MALTA — Kishwaukee College honored current students for excellence in the classroom on Tuesday, April 11 at Student Awards Day held in Jenkins Auditorium at the College.  
Awardees received certificates commemorating their achievements.
The following students received awards as Outstanding TRiO Students: Anousone Bouttaphanh, Sycamore; Catherine Camacho, DeKalb; Robert Embry, DeKalb; Richele Harmon, Rockford; Amanda Jackson, Hampshire; Megan Jones, DeKalb; Christine Newman-Askins, Rochelle; Tiffany Newman-Askins, Rochelle; Jose Ocelotl, Genoa; Julia Perezchica, Sycamore; Brenda Resendiz, DeKalb; Jashawna Robinson, DeKalb; Victoria Rodriguez, Rochelle; and Cynthia Sweger, Rochelle.
Workforce
The following students received awards in Workforce and Community Education: Outstanding Phlebotomy Technician Student: Sheri Sanders, Rochelle; Outstanding Veterinary Assistant Student: William Kisala, DeKalb.
Career Tech
The following students received awards in the Career Technologies Programs: Academic Excellence in Industrial Electronic Technology: Cody Brill, Ashton; Academic Excellence in Electronic Technology: Susanna Eschbach, Cortland; and Kevin Ornias, DeKalb; Outstanding Academic Criminal Justice Students: Arron-John Atkinson, DeKalb; Courtney Bolin, Kirkland; Catherine Camacho, DeKalb; Darby Fisher, Sycamore; Richele Harmon, Rockford; Hannah Miller, Oregon; Victoria Rodriguez, Rochelle; Richard Rojas, DeKalb; Alex Selig, Sycamore; Aidan Varda, DeKalb;  Outstanding Student in Computer Aided Drafting: Jacob Felz, DeKalb; Outstanding Freshman Horticulture Student: Chloe Board, DeKalb; Outstanding Sophomore Horticulture Student: Aimee Hoffman, Dixon; Outstanding Diesel Power Technology Freshmen: Alexandar Olson, Maple Park; Kourtney Ranken, Steward; Francisco de la Cruz, Rock Falls;  Outstanding Diesel Power Technology Sophomores: Bannon Fuchs, Stockton; Daniel Jenkins, Cortland; Aaron Wolf, Belvidere; Outstanding SkillsUSA Students: Darby Fisher, Sycamore; Ashley Heithoff, DeKalb; and Xica McClain, DeKalb; Fall 2016 Ruth Ashelford Pollock Outstanding Nursing Graduate: Leah Shelley, DeKalb; Spring 2017 Ruth Ashelford Pollock Outstanding Nursing Graduate: Robert Sarto, DeKalb.

Transfer programs
The following students received awards in Transfer Programs: Award of Excellence in Honors Research: Megan Ackland, Rochelle; and Jacob Nicholson, Chana; Dedication to Graphic Design: Bethany Adamski, Sycamore; Haley Kohout, Genoa; Tannor Willis, DeKalb; Outstanding Student in Beginning Photography: Kate Ahlgren, DeKalb; Outstanding Student in Intermediate Photography: Rogelio Godinez, DeKalb; Outstanding Student in Print Making: Bryce Parker, DeKalb; Most Socially Conscious Award in Ceramics: Karen Kremsreiter, DeKalb; Most Productive Ceramist: William Davison, DeKalb;
Artistic Ceramist: Susan Kinsey, DeKalb; Outstanding Drawing Student: Callie Ackland, Rochelle; Outstanding Painting Student: Eliza Coran, DeKalb; Outstanding Theatre Student Awards: Alicia Hinton, DeKalb; Amanda Neill, Sycamore; and Jacob Nicholson, Chana;  Outstanding English Student Awards: Megan Ackland, Rochelle; Lauren Hagelstein, DeKalb; Cole Lentz, Lindenwood; Jacob Nicholson, Chana; Kolina Olson, Cortland; Tara Ozehowski, Sycamore; Anna Raimondi, Genoa; Nicholas Rodeo, DeKalb; Daniel Smith, DeKalb; Paul Simon Essay Contest Winner: Courtney Huhta, Sycamore; Outstanding Academic Performance in Organic Chemistry: Martin Malone, Sycamore; Jonathan Olson, DeKalb; Outstanding Performance in Basic Chemistry: Abigail Lewis, Sycamore; Outstanding Academic Outstanding Performance in General Chemistry: Erin Esgar, Rochelle; Maaz Jedh, DeKalb; Outstanding Financial Accounting Student: Briana Solorio, Cortland;
Outstanding Managerial Accounting Student: Chad Young, Bellwood; Outstanding Microeconomics Student: Kenneth Ferguson, Kingston; Outstanding Macroeconomics Student: Rachel Reynolds, DeKalb; Outstanding Marketing Student: Angelica Alcaraz, DeKalb; Outstanding VITA Student: Briana Solorio, Cortland.
Academic team
All-Illinois Academic Team: Gabrielle Cultra, Earlville.
Altrusa International Scholarship: Kelly Kahoun, Shabbona.
Monetary awards
The following students received monetary awards for their works included in this year’s edition of Kishwaukee College’s award-winning arts/literary magazine, The Kamelian:  
Poetry – Robert Gineman, Sycamore, First Place; Megan Bratko, Rochelle, Second Place; and Salina Cruz, DeKalb, Third Place;  Short Fiction –Keegan Callahan, Sycamore, First Place; Jeri-Lamia Farmer, DeKalb, Second Place; and Victoria Leverton, DeKalb, Third Place; Essay: Melissa Kriegl, DeKalb, First; Kolina Olson, Cortland, Second Place; and Erin Esgar, Rochelle, Third Place; 2-D Artwork – Eliza Coran, DeKalb, First Place; Ronald Lofton, DeKalb, Second Place; and Ana Gosciejew, Sycamore, Third Place; 3-D Artwork – Barbara Johnson, Sycamore, First Place; Erin Carlson, DeKalb, Second Place; and Sage Gutierrez, DeKalb, Third Place; Photography –  Robert Whitten, Genoa, First Place; Devon Buza, Oregon, Second Place; and Erin Esgar, Rochelle, Third Place; 2017 Outstanding Kamelian Entry – Keegan Callahan, Sycamore.
Registration for Summer and Fall 2017 are currently in progress. For more information on enrolling in or registering for classes at Kishwaukee College, contact Enrollment Services at 815-825-9375 or at arr@kishwaukeecollege.edu.