College Credits: Plainfield Students End Semester With Recognition

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Plainfield student awarded degree from Miami University

Ryan Bell of Plainfield, IL was among more than 4,555 students from Miami University who received degrees during the in-person spring commencement May 13, 2023.

Bell graduated with a B.S. in Business degree, majoring in Finance.

— Merit Pages News

Illinois Wesleyan University's dean's list includes Plainfield students

Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year consisted of 731 students from 30 states and 29 countries. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

The following local students made the list:

• Fernando Chavez of Plainfield, Illinois, a senior majoring in Design Tech & Entrepreneurship
• Jon Rukujzo of Plainfield, Illinois, a senior majoring in Finance
• Emily McMicken of Plainfield, Illinois, a senior majoring in Psychology
• Makenzie Cozza of Plainfield, Illinois, a junior majoring in English - Writing / Political Science
• Marija Gosheva of Plainfield, Illinois, a junior majoring in Political Science
• Andrew Garcia of Plainfield, Illinois, a junior majoring in Biology
• Anna Sheaffer of Plainfield, Illinois, a junior majoring in Computer Science
• Josh Hlavacek of Plainfield, Illinois, a sophomore majoring in Biology
• Dana Janiec of Plainfield, Illinois, a first-year majoring in English - Literature / Secondary Education
• Delainey Guiney of Plainfield, Illinois, a first-year majoring in Music Theatre

— Merit Pages News

Student from Plainfield graduates from the University of Mississippi

Chase Quaid, of Plainfield, IL, is among the more than 3,100 students who earned their degrees from the University of Mississippi in May 2023.

Quaid, who majored in Finance, received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the School of Business Administration.

— Merit Pages News

6,400-plus Huskers named to spring deans' list

More than 6,400 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year.

Following is a list of area honorees, listed alphabetically:

• Plainfield: Ryan Jeffrey Link, junior, Dean's List, College of Business, actuarial science and finance.
• Plainfield: Michael Malec, sophomore, Dean's List, College of Business, marketing and finance.
• Plainfield: Patrick James Malec, senior, Dean's List, College of Business, finance and management.
• Plainfield: Ian Robert Rich, senior, Dean's List, College of Arts and Sciences, biochemistry.
• Plainfield: Thomas Patrick Rouse, senior, Dean's List, College of Business, accounting.
• Plainfield: Brandon Louis Smentek, junior, Dean's List, College of Business, accounting.

— Merit Pages News

Local residents named to RIT dean's list

Kaitlyn Catalano of Plainfield (60544) was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. Catalano is in the psychology program.

Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

— Merit Pages News

Plainfield student named to the dean's list at Rockford University

Zachary Fabis of Plainfield, IL has been named to the spring 2023 Dean's List at Rockford University.

Students named to the Rockford University Degree Completion Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester earned at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and completed all requirements of the semester.

— Merit Pages News