College of DuPage Announces 2021 Fall Scholars Award Recipients

College of DuPage has announced 178 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2021.

The awards fall into three categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full tuition scholarship; Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year; and Deans, which is $1,000 per year.

“The pandemic has caused many challenges and lost opportunities for our in-district high school students,” said COD President Dr. Brian Caputo. “We are grateful we were able to honor these remarkable students through a drive-by event and look forward to welcoming them to the COD community in this fall.”

View photos from the Scholars Award drive-by celebration.

This year's Presidential Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):

Addison: Zain Ahmed, Addison Trail; Charles Bekielewski, Addison Trail; Tiffany Cuevas, Addison Trail; Hamza Kittaneh, Addison Trail; Sameer Majeed, Addison Trail; Nancy Obrzut, Addison Trail, Syed Quadri, Addison Trail

Aurora: Gianna Dicristofano, Waubonsie Valley; Caitlin Monagan, Metea Valley; Bethany Vang, Valeo Academy

Bensenville: Maryam Ghanimah, Fenton; Christopher Kovich, Fenton

Brookfield: Luis Villasenor, Lyons Township

Carol Stream: Ashley Avelar, Glenbard North; Madison Breck, Glenbard North; Anna Carrera, Glenbard North; Nicholas Dejesus, Glenbard North; Samantha Elrod, Glenbard North; Morgan Fenney, Wheaton North; John Nguyen, Glenbard North; Alexandra Pablo, Glenbard North; Kathryn Sievers, Glenbard North; Christian Volle, Wheaton North

Clarendon Hills: Christian Schloegel, Hinsdale Central

Darien: Jennifer Cleghorn, Hinsdale South; Austin Davis, Downers Grove South; Eryk Klimsazewski, Hinsdale South

Downers Grove: Keagan Doyle, Downers Grove South; Ian Fielding, Downers Grove South; Martin Harmon, Downers Grove South; Bridget Mclain, Chesterton Academy; Katherine Novotny, Downers Grove South; Rachel Rios, Downers Grove North; Luke Schwab, Downers Grove South

Elmhurst: Catherine Marzano, IC Catholic Prep

Glen Ellyn: Isabelle Adduci, Glenbard West; Nathan Blaim, Glenbard South; Morgan Clifford, Glenbard West; Jason Jeffers, Glenbard South; Jordan Mozockie, Glenbard West; Mariam Sudhir, Glenbard South; David Billings, Glenbard West

Glendale Heights: Nicholas Exconde, Glenbard North; Eveleen Guemez, Glenbard East; Dina Jovanovic, Glenbard East; Aleena Khan, Glenbard West; Victoria Nguyen, Glenbard West; Kimberly Sanchez, Glenbard East; Mariyam Syed, Islamic Foundation

Hanover Park: Helly Patel, Glenbard North

La Grange: Jovana Del Carmen De La Torre, Lyons Township; Monica Rosales, Lyons Township

Lombard: Sarah Ahmad, Glenbard East; Benjamin Burr, Glenbard East; Zainab Imam, Glenbard South; Bisma Khan, Willowbrook; Sean Nilles, Willowbrook; Ian Pascual, Glenbard East; Isabella Piscitelli, Glenbard East; Simah Riaz, Home School; Alida Swat, Glenbard East

Naperville: Rachael Coppe, Naperville Central; Megan Kairies, Naperville North; Jessie Shiau, Naperville North; Neela Ward, Naperville Central

Northwoods: Elijah Wilkinson, Home School

Roselle: Timothy Buranicz, Lake Park; Carolynn Sagi, Lake Park; Jan Louis Ornillo, Lake Park

Warrenville: Jesus Arriaga Sanchez, Wheaton Warrenville South; Alyson Meyers, Wheaton Warrenville South

West Chicago: Maxwell Harris, West Chicago; Autumn Hosticka, West Chicago; Giovanni Zavalza

Westmont: Sophia Ricciardi, Westmont; Isabella Serritella, Westmont; Qasim Simba, Downers Grove South

Wheaton: Brianna Borger, Wheaton Warrenville South; Makayla Buchholz, Wheaton Warrenville South; Johanna Gemkow, Wheaton North; Tori Goins, Wheaton North; Jessica Michalowski, Wheaton Warrenville South; Hannah Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South; Kitty Nelson, Wheaton North; Gabriel Pekarek, Wheaton Warrenville South; Jaden Tran, Glenbard South; Gabriella Zima, Wheaton Warrenville South

Willowbrook: Brian Ngeunjuntr, Hindsdale South

Winfield: Aurora Hone, Wheaton North; Monserrat Lopez, Wheaton North

Wood Dale: Karolina Pasek, Fenton; Sophia Saldana, Fenton

Woodridge: Jonathon Michael, Downers Grove South

Villa Park: Ryan Howard, Willowbrook; Safiya Khatoon, Islamic Foundation

This year's Board of Trustees Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):

Addison: Natalya Trejo, Addison Trail; Konrad Nowak, Addison Trail

Aurora: Dana Lopez Garay, Metea Valley; Razhel Buquis, Waubonsie Valley

Bolingbrook: Tyler Clark, Neuqua Valley

Brookfield: Arely Gutierrez, Lyons Township

Carol Stream: Samantha Mandujano, Glenbard North; Amanda Pabes, Glenbard North; Ricardo Pascual Cortes, Glenbard North; Akira Lebron, Glenbard North

Darien: Ryan Deno, Hindsdale South

Downers Grove: Jarrett Brogan, Downers Grove North; Mikayla Cichy, Downers Grove North; Mary Cimbalista, Home School

Elmhurst: Katherine McDonald, York

Glendale Heights: Adnaan Chida, Glenbard West; Kobe Uriostegui, Glenbard East; Giselle Hernandez, Glenbard East

Itasca: Kylie Little, Lake Park

Lisle: Abeer Arif, Lisle

Lombard: Francesca Dukala, Glenbard South; Michael Elvery, Willowbrook; Janee Ruffin, Glenbard East; John Sbarboro, Glenbard East

Naperville: Cristian Bugaian, Metea Valley; Toria Pickett, Naperville North; Samantha Schultz, Naperville Central

Oak Brook: Sam Benitez, Hinsdale Central

Roselle: Denisse Andrade, Lake Park; Michal Szczepaniak, Lake Park

Villa Park: Elizabeth Berberich, Home School; Nila Bashqawi, Willowbrook

Warrenville: Itzel Gonzalez, Wheaton Warrenville South; Jakub Hajduczenia, Wheaton Warrenville South

West Chicago: Aidan Incrocci, West Chicago; Ulysses Resendiz, West Chicago

Wheaton: Isabella Boyas, Wheaton Warrenville South, Dylan Estes, Wheaton North; Amber Hood, Glenbard South; Mary Kania, Wheaton Warrenville South

Willowbook: Noor Jabi, Hinsdale Central

Winfield: Carissa Jin, Wheaton North; Emily Lonks, Wheaton North

Wood Dale: Erik Braswell, Fenton

This year's Deans Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended):

Aurora: Maria Aldana, Waubonsie Valley

Bensenville: Noah Grunenwald, Fenton

Bloomingdale: Dylan Elmore, Glenbard North

Carol Stream: Jessie Gregg, Glenbard North; Julian Sanchez, Glenbard North; Alexander Sitman, Glenbard North

Countryside: Kevin Hannigan, Lyons Township

Downers Grove: Tina Ebel, Downers Grove North; Tyler Krapez, Oswego East; Ryan Trausch, Downers Grove North

Glen Ellyn: Jameson Engstrom, Glenbard West; Kinga Niemiec, Glenbard East; Maya Ponze, Glenbard West; Litzy Reyes, Glenbard South; Riley Godshall, Glenbard South; Dario Stojakovic, Glenbard South

Glendale Heights: Alexis Coytl Grande, Glenbard North

Hanover Park: Esteban Mayorga, Lake Park

Hinsdale: Salsabeel Saleh, Hinsdale Central; Danielisse Santiago, Hinsdale Central

Hodgkins: Everardo Garcia, Lyons Township

Lemont: Kamil Krzemien, Lemont

Lisle: Madison Barma, Lisle; Ryan Connolly, Lisle; Madysen Hutchison, Lisle; Jenna Johnston, Lisle

Lombard: Heather Cox, Glenbard East; Marcus Frega, Glenbard East; Tasmia Kalota, Glenbard East; Hadiqa Kalota, Glenbard East; Hamna Khan, Glenbard East

Naperville: Jessica John, Nequea Valley; Isabella Myers, Metea Valley

Westmont: Cullum Keough, Home School

Wheaton: Julia Kennedy, Wheaton Warrenville South; Olivija Vasiliauskas, Wheaton North

Willow Springs: James Daly, Lyons Township

To maintain the scholarship, all scholars must be enrolled full-time (minimum 12 credit hours) pursuing a degree or certificate at COD, maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and complete a minimum of 15 Honors credit hours, including an Honors seminar. In addition, Presidential Scholars Award recipients must complete 20 hours of approved volunteer work during their first year at COD.

For more information about the Scholars Awards or attending COD, contact the Admissions and Outreach office at (630) 942-2626 or email admissions@cod.edu.