College Credits: Arlington Heights Student Graduates From Alabama

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — We're keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to eric.degrechie@patch.com.

Hager Earns Spot on 2021 UW-Whitewater Women's Soccer Roster

Emma Hager, a native of Arlington Heights, and graduate of Hersey High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team during the 2021 season, which began last week. Hager, a freshman at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in marketing.

— Merit Pages News

Ani Perez-Brennan, Hawkeye Marching Band return to Kinnick Stadium

Ani Perez-Brennan, of Arlington Heights, is one of 272 University of Iowa students who are members of the 2021 Hawkeye Marching Band, one of the "top ten college marching bands in the nation," according to CNN Headline News and one of the Big Ten Conference's marching bands whose halftime show is "worth the watch," according to Sports Illustrated. Forced to the sidelies last year because of the pandemic, the 2021 Hawkeye Marching Band - affectionately known as "Band 141" by its membership - will once again be the sound and heartbeat of historic Kinnick Stadium at each of the nationally ranked Iowa Hawkeyes' seven home games. Perez-Brennan is plays the Drumline- Snare Drum; this is Ani's first year as a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band.

— Merit Pages News

College of Nursing Fall 2019 White Coat

More than 80 University of Iowa bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) students celebrated a significant personal milestone earlier this fall when they participated in the UI College of Nursing's biannual white coat ceremony. The donning of the white coat symbolizes a nursing student's transition to clinical nursing course work and live patient care. The recently white-coated BSN students officially joined a college with a rich tradition of more than 120 years of nursing and a mass of alumni who have impacted health care across the country and around the world. Local students included:

• Laura Grabner, of Arlington Heights
• Alexandra Schwabe, of Arlington Heights

— Merit Pages News

Rachel Gerlach of Arlington Heights Awarded Degree from UA

Rachel Gerlach, of Arlington Heights, has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration. UA awarded more than 1,400 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies on July 31, 2021.

— Merit Pages News

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