College Credits: Plainfield Students Make Dean's Lists Across Country

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Plainfield student earns nod on Illinois Wesleyan University dean’s list

Dana Janiec, of Plainfield, Illinois, was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University. Janiec is a first-year majoring in English - Literature / Secondary Education.

Janiec was among 757 students from 28 states and 28 countries named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List.

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.

— Lori Janiec

12 Plainfield students land on Carthage College’s dean’s list

More than 950 students qualified for the Fall 2022 dean's list at Carthage College. Several Plainfield students made the list.

• Gabriella Urbano, major unlisted
• Samantha Pardo, majoring in music
• Lauren Klump, majoring in elementary education
• Carter Boberg, majoring in management and accounting
• Madison Felgenhauer, majoring in biology
• Elizabeth Behnke, majoring in elementary education
• Joseph Colvin, majoring in nursing
• Madigan Kearney, major unlisted
• Meghan Felgenhauer, majoring in environmental science
• Brendan Pasquale, majoring in biology
• Zander Tubbs, majoring in mathematics and computer science
• Jacqueline Zaravia, majoring in psychology, criminal justice and sociology

— Carthage College

Plainfield student finishes semester with 4.0 GPA

My daughter, Kaitlyn Sullivan, is a freshman at Marquette University and received the Award For Academic Excellence from Marquette University’s College of Business Administration for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2022 semester.

— Anna Sullivan

Plainfield student named to dean’s honor list at Cedarville University

Ethan Kelly, a Plainfield student majoring in Civil Engineering, was named to the fall 2022 Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University. Students receive this achievement for obtaining a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.

— Merit Page News

Local students make Bradley University's 2022 fall dean's list

More than 1800 students were named to Bradley's Fall 2022 Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5-grade point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.

Plainfield students included the following.

• Faith Gager of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Theatre Arts Production
• Alex Eugenio of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Accounting
• Ernesto Ruiz of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Health Science
• Ethan Schilling of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Psychology
• Matthew Schilling of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Theatre Arts Production
• Isaac Castaneda of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Psychology
• Ethan Nelson of Plainfield (60544), majoring in User Experience Design
• Madalyn Mirallegro of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Communication Television Arts
• Christopher Cockrell of Plainfield (60544), majoring in Psychology
• Tina Valenza of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Elementary Education ESL Endorsement
• Jared Taylor Hill of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Civil Engineering
• Cameron Lockwood of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Management and Leadership
• Klaudia Widur of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering
• Abigail Voss of Plainfield (60585), majoring in Advertising & Public Relations
• Kathleen Steinkirch of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Psychology
• Thomas Zschach of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Actuarial Science - Business
• Casandra Albino of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Industrial Engineering Supply Chain Analytics
• Cody Kopanski of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Communication Television Arts
• Shelcy Altis of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Computer Science
• Jacob Nash of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Interactive Media Game Design
• Mackenzie Janssens of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Kinesiology and Health Science
• Hannah Rebhan of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Computer Information Systems
• Hannah Stigter of Plainfield (60586), majoring in English Creative Writing
• Breanna Watermolen of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Psychology
• Madeline Swanberg of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Psychology
• Nathaniel Orszulak of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Mechanical Engineering
• Connor Elens of Plainfield (60586), majoring in Civil Engineering

— Merit Page News

Southeast Missouri State University announces fall 2022 president's list

The following students have been named to the fall 2022 President's List at Southeast Missouri State University.

• Ben Kouba of Plainfield, IL
• Jenny Shook of Plainfield, IL

Students named to the list earned at least a 4.0 grade point average and completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit in a semester.

— Merit Page News

Owen Mane-Davies graduates from Monmouth College

In December, Owen Mane-Davies met the graduation requirements at Monmouth College.

The son of Jeremy and Rachel Sheppard, of Plainfield, Mane-Davies completed a degree in political science.

— Merit Page News

Arthur Anthony named to dean's list for 2022 fall term

Arthur Anthony, from Plainfield, has been named to the Knox College Dean's List of distinguished students for the 2022 Fall Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

— Merit Page News

Plainfield student named to PennWest dean's list

Congratulations to Mia Listello of Plainfield IL on being named to Pennsylvania Western University Dean's List for the 2022 fall semester.

Listello studied at PennWest's Edinboro Campus this semester.

Over 3,500 Pennsylvania Western University students earned placement on the Dean's List. Degree-seeking undergraduate students who achieve high academic standards are identified in accordance with the following criteria:

The student must earn a minimum semester GPA of 3.40.

— Merit Page News

Maria Vancina named to SNHU dean's list

Maria Vancina of Plainfield (60586) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's Fall 2022 Dean's List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

— Merit Page News

SNHU announces fall 2022 president's list

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2022 President's List. The fall terms run from September to December.

• Christina Mueller of Plainfield (60585)
• Skylar Sheha of Plainfield (60585)
• Daniel Mackey of Plainfield (60586)
• Rachel Petko of Plainfield (60586)
• Luna Gage-Navarro of Plainfield (60586)
• Joshua Henderson of Plainfield (60586)

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

— Merit Page News

Student from Plainfield makes University of Evansville dean’s list

Sydney Koplinski of Plainfield was named to the University of Evansville Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. Koplinski is studying Nursing at UE.

— Merit Page News

Local students named to Missouri State University's dean's list

Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list.

For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale).

More than 5,000 students were named to the fall 2022 dean's list. These local students made the list:

• Gabby Bonasera of Plainfield (60585).
• Ethan Urbanowicz of Plainfield (60544).

— Merit Page News