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Governor announces top students to be honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois

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Above / The ceremony at Old State Capitol (the building that served Illinois’ political scene from 1839-1876) will recognize the top students from each college and university in Illinois.

Governor Bruce Rauner today announced this year’s outstanding college students who will be honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The Academy will recognize the following students during the annual Student Laureate Convocation at 11AM Sat., Nov. 7, at the Old State Capitol in Springfield.

“Civic engagement, as exemplified by President Lincoln, is crucial to our democracy and the process of our government,” said Governor Rauner. “The young men and women receiving this recognition today embody the spirit of President Lincoln through their hard work and dedication to their schools and communities.”

The Lincoln Academy’s Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement 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 the community colleges in Illinois.  At the Student Laureate Convocation, each student will receive a Student Laureate Medallion, along with a $1,000 educational grant and a certificate of achievement. This is the 41st year Lincoln Academy has celebrated students’ excellence in Illinois.

Student Laureate Cynthia J. Avila of the University of Chicago will speak on behalf of all the Laureates.  The invocation will be delivered by Dr. Stanley R. Liberty, Interim President of Bradley University, and the benediction will be delivered by Eureka College President J. David Arnold.  The Sangamon Woodwind Consort will provide music, and a luncheon at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel will follow the Student Laureate Convocation.

The Lincoln Academy, unique among the 50 states, was established more than 50 years ago to honor distinguished citizens with the state’s highest award, the Order of Lincoln.

The 52nd Annual Convocation and Investiture of Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois will take place Sat., May 7, 2016, at the historic Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria.

Student Laureates

School                                                                    Student                                                         Home Town

Augustana College                                         Aubrey Waddick                                                  Algonquin, IL

Aurora University                                     Sherry A. Maschmeyer                                              Frankfort, IL

Benedictine University                                  Dana V. Cairns                                                     Lombard, IL

Blackburn College                                           Sarah Collman                                               New Douglas, IL

Bradley University                                           Kristin Kreher                                                     Smithton, IL

Columbia College – Chicago                           Lance T. Cox                                                         Rockford, IL

Concordia University Chicago                     Kayla E. Lohman                                                Kirkwood, MO

DePaul University                                               Nicole May                                                           Lemont, IL

Dominican University                                   Cutberto Aguayo                                                      Chicago, IL

Eastern Illinois University                          Shirmeen Ahmad                                                Romeoville, IL

East-West University                                    Ghada M. Morrar                                                      Chicago, IL

Elmhurst College                                               Angil J. Tate                                                         Atlanta, GA

Eureka College                                              Michael A. Sain, II                                        Reynoldsburg, OH

Governors State University                            Jerry Davis el                                                Richton Park, IL

Greenville College                                           Nathan Kriebel                                                  Brookston, IN

Illinois College                                                  Kavita K. Patel                                                     Princeton, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology                     Pooja Agarwal                                                         Chicago, IL

Illinois State University                         Maureen R. Christensen                                                Normal, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University                    Nicole M. Jovicevice                                             Des Plaines, IL

Judson University                                          Ethan R. Adams                                                  Springfield, IL

Knox College                                                     Sophia D. Croll                                                Cambridge, MA

Lake Forest College                                    Benjamin Labaschin                                           Northbrook, IL

Lewis University                                          Jessica L. Tennant                                                Burr Ridge, IL

Lincoln College                                             Cody R. Garretson                                            New Holland, IL

Loyola University Chicago                              Ashley Rogers                                           Evergreen Park, IL

MacMurray College                                     Shannon M. Young                                                     Carmel, IN

McKendree University                                Kenneth O’Dell Jr.                                                      Carlyle, IL

Millikin University                             Alexander H. Koulos                                       Naperville, IL

Monmouth College                                        Drake A. Decker                                                   Davenport, IA

National Louis University                               Jeanette Kyle                                                          Chicago, IL

North Central College                          Jack A. Ryan                                                         Oswego, IL

North Park University                         Carmen Velazquez-Alvarez                                           Hanford, CA

Northeastern Illinois University               Emily Fioramonti                                                     Chicago, IL

Northern Illinois University                            Kiranjit Gill                                                         Palatine, IL

Olivet Nazarene University                          Chelsea Risinger                                                    Tremont, IL

Principia College                                             Shontee M. Pant                                                      Coppell, TX

Quincy University                                        Catherine Richards                                                      Quincy, IL

Rock Valley College                                        Matilyn N. Bindl                                                   Belvidere, IL

Rockford University                                      Angela Martinez                                                     Rockford, IL

Roosevelt University                                        Lacy N. Reyna                                                     Winterest, IA

St. Xavier University                                     Anna E. Goldman                                                      Eagan, MN

School of the Art Institute of Chicago         Florian Palluci                                                         Berwyn, IL

Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale        Savannah L. McCord                                               St. Louis, MO

Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville      Joshua G. Pritsolas                                            Glen Carbon, IL

The University of Chicago                             Cynthia J. Avila                                                        Chicago, IL

Trinity Christian College                                Halie A. Wisse                                                    Oostburg, WI

Trinity International University                 Richard J. Davis                                    Arlington Heights, IL

University of Illinois Chicago                       Taylor R. Casino                                                 Champaign, IL

University of Illinois Springfield                    Hannah Cave                                                         Esmond, IL

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign  Monica S. Chen                                             Buffalo Grove, IL

University of St. Francis                            Laura Muñoz Lopez                                         Simpsonville, SC

VanderCook College of Music                      Kendall C. Jones                                                   Lake Villa, IL

Western Illinois University                         Hannah F. Drake                                                Charleston, IL

Wheaton College                                           Kyle L. Mellinger                                          Ladera Ranch, CA

News released from the Office of  the Governor Bruce Rauner 

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