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Area residents earn degrees and honors across Illinois colleges
Lisa Martinez interns at Argonne National Laboratory through Western Illinois University program to develop Hispanic leadership. Multiple local graduates receive degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University, Macalester College, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Rose-Hulman, Aurora University, Dartmouth College, SMU, and Illinois institutions. Notable names include Emily Cointin, Adri an Miller, Philip Henley, Matt Pursley, Shekar Adiga, Philip Mikosz, Karen Hanson, Colin Murdoch, John Wetmore, Daniel Herlihy, Tara Ooms, Yvette Hill, Linda Rivera-Krabbe, and many others from Park Forest, Flossmoor, Homewood, Richton Park, Richton Park, Chicago Heights, and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Martinez
Fernando
Theresa Martinez
Park Forest
Argonne National Laboratories
Western Illinois University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Emily Cointin
Beecher
Laurel Hardesty
Douglas Nieder
Mathew Redard
Homewood
Christina Ahmadian
Matteson
Esther Strom
Catherine Westley
Olympia Fields
James Bartley
Elizabeth Dwyer
Matthew Raftery
Annie Lulinski
Sauk Village
Carol Brockman
South Chicago Heights
Julia Beil
Maury Parker
University Park
University of Illinois
Phi Eto Sigma
Tara Ooms
Andrea Schmidt
Chicago Heights
Karen McGirr
Crete
Heather Aeschleman
Nicole Czech
Michelle Godhenour
Andrew Habas
Katherine Klimas
Paul Shuman
Brian Turcotte
Stephen Wang
Flossmoor
Anthony Sintes
Glenwood
Matthew Mitchell
Hazel Crest
Joel Mowbray
Sneha Patel
Joseph Pensinger
Scott Horenziak
Sara Pluth
Richton Park
Governors State University
Mexico
National Security Education Program
Yvette Hill
Linda Garrett
Country Club Hills
Linda Rivera-Krabbe
Sonya Jones
Ryan Schmidt
Harvey
Patricia Schmidt
Lewis University
Schmidt
ITT Technical Institute
Rolando Martinez
Alana Dupaty
Patrick O’connell
Veronica Richardson
Curtis Jenkins Jr
Robert Jackson
Eric Conwell
Clarence Dew