College Credits: Students Graduate, Earn Dean's List Honors

NEW LENOX, IL — We're sharing the news of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to andrea.earnest@patch.com. Students from area towns like New Lenox, Lemont, Frankfort, Lockport and Mokena recently graduated from universities, earned Dean's awards and recognitions, and participated in service events.

The following information was provided by Merit Pages News:

Alexander Guerra is a December 2020 Upper Iowa University graduate

Upper Iowa University announce Alexander Guerra of New Lenox, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in December 2020.

Lemont Township High School Graduate Julie Stanwyck Earns Dean's Award for Academic Excellence at Colgate University

Julie Stanwyck, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the fall 2020 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.

Stanwyck is a Music major and a graduate of Lemont Township High School, from Lemont.

Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses earn the fall 2020 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence.

Students awarded degrees from Palmer College of Chiropractic

Mimi McParland, of Frankfort; and Jonathan Burns, of New Lenox, graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main campus in Davenport, Iowa on Feb. 26.

Local Students Named to Illinois Wesleyan University's Fall 2020 Dean's List

Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year consisted of 771 students from 28 states and 15 countries. The following local students made the list:

Sydney Fornnarino of Mokena, a junior majoring in Nursing.
Rosie Lagone of Mokena, a senior majoring in English - Literature / Secondary Education.
Courtney McAuliffe of Lemont, a junior majoring in Business.
Matt Milan of Lemont, a sophomore majoring in undecided.
Kaylen Younan of Bolingbrook, a sophomore majoring in Nursing.
Kailee Galloway of New Lenox, a sophomore majoring in English - Literature / Secondary Education.
Anna Kirk of New Lenox, a sophomore majoring in Psychology / Business.
Caleb Marconi of New Lenox, a freshman majoring in Business.
Isabella Perry of New Lenox, a freshman majoring in Biochemistry.
Mallory Sawyer of New Lenox, a freshman majoring in Biology.
David Alexander of Frankfort, a sophomore majoring in Piano Performance.
Jake Buhe of Frankfort, a junior majoring in Business.
Maguire Pallissard of Frankfort, a freshman majoring in Business.
Cole Paraday of Frankfort, a junior majoring in Economics / Finance.
Joe Prestamer of Frankfort, a senior majoring in Finance.
Ricky Smith of Frankfort, a junior majoring in Design Tech & Entrepreneurship.
Jake Tencza of Frankfort, a junior majoring in Hispanic Studies / Accounting.
David Werner of Frankfort, a senior majoring in Political Science / Economics.
Marissa Irelan of Romeoville, a senior majoring in Psychology.
Mike Jostes of Lockport, a junior majoring in Music Theatre.
Nia Lee of Romeoville, a senior majoring in Psychology.
Sarah Rollins of Lockport, a senior majoring in Sociology.

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.

New Lenox's Nolan Hullinger: Staying focused on service this spring

Nolan Hullinger, a student at the University of Iowa from New Lenox, majoring in Finance, participated in Hawkeye Service Break.

The cohort meets over Zoom on Monday evenings to discuss a broad curriculum before breaking into smaller groups to examine their selected theme area: economic justice, educational justice, environmental justice, food insecurity, or health care. Students participate in three service weekends during the spring semester.

Sarah Scarnavack of Mokena, was named to the Dean's List at Lehigh University in the Fall 2020 semester

Dean's List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Sarah Scarnavack of Mokena, in the Fall 2020 semester.