Area Students Recognized by Northern Athletics Conference

The Northern Athletics Conference has recognized 81 Milwaukee School of Engineering student-athletes as NAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-12 academic year.

Three are from this area.

Maureen Thompson, of Grayslake, is a biomolecular engineering major who participated in Women's Soccer for MSOE during the 2011-12 season.

Matthew Braden, of Lake Villa, is a architectural engineering major who participated in Men's Soccer for MSOE during the 2011-12 season.

Mary Roath, of Lake Villa, is a biomedical engineering major who participated in Women's Soccer and Women's Tennis for MSOE during the 2011-12 season.

Student-athletes competing in the NAC must maintain a grade point average of 3.25 or higher for the current academic year to be eligible for the honor. Each academic year stands by itself for determination of this award. A total of 1,151 full-time student-athletes from all 13 member institutions and three associate-member institutions were NAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-12 academic year.

MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields.

Submitted by Milwaukee School of Engineering