Kankakee County College Corner: July 11, 2025

Carthage College graduates

Trevor Swanson of Chebanse graduated from Carthage College with a degree in exercise and sports science from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Carthage College dean’s list

Area students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Carthage College.

They are Hunter Becker of Peotone, Marissa Velasco of Peotone, Chase Juster of Wilmington, Reid Juster of Wilmington, Cade McCubbin of Wilmington, Abigail Elliott of Bradley, Alaina Hollendoner of Manhattan and Jacob Smith of Monee.

Dean’s list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 GPA while carrying at least 12 letter-graded credits in a given semester.

UW-Platteville graduate

Arianna Lombardi of Bourbonnais graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She majored in elementary education.

Lombardi was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. To be named to the list, full-time students must earn a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

Lombardi also was named to the chancellor’s list.

Students named to the chancellor’s list earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester.

Manchester University graduate

Austin Ellis of Diamond graduated May 24 with a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science and fitness from Manchester University in North Manchester, Indiana.

Shenandoah University graduate

Isabelle Schultz of Dwight graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business admission from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.

Schultz, a member of the women’s golf team, was named to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Teams, which comprise one student-athlete from each member school in each of the conference’s 26 sponsored sports.

Millikin University graduates

Evan Rivera of Coal City, Delaney Balmer of Peotone, Jupiter Holcomb of Manhattan and Brandon Johnson of Kankakee graduated from Millikin University in Decatur in May.

UW-Whitewater graduate

Mallory Ashline of Peotone earned a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Valdosta State University graduate

Samantha Wilhoyt of Manteno has earned a Master of Library and Information Science from Valdosta State University.

Blackburn College dean’s list

Brianna Melchor of Bourbonnais and Kourtnee Thompson of Kankakee were named to the spring semester dean’s list at Blackburn College in Carlinville. Students named to the dean’s list must earn a GPA of 3.6 or higher for the semester.