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Lermer Named To spring Deans' List at Nebraska

Christopher Lermer, of Buffalo Grove, has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Lermer, a senior majoring in biological sciences, was named to the Dean's List for the College of Arts and Sciences.

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University Of Iowa Students Receive degrees after 2024 spring semester

In May, more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees. The 2024 spring semester graduates have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their academic goals. Local students from Buffalo Grove earning degrees include:

• Emily Hersh [Awarding College: College of Education ; Major: Elementary Education ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Michael Howard [Awarding College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ; Major: Interdepartmental Studies ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Simona Krugman [Awarding College: College of Education ; Major: Elementary Education ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Maya Newmark [Awarding College: College of Education ; Major: Elementary Education ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Samantha Simon [Awarding College: College of Education ; Major: Education Studies and Human Relations ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Sofia Van Opstal [Awarding College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ; Major: Psychology ; Degree: Bachelor of Arts]
• Eric Rude [Awarding College: Tippie College of Business ; Major: Business Analytics and Information Systems ; Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration]
• Tyler Sparling [Awarding College: Tippie College of Business ; Major: Management ; Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration]
• Nicholas Lagattolla [Awarding College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ; Major: Human Physiology ; Degree: Bachelor of Science]
• Matthew Stein [Awarding College: College of Engineering ; Major: Biomedical Engineering ; Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering]

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Kuhr One Of 550 spring Graduates At University Of Iowa To Earn 2 Degrees

n May, more than 6,500 students at the University of Iowa received their degrees. Among that group, however, were more than 550 whose celebration of that personal milestone was twice as meaningful because they had successfully earned two degrees. Ethan Kuhr, of Buffalo Grove, was one of the two-degree graduates. Kuhr was a student in the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where Ethan earned degrees in Social Studies Education and Political Science, respectively.

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Local Students Named To Dean's List At Eastern Illinois University

More than 860 undergraduate students have been named to Eastern Illinois University’s Spring 2024 Deans' List. The Dean's List at EIU recognizes undergraduates with a declared major whose academic performance has been excellent. Students who achieve a GPA of 3.80 to 4.00 (on a 4.00 scale) while completing a minimum of 12 graded semester hours, excluding credit/no credit grades, in a fall or spring semester will be named to the Dean's List. Students from Buffalo Grove named to the list include:

• Elizabeth K. Mark, Education, Teaching Learning Foundations

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Georgia Tech Spring 2024 Graduates Announced

The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to more than 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute's 266th Commencement exercises May 2 to May 4, at McCamish Pavilion. Among the graduates from Buffalo Grove were:

• Diane Kuai
• Ojas Rade
• Rahul Subramanian

— Merit Pages News