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Oakton Recognizes Park Ridge President's Scholars

58 Park Ridge residents recognized as Oakton Community College fall 2017 President's Scholars

972 Oakton Community College students were recently recognized for their academic achievements in the fall 2017 semester with President’s Scholar honors, including 58 students from Park Ridge. The list of President’s Scholars also includes 193 students from Des Plaines, 149 Skokie students, 83 Evanston students, 84 students from Glenview, 83 from Chicago and 65 from Niles.

Oakton honored the following Park Ridge residents:

Santino Abbinanti
Demana Abueqteish
Leanne Al Eisawi
Robert Audino
Bridget Bean
Angela Brunner
Miroslaw Burba
Michael Cerniglia
Alex Chapleau
Meghan Cheever
Cecilia Cortes
Isabel Cortes
Aneta Darlak
Alexander Diaz
Emmett Dillon
Maggie Dooley
James Downing
Paul Endre
Lindsey Fetzer
Sarah Finegold
Maria de Lourdes Frantsve
Cassidy Gooding
Rachel Grek
Thomas Griffith
Ethan Heick
Christopher Hirst
Max Hryhorczuk
Marcin Jagiecka
Ginger Kamber
Kayla Kaufmann
Irene Kidonakis
Henry Killean
Kordian Koc
Andrew Kostiv
Steven Lim
Angela Mancini
Michael Marchese
Patrick McConville
Kyle Melerski
Christina Mihalopoulos
Benecio Montes De Oca
Joanna Mozdzierz
Nicole Mullarkey
Connor Mullowney
Adam Olson
Dominic Pilolla
Deborah Recchia
Derek Rice
Stephanie Rubeo
Carla Scott
Alexa Socha
Nicole Sofer
Grant Somerman
Alexander Steele
Alexina Sunda
Samantha Taccogna
Elena Todorova
Peter Wasala

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To be recognized as an Oakton President’s Scholar, a student must be enrolled in at least six credit hours at course levels at 100 or above during a given term, earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average that term, be in good academic standing and meet standards of academic progress at the end of the term for which honors are being considered. The college also recognizes students with High Honors (3.75-3.99 GPA) and Honors (3.5-3.74 GPA) and awards Commendation for students with a 3.5 GPA or higher and one to five credit hours at the 100 level or above.
“Congratulations to our President’s Scholars, who exemplify Oakton student success,” Oakton President Joianne Smith said. “We celebrate your hard work and achievements and wish you continued success at Oakton and beyond, whether in your careers or at transfer institutions.”

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