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Aurora student earns a spot on 2021-22 UW-Whitewater men's swimming and diving roster
Jamey Hines, a native of Aurora, IL, and graduate of Metea Valley High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's swimming and diving team during the 2021-22 season, which begins this Saturday.
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Hines, a junior at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in communication.
The Warhawk men and women competed last spring in an abbreviated 2021 season, facing all four of its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents in duals spaced out over five weeks. Head coach Elise Knoche returns for her fourth season at the helm of the two programs.
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Hines, also a freestyle, set personal bests in the 200-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyle at the 2020 conference meet.
— Merit Page News
Aurora student named to the dean's list at Biola University
Annika Baker was named to Biola University's Dean's List for academic excellence.
Baker from Aurora, IL, an Applied Physics major, was one of approximately 1,700 students who were named to the dean's list in spring 2021. Biola students are placed on the dean's list to honor those with a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credits and whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.2.
— Merit Page News
Alexandra Filbrun receives a degree from Georgia Tech
Alexandra Filbrun, of Aurora (60502), has earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Filbrun was among approximately 1,480 undergraduate and graduate students who earned degrees during the Summer 2021 semester.
— Merit Page News
Deanna Jimenez awarded degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic
Deanna Jimenez of Aurora, IL graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Florida campus in Port Orange, Florida, September 24, 2021.
— Merit Page News
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