Ian Tinsley graduated from UIS in Spring of 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He decided to pursue a Master’s degree at Eastern Illinois University where he has worked with Dr. Kraig Wheeler on molecular recognition with quasiracemic systems. He has presented his work at the American Crystallographic Association and American Chemical Society Meetings. Ian graduated from EIU in 2017 and was selected for the Distinguished Graduate Student Award and the Graduate Student Investigator Award.

Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Thammasat University, Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)

Graduate institution and Major: University of Texas at San Antonio, Master of Public Administration

Bio: I have developed a deep interest in the Public Administration field since high school. With this sense of direction, I was able to earn my bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Public Administration from Thammasat University and the University of Texas at San Antonio

Hometown: Sheboygan, WI

Undergraduate Institution and Major: California State University LA, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology

Graduate Institution and Major: Arizona State University, Master of Science in Global Development and Technology

Hometown: Oswego, ILMajors: Political Science and AccountingFuture Plans: Attend law school

Jesus Gomez of Beardstown, a 2017 graduate of Beardstown High School, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2022 and awarded a $4,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over four years. He plans to major in computer science at UIS.

The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.

“I’m choosing UIS for the great computer science program, reputation and proximity to home,” he said.