College of DuPage Announces 2021 Fall Scholars Award Recipients

Glen Ellyn IL

26 July, 2021

12:10 PM

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College of DuPage has announced 178 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2021. The awards fall into three categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full tuition scholarship; Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year; and Deans, which is $1,000 per year. "The pandemic has caused many challenges and lost opportunities for our in-district high school students," said COD President Dr. Brian Caputo. "We are grateful we were able to honor these remarkable students through a drive-by event and look forward to welcoming them to the COD community in this fall." View photos from the Scholars Award drive-by celebration. This year's Presidential Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended): Addison: Zain Ahmed, Addison Trail; Charles Bekielewski, Addison Trail; Tiffany Cuevas, Addison Trail; Hamza Kittaneh, Addison Trail; Sameer Majeed, Addison Trail; Nancy Obrzut, Addison Trail, Syed Quadri, Addison Trail Aurora: Gianna Dicristofano, Waubonsie Valley; Caitlin Monagan, Metea Valley; Bethany Vang, Valeo Academy Bensenville: Maryam Ghanimah, Fenton; Christopher Kovich, Fenton Brookfield: Luis Villasenor, Lyons Township Carol Stream: Ashley Avelar, Glenbard North; Madison Breck, Glenbard North; Anna Carrera, Glenbard North; Nicholas Dejesus, Glenbard North; Samantha Elrod, Glenbard North; Morgan Fenney, Wheaton North; John Nguyen, Glenbard North; Alexandra Pablo, Glenbard North; Kathryn Sievers, Glenbard North; Christian Volle, Wheaton North Clarendon Hills: Christian Schloegel, Hinsdale Central Darien: Jennifer Cleghorn, Hinsdale South; Austin Davis, Downers Grove South; Eryk Klimsazewski, Hinsdale South Downers Grove: Keagan Doyle, Downers Grove South; Ian Fielding, Downers Grove South; Martin Harmon, Downers Grove South; Bridget Mclain, Chesterton Academy; Katherine Novotny, Downers Grove South; Rachel Rios, Downers Grove North; Luke Schwab, Downers Grove South Elmhurst: Catherine Marzano, IC Catholic Prep Glen Ellyn: Isabelle Adduci, Glenbard West; Nathan Blaim, Glenbard South; Morgan Clifford, Glenbard West; Jason Jeffers, Glenbard South; Jordan Mozockie, Glenbard West; Mariam Sudhir, Glenbard South; David Billings, Glenbard West Glendale Heights: Nicholas Exconde, Glenbard North; Eveleen Guemez, Glenbard East; Dina Jovanovic, Glenbard East; Aleena Khan, Glenbard West; Victoria Nguyen, Glenbard West; Kimberly Sanchez, Glenbard East; Mariyam Syed, Islamic Foundation Hanover Park: Helly Patel, Glenbard North La Grange: Jovana Del Carmen De La Torre, Lyons Township; Monica Rosales, Lyons Township Lombard: Sarah Ahmad, Glenbard East; Benjamin Burr, Glenbard East; Zainab Imam, Glenbard South; Bisma Khan, Willowbrook; Sean Nilles, Willowbrook; Ian Pascual, Glenbard East; Isabella Piscitelli, Glenbard East; Simah Riaz, Home School; Alida Swat, Glenbard East Naperville: Rachael Coppe, Naperville Central; Megan Kairies, Naperville North; Jessie Shiau, Naperville North; Neela Ward, Naperville Central Northwoods: Elijah Wilkinson, Home School Roselle: Timothy Buranicz, Lake Park; Carolynn Sagi, Lake Park; Jan Louis Ornillo, Lake Park Warrenville: Jesus Arriaga Sanchez, Wheaton Warrenville South; Alyson Meyers, Wheaton Warrenville South West Chicago: Maxwell Harris, West Chicago; Autumn Hosticka, West Chicago; Giovanni Zavalza Westmont: Sophia Ricciardi, Westmont; Isabella Serritella, Westmont; Qasim Simba, Downers Grove South Wheaton: Brianna Borger, Wheaton Warrenville South; Makayla Buchholz, Wheaton Warrenville South; Johanna Gemkow, Wheaton North; Tori Goins, Wheaton North; Jessica Michalowski, Wheaton Warrenville South; Hannah Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South; Kitty Nelson, Wheaton North; Gabriel Pekarek, Wheaton Warrenville South; Jaden Tran, Glenbard South; Gabriella Zima, Wheaton Warrenville South Willowbrook: Brian Ngeunjuntr, Hindsdale South Winfield: Aurora Hone, Wheaton North; Monserrat Lopez, Wheaton North Wood Dale: Karolina Pasek, Fenton; Sophia Saldana, Fenton Woodridge: Jonathon Michael, Downers Grove South Villa Park: Ryan Howard, Willowbrook; Safiya Khatoon, Islamic Foundation This year's Board of Trustees Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended): Addison: Natalya Trejo, Addison Trail; Konrad Nowak, Addison Trail Aurora: Dana Lopez Garay, Metea Valley; Razhel Buquis, Waubonsie Valley Bolingbrook: Tyler Clark, Neuqua Valley Brookfield: Arely Gutierrez, Lyons Township Carol Stream: Samantha Mandujano, Glenbard North; Amanda Pabes, Glenbard North; Ricardo Pascual Cortes, Glenbard North; Akira Lebron, Glenbard North Darien: Ryan Deno, Hindsdale South Downers Grove: Jarrett Brogan, Downers Grove North; Mikayla Cichy, Downers Grove North; Mary Cimbalista, Home School Elmhurst: Katherine McDonald, York Glendale Heights: Adnaan Chida, Glenbard West; Kobe Uriostegui, Glenbard East; Giselle Hernandez, Glenbard East Itasca: Kylie Little, Lake Park Lisle: Abeer Arif, Lisle Lombard: Francesca Dukala, Glenbard South; Michael Elvery, Willowbrook; Janee Ruffin, Glenbard East; John Sbarboro, Glenbard East Naperville: Cristian Bugaian, Metea Valley; Toria Pickett, Naperville North; Samantha Schultz, Naperville Central Oak Brook: Sam Benitez, Hinsdale Central Roselle: Denisse Andrade, Lake Park; Michal Szczepaniak, Lake Park Villa Park: Elizabeth Berberich, Home School; Nila Bashqawi, Willowbrook Warrenville: Itzel Gonzalez, Wheaton Warrenville South; Jakub Hajduczenia, Wheaton Warrenville South West Chicago: Aidan Incrocci, West Chicago; Ulysses Resendiz, West Chicago Wheaton: Isabella Boyas, Wheaton Warrenville South, Dylan Estes, Wheaton North; Amber Hood, Glenbard South; Mary Kania, Wheaton Warrenville South Willowbook: Noor Jabi, Hinsdale Central Winfield: Carissa Jin, Wheaton North; Emily Lonks, Wheaton North Wood Dale: Erik Braswell, Fenton This year's Deans Scholars are as follows (listed by hometown and then with high school attended): Aurora: Maria Aldana, Waubonsie Valley Bensenville: Noah Grunenwald, Fenton Bloomingdale: Dylan Elmore, Glenbard North Carol Stream: Jessie Gregg, Glenbard North; Julian Sanchez, Glenbard North; Alexander Sitman, Glenbard North Countryside: Kevin Hannigan, Lyons Township Downers Grove: Tina Ebel, Downers Grove North; Tyler Krapez, Oswego East; Ryan Trausch, Downers Grove North Glen Ellyn: Jameson Engstrom, Glenbard West; Kinga Niemiec, Glenbard East; Maya Ponze, Glenbard West; Litzy Reyes, Glenbard South; Riley Godshall, Glenbard South; Dario Stojakovic, Glenbard South Glendale Heights: Alexis Coytl Grande, Glenbard North Hanover Park: Esteban Mayorga, Lake Park Hinsdale: Salsabeel Saleh, Hinsdale Central; Danielisse Santiago, Hinsdale Central Hodgkins: Everardo Garcia, Lyons Township Lemont: Kamil Krzemien, Lemont Lisle: Madison Barma, Lisle; Ryan Connolly, Lisle; Madysen Hutchison, Lisle; Jenna Johnston, Lisle Lombard: Heather Cox, Glenbard East; Marcus Frega, Glenbard East; Tasmia Kalota, Glenbard East; Hadiqa Kalota, Glenbard East; Hamna Khan, Glenbard East Naperville: Jessica John, Nequea Valley; Isabella Myers, Metea Valley Westmont: Cullum Keough, Home School Wheaton: Julia Kennedy, Wheaton Warrenville South; Olivija Vasiliauskas, Wheaton North Willow Springs: James Daly, Lyons Township To maintain the scholarship, all scholars must be enrolled full-time (minimum 12 credit hours) pursuing a degree or certificate at COD, maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA, and complete a minimum of 15 Honors credit hours, including an Honors seminar. In addition, Presidential Scholars Award recipients must complete 20 hours of approved volunteer work during their first year at COD. For more information about the Scholars Awards or attending COD, contact the Admissions and Outreach office at (630) 942-2626 or email [email protected].