One hundred seventy-seven graduates were honored for their outstanding academic achievements at the Honors Convocation and Hooding Ceremony held in early May at Benedictine University.

Lemuel Dahan was named the recipient of the Student Laureate Award by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois and an Academy Fellows.

Sirilak B. Kothari was named to the Pi Gamma Mu International Social Science Honor Society.

Marie C. Tenbroeck was named to the Pi Gamma Mu International Social Science Honor Society.

Enjolique Chauntae was named to the Sigma Beta Delta National Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration.

Tayaba Azher was named to the Tri Beta Biological Honor Society and a Benedictine University Scholars Program graduate.

Joey Rose was named to the Theta Alpha Theology Honor Society.

Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 56 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate and four doctoral programs.

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master's universities, and Forbesmagazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America's colleges for 2011. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed byCrain's Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011