Schools

Buffalo Grove Student Earns Honor Society Recognition At Iowa State

Part of Patch's ongoing College Credits series highlighting local student achievements during the 2025-26 school year.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — We’re tracking higher education accomplishments by local students throughout the academic year. To submit an achievement, email eric.degrechie@patch.com.

College Credits announcements are compiled from Merit Pages News, colleges and universities, and submissions from readers and families.

Iowa State University

Marko Chepelyuk was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Iowa State University.

Find out what's happening in Buffalo Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Phi Kappa Phi is one of the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor societies.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

The following local students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester:

Find out what's happening in Buffalo Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thomas Hein
  • Amanda Turofsky

More than 3,500 UW-Whitewater students earned Dean's List honors for the semester. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.