IMSA to Graduate 15th Senior Class
For Immediate Release, May 2003
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at
(630) 907-5033
AURORA-- The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) will graduate its 15th senior class at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at the Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora. Dr. Wendy Laurel Freedman, Crawford H. Greenewalt Director of The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, will give the commencement address.
Local-area members of IMSA’s Class of 2003 include:
| Last | First | MI | Hometown | School | School-City |
| Abdussalam | Abdullah | Darien | Dwight D Eisenhower Jr High School | Darien | |
| Abruscato | Joseph | L. | Addison | Addison Trail High School | Addison |
| Adamo | Daniel | A. | Palos Park | Stagg Elementary School | Chicago |
| Adeyanju | Oyinlolu | Oak Park | Oak Park & River Forest High School | Oak Park | |
| Almaraz | Michael | D. | West Chicago | West Chicago High School | West Chicago |
| Arundale | Rebecca | A. | Batavia | Batavia High School | Batavia |
| Beacham | Jacob | W. | Plainfield | Plainfield High School | Plainfield |
| Beal | Elliott | C. | Mt Carmel | Mount Carmel High School | Mount Carmel |
| Bhat | Shreyas | Batavia | Batavia High School | Batavia | |
| Bian | Yao | Naperville | Naperville North High School | Naperville | |
| Bick | Benjamin | L. | Schaumburg | Hoffman Estates High School | Hoffman Estates |
| Blanchette | Derek | R. | Bourbonnais | Bishop McNamara High School | Kankakee |
| Born | Matt | T. | St. Charles | St Charles High School | St Charles |
| Carman | Charles | A. | Princeton | St Bede Academy | Peru |
| Carpenter | Adam | T. | Lake Forest | Lake Forest Academy | Lake Forest |
| Chan | Alicia | J. | Geneva | Geneva High School | Geneva |
| Chan | Samantha | D. | Chicago | Young Magnet High School | Chicago |
| Chang | Alice | H. | Schaumburg | Schaumburg High School | Schaumburg |
| Chang | Jason | Roselle | Westfield Jr High School | Bloomingdale | |
| Chen | Aaron | K. | Oak Brook | Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale |
| Chen | Zheyan (Jenny) | Downers Grove | Thomas Jefferson Jr High School | Woodridge | |
| Cheng | Anthony | Villa Park | Willowbrook High School | Villa Park | |
| Chennamaneni | Purnima | Fairfield | Fairfield High School | Fairfield | |
| Choi | Brian | D. | Morton Grove | Maine East High School | Park Ridge |
| Choie | Gene | T. | Palatine | Fremd High School | Palatine |
| Chua | Mallory | L. | Glenview | Maple School | Northbrook |
| Colbert | Chrystal | A. | Crest Hill | Joliet West High School | Joliet |
| Colletti | Sonya | M. | Peoria | Richwoods High School | Peoria |
| Currier | Shaun | D. | McHenry | McHenry High School West Campus | McHenry |
| Dabrowski | Paul | J. | Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook High School | Bolingbrook |
| Dang | Cynthia | Aurora | Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora | |
| David | Sharon | J. | Lisle | Lisle High School | Lisle |
| Dieker | Dean | L. | Clinton | Clinton Jr High School | Clinton |
| Dinardo | Kristen | N. | Rochester | Rochester High School | Rochester |
| Donohue | Michael | B. | Palos Park | Amos Alonzo Stagg High School | Palos Hills |
| Doran | Justin | M. | Fairview Hts | Grant Middle School | Fairview Heights |
| Dorf | Stefanie | M. | Coulterville | Marissa Jr & Sr High School | Marissa |
| Doukas | Aaron | W. | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville |
| Edes | Rachel | N. | Chicago | Kenwood Academy High School | Chicago |
| Ema | Kaori | C. | Geneva | Geneva High School | Geneva |
| Evans | Antoinette | M. | Aurora | Aurora Central Catholic High School | Aurora |
| Faden | Margalit | C. | Grayslake | Grayslake High School | Grayslake |
| Fanning | Christopher | J. | Homewood | Homewood Flossmoor High School | Flossmoor |
| Finn | Nolan | Bartonville | Limestone High School | Bartonville | |
| Fonseca | Patricia | A. | Cicero | Morton East High School | Cicero |
| Foote | Laura | T.S. | Geneva | Geneva High School | Geneva |
| Garg | Dhaval | Naperville | Neuqua Valley High School | Naperville | |
| Gembis | Anna | E. | Harwood Hgts | Ridgewood High School | Norridge |
| Getz | Matthew | A. | Peoria | Peoria Notre Dame High School | Peoria |
| Gomih | Ayodele | A. | Olympia Fields | O W Huth Middle School | Matteson |
| Gong | Yuan | Chicago | Young Magnet High School | Chicago | |
| Gopalsami | Anand | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville | |
| Govorovska | Kristina | Hoffman Estates | James B. Conant High School | Hoffman Estates | |
| Gulotta | Daniel | R. | Homewood | Homewood Flossmoor High School | Flossmoor |
| Hagiwara | Tuesday | M. | Crystal Lake | Prairie Ridge High School | Crystal Lake |
| Harper | Caleb | N. | Albion | Edwards County High School | Albion |
| Harwood | Jason | R. | Watseka | Watseka High School | Watseka |
| Hayes | Sean | D. | Hillsboro | Hillsboro Jr High School | Hillsboro |
| He | Kevin | T. | Grayslake | Grayslake Middle School | Grayslake |
| Heinz | Elizabeth | H. | Wonder Lake | McHenry High School East Campus | McHenry |
| Hines | Frederick | C. | Naperville | Gordon Gregory Middle School | Naperville |
| Hoadley | Mark | D. | Libertyville | Vernon Hills High School | Vernon Hills |
| Hohenberger | Kurt | N. | Leeland | Leland High School | Leland |
| Holmes | James | M. | Maryville | North Jr High School | Collinsville |
| Howe | Sarah | E. | Grayslake | Grayslake High School | Grayslake |
| Hsin | Jady | S. | Carbondale | Carbondale Comm High School Central E | Carbondale |
| Hu | Yinin | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville | |
| Huang | Jennifer | Naperville | Naperville North High School | Naperville | |
| Hwu | Joyce | A. | Naperville | Kennedy Junior High School | Lisle |
| Ignacio | Michael | E. | Chicago | Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr | Chicago |
| Iyer | Sravisht | Naperville | Kennedy Junior High School | Lisle | |
| Jacobs | Tyler | S. | Macon | Meridian Senior High School | Macon |
| Jacobson | Jessica | A. | Shabbona | Indian Creek High School | Shabbona |
| Jasti | Chandana | Palatine | Walter R Sundling Jr High School | Palatine | |
| Johnson | Timothy | S. | McHenry | McHenry High School East Campus | McHenry |
| Jones | Jeanna | A. | Eldorado | Eldorado High School | Eldorado |
| Jorns | Benjamin | A. | Charleston | Charleston High School | Charleston |
| Jou | David | St. Charles | St Charles High School | St Charles | |
| Jun | Jenny | M. | Northbrook | Glenbrook South High School | Glenview |
| Kahn | Jason | M. | Morris | Morris Community High School | Morris |
| Katz | Matthew | R. | Arlington Heights | John Hersey High School | Arlington Heights |
| Kaul | Vivasvat | Macomb | Macomb High School | Macomb | |
| Kelly | Kathleen | M. | Libertyville | Libertyville High School | Libertyville |
| Kenar | Magdalena | M. | Batavia | Batavia High School | Batavia |
| Kerley | Joseph | D. | Harrisburg | Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg |
| Khoong | Elaine | C. | Downers Grove | O Neill Middle School | Downers Grove |
| Kim | Linda | J. | Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook High School | Bolingbrook |
| Kim | Nicholas | K. | DeKalb | DeKalb High School | DeKalb |
| Kinzer | Charles | F. | Watseka | Watseka Comm High School | Watseka |
| Kleinman | Sara | H. | Arlington Heights | Rolling Meadows High School | Rolling Meadows |
| Knowlton | Christopher | B. | Port Byron | Riverdale Middle School | Port Byron |
| Kondiles | Bethany | R. | Skokie | Fairview South Elementary School | Skokie |
| Kumar | Sneha | S. | Carbondale | Carbondale Comm High School Central E | Carbondale |
| Kwak | Jieun | Wilmette | New Trier Township High School | Winnetka | |
| Laguardia | Jonathan | Chicago | St Ignatius College Prep | Chicago | |
| Lambert | Carl | Calumet Park | Calumet Public Schools Dist 13 | Calumet Park | |
| Lambert | Sarah | L. | Freeport | Freeport High School | Freeport |
| Lau | Vivian | C. | Darien | Eisenhower Jr High School | Darien |
| Lauffenburger | Julie | Taylorville | Taylorville High School | Taylorville | |
| Lee | Jeanne | K. | Chicago | Whitney Young Academic Center | Chicago |
| Liang | Casey | Roscoe | Hononegah High School | Rockton | |
| Lichtenberg | Aura | L. | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville |
| Link | Brian | A. | Algonquin | Jacobs High School | Algonquin |
| Liu | Joseph | Hinsdale | Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale | |
| Lu | Heidi | Aurora | Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora | |
| Lyle | Galen | Marion | Marion High School | Marion | |
| Mackenzie | Katherine | Glen Ellyn | Glenbard West High School | Glen Ellyn | |
| Malinowski | Kathleen | Aurora | Waubonsie Valley High School | Aurora | |
| Marquez | Jayme | A. | Woodridge | Lakeview Jr High School | Downers Grove |
| Mathews | Joanne | M. | Glendale Heights | Glenbard North High School | Carol Stream |
| Matos | Adriana | F. | Marengo | Marengo High School | Marengo |
| McCord | Emily | C. | Bolingbrook | Romeoville High School | Romeoville |
| McCrory | Martin | Aurora | Aurora West High School | Aurora | |
| Mendelsohn | Beth | Batavia | Batavia High School | Batavia | |
| Merritt | Frank | Glen Ellyn | Glenbard South High School | Glen Ellyn | |
| Miller | Sean | Coal City | Coal City High School | Coal City | |
| Moryl | Nicholas | H. | Hinsdale | Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale |
| Muniz | Lana | D. | Mt. Zion | Mt Zion High School | Mount Zion |
| Murphy | Amanda | Chicago | Morgan Park High School | Chicago | |
| Narayanan | Samanthi | Barrington | Lake Zurich High School | Lake Zurich | |
| Nayak | Lina | Elmhurst | York Comm High School | Elmhurst | |
| Nelson | Joanna | K. | Oak Lawn | H L Richards High School | Oak Lawn |
| Null | Sydney | K. | Blandinsville | Northwestern Jr High School | Sciota |
| Nwabara | Olaocha | N. | Olympia Fields | Rich Central Campus High School | Olympia Fields |
| Ode | Gabriella | Mundelein | Carl Sandburg Middle School | Mundelein | |
| Oh | Sang | T. | Northbrook | Glenbrook North High School | Northbrook |
| Oladeinde | Adebosola | O. | Matteson | Rich High School | Richton Park |
| Orsborn | Amy | Port Byron | Riverdale High School | Port Byron | |
| Park | Jean | R. | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville |
| Pasupneti | Shravani | Bensenville | Fenton High School | Bensenville | |
| Patel | Pranjal | Roselle | Lake Park High School | Roselle | |
| Peralta | Anna | K. | Bloomingdale | Driscoll Catholic High School | Addison |
| Pianetto | Samuel | J. | Barrington | Barrington High School | Barrington |
| Pinto | Linda | M | Chicago | Northside College Prep | Chicago |
| Poulsen | Jennifer | L. | Lake Villa | Antioch Comm High School | Antioch |
| Punke | Molly | A. | Lindenhurst | Antioch Comm High School | Antioch |
| Purohit | Urvi | J. | Hanover Park | Hoffman Estates High School | Hoffman Estates |
| Qin | Angel | Chicago | Young Magnet High School | Chicago | |
| Quimby | Robert | Bloomington | University High School | Normal | |
| Quinn | Mark | M. | Waukegan | Waukegan High School | Waukegan |
| Raam | Manu | S. | Buffalo Grove | Adlai E Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire |
| Ramakrishnan | Kavita | L. | Naperville | Naperville Central High School | Naperville |
| Ramsey | Caitlin | Rochester | Rochester High School | Rochester | |
| Rice | Emily | J. | Napervile | Naperville North High School | Naperville |
| Roderick | Timothy | A.L. | Taylor Ridge | Rockridge High School | Taylor Ridge |
| Rosas | Mayra | Cicero | Morton East High School | Cicero | |
| Sanders | James | D. | Marion | Marion Jr High School | Marion |
| Sapthavee | Michael | D. | Moline | Moline High School | Moline |
| Schmit | Donald | J. | New Lenox | Lincolnway East High School | Frankfort |
| Shi | Ying | Chicago | Young Magnet High School | Chicago | |
| Smith | Joseph | L. | Chicago | Mt Carmel High School | Chicago |
| Song | Yu | DeKalb | Huntley Middle School | DeKalb | |
| Stanton | Philip | Lake Forest | Deer Path Jr High School | Lake Forest | |
| Stein | Harrison | S. | Highland Park | Highland Park High School | Highland Park |
| Sullivan | Stephanie | Fox Lake | Grant Community High School | Fox Lake | |
| Sun | Daniel | B. | Mt. Prospect | John Hersey High School | Arlington Heights |
| Sun | Ran | Vernon Hills | Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire | |
| Sunday | Rosalind | D. | Chicago | Young Magnet High School | Chicago |
| Surasky-Ysasi | Alexandra | A. | River Forest | Roosevelt Middle School | River Forest |
| Szucko | Christopher | E. | Naperville | Wheaton Warrenville High School | Wheaton |
| Tan | Weiwei | Chicago | University Of Chicago Lab School | Chicago | |
| Thakral | Sharda | Lombard | Glenn Westlake Middle School | Lombard | |
| Thompson | Amber | R. | Lake Zurich | Lake Zurich High School | Lake Zurich |
| Thompson | Courtney | Kankakee | Kankakee Junior High School | Kankakee | |
| Thompson | Dionte' | T. | Matteson | Rich South Campus High School | Richton Park |
| Ting | Lucas | H. | Naperville | Kennedy Junior High School | Lisle |
| Tosi | Matthew | T. | Peoria | Dunlap High School | Dunlap |
| Travis | Lauren | N. | Matteson | Rich Central Campus High School | Olympia Fields |
| Uchima | Heather | F. | Woodridge | Jefferson Jr High School | Naperville |
| Upadhyay | Vaibhav | A. | Lake Forest | Libertyville High School | Libertyville |
| Vidula | Neelima | Naperville | Kennedy Junior High School | Lisle | |
| Volkman | Erik | R. | Lake Villa | Antioch Comm High School | Antioch |
| Wallheimer | Kay | L. | Caseyville | Collinsville High School | Collinsville |
| Wang | James | Z. | Vernon Hills | Adlai E Stevenson High School | Lincolnshire |
| Wang | Qing | J. | Peoria | Richwoods High School | Peoria |
| Weis | Angela | M. | Willowbrook | Hinsdale South High School | Darien |
| Westbrook | Cecilia | A | Chicago | Lane Technical High School | Chicago |
| Williams | Beckie | M. | Chicago | Von Steuben Metro Science Ctr | Chicago |
| Winans | Amy | M. | Downers Grove | O'Neill Middle School | Downers Grove |
| Winfrey | Brytne | Long Lake | Grant Community High School | Fox Lake | |
| Wong | Jennifer | L. | Streamwood | Bartlett High School | Bartlett |
| Woodley | Roger | K. | Champaign | Homeschooled | |
| Xia | Yie | L. | Lisle | Naperville North High School | Naperville |
| Xiang | Alan | Mt.Prospect | John Hersey High School | Arlington Heights | |
| Yao | Richard | Y. | Oak Brook | Hinsdale Central High School | Hinsdale |
| Yeager | William | R. | Marion | Marion High School | Marion |
| Yong | Michelle | S. | Mt Prospect | John Hersey High School | Arlington Heights |
| Yuan | Rick | S. | Naperville | Thayer J Hill Middle School | Naperville |
Vaibhav Upadhyay of Lake Forest and Ayodele Gomih of Olympia Fields will be the student speakers. Diplomas and academic medallions will be presented to the 189-member class by Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, president, and Dr. Luis Nuñez, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 16,000 teachers and 23,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.