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Aurora student named to College of the Holy Cross' spring 2023 dean's list
Nora Brink of Aurora was named to the College of the Holy Cross Spring 2023 Dean's List.
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A member of the Class of 2026, Brink was named to the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year.
— Merit Pages News
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Local student graduates from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Lexi McCauley from Aurora, IL, earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at spring commencement, held May 13, 2023.
More than 1,500 students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at the ceremony, held at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center. McCauley graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Business Education - Bachelor of Science in Education
— Merit Pages News
Spring 2023 dean's list announced at Carthage College
Carthage College congratulates the students who have been named to the Dean's List in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement in Spring 2023, including these in Aurora:
- Jessica Garcia of Aurora
- Trent McVey of Aurora
- Abigail Vagnoni of Aurora
- Anna Poletto of Aurora
- Maxwell Hayden of Aurora
- Isabelle Hernandez of Aurora
- Gracie Vlach of Aurora
- Nicole Vydra of Aurora
- Annaliese Ruhs of Aurora
Dean's List honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 12 letter-graded credits in a given semester.
— Merit Pages News
Student from Aurora inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Julianne Enas of Aurora, Illinois, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Enas was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Enas is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
— Merit Pages News
Augustana College's spring semester dean's list
Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2022-23 spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
Recognized students include:
- Arianna Augustine, an Accounting and Data Analytics major from Aurora, IL (60503)
- Joseph Burck, a History Education major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Rachel Byrne, a Communication Sciences & Disorders major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Olivia Camp, a Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish for Professional Use major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Natalie Freitag, a Communication Sciences & Disorders and Neuroscience major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Benjamin Grafe, a Communication Studies and Political Science major from Aurora, IL (60502)
- Bailey King, a Biochemistry major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Paloma Martinez Palomares, a Business Administration-Management and Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication major from Aurora, IL (60503)
- Michelle Pacheco, a Neuroscience and Biology major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Clemencia Patino, a Sociology and Anthropology and Biology major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Emma Pilmer, a Music Education major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Paige Withey, a Theatre Design & Technology major from Aurora, IL (60506)
— Merit Pages News
Augustana College's spring semester dean's list
Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2022-23 spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
Recognized students include:
- Arianna Augustine, an Accounting and Data Analytics major from Aurora, IL (60503)
- Joseph Burck, a History Education major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Rachel Byrne, a Communication Sciences & Disorders major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Olivia Camp, a Communication Sciences & Disorders and Spanish for Professional Use major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Natalie Freitag, a Communication Sciences & Disorders and Neuroscience major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Benjamin Grafe, a Communication Studies and Political Science major from Aurora, IL (60502)
- Bailey King, a Biochemistry major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Paloma Martinez Palomares, a Business Administration-Management and Multimedia Journalism and Mass Communication major from Aurora, IL (60503)
- Michelle Pacheco, a Neuroscience and Biology major from Aurora, IL (60504)
- Clemencia Patino, a Sociology and Anthropology and Biology major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Emma Pilmer, a Music Education major from Aurora, IL (60506)
- Paige Withey, a Theatre Design & Technology major from Aurora, IL (60506)
— Merit Pages News
1,000-plus students make spring 2023 president's list at Coastal Carolina University
More than 1,000 students earned a spot on the President's List for the Spring 2023 semester at Coastal Carolina University. Students who made the President's List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average during the semester. Those earning this honor include:
- Madison Egan of Aurora, IL (60503)
- Michael Ferguson of Aurora, IL (60504)
- Lindsay Foulis of Aurora, IL (60504)
- Paige Sullivan of Aurora, IL (60504)
— Merit Pages News
Aurora student earns spot on dean's list at Coastal Carolina University
More than 2,400 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2023 semester, including Kyra Taylor, from Aurora, IL (60502). Students who make the Dean's List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the semester.
— Merit Pages News
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