College Credits: Northbrook's Katz Named To Dean's List at RIT

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Brie Katz Of Northbrook Makes Dean's List At RIT

Brie Katz, of Northbrook, was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Fall Semester. Katz is in the applied mathematics program. Undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their GPA is greater than or equal to 3.40 for nine credits of traditionally graded coursework; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete," NE, D, or F; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

— Merit Pages News

Augustana College's Fall Semester Dean's List Announced

Augustana College announced more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2020-21 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. The following local students have been named to the dean's list.

• Emma Cintado, of Northbrook Cintado is majoring in Teaching Spanish.
• Anthony Norberg, of Northbrook. Norberg is majoring in Public Health.
• Brigette Ricaurte, of Northbrook. Ricaurte is majoring in Public Health.

— Merit Pages News

Ocasek Named Athlete of the Week At DePauw University

Following his performance at the Wittenberg Triangular meet, DePauw's Michael Ocasek, of Northbrook, was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Track and Field Disrance/Mid-Distance Athlete of the Week. The honor was Ocasek's second of this indoor season as he earned similar honors on February 1. At Wittenberg, Ocasek won the mile in 4:17.40.

— Merit Pages News

Students Make Dean's List at Miami University

Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2020-21 have been named to the Dean's list recognizing academic excellence. Local students include:

• Allison Miller, from Northbrook
• Ally Berkowitz, from Northbrook
• Carlie Klapper, from Northbrook
• Cate Reckamp, from Northbrook
• Chloe Meier, from Northbrook
• Jeremy Stein, from Northbrook
• Kylie Whitehead, from Northbrook
• Max Plasota, from Northbrook
• Michael Zilber, from Northbrook
• Rebecca Paddor, from Northbrook
• Sarah Noonan, from Northbrook
• Sarah Babikian, from Northbrook
• Shayna Pekay, from Northbrook

— Merit Pages News

Residents Named To President's List at Miami University

Miami University students who are ranked in the top three percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2020-21 have been named to the President's list recognizing academic excellence. Local students included:

• Demi Caparos, of Northbrook
• Emma Olson, of Northbrook
• Jamie Joyce, of Northbrook
• Katie Stein, of Northbrook
• Liza Birnbaum, of Northbrook
• Megan Meyer, of Northbrook
• Melissa Trujillo, of Northbrook

— Merit Pages News

Bear Makes Dean's List At Loyola University

Tyler Bear, of Northbrook, was recently named to the dean's list at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago for the Fall 2020 semester.

— Submitted by a Patch reader

Local Residents Make Honor Roll List At University of Kansas

More than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2020 semester. Local students include:

• Marco D'orazi, of Northbrook, School of Business
• Shayna Holmanm, of Northbrook, School of Social Welfare
• Emmy Kenzer, of Northbrook, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Sophia Orsello, of Northbrook, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Henry Pleszkun, of Northbrook, School of Business

— Submitted by a Patch reader