More Campus (Central) for Sept. 9, 2012

Updated: October 10, 2012 6:00AM

Here is a look at what Southlanders are accomplishing in college.

News from the SouthtownStar’s Central region includes Tinley Park, Frankfort, Oak Forest, Lockport, Homer Glen, Crestwood, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Midlothian, Mokena, Frankfort, Homer Glen, Manhattan and New Lenox.

Drake University

Several area students have received a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Tinley Park — Nicholas Braun, David Brugioni

Frankfort — Catherine Evans

Oak Forest — Nicole Luciano

Lockport — Nolan Scott

Homer Glen — Christopher Wilson

Moraine Valley Community College

Nicole Cooper, of Crestwood; and Samantha Thirstrup, of Tinley Park; have received the Distinguished Scholar Award from Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills.

◆ Several area students have received the Moraine Valley Foundation Scholarship from Moraine Valley Community College.

Crestwood — Nicole Cesario, Puah Booth, Samuel Orengo

Tinley Park — Michaela Casto

Orland Hills — David Barker

Orland Park — Paul Dina, Jonathan Altman, Amal Abdellatif, Lindsey Bartholomew, Katrina Shelton, Steven Fako, Vida Vaiciulyte, Agata Wrobel

Midlothian — Anthony Butera

Northern Michigan University

Christine A. Doherty, of Tinley Park, has received a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich.

Parkland College

Several area students have been named to the spring 2012 semester dean’s list at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill.

Mokena — Kyle H. Buchbach, Alec W. Ornelas

Oak Forest — Amanda L. Morin

Tinley Park — Stephanie N. Aguallo

Purdue University

Kirsten E. Levin, of Frankfort, has received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Jennifer L. Morrissy, of Tinley Park, has received a master’s degree; and Kevin Allen Bajer, of Oak Forest, has received a doctor of pharmacy degree from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

† Several area students have been named to the spring semester 2012 dean’s list at SIU-Edwardsville.

Homer Glen — Julie Marie Lisak

Manhattan — Luke Richard Piarowski

Mokena — Mary Kathleen Reed

Oak Forest — Kevin Bajer

Orland Hills — Colleen McDonough

Orland Park — Ali Mahmoud Aldabe, Jamal Mohamed Sahloul

Tinley Park — Nicholas William Johnson, Mateusz Szczesny

Trinity Christian College

Several adult studies students have graduated from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights.

Midlothian — Carleen Cavanaugh, Daniel Warnicki

Orland Hills — William Scott

Orland Park — Angelique Kelly, Nicholas Mataragas, Colleen Nihlean, Katherine Sanavaitis

Tinley Park — Marie Hannon, Courtney Matulis, Adeline OBrien, Elizabeth Taylor, Donna Van Dyke, Kathleen Zwartz

Truman State University

Leah Danielle Irby, of Frankfort; and Jessica Marie Jenkot, of Orland Park; have each been named to the spring 2012 provost and vice president for academic affairs’ list at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Several area students have been named to the spring 2012 semester dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Frankfort — Melissa Hovanes, Ilana Primack, Carly Tribbia

Mokena — Timothy Sanders

Orland Park — Michael Lyons, Chelsea Riley, Nuntida Surachaicharn, Kathleen Trokey

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Timothy Gindville, of New Lenox, has received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Christina Smaciarz, of Tinley Park, has been awarded the Tri-State Initiative Scholarship from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Western Michigan University

Christopher McCann, of Crestwood, has been named to the fall 2011 dean’s list at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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