Following is a list of local college students who graduated this spring.
Augustana College
Justin Fox of Somonauk, accounting and business administration-finance, summa cum laude
Erin Frye of DeKalb, biochemistry
Suzanne Geisler of DeKalb, psychology and Spanish, magna cum laude
Cheyenne Imel of Earlville, sociology-docial welfare
Bryan Lopez of Sandwich, accounting
Karina Mendez of Sandwich, psychology
Paige Pierson of Sandwich, biochemistry and Spanish
Kassandra Tyra of Somonauk, biology and environmental studies
Amanda Vidales of Sycamore, biology
Henry Weberpal of Sycamore, music education and music
Bradley University
Rachel Adela Huerta of Kingston, BS
Carthage College
Marni Warner of Hinckley, BA, communication and public relations
Central College
Briante Bagg of Sandwich
Evan Bagg of Sandwich
Danielle Stensrud of Genoa
Central Methodist University
Jeremy Karasewski of DeKalb, BAS, management
Cornell College
Danielle Polewko of DeKalb, BA, studio art
DeSales University
Christina C. Hahn of Sycamore, BA, dance
Duke University
James Matthew Polans of DeKalb, PhD, biomedical engineering
Elmhurst College
Lauren M. Keneway of Kingston, BA, communication science and disorders, cum laude
Nicholas I. Kutscher of Sycamore, BS, exercise science
Bernice R. Marsala of Sycamore, BM, music business, magna cum laude
Margaret M. Schulz of Sycamore, BA, political science, urban studies, cum laude
Maria A. Seeley of DeKalb, MS, nursing
Illinois Wesleyan University
Lauren McAnally of Sandwich, elementary education
Illinois State University
Nicholas Baert of Cortland, BS
Evan Burdick of DeKalb, BS
Andrew Bybee of Lee, BFA
Rachel Cain of Sandwich, BS
Eric Changnon of DeKalb, BS
Megan Drendel of Malta, BS
Michael Ferrer of Sandwich, BS
Tara Gidaszewski of Sycamore, BS
Alicia Glover of Leland, BS
Mitchell Kennedy of DeKalb, BS
Lexie Millburg of Sycamore, MS
Anthony Murray of Genoa, BS
Theodore Pishghadamian of DeKalb, BS
Krista Roby of Sycamore, BS
Kalene Todd of DeKalb, BSE
Bryan Vest of DeKalb, MS
Iowa State University
Kyle Millburg of Sycamore, BS, accounting, cum laude
Jasmine Morina of DeKalb, BS, apparel, merchandising and design, cum laude
Catie Robinson of Sycamore, BS, supply chain management, marketing, magna cum laude
Jordan Swedberg of Sycamore, BS, chemical engineering, summa cum laude
Johnson State College
Joshua Reed of Sycamore, MA, education
Judson University
Katrina Mathey of Sycamore, BA, human resource management
Lisa Meador of Sycamore, BA, human resource management
Kansas State University
Marcus Dominguez of Sycamore, BS, sociology
Marquette University
Clark Dirksen-O'Donnell, BS, interdisciplinary applied mathematical economics
Miami University
Sadie Marshall of DeKalb, BS, family studies
Monmouth College
Steven Murphy of DeKalb, business administration
Emily Darling of Kirkland, elementary education
David Ruud of Sycamore, business administration, magna cum laude
Morrison Institute of Technology
Justin W. Hatfield of Lee, AAS, magna cum laude
Mount Ida College
James Wessel of DeKalb, BS, criminal justice, and BA, political science and history, summa cum laude
Parkland College
Amber Kooken of DeKalb
St. Ambrose University
Lauren Brummel of Somonauk, nursing, summa cum laude
Jillian Gordon of Sandwich, exercise science-human performance and fitness
Joseph McEachern of Sandwich, exercise science, magna cum laude
Trenton Sopko of Cortland, sport management
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Emily Blaser of Sycamore, BA
St. Olaf College
Harrison Hintzsche of DeKalb, performance, cum laude
Southeast Missouri State University
Dawn Kaelin-Miller of Sycamore, BS, nursing
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine
Tanya Rachan of DeKalb, DMD
Trinity College, Connecticut
Bohae R. Lee of DeKalb, BS, mathematics, magna cum laude
Trinity College, Illinois
Jesse Bewley of Sandwich, Christian Ministries
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Holly Dawn Points of Sycamore, MA
Universal Technical Institute
Matthew Hale of DeKalb
University of Dubuque
Joshua Arns of Sandwich, BS
University of Illinois Springfield
Pavan Kumar Akula of DeKalb, MS, management information dystems
Mahitha Devarakonda of DeKalb, MS, computer science
Gayathri Devi Kotapati of DeKalb, MS, computer science
Divya Murakonda of DeKalb, MS, computer science
Tejaswi Popuri of DeKalb, MS, computer science
University of Iowa
Ashley LeClair of DeKalb, BBA, marketing, CER, leadership studies
Nicholas Lopez of Genoa, MA, educational policy and leadership studies
Andrew Montgomery of Sycamore, BA, sociology
MacKensie Oberg of Genoa, BA, art
Nathan Swanberg of DeKalb, BA, communication studies
Nicolette Thu of Sycamore, BA, art
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Jennifer Milroy of Cortland, DPT
Haoyu Li of DeKalb, MBA
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Tonya Duniven of DeKalb, criminal justice
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Kiah A Fischer of Sycamore, BFA, musical theatre, magna cum laude
Western Illinois University
Rachel Nicole Crews of DeKalb, BS, forensic chemistry, cum laude
Carole Lorena Fleetwood of Malta, BS, hotel/restaurant management, magna cum laude
Matthew Ryan Hoyle of DeKalb, BS, fire science
Alexis Beth Kathalynas of Genoa, BA, pre-law, cum laude
Travis Lee Mcguire of Hinckley, EdD, educational leadership
Dylan John Murray of Somonauk, BB, supply chain management
Kevin Robert Warne of Sandwich, BS, fire science