SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the names of the state’s outstanding college students who will be honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The Academy will recognize the students during the annual Student Laureate Convocation at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield.
“These students have exhibited a personal commitment to excel as seen by their remarkable academic accomplishments,” Governor Quinn said. “They serve as role models to all Illinois students. With hard-working and dedicated young leaders such as these, Illinois and the rest of the nation can look forward to a bright future.”
The Lincoln Academy’s Student Laureate Awards are presented for excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities to seniors from each of the state’s four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities, and one student from among all the community colleges in Illinois. At the Student Laureate Convocation, each will receive a Student Laureate Medallion, along with a $1,000 educational grant and a certificate of achievement. This event will mark the 39th year that students have been honored by the Academy.
Student Laureate Caelin Niehoff of DePaul University will speak on behalf of all the Laureates. The invocation will be delivered by Robert A. Easter, Ph.D., President of the University of Illinois and the benediction will be delivered by The Reverend Stanley Davis, Jr. The Sangamon Woodwind Consort will provide music, and a luncheon at the Illinois Executive Mansion will follow the Student Laureate Convocation.
The Lincoln Academy, unique among the 50 states, was established 49 years ago to honor Illinois’ most distinguished citizens with the state’s highest award, the Order of Lincoln. The 50th Annual Convocation and Investiture of Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois will take place Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Field Museum in Chicago.
STUDENT LAUREATES
School |
Student |
Home Town |
Augustana College |
Jenna N. Orabutt |
Hawthorn Woods, IL |
Aurora University |
Andrew J. Patton |
Oswego, IL |
Benedictine University |
Eman Sahloul |
Orland Park, IL |
Blackburn College |
Ashley Donoho |
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Bradley University |
Jonathan Teich |
Bay City, MI |
Chicago State University |
Christopher D. Muldrow |
Oak Forest, IL |
Columbia College – Chicago |
Allison C. Shuman |
Cranston, RI |
Concordia University Chicago |
David J. Moldenhauer |
Walled Lake, MI |
DePaul University |
Caelin Niehoff |
Algonquin, IL |
Dominican University |
David C. Gayes |
Oak Park, IL |
Eastern Illinois University |
Zachary D. Samples |
Decatur, IL |
Elmhurst College |
Emily A. Darow |
Palatine, IL |
Eureka College |
Lauren M. Schwanke |
Eureka, IL |
Governors State University |
Ricca Louissaint |
South Holland, IL |
Greenville College |
Alyssa R. Gosselin |
Derby, VT |
Illinois College |
Phuong Hoang Nguyen |
Thai Binh, Vietnam |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
Miriam R. Schmid |
Cissna Park, IL |
Illinois State University |
Brian M. Kulaga |
Elmhurst, IL |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Josefina Banales |
Chicago, IL |
Judson University |
Cassandra E. Criminger |
Flanagan, IL |
Knox College |
Carolyn Stephen |
St. Louis, MO |
Lake Forest College |
Anali N. Vargas |
Chicago, IL |
Lake Land College |
Kolten A. Postin |
Moweaqua, IL |
Lewis University |
Samantha J. Rinehart |
Marion, IA |
Lincoln College |
Josh A. Jones |
Joliet, IL |
Loyola University Chicago |
Thomas J. Serena |
Shorewood, IL |
MacMurray College |
Katherine L. Schmidt |
Jerseyville, IL |
McKendree University |
J. Rhoads |
Litchfield, IL |
Millikin University |
Emily E. D’Ambrose |
Naperville, IL |
Monmouth College |
William T. Terrill |
Sugar Grove, IL |
National Louis University |
Kristine Becker-Kristufek |
Mt. Prospect, IL |
North Central College |
Colin J. Loeffler |
Sun Prairie, WI |
North Park University |
An Tran |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
Northeastern Illinois University |
Ashor O. Jajou |
Morton Grove, IL |
Northern Illinois University |
Sarah L. Stuebing |
DeKalb, IL |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Breanne M. Bambrick |
Washington, IL |
Principia College |
Haley O. Morton |
Wildwood, MO |
Quincy University |
Samantha A. Nielsen |
Arlington Heights, IL |
Rockford University |
Dunja Cosic |
Rockford, IL |
Roosevelt University |
Erin McCaslin |
Maple Valley, WA |
St. Xavier University |
Lauren Bryk |
Rolling Meadows, IL |
Southern IL Univ. Carbondale |
Eileen N. Schweiss |
Festus, MO |
Southern IL Univ. Edwardsville |
Christopher J. Branch |
Edwardsville, IL |
The University of Chicago |
Safiya C. Johnson |
Chicago, IL |
Trinity Christian College |
Megan L. Anderson |
Elgin, IL |
Trinity International University |
Rebekah E. Held |
Hartford, WI |
University of IL at Chicago |
Fransely Robles |
Chicago, IL |
University of IL at Springfield |
Joshua Eastby |
Edwardsville, IL |
Univ. of IL at Urbana-Champaign |
Amanda M. Rowland |
Burr Ridge, IL |
University of St. Francis |
Brandon S. Collofello |
Minooka, IL |
VanderCook College of Music |
Maxwell J. Dykla |
Belding, MI |
Western Illinois University |
Lindsey M. Posmanick |
Troy, IL |
Wheaton College |
Sarah R. Vander Vorst |
Mound City, SD |
Source: illinois.gov