Alice Tysse graduated cum laude with two Bachelor of Science Degrees from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, at the school’s 111th commencement on Saturday, May 11. Her major fields of study were Actuarial Science and Mathematics. She is the daughter of Kimberly (Tysse) Pagel and the late Thomas Tysse, of Peotone.
Alice graduated from Chicago Christian High School in Palos Heights in June 2020. While attending ONU, Alice served as a teacher’s assistant for calculus, was treasurer of the Math Club, and also a member of Behind Bars Ministry. She plans to become an actuary and hopes to work at a related job while studying for actuarial exams.