The Waubonsee Community College Foundation presented eight students with the John J. Swalec, Jr. President’s Achievement Award. The students were chosen for this award from a pool of 174 qualified applicants. Individual interviews were conducted by a panel of five judges made up of community and business leaders.
The awardees are (in alphabetical order):
- Oneil Bryson of Aurora
- Michael Czerwinski of Aurora
- Natalie Fernando of Oswego
- Kennedy Massie of Aurora
- Barbara Napolitano of DeKalb
- Maria Rodriguez of Aurora
- Joanna Sanchez of Aurora
- Brittany Smith of North Aurora
The John J. Swalec, Jr. President’s Achievement Awards program is an effort to identify and reward individual student achievement and to honor those individuals who have overcome obstacles on their way to achieving their educational goals. These awards are given to help them attain those goals.
Waubonsee thanks the community leaders who volunteered their time to conduct the interviews and select this years’ awardees. They are (in alphabetical order):
- Mr. Daniel Contreras; Technology Strategist, Microsoft
- Mr. Steve Dillett; President, Custom Aluminum Products, Inc.
- Ms. Jennifer Riippi; Vice President of Human Resources, Northern Illinois Food Bank
- Ms. Mary Ellen Thielemann; Managing Director, CIBC – Community Banking Group
- Mr. Michael Williams; Director of Human Resources, Ball Horticultural Company
