Natalie Kukulka Graduates from Lake Forest College

2013 Jul 24

Natalie Kukulka of Glenview, IL, graduated from Lake Forest College with a bachelor of arts degree in neuroscience and biology magna cum laude. Kukulka was named to the Dean's List. Kukulka also received the David W. Towle Award for Excellence in Biological Research and the Carr Prize in Neuroscience. Her thesis "Characterization of Familial Mutants and Splice Variants of Parkinson’s Disease Protein α-Synuclein in Yeast Models" was awarded distinction.

Kukulka was one of the 323 students to graduate from Lake Forest College at Ravinia Festival Park on May 11, 2013. Honorary degree recipient Stephen Schwartz gave an inspiring commencement address about how life is full of many failures and a few successes. He likened the students to be like the children's toy, Weebles, "Weebles wooble but they don't fall down." You can watch the speech on the recorded video of the ceremony here or download a written copy of it here.

Kukulka is a graduate of Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,500 students representing 47 states and 79 countries. For more information visit www.lakeforest.edu.