sowizrol was named to the Dean's List.
• Taylor Woolsey was named to the President's List.
• Samuel Hibler was named to the Dean's List.
• Natalie Larkowski was named to the President's List.
• Emily Lifka was named to the President's List.
• Aidan McLeod was named to the President's List.
• Gregory Rubenstein was named to the President's List.
• Danny Wong was named to the Dean's List.

— Merit Pages News