Graduations
Jason Nathaniel Wendling, of Crete, was among a record 3,669 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 19 and 20. Wendling earned a Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Lauren Tures graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee on May 20. A nursing major, she graduated Magna Cum Laude and has taken a nursing position in the Milwaukee area.
Abigail Schliffka of New Lenox graduated from Harding University in Arkansas during a commencement ceremony on May 6. Schliffka received a Bachelor of Arts in middle level education.
Dean’s/President’s List
More than 640 students at the University of Evansville, in Indiana, were named to the Dean’s List, including Hannah Barger of New Lenox and Nico Borrelli of Manhattan.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced Devin Mihaichuk, of New Lenox and a member of the Class of 2026 majoring in Computer Science, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2023 semester.
Calvin Boss, a New Lenox resident, homeschooled student, and a Data Science major at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean’s List with Distinction for the spring semester.
New Lenox residents Chloe Schliffka, a junior studying child life, and Abigail Schliffka, a senior studying middle level education, were named to the Dean’s List at Harding University in Arkansas for the spring semester.
The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List for the spring semester: Brendan Bergman, Jackson Gray, and Miles Hagen, all from New Lenox.