College of DuPage Announces 2022 Fall Scholars Award Recipients

College of DuPage has announced more than 160 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2022.

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. A recent signing event attracted 71 of the scholars and their families, during which they celebrated their decisions to attend COD.

View a video from the Scholars Award Celebration.

“The Scholars Award program is the College's premier merit-based scholarship program for high school graduates,” said COD President Dr. Brian Caputo. “It was a pleasure to welcome many of them and their families to College of DuPage. I look forward to seeing our Scholars Award recipients on campus this fall.”

View photos from the Scholars Award celebration.

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

Addison: Chris Flores, Addison Trail; Paul Nguyen, Addison Trail; Isaias Ramos, Addison Trail

Aurora: Dermod Karl Flinn, Metea Valley; Emily Kesler, Metea Valley; Veldin Murtic, East Aurora; Cassidy Osborn, Waubonsie Valley; Aubrey Osborn, Waubonsie Valley; Leslie Tuszynski, Waubonsie Valley

Bensenville: Mary Connor, Fenton

Bloomingdale: Ximena Luna, Glenbard East; Tyler Teneyck, Lake Park; Victor-Emmanuel Torres, Lake Park

Brookfield: Paige Liddell, Lyons Township

Burr Ridge: Sarah Ebeid

Carol Stream: Alina Imrisek, Wheaton Academy; Dakoda McCallum, Wheaton Academy; Dylan Walsh, West Chicago

Darien: Rachel Martin, Hinsdale South

Downers Grove: Iris Allington, Downers Grove South; Harley Blanchard, Downers Grove North; Thomas Kowal, Downers Grove North; Andrew Novotny, Downers Grove South; Tristan Rios, Downers Grove North

Elmhurst: Sarah Brownlie, York

Glendale Heights: Eileen Paleracio, Glenbard West; Arianna Perez, Glenbard West

Glen Ellyn: Angel Garrett, Glenbard East; Samantha Johnson, Glenbard East; Taylor Rush, Glenbard South; Sawdah Shariff, Glenbard South

Hanover Park: Nina Istomina, Bartlett

Hinsdale: Aidan Lavelle, Hinsdale Central

Itasca: Jessica Gonzalez, Lake Park

LaGrange Park: Jamie Beyer, Lyons Township; Isabel Caruso, Lyons Township; Julian Duda, Riverside-Brookfield; Kyla Hall, Lyons Township

Lisle: Abby Zellak, Lisle

Lombard: Ashley Bylsma, Glenbard East; Gaetano Defeo, Saint Francis; Justin Gergen, Montini; Logan Hess, Glenbard East; Ryan Martin, Willowbrook; Elizabeth Michael, Willowbrook; Sam Rolston, Glenbard South; Julienne Villar, Glenbard South

Medinah: Jaden Mahoney, Lake Park

Naperville: Autumn Carrollo, Neuqua Valley; Matthew Dyteves, Naperville Central; Amanda Henrikson, Naperville Central; Joshua Houillon, Neuqua Valley; John Klisiewicz, Benet Academy; Jason Kosloski, Naperville Central; Kayla Olson, Metea Valley; Nicholas Phillips, Naperville North; Alexander Poole, Naperville Central;

Roselle: Annette Parcero, Lake Park; Emilia Pawlowski, Lake Park; Sarah Pena, Lake Park; Abigail Pichay, Lake Park

Villa Park: Viviana Fuentes, Willowbrook; Lauren Marks, Willowbrook; Benjamin Wieringa, Willowbrook

Warrenville: Ariana Garcia Villalba, Wheaton Warrenville South; Joshua Hennings, Wheaton Warrenville South; Noelle Worley, Wheaton Warrenville South

Westchester: Francesca Caruso, Montini

West Chicago: Madison Bennett, West Chicago; Mason Dupasquier, Technology Center of DuPage; Alexander Garcia, West Chicago; Gabriela Perez, West Chicago; Sheldon Powell, Wheaton Academy; Sydney Unger, West Chicago

Western Springs: Erol Caldir, Lyons Township; Sophia Tieszen, Lyons Township

Westmont: Faith Nelson, Downers Grove South

Wheaton: Bearden Awadzi, Wheaton Warrenville South; Finn Farmer, Wheaton Warrenville South; Ty Giordano, Wheaton Warrenville South; Ammaar Jaleel, Glenbard South; Lah Moo, Wheaton North; Shea Smith, Wheaton Warrenville South; Joshua Tan, Wheaton Warrenville South; Ryan Zydek, Wheaton North

Willowbrook: Ellisa Dooley, Hinsdale South

Winfield: Daniel Eaton, West Chicago

Wood Dale: Samuel Aristodemo, Fenton

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

Addison: Karime Cosio, Addison Trail

Carol Stream: Ethan Nguyen, Glenbard North

Downers Grove: Grace Beacom, Downers Grove North; Alexander Moy, Downers Grove South; Joseph Nehls, Downers Grove North

Glen Ellyn: Ian Flaherty, Glenbard West; Aaron Lim, Glenbard South; Brandon Lim, Glenbard South; Julie Salama Glenbard South

Itasca: Nathan George, Lake Park

Lemont: Bartlomiej Leja, Lemont Township

Lombard: Riya Abrol, Glenbard East; Mohammad Khan, College Preparatory School of America; Lainey Staffeldt, Glenbard East; Amy Winter, Glenbard South

Naperville: Ruth Baek, Naperville North; Andrew Bajek, Naperville Central; William Burgoon, Technology Center of DuPage; Ester Caushi, Naperville Central; Mya Nanninga, Naperville Central

Warrenville: Itzel Calderon, Wheaton Warrenville South; Mayra Orzuna, Wheaton Warrenville South

West Chicago: Anthony Sanchez, West Chicago

Westmont: Logan Hicks, Westmont

Wheaton: Zaynab Chida; Edward Lytle, Wheaton North; Matthew Van Duyn, Wheaton Warrenville South

Winfield: Charles Baumgartner, West Chicago; Matt Fitzgerald, Wheaton North; Caden Monen, Immaculate Conception

Wood Dale: Faith Barr, Lake Park

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

Addison: Maximiliano Valdez, Addison Trail

Bensenville: Jelena Brnica, Fenton

Bloomingdale: Mohney Raza, Glenbard North

Brookfield: Christopher Soulje, Lyons Township

Carol Stream: Emily Beaudin, Wheaton North; Ethan Przybylski, Glenbard North; Hong Vi Tran, Glenbard North

Downers Grove: Gabriela Rodriguez, Downers Grove South

Elmhurst: Sydney Neely, York

Glen Ellyn: Amal Ammar, Glenbard West; Ariana Anderson, Glenbard South; Abbey Hass, Glenbard South; Joseph Kim, Glenbard South; Tyler Lucas, Technology Center of DuPage

Lisle: Wilma Bergqvist, Naperville North; Kaleb Carson, Lisle

Lombard: Taha Kalota, Glenbard East; Hanzala Kalota, Glenbard East; Michael Kindness, Glenbard East; John Neubauer, Willowbrook; Luke Seymore, Glenbard East

Medinah: Marco Cervantes, Lake Park

Naperville: Taelor Chatterton, Metea Valley; Aneri Christian, Naperville North; Shaelyn Hanley, Neuqua Valley; Andrea Lagunas, Naperville Central; Adam Lifka, Naperville Central; Haseeb Mohajir, Neuqua Valley; Christina Paar, Metea Valley; Sean Wagner, Naperville Central

Roselle: Jackson Meyer, Lake Park; Vanessa Rodriguez, Lake Park

Villa Park: Misbah Kaludi, Willowbrook

Westmont: Kelly Velasco, Downers Grove North

Wheaton: Ben Czarnecki, Wheaton Warrenville South; Madison Molenda, Glenbard South; Ryan Slaughter, Glenbard South; Hunter Smith, Glenbard South

Wood Dale: Filip Mitera, Lake Park; Nikola Stevic, Lake Park

Woodridge: Dawud Aldaqaq, Downers Grove South; Joseph Fedinec, Montini; Kyle Miller, Downers Grove North; Aidan Smith, Immaculate Conception; Elissa Tapia, Downers Grove North

To maintain the scholarship, all scholars must be enrolled full-time (minimum 12 credit hours) pursuing a degree or certificate at COD and maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA. 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.