Illinois Commencement | #ILLINOIS2017
During the 2016-17 academic year, a total of 113 Fighting Illini student-athletes will earn degrees from the University of Illinois, including 80 this spring. Many Illini already earned degrees in December and many more are on track complete their course work in August. Spring commencement ceremonies are taking place across campus May 12-14.
113 total degrees in 2016-17
By Degree
» 92 bachelor's degrees
» 21 master's degrees
By Semester
» 18 in December 2016
» 80 in May 2017
» 15 in August 2017 (expected)
Commencement weekend is the culmination of another excellent year in the classroom for Illinois student-athletes. The combined GPA for all U of I student-athletes last spring was a 3.24, and the GPA from last fall was a 3.16. In the fall 2016 semester, 26 student-athletes earned perfect 4.0 GPAs. In fall 2016, 58 percent of our student-athletes earned GPAs over a 3.00.
2016-17 Student-Athlete Graduates by Sport
| Baseball (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Kolakowski, Zack |
December 2016 |
Agricultural Leadership and Science Education |
| Hammond, Trent |
May 2017 |
Finance |
| McInerney, Pat |
May 2017 |
Process Management & Marketing |
| Rowbottom, Dan |
May 2017 |
Finance |
| James, Matthew |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Football (32) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Bain, Rob |
December 2016 |
Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (Master's) |
| Black, Harry |
December 2016 |
Communication |
| Crawford, James |
December 2016 |
Communication |
| Davis, Andrew |
December 2016 |
Communication |
| DiLauro, Christian |
December 2016 |
Agricultural and Consumer Economics |
| Dunlap, Jaylen |
December 2016 |
Communication |
| Grant, Zach |
December 2016 |
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism |
| Johnson, Ainslie |
December 2016 |
History |
| Phillips, Carroll |
December 2016 |
Sociology |
| Schmidt, Austin |
December 2016 |
Technical Systems Management |
| Berg, Man |
May 2017 |
Advertising |
| Brennan, Connor |
May 2017 |
Sociology |
| Cazley, Dillan |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Echard, Nathan |
May 2017 |
Agriculture & Consumer Economics |
| Flavin, Pat |
May 2017 |
Business Administration (Master's) |
| Foster, Kendrick |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Frain, Ryan |
May 2017 |
Technology Management (Master's) |
| Hardee, Justin |
May 2017 |
Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (2nd Master's) |
| Harlib, Samuel |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Hirth, Zachary |
May 2017 |
Technology Management (Master's) |
| Kelly, Darwyn |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Lunt, Wes |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism (Master's) |
| Martin, Michael |
May 2017 |
Mechanical Engineering (Master's) |
| Mosely, Darius |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Nudera, Jim |
May 2017 |
Business Administration (Master's) |
| President, Gimel |
May 2017 |
Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (Master's) |
| Roberts, Brandon |
May 2017 |
Communcation |
| Svetina, Mike |
May 2017 |
Accountancy (Master's) |
| Taylor, D.J. |
May 2017 |
Communcation |
| Thomas, Karleton |
May 2017 |
Speech Communication |
| Barton, Taylor |
August 2017 |
Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (Master's) |
| Nickerson, Hardy |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism (Master's) |
| Men's Basketball (7) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Austin, Alex |
December 2016 |
Communication |
| Hill, Malcolm |
May 2017 |
Media Studies |
| Morgan, Maverick |
May 2017 |
Advertising |
| Tate, Jaylon |
May 2017 |
Communication |
| Thorne Jr., Mike |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism (2nd Master's) |
| Abrams, Tracy |
August 2017 |
Education Policy, Organization & Leadership (2nd Master's) |
| Austin, Alex |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism (Master's) |
| Men's Cross Country (4) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Cowlin, Joseph |
May 2017 |
Finance |
| Gold, Alexander |
May 2017 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Lafond, Dylan |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Pengelly, Sean |
May 2017 |
Civil Engineering |
| Men's Gymnastics (4) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Eggleston, Chandler |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Gibbs, Tom |
May 2017 |
Civil Engineering |
| Mayr, Max |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Smith, Taylor |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Men's Tennis (2) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Childers, Julian |
May 2017 |
Communication |
| Jesse, Alexander |
May 2017 |
Economics |
| Men's Track & Field (4) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Dziedzic, Matsen |
May 2017 |
Technical Systems Management |
| Hyc, Michael |
May 2017 |
Accountancy |
| Kuehr, Trevor |
May 2017 |
Statistics |
| Wilks, Aaron |
May 2017 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Soccer (11) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Feher, Amy L'y |
December 2016 |
Psychology and Kinesiology |
| Smith, Tailor |
December 2016 |
Finance |
| Abu-Douleh, Alia |
May 2017 |
Architectural Studies |
| D'Addario, Hope |
May 2017 |
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
| Miller, Jenna |
May 2017 |
Communication |
| Ordonez, Elisa |
May 2017 |
Communication |
| Schafer, Summer |
May 2017 |
Political Science |
| Stucky, Allison |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Wheatley, Claire |
May 2017 |
Accountancy and Marketing |
| Peterson, Taylore |
August 2017 |
Public Health (Master's) |
| Robishaw, Elizabeth |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport & Tourism (Master's) |
| Softball (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Bauch, Allison |
May 2017 |
Secondary Education |
| Evans, Nicole |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Gunther, Alyssa |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Wonderly, Breanna |
May 2017 |
Finance |
| Rivera, Ruby |
August 2017 |
Community Health |
| Swimming & Diving (2) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Schilling, Amelia |
May 2017 |
Bioengineering |
| Stecker, Gabrielle |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Volleyball (6) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Conard, Julia |
December 2016 |
Kinesiology |
| Davis, Danielle |
December 2016 |
Kinesiology |
| Roustio, Katie |
December 2016 |
Media and Cinema Studies |
| Strizak, Michelle |
December 2016 |
Kinesiology |
| Kelsay, McKenna |
May 2017 |
History |
| Palmer, Allison |
May 2017 |
Business Administration (Master's) |
| Women's Basketball (1) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Shackleford, Mikaala |
August 2017 |
Sociology |
| Women's Cross Country (9) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Ackerman, Courtney |
May 2017 |
Civil Engineering |
| Blazek, Audrey |
May 2017 |
Bioengineering |
| Bobart, Valerie |
May 2017 |
Chemical Engineering |
| Fox, Amanda |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Lemersal, Megan |
May 2017 |
Advertising |
| Manarik, Robin |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Rakosnik, Lindsey |
May 2017 |
Elementary Education |
| Seger, Kimberly |
May 2017 |
Accountancy |
| Winter, Hanna |
May 2017 |
Natural Resources & Environmental Science |
| Women's Golf (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Joers, Emily |
May 2017 |
Accountancy |
| Hepler, Katherine |
August 2017 |
Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering (Master's) |
| Miller, Stephanie |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Women's Gymnastics (2) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Buchanan, Erin |
May 2017 |
Human Development & Family Studies |
| Lyons, Sarah |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Women's Tennis (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Baillon, Madeliene |
May 2017 |
Communication |
| Casati, Alexis |
May 2017 |
News-Editorial |
| Kwong, Louise |
May 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism |
| Women's Track & Field (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Bloch-Jones, Kandie |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Dove, Lateshia |
May 2017 |
Community Health |
| Livingston, Elizabeth |
May 2017 |
Engineering Mechanics |
| Seymour, Pedrya |
August 2017 |
Communication |
| Taylor, Kymbriona |
August 2017 |
Educational Policy, Organization, & Leadership |
| Wrestling (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Richards, Zane |
May 2017 |
Sociology |
| Black, Brooks |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (Master's) |
| Brunson, Zac |
August 2017 |
Recreation, Sport, & Tourism (Master's) |
| Cheerleading (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Annolino, Paige |
May 2017 |
Elementary Education |
| Briones, Rachel |
May 2017 |
Psychology |
| Carrol, Jazman |
May 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Kiesewetter, Nathalie |
May 2017 |
Accountancy |
| Lutz, Tianna |
May 2017 |
Advertising |
