Northbrook Students Earn Honors At Belmont, University At Buffalo

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Belmont University

Ian Burns, of Northbrook, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Belmont University.

Belmont held its spring 2026 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduates May 8-9 in the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

University at Buffalo

Sebastian Sokolov, of Northbrook, was named to the University at Buffalo's spring 2026 dean's list.

Sokolov was among 5,935 students named to UB's spring 2026 dean's list.

The University at Buffalo is New York State's flagship university and the largest and most comprehensive institution in the State University of New York system.