Rockford University

The following students at Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students made the Dean's List for Rockford University's Spring 2024 semester.

The following students at Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students at Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the Fall 2024 semester, earning at least a 3.75 with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the Spring 2024 semester, earning at least a 3.75 with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the Fall 2023 semester, earning at least a 3.75 with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

Rockford University senior outfielder Neil Freeman garnered two additional postseason awards on Tuesday, when both the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3baseball.com released their 2022 all-region teams. Freeman was named Second Team All-Region by the ABCA and Third Team All-Region by D3baseball.com. Freeman becomes just the fourth RU outfielder to receive all-region honors since Rockford joined the NACC and the first since 2010 (Eric Nicholson). He is also the first Regent baseball player to earn all-region status since the 2019 season. Senior outfielder Neil Freeman capped off his RU career with both a Second Team and a Third Team All-Region selection. This marks the second and third postseason awards for Freeman, as he was also voted First Team All-NACC a few weeks ago. Freeman led Rockford's offensive attack and ranked in the top twenty-five in the NACC in six different statistical categories. He finished third in the NACC in home runs (10), seventh in slugging percentage (.628), fourteenth in doubles (13) and runs batted in (39), twenty-third in hits (50) and twenty-fourth in batting average (.338). Additionally, he was one of only nine players in the conference to have at least a .300 batting average, a .400 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage (.338/.407/.628). Freeman also led Rockford in OPS (1.035) and total bases (93), tied the RU and NACC single-game home run record (3) and was the first Regent to hit at least ten home runs in a season since 2007 (Tim Rowe, 11).

The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the Fall 2022 semester, earning at least a 3.75 with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The Rockford University baseball team had two players honored by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Thursday morning when it released its 2022 postseason awards. Senior outfielder Neil Freeman was voted First Team All-NACC and starting pitcher Jared Herzog was voted Second Team All-NACC by the conference's thirteen head coaches. Senior outfielder Neil Freeman earned First Team All-NACC status in his first season as a Regent. Freeman led Rockford's offensive attack and ranked in the top twenty in the NACC in six different statistical categories. He finished second in the NACC in home runs (10), eighth in slugging percentage (.628), ninth in doubles (13), tenth in runs batted in (39) and nineteenth in hits (50) and at bats (148). Additionally, he was one of only nine players in the conference to have at least a .300 batting average, a .400 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage (.338/.407/.628). Freeman also led Rockford in OPS (1.035) and total bases (93), tied the RU and NACC single-game home run record (3) and was the first Regent to hit at least ten home runs in a season since 2007 (Tim Rowe, 11).

The Rockford University baseball team had two players honored by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Thursday morning when it released its 2022 postseason awards. Senior outfielder Neil Freeman was voted First Team All-NACC and starting pitcher Jared Herzog was voted Second Team All-NACC by the conference's thirteen head coaches. Starting pitcher Jared Herzog was selected Second Team All-NACC. This was the second consecutive season that Herzog received postseason recognition from the conference, after being voted the NACC South Division Freshman of the Year in 2021. Herzog did an outstanding job this year in his first full season as Rockford's ace. He led the NACC in strikeouts (87), finished second in starts (10), third in strikeouts per nine innings (12.77), sixth in innings pitched (61.1) and tenth in earned run average (3.52) among pitchers who threw at least 50 innings. Additionally, he is currently ranked twenty-sixth in the country in strikeouts and thirty-first in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings. Herzog was also the NACC Pitcher of the Week earlier in the year and led the Regents with three wins and one complete game.

The Rockford University softball team had a pair of players recognized on Monday morning when the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference released its 2022 postseason awards. Senior designated player Emily Cox and junior catcher Candace Kipp were both voted Second Team All-NACC by the conference's thirteen coaches. Both players have now received postseason recognition from the NACC multiple times. Junior catcher Candace Kipp was selected Second Team All-NACC for the 2022 season, one year after being named NACC Honorable Mention. This marks the second time this season that Kipp has received recognition from the conference, following her NACC Position Player of the Week award earlier in the year. Kipp burst onto the scene in 2022 for the Regents, finishing in the top 25 in the NACC in six different categories. She led the conference in doubles (17), was twelfth in slugging percentage (.619), fifteenth in home runs (4), twenty-first in hits (44), twenty-third in on-base percentage (.444) and twenty-fifth in runs batted in (26). She also currently ranks twelfth in the country in doubles and twenty-ninth in doubles per game. Additionally, Kipp tied a pair of Rockford University records this season. She tied the RU single-season doubles record (17) and tied the school's single-game home run record (2).

Rockford University awarded approximately 370 students from 15 states and 13 countries undergraduate and graduate degrees.

The following full-time (12 or more credits) students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2021 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program at Rockford University were named to the Distinguished Scholars List for the fall 2021 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the spring 2021 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the spring 2021 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

Honors Day at Rockford University recognizes the extraordinary academic and co-curricular achievements of its students and faculty. Scholarships were awarded to more than 30 students in spring 2021.