April 24, 2009
Lisa Spellman, UNMC Public Relations, (402) 559-4693, lspellman@unmc.edu
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The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Class of 2009 got a 100 percent pass rate on the second part of its national board exams.
The 100 percent pass rate is nothing new to the Class of 2009. The class also has a 100 percent pass rate on the first part of their national board exams. There are 47 students in the class.
"The national failure rates for the Dental National Boards (either Part I or Part II) are about 10 percent, so for an entire class to have 100 percent passing on the first administration is a significant accomplishment," said John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the College of Dentistry.
Over the past 20 years, the only other UNMC dental class to have a 100 percent pass rate on the national board exams was the Class of 2006.
"This success is a tribute to the bright, hardworking students and to the exceptional faculty who teach them," Dr. Reinhardt said.
Below are the students and their hometowns in alphabetical order by town:
Ainsworth: Megan Louise Runyan Kreycik
Ansley: Tina R. Chartraw Barger
Bellevue: Kathryn Patricia Tascione
Benedict: Joshua James Larkin
Bloomfield: Sheldon I. Carlow
Broken Bow: Clint Robert Jordan
Chadron: Jonathan Trey Owen
Grand Island: John Robert Nesiba
Imperial: Eric Andrew Fuehrer
Lexington: Zachary Aaron Kopf
Lincoln: Elizabeth Ann Rolfsmeyer Johnson, Ryan T. Baller, Cody Lee Christline, Richard Allen Clabaugh III, S. Matthew Davis, Hoang-Oanh Thi Le, David Scott Olson, Melissa Christine Sheets, Natalie Ranee Wilcox
Milford: Alison Dawn Shields
Norfolk: Stephen Eric Karmazin, Jana Marie Kortje, Adam John Langan
Omaha: Laura Christine Ferguson, Brian James Foral, Julie Elizabeth Gist, Sheela Jayappa, Brian Patrick McIntyre, Amanda Rose Miller, Jennifer Marie Rohleder, Matthew Dean Schieber, Bryan John Skar, Tyler Logan Smith
St. Paul: Elizabeth Leigh Brehm
Syracuse: Chris Alan Post
Wilber: Kiley Ann Barrett
Anthony, Kan.: Amy Renee Walker
Elk Point, S.D.: Stephanie Ann Schmitz
Houston, Texas: Davette Domanique Johnson
Iola, Kan.: Ryan N. Coffield
Madison, S.D.: Tyler James Schuurmans
Sioux Falls, S.D.: Kim Elaine Suga
Star Valley, Wyo.: Judd McKay Chamberlain
Toronto, S.D.: Shelby Lee Keeton
Watertown, S.D.: Lee Thomas Gertsen
Yankton, S.D.: Paige Elizabeth Elwood
Zimbabwe: Kudzai Chikwava
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