NAPERVILLE — Maria Gommel of Malta has been named North Central College’s 2012 Lincoln Laureate.

Gommel is a senior with a double major in actuarial science and mathematics and a minor in economics. She intends to pursue a doctorate in mathematics after graduation.

She is a participant in North Central’s College Scholars Honors Program for high-achieving undergraduates. She spent a year working with two other students and mathematics professor Linda Gao on mathematical modeling research in epidemiology.