Local College Students Earn Academic Honors, Degrees

The follow local students received honors and/or graduated this spring:

Purdue University

The following local students have earned academic honors at Purdue University for the spring 2012 semester:

• Mary E Bentley
• Lisa Kormanak

To earn honors, students must have had at least a 3.5 semester or cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Lewis University

The following students were among those honored on the Lewis University Dean's List for spring semester 2012:

• Cassandra Myers
• Kayla Kelley

To be eligible for this honor, students must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit with a grade point average of 3.25 out of a possible 4.0.

Benedictine University Dean's List, Spring 2012

• Jessica Marie Dyrek

North Central College

• Thomas Roche received a bachelor degree June 9.

Rockford College Distinguished Scholar 

• Matthew Szytz

Judson University

• Lauren Moen graduated this spring with a degree in Management and Leadership.

Augustana College

• Paige Cordle named to spring term dean's list. She is a junior majoring in computer science and mathematics.

Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Millikin University

• Alexander Scholinsky graduated this spring.

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has awarded scholarships to its incoming first-year class, which is the largest grade of newcomers in school history. Among the award winners:

• Rebecca Riley who won the Bilsa Chapter Alumni Scholarship & Chancellor Leadership Scholarship, totaling $12,228.00.

Aurora University Dean's List, Spring 2012

• Nicole Holmes

The regular honors list recognizes students who achieve a GPA of 3.6 to 3.99.