Diplomas will be conferred on 195 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this month during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha, Lincoln and Scottsbluff.
In Kearney, UNMC commencement will be on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital hall on the Kearney campus. In Omaha, UNMC commencement will be on Friday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at the Joslyn Art Museum. In Lincoln, UNMC commencement will be on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 9:30 a.m., as part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln commencement ceremonies at the Bob Devaney Sports Complex. In Scottsbluff, UNMC commencement will be on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center Auditorium.
The following is a list of graduates by college, degree and hometown:
UNMC College of Nursing, Kearney Division
Thursday, December 17, 1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
AINSWORTH — Jonna Rae Goble
ANSELMO — Christina Sue Furrow (With Distinction)
BASSETT — Stephanie Lynn Stewart
ELGIN — Alissa C. Krebs
FRANKLIN — Lisa Beth Yelken
FRIEND — Emily Jane Holdren
FULLERTON — Erica Lynn Bialas and Sara Jeanne Horacek
HARVARD — Kari Lee Bohart
HASTINGS — Andrea Marie Farris-Curtis
HILDRETH — Nicole Kae Damgaard and Kimberly Sue Schriner
KEARNEY — Jody A. Runge, Carlene Renee Springer (With High Distinction), Jessica Jill Willett, (With High Distinction) and Lara Virginia Young
MCCOOK — Mark W. Bales and Andrea Lea Stevens, (With High Distinction)
NORTH PLATTE — Hillary A. Moore and Dana Sue Yocum
OMAHA — Jennifer Kay Payne
ONEILL — Kelly C. Tomlinson
SIDNEY — Kelli Leigh Preston
YORK — Sheila M. Moses
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS-UNMC, Omaha
Friday, December 18, 1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RADIATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
OMAHA — Sebastiano A. Anzalone
MALVERN, IOWA — LeAnn Rae Crouch Peterson
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Physician Assistant-Military)
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Johnathan Carle Miller
SPRINGDALE, Ariz. — Eric F. Severson
OAKLAND, Calif. — Winfield Henry Winegar II
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Luis M. Garcia-Higgins
VACAVILLE, Calif. — Jeremy Daniel Dunbarr
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shawn Victor Sima
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. — Gregory John Pataky
ATLANTA, Ga.– Todd James Petersen
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Jerry M. Querido, Jr.
GUAM — Joseph Soriano Estrada
CHICAGO, Ill. — Eric Paul Klage
TANGIER, Ind. — Jeffery Scott Romig
ASHTON, Iowa — Douglas James Block
CORBIN, Kan. — Danny R. Engle
PADUCAH, Ky. — Andrea Louise Carlin
LONDON, Ky. — Bryan Anthony Davis
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Michael J. Rutter
LEWISTON, Maine — Timothy D. Houle
HINGHAM, Mass. — John Kevin Bowen
BALTIMORE, Md. — Carol Ann Ring
PERRYVILLE, Md. — Malcolm Christopher Owens Jr.
FULTON, Mo. — Joseph Michael Shipp
SPRINGFIELD Mo. — Yun Young Ugaitafa
VILLA RIDGE, Mo. — Yolanda Dawn Terrell
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Charles B. Windfelder, Jr.
BEACH, N.D. — Michael A. Davidson
LINTON, N.D. — Tana Marie Grenz
TRENTON, N.J. — John Joseph Dewar
ST. ALBANS, N.Y. — Alan Anthony Goddard
SPENCERPORT, N.Y. — Christopher J. Kiesow
BRYAN, Ohio — Steven Douglas Rau
CINCINNATI, Ohio — William Douglas Welpton
AURORA, Ore. — Jay M. Schmidt
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Esther Marie Carson
PITTSBURGH, Penn. — Mark S. Short
ROSHOLT, S.D. — Jason L. Eggers
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Vincent A. Feller
HOUSTON, Texas — Cindi Joelle Schnapp
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Robert Rodney Howes
DEFOREST, Wis. — Ronald Jeffrey Reimer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Kathleen Marie Collier
LACROSSE, Wis. — Stacey Lynn Glaunert
HUNTINGTON, W.V. — Gregory Layne Grant
LOGAN, W.V. — Edward Allen Hairston
UNMC SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS-Omaha
Friday, December 18, 1998
MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
ATKINSON — Charles John Krysl
BLAIR — Wendy Marie Gunderson
COLUMBUS — Trinity Jênêt Fuss (With Distinction)
DAVID CITY — James David Witter, Jr.
FREMONT — Lisa Marie Iseminger
FULLERTON — J. Calvin Russell
JUNIATA — Kristen Jo Katzberg
KEARNEY Rebecca Jo Bertucci, (With High Distinction)
LA VISTA — Charles Silvey Pugsley IV, (With High Distinction) and Ronnie Lee Reese
LINCOLN — David A. Rhodes, Kelli Christine Swanson, and Ashesh B. Troester
MCCOOK — JoAnn Stock
MERNA — Natalie Ann Moroney
MITCHELL — Carissa Dawn Hubbard Colgrove
OGALLALA — Robert Jerald Strong
OMAHA — Judeen Kae Andrews, Robert Joseph Baum, (With Distinction), Kristin Marie Hennessey, (With High Distinction), Jennifer Anne White Hoy, Angela Marie Kline, Gregory Ronald Loyd, Carmen John Magistro, Christopher Michael McWilliams, Karin Allahyari Pedersen, (With Distinction) Alan Thomas Smyth, and John G. Spethman
PALMER — Susan K. Retzlaff
PAPILLION — Jeanne Marie Letovsky Bird
SARGENT — Theresa K. Buck
UTICA — Chad Jerry Springer
WALLACE — Casey Eugene Fowler
WEST POINT — Jeffrey Louis Munderloh
YOSEMITE, Calif. — Nanci Adinolfi
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Melissa Andrea Groff (With High Distinction)
BOULDER, Colo. — Arlene P. Guy
UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha
Friday, December 18, 1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
ALLIANCE — Jennifer Leasa Buskirk
BELLEVUE — Lynda Suzanne Bortmess
BLAIR — Sunshine Dawn Welchert
BROKEN BOW — Heather Lashelle Peck, (With Distinction)
FREMONT — Carri S. Paulson
FT. CALHOUN — Michelle Marie Jensen
HASTINGS — Lorri Lynn Davison
LINCOLN — Jill Therese Edstrand and April Lee Kratky
OMAHA — Tamara Lyn Braley, Mary L. James, Natalie Sue Jasa, Margot Elizabeth Langer, Gail Marie Magnuson, Amie Lynn Morford, JoPhena Simpson, Kevin Lee Spalti
PLATTSMOUTH — Shannon Lea Miller
ST. EDWARD — Christine E. Wright
TILDEN — Amy Thomas
WAHOO — Dian Shweki
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Effie Darlene Martinez
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Renee Jo Osbahr
GLENWOOD, Iowa — Jennifer Geraldine Rounds, (With High Distinction)
SHENANDOAH, Iowa — Jody Ann Pedersen
IDAHO FALLS, Id. – Kathleen Wilkins
GRADUATE COLLEGE, UNMC, Omaha
Friday, December 18, 1998
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
BELLEVUE — Carole Alice Hack Lainof
LINCOLN — Patricia A. Sauter
NORMAL, Ill. — Roxanne Cottrell Holm
ADRIAN, Minn. — Ann Marie Taylor Schumacher
MASTER OF SCIENCE
PAPILLION — Carmen LaRae Dana
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Stacey Lynn DeJong
CHINA — Qin Wang
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
ELKHORN — Sue Ellen Schuerman
LAUREL — Michael Dalton
LINCOLN — Amanda Kay Miller-Lindholm
OMAHA — Joseph M. Bosilevac, Michael Duncan Burdick
KINGSLEY, Iowa — Carol Jean Pierce
JACKSON, Mich. — Amber Krause Boehm
EASTON, Minn. — Karen E. Willette
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Peter James Seberger
INDIA — Sudha Rani Vippagunta
UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Saturday, December 19, 1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
AUBURN — Abby Leigh Nies
BROKEN BOW — Heather M. Snurr, (With High Distinction)
FALLS CITY — Matthew Carl Montgomery, (With High Distinction)
FREMONT — Lori Lynn Kadavy (With High Distinction)
FRIEND — Jaime L. Edwards
GRETNA — Kristi Leigh Kubicek and Amy Jennifer Zessin
LINCOLN — Candy Jo Ashcraft, (With High Distinction), Michael Joseph Charron II, Lisa Donner, Lori Renee Mallory, Angela K. Speer, Kelly Ann Westerhold and Lisa Kaye Williams
MORRILL — Sarah Nicole Heggem
NEBRASKA CITY — Ann C. Heng
ORD — Janel Ann Womack
PENDER — Andrea M. Hoge
SCOTTSBLUFF — Jennifer Lynn Luehrs
TEKAMAH — Kami Marie Brinkerhoff
WAKEFIELD — Valerie Nicole Fischer
WAVERLY — Doreen R. Lawrence, (With Distinction)
WEST POINT — Emily Jo Kindschuh (With High Distinction)
SALISBURY, Mo. — Tara Lyn Bell
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Carrie A Burns
LEAD, S.D. — Matthew F. Burns
LITTLETON, Colo. — Amy Carol Easterly (With Distinction)
OWASSO, Okla. — Joellen E. Frey (With High Distinction)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Heather D. Mc Carthy
UNMC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY (Lincoln)
Saturday, December 19, 1998
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
GERMANY — Ulrich Klein
UNMC College of Nursing-West Nebraska Division, Scottsbluff
December 20, 1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
ALLIANCE — Diana K. Varvel (With High Distinction)
CENTRAL CITY — Amber J Ziemba (With Distinction)
CHADRON — Susan Marie Hoff, Stephanie Kay Hughart, and Sandra Lavonne Pohl
DALTON — Amy Marie Reimers
GERING — Jody Rae Land
HASTINGS — Elizabeth Ann Nemetz
MINATARE — Jessica J. Whipple
PAPILLION — Tony Michael Hernandez
SCOTTSBLUFF — Kadie Elizabeth Marez, Kathleen Hans, Nancy Jo Hanson, (With Academic Excellence)
LEWISTON, Mont. — Heather Jean Kipf
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Karen Rios Andersen
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state. Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading centers for cancer research and treatment and solid organ transplantation. More than $34 million in research grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually. In addition, UNMC’s educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.