IMSA to Graduate 18th Senior Class
For Immediate Release, June 2006
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at
(630) 907-5033
AURORA— The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) will graduate its 18th senior class at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Dr. Susan Solomon, senior scientist at the Aeronomy Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will give the commencement address.
Local-area members of IMSA's 184-member Class of 2006 include: (see below list).
The student speakers are Sriniwasan (Balaji) Mani of Hinsdale and Xin (Cindy) Wang of Geneva. Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, IMSA president, and Dr. Luis Nuñez, chairman of the IMSA Board of Directors, will present diplomas and academic medallions to graduates. Because of seating limitations, IMSA's ceremony is not open to the public. Following the ceremony, graduates and their families will join staff members for a reception on campus.
IMSA Principal Eric McLaren said the students are to be commended for their achievements. "Today we celebrate your contributions in the classroom, in our communities and in the world around us," McLaren said. "Today is also a day to thank you and your families for choosing IMSA, and for allowing us to take a part in shaping you, our 'IMSA ambassadors' to the world."
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. (www.imsa.edu)
IMSA Graduate Names and Hometowns – Class of 2006
| Last | First | Middle | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalli | Swetha | Algonquin | |
| Link | Steven | B. | Algonquin |
| Kapicka | Alexandra | Elizabeth | Arlington Heights |
| Krock | Rebecca | Marie | Arlington Heights |
| King | Ian | Charles | Auburn |
| Ballesteros | Neyra | Mariela | Aurora |
| Belkovsky | Alexander | Aurora | |
| Tan | Yi-Meng (Sally) | Aurora | |
| Bayer | Chelsey | Elizabeth | Bartlett |
| Green | Tatiana | Michelle | Bartlett |
| Tao | Terry | Xu | Bartlett |
| Beausoleil | André | Grady | Batavia |
| Krisiukenaite | Rasa | Batavia | |
| Roy | Tulsi | Pravin | Belvidere |
| He | Kevin | Bloomingdale | |
| Bekker | Jonathon | Edward Hayes | Bloomington |
| Gu | Peter | G. | Bloomington |
| Sawicki | Brian | Paul | Bloomington |
| Bragg | Jonathan | Alexander | Bolingbrook |
| Jones | Jennifer | Marie | Bolingbrook |
| Yeh | Emilie | T. | Buffalo Grove |
| Nayini | Varun | R. | Burr Ridge |
| Srivastava | Arth | Kumar | Burr Ridge |
| Razim | Michael | Robert | Caledonia |
| Butters | Nathan | A. | Carol Stream |
| Wheeler | Daniel | Thomas | Carterville |
| Hamman | Glen | Elmer | Carthage |
| Hawker | Jordan | Alexander | Charleston |
| Ding | Xiangyu | Chicago | |
| Duong | Danny | Lee | Chicago |
| Edes | Jason | N. | Chicago |
| Gaffen | Joshua | Robert | Chicago |
| Garcia | Abram | D. | Chicago |
| Jackson | Remington | Damir Martell | Chicago |
| Li | Sylvia | Wei | Chicago |
| Petsod | Jason | Jetsada | Chicago |
| Song | Charles | C. | Chicago |
| Zhang | Letian | Chicago | |
| Chike-Obi | Chude | David | Darien |
| Kaenkumchorn | Tanyaporn | Katherine | Darien |
| Gross | Charles | Isaac | Decatur |
| McWilliams | Samuel | Joseph | Decatur |
| Oleson | Brittany | Louise | Decatur |
| Robinson | Clement | Jett | Decatur |
| Tribout | Caitlin | Mae | Decatur |
| Grunberg | David | Kurt | Deerfield |
| Brown | Kevin | James | DeKalb |
| Goek | Sara | Suzan | DeKalb |
| Li | Yang | DeKalb | |
| Pan | William | Cheng-Zhong | DeKalb |
| Schmidt | Karla | Marie | Dixon |
| Rogers | Michelle | A. | Dolton |
| Abraham | Ivy | Elizabeth | Downers Grove |
| Wilson | Adam | Christopher | Earlville |
| Calderon | Michelle | Marie | Elgin |
| Gao | Yangxuan | Elgin | |
| Chang | Grady | Elmhurst | |
| He | Raymond | (Pengcheng) | Elmhurst |
| Simonis | Valerie | Marie | Evanston |
| Kueker | Rachel | Marie | Evansville |
| Drake | Matthew | R. | Fairview Heights |
| Roberts | Kaleigh | Filisa | Fairview Heights |
| Nepomuceno | Edward | Mendoza | Flossmoor |
| Robertson | Jessica | M. | Flossmoor |
| Montrose | Emily | Elisabeth | Geneva |
| Scudder | Samantha | Lynn | Geneva |
| Wang | Xin | Geneva | |
| Imarenezor | Jessica | Omoafe | Hazel Crest |
| Townsend | Jennifer | LeClair | Hebron |
| Fitzpatrick | Beverly | Ann | Hinsdale |
| Mani | Sriniwasan | Balaji | Hinsdale |
| Chen | Jason | Andrew | Hoffman Estates |
| Chen | William | Barry | Hoffman Estates |
| Hodal | Jeffrey | Scott | Hoffman Estates |
| Rodgers, Jr. | Darwin | Fitzgerald | Homewood |
| Banjavcic | Lindsey | Rae | Huntley |
| Faheem | Nida | Huntley | |
| Zillner | Abigail | Ruth | Itasca |
| Downey | John | William | Joliet |
| Joachim | Elizabeth | Grace | Joliet |
| Silvestre | Maximiliano | J. | Joliet |
| Kesari | Navin | Kumar | Justice |
| Wright | Rachel | Jane | Kankakee |
| Shea | David | Josef | La Grange |
| Kang | Jennifer | M. | Lake in the Hills |
| Urewicz | Meghann | Nicole | Lake in the Hills |
| Uvero | Elliot | Andrew | Lake Zurich |
| Carroll | Meghan | Danielle | Lansing |
| Taylor | Breana | Lynese | Lansing |
| Graham | Sean | Michael | Liberty |
| Hill | Jamison | Avery | Libertyville |
| Cheng | Nathan | Chen | Lisle |
| David | Jessica | Marie | Lisle |
| Kulkarni | Neeta | V. | Lisle |
| Smith | Davida | Ashworth | Lisle |
| Yin | Mengfei (Sherry) | Lisle | |
| Pollett | Robert | M. | Livingston |
| Alef | Sarah | Jean | Maple Park |
| Howton | Brittany | Rose | Marion |
| Linwong | Natnari | Natalie | Marion |
| Cervantes | Victor | Manuel | Maywood |
| Koski | Christina | Marie | Melrose Park |
| Sanchez | Berenice | Melrose Park | |
| Bogdan | Lauren | Christine | Mundelein |
| Chang | Kevin | K. | Naperville |
| Chen | Mi (Amy) | Naperville | |
| Cheng | Yishan | Naperville | |
| Chiou | Justin | Ikai | Naperville |
| Kuo | Michael | Naperville | |
| Kwei | Shang-Pin (Anne) | Naperville | |
| Mutha | Heena | Kumari | Naperville |
| Nohria | Raman | Naperville | |
| Pancholi | Neel | K. | Naperville |
| Raguveer | Vishaka | Naperville | |
| Shah | Bansi | N. | Naperville |
| Shih | Rae | Naperville | |
| Shrivastav | Pooja | Naperville | |
| Shyu | Esther | Naperville | |
| Sun | Yifan | Naperville | |
| Wang | Yingjia | Naperville | |
| Wilewska | Kinga | Naperville | |
| Yu | Binglei | Naperville | |
| Zhan | Jennifer | Wang | Naperville |
| Zhang | Richard | Naperville | |
| Cheng | Jenny | Siyao | Normal |
| Ievins | Aiva | Mara Vitrungs | North Riverside |
| Lee | Stephanie | H. | Northbrook |
| Leung | Melanie | Suk-Man | Northbrook |
| Leung | Stephanie | Suk-Yun | Northbrook |
| Cladek | Laura | Oak Brook | |
| Nayak | Rajeev | R. | Oak Brook |
| Montgomery | Daniel | Edward McClanahan | Oak Lawn |
| Adeyanju | Oluwemimo | Olatide | Oak Park |
| Barbosa | Grant | Logan Atilano | Oak Park |
| Albrecht | Alisa | Kristine | Ohio |
| Halmagyi | Neil | William | Oswego |
| Lewczuk | Karolina | A. | Oswego |
| O'Neal | Laura | Kathryn | Ottawa |
| Campanella-Waage | Erica | Lynne | Park Ridge |
| Kuhlemeier | Codi | Lee-Ella | Pearl City |
| Liu | Jessica | Hai | Peoria |
| Bruins | Philip | Robert | Peru |
| Gadde | Rakesh | Plainfield | |
| Spalding | Samantha | Elise | Plainfield |
| Vega | Christopher | Alexander | Plainfield |
| Nodurft | Dawson | Thomas | Plato Center |
| Tenczar | Nicholas | Edmund | Putnam |
| Jensen | Dana | Adele | Riverside |
| Reynolds | Aria | Helena | Riverside |
| Burke Anderson | Quinn | Foster | Rock Island |
| Pipathsouk | Andrew | Wu | Rockford |
| Lim | Kyung-Gun | Samuel | Roselle |
| Ibarra | Heriberto | Round Lake | |
| Song | Stephanie | Tingting | Salem |
| Arasi | Kavin | A. | Schaumburg |
| Barnes | Kathleen | Marie | Serena |
| Hentea | Ovidiu | George | Skokie |
| Odueyungbo | Simileoluwa | Oduwale | South Holland |
| Kidd | Jason | Robert | Springfield |
| Roth | Nathaniel | Evan | Springfield |
| Breckenfelder | Emily | Jean | St. Charles |
| Holmstrom | John | Robert | St. Charles |
| Kartha | Vivek | St. Charles | |
| Zager | Scott | David | St. Charles |
| Wu | Tingting | Streamwood | |
| Raht | Michelle | Lynn | Sugar Grove |
| Schiber | Kyle | Brian | Sugar Grove |
| Shah | Viral | S. | Tinley Park |
| Rossi | Isabella | Therese | Tremont |
| Koval | Carolyn | Rose | Troy |
| Bai | Cici | Vernon Hills | |
| Zhang | Spencer | Yining | Vernon Hills |
| Forbes, II | John | C. | Villa Park |
| Ahn | Joyce | Eunho | Warrenville |
| Kenealy | John | Weyls | Warrenville |
| Meismer | David | Joseph | Washburn |
| Sproston | Eric | Michael | Waterman |
| Kramer | Audra | Anne | Waukegan |
| Swartz | Jenna | Lynn | Wellington |
| Sansone | Natasha | Danielle | West Chicago |
| Mascariñas | Windel | Emman Tecson | Westchester |
| Allen | Elisabeth | Lundsberg | Wheaton |
| Han | Jing | Wilmette | |
| Clarke | Sean | Winthrop Harbor |