Grad Photos | Illinois Commencement | #ILLINOIS2018
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. – During the 2017-18 academic year, a total of 117 Fighting Illini student-athletes will earn degrees from the University of Illinois, including 92 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 11-14.
117 total degrees in 2017-18
By Degree
» 108 bachelor's degrees
» 9 master's degrees
By Semester
» 15 in December 2017
» 98 in May 2018
» 10 in August 2018 (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 3.21, and the GPA from last fall was a 3.17. In the fall 2017 semester, 28 student-athletes earned perfect 4.0 GPAs and 61 percent of Illinois student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher.
2017-18 Student-Athlete Graduates by Sport
| Baseball (9) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Milroy, Matthew |
December 2017 |
Communication |
| Douglas, Jackson |
May 2018 |
Sociology |
| Drago, Anthony |
May 2018 |
Food Science & Human Nutrition: Hospitality Management |
| Fisher, Andrew |
May 2018 |
Finance |
| Gerber, Joseph |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Haff, Ryan |
May 2018 |
Finance |
| Leland, Sean |
May 2018 |
Finance |
| Schultz, Robert 'Grey' |
May 2018 |
Sociology |
| Skonieczny, Mark |
August 2018 |
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism: Sport Management |
| Football (29) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Allegretti, Nick |
December 2017 |
Accountancy |
| Crouch, Chayce |
December 2017 |
Marketing & Business Process Management (double) |
| Dudek, Mike |
December 2017 |
Marketing & Business Process Management (double) |
| Tucker, Ryan |
December 2017 |
Communication |
| Watson, Tre |
December 2017 |
Community Health |
| White, Tyler |
December 2017 |
Technical Systems Management |
| Adesanya, Sean |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Corbin, Reggie |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Dumezich, Steve |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Dunlap, Jaylen |
May 2018 |
Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership (Master's) |
| Echard, Nate |
May 2018 |
Technology Management (Master's) |
| Fagan , Jordan |
May 2018 |
Economics |
| George Jr., Jeff |
May 2018 |
Business Management |
| Hayes, Ahmari |
May 2018 |
Sociology |
| Heath, Zach |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Hylton, Julian |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| James, Chris |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Lloyd, Brandon |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| McGrew, Henry |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| McLaughlin, Chase |
May 2018 |
Technical Systems Management |
| Odenigbo, Tito |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Roberts, Brandon |
May 2018 |
Technology Management (Master's) |
| Roberts, Jordan |
May 2018 |
Broadcast Journalism |
| Spencer, Joe |
May 2018 |
Business Administration (Master's) |
| Turner, Malik |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Brown, Dre |
August 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Foster, Kendrick |
August 2018 |
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (Master's) |
| Nelson, Patrick |
August 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Williams, Justice |
August 2018 |
Business Management |
| Men's Basketball (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Black, Leron |
December 2017 |
Communication |
| Finke, Michael |
December 2017 |
Communication |
| Liss, Cameron |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Alstork, Mark |
May 2018 |
Educational Policy Organization and Leadership (Master's) |
| Jones , Clayton |
August 2018 |
Kineseolgy |
| Men's Golf (2) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Hardy, Nick |
May 2018 |
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism: Sport Management |
| Meyer, Dylan |
May 2018 |
Political Science |
| Men's Gymnastics (6) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Baker, Bobby |
May 2018 |
Creative Writing |
| Bull, Tyson |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| McLellan, Harry |
May 2018 |
Sport Management |
| Minton, Dennis |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Ngai, Brandon |
May 2018 |
Aerospace Enginering |
| Silbermann, Andreas |
May 2018 |
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences |
| Men's Tennis (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Hiltzik, Aron |
May 2018 |
Advertising |
| Landa Catan, Pablo |
May 2018 |
Agribusiness Markets & Management |
| Vukic, Aleks |
May 2018 |
Finance |
| Men's Track & Field/Cross Country(15) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Kendziera, David |
December 2017 |
Anthropology |
| Allen II, Kenneth |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Burns, Matthew |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Cowlin, Joseph |
May 2018 |
Accountancy (Masters) |
| Deloye, Parker |
May 2018 |
Advertising |
| Gold, Alexander |
May 2018 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Henderson, Cole |
May 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Hyc, Michael |
May 2018 |
Accountancy (Master's) |
| Kuehr, Trevor |
May 2018 |
Technology Management |
| Lathrop, Daniel |
May 2018 |
Systems Engineering and Design |
| Lee, Garrett |
May 2018 |
Sociology |
| Magnesen, William |
May 2018 |
Business Management |
| Smith, Zachary |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Zea, Anthony |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Maat, Molefi |
August 2018 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| Soccer (6) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Denley, Michelle |
December 2017 |
Kinesiology |
| Dietrich, Darci |
May 2018 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Osoba, Emily |
May 2018 |
Supply Chain Management and Marketing (double) |
| Phillips, Brista |
May 2018 |
Advertising |
| Ratz, Katherine |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Schmitt, Olivia |
May 2018 |
Journalism |
| Softball (8) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Acosta, Sam |
May 2018 |
Creative Writing |
| Brouchu, Danielle |
May 2018 |
Civil Engineering |
| Doane, Maddi |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Farina, Leigh |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Gallagher, Katie |
May 2018 |
Advertising |
| Giddens, Kate |
May 2018 |
Technical Systems Mangement |
| McGuire, Rowan |
May 2018 |
Food Science & Human Nutrition |
| Walker, Erin |
August 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Volleyball (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Crittenden, Naya |
May 2018 |
Broadcast Journalism |
| Donnelly, Brandi |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Stadick, Katie |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Women's Basketball (2) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Cattenhead, Kennedy |
December 2017 |
Recreation Sport and Tourism |
| McConnell, Ashley |
May 2018 |
Middle Grades Education |
| Women's Golf (4) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Gattone, Dana |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Park, Grace |
May 2018 |
Advertising |
| Prapassarangkul, Chayanid |
May 2018 |
Psychology |
| Ruttanasupagid, Pailin |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Women's Gymnastics (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Givens, Jordyn |
May 2018 |
Learning and Educational Studies |
| Hodan , Bridget |
May 2018 |
Accountancy |
| Horth, Mary Jane |
August 2018 |
Public Health |
| Swim & Dive (9) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Rodawig, Audrey |
December 2017 |
Speech and Hearing Science |
| Kassouni, Olivia |
May 2018 |
Health and Aging |
| Casas, Nelly |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Corniuk, Raquel |
May 2018 |
Integrative Biology |
| Curry, Adelaide |
May 2018 |
Systems Engineering and Design |
| Joyce , Kate |
May 2018 |
Food Science & Human Nutrition |
| Meyers, Sascha |
May 2018 |
Animal Sciences |
| Stratford, Samantha |
May 2018 |
French |
| Aegerter, Ashley |
August 2018 |
Food Science & Human Nutrition |
| Women's Tennis (3) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Boone, Jerricka |
December 2017 |
Animal Science |
| Hilton, Jade |
May 2018 |
Journalism |
| Tapak, Grace |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Kladar, Kristina |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Marry, Miranda |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| McKeeman, Sara |
May 2018 |
Kinesiology |
| Rogers, Janile |
May 2018 |
Human Development and Family Studies |
| Smyers-Jones, Kortni |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Wrestling (5) |
| Name |
Graduation Month |
Major |
| Langenderfer, Kyle |
December 2017 |
Sociology |
| Ervin, Brock |
May 2018 |
Communication |
| Martinez, Isaiah |
May 2018 |
Sociology |
| Parker, Emery |
May 2018 |
Finance |
| Reinemann, Isaac |
May 2018 |
Finance |
