Sara Shaw Nommensen of Lake Forest graduated magna cum laude from Stern School of Business, New York University. She will be joining Accenture in their Management Development Program in New York City.

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Colleen Ryan of Lake Forest graduated from Ithaca College's School of Communications with a major in Television-Radio. The degree was awarded in May.

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Taylor Koch of Lake Forest earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish and sociology and anthropology from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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The following students from Lake Forest recently received degrees from Southern Methodist University. They include Mark Seidel, who earned a bachelor's degree in finance; Ryley Tice, who received a bachelor's degree in marketing; Trenton Moore, who earned a bachelor's degree in computer science, and Julie Collins, who received a bachelor's degree in advertising.

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The following Lake Forest students were among over 1700 who graduated from Wake Forest University in May. They include: John Reid Sidebotham, Lisa Ottensmeyer, Michael Montgomery, Jennifer Spiel, Elizabeth May, and Margaret Troller.

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Meghan Murphy of Lake Bluff graduated from the University of San Diego in May with a bachelor's degree in communication studies.

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Ryan Sager of Lake Forest graduated from Ithaca College's School of Communications with a major in television-radio.

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John Edward Gross of Lake Bluff graduated from the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on June 14. He earned an honours bachelor's degree with Distinction in Spanish, FSL, and political science. Gross resides in Toronto and is employed in the Office of The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario as the social media coordinator.

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