Moraine Valley faculty lauded for community impact
Moraine Valley Community College faculty members Maha Sweis-Dababneh, professor of Arabic, and Sundus Madi McCarthy, academic advisor, were recognized by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas during a May ceremony that recognized contributions made by Arab Americans.
Naderh Hana Elrabadi, an attorney who serves on the advisory board of the Arab American Business and Professional Association and is a board member of The Refugee Life Foundation, nominated McCarthy and Sweis-Dababneh for this honor.
District 157-C principal, PE teacher win IAHPERD awards
Barb Borden, physical education teacher at Grand Prairie Elementary School in Frankfort, was honored with the Teacher of the Year award by the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The award recognizes Borden as an outstanding educator dedicated to encouraging young people to take part in a healthy lifestyle and a lifetime of exercise.
Grand Prairie Elementary Principal Kirsten Frankovich was awarded the title of 2023 Administrator of the Year by IAHPERD for the Northeastern Division. Frankovich has been an outstanding advocate of Grand Prairie’s P.E. program and has championed the cause of health and physical education at both the local and state level, the group said in a news release.
Borden and Frankovich will be honored at an awards banquet in the fall.
Will County’s Brown appointed to CACI board
Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Brown has been appointed as president of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois board.
Brown will play an integral role in furthering CACI’s mission to support and advocate for child abuse victims throughout the state, according to a news release.
Lawrence University spring graduates list
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Miami University (OH) spring graduates list
Chicago Heights: Adrianna Al-Amin; Frankfort: Lucas Adams; Lockport: Patrick Hoak, Cecily Pryor; New Lenox: Kyle Auchstetter; Orland Park: Asia Flores, Alyssa Latek, Colleen O’Finn; Palos Park: Matt Smuda
Monmouth College spring dean’s list
Monee: Emily Phillip; Oak Lawn: Gianna Maughan; Tinley Park: Nicole Koppers, Samantha Koppers, Abby Williams
University of Nebraska-Lincoln spring dean’s list
Alsip: Jessica Dakota Vollan; Chicago: Mara Patricia Godfrey, Daniel Hill, Madeline Marie Hill, Devin Noreen Shaughnessy; Crete: Jason Wendling; Flossmoor: Haley Elizabeth Sawyer; Frankfort: Ellie Taylor Boers, Alison Ristich, Jared Stearns; Homer Glen: Cassidy Moore; Manhattan: Megan Gerl; New Lenox: Luke Mostello, Madeline Rose Tekiela; Orland Park: Elizabeth Anne Kenes, Alexander Joseph Miller Kelsey Morrey
University of Nebraska-Lincoln summer research stipends list
Chicago: Devin Shaughnessy (Exploring Reading Comprehension Skills in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities); Oak Forest: Denis McGinty (Social Media Data Mining of Health (Mis)Information)
Ohio University spring dean’s list
Frankfort: Maeve Hurley; Homewood: Eliana D’astici; Orland Park: Taylor Mondragon
Rochester Institute of Technology spring dean’s list
Nathan Brodsky, Oak Lawn
Tallahassee Community College spring dean’s list
Okechukwu Okeke, Lynwood
University of Tampa spring dean’s list
Chicago: Miranda Fehsel; Evergreen Park: Valerie Vojacek; Frankfort: Madison Kasala; Homer Glen: Isabel Kwak, Livia Zolnierowicz; Manhattan: Emily DeHoyos; Oak Lawn: Isabella Smykowski; Orland Hills: Andrew Feeney; Orland Park: Brianna DiCristina, Michaelyn Engel, Eamon Hennessy, Kristofer Manasses; Richton Park: Shacara Stewart; Tinley Park: Isabelle Lipski
Carthage College spring dean’s list
Beecher: Gabrielle Pavesich; Burbank: Damian Leja, Alex Papiez, Maximus Speck; Chicago: Molly Fineran; Hickory Hills: Brooke Bastian; Homer Glen: Brittney Babica, Abigail Groszek, Donovan Paske, Olivia Rivera, Timothy Timmons, Abigail Trainor; Hometown: Caitlyn Sierzega; Homewood: Mattison Schneider; Lockport: Savita Chandarana, Julia Habas, Matthew Johnson, Elena Knebel, Kailee Nunzio, Savana Ortiz, Gabriella Tanguay; Manhattan: Quentin Villa; Matteson: Destiny Antoine; Midlothian: Madison Conway; Mokena: Anastacia Hristakos, Marianna Hristakos, Jessica Skonesey; New Lenox: Abigail Crowhurst, Wyatt Goorsky, Abigail Karpluk, Kailey Lysik, Quinlan Roth, Bradley Szubryt, Kailey Wagner; Oak Forest: Madison Edge, Paige Goodman, Stewart Lilly, Amelia Price; Oak Lawn: Bridget Barrett, Jessica Kasprzak, Natalie Scalamera; Olympia Fields: Kortni Robinson; Orland Park: Caroline Huttner, Kasey Pfister, Brian Sweeney, Teresa Topolski; Palos Heights: Jillian King, Ty Sperling; Palos Park: Josephina Sundermeier, James Westman; Tinley Park: Zachary Bulthuis, Mia Ceniti
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