Diplomas will be conferred on 217 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies next week in Omaha.
In Omaha, a ceremony will be held for students graduating from the Colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, School of Allied Health Professions, and the Graduate College on Friday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. in the Joslyn Art Museum Witherspoon Concert Hall.
Below is a list of students and their hometowns.
UNMC College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bancroft — Jennifer Glissman Bierbaum
Cambridge — Amy Lewandowski
Cozad — April Werner Hoffman
Grand Island — Stacy Cook
Lincoln — Hillary Stark
Norfolk — Reba Middleton
North Platte — Leah Hutchison
Omaha — Maureen Braun, Mark Darby, Theresa Pedersen Kinnison, Harvey Springer
Osmond — Julie Johnson Schultze
North Platte — Jordan Blackledge
Elk River, MN — Travis Hargreaves
UNMC College of Nursing
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing
Schuyler — Bryan Gall
Manning, IA — Sue Gruhn Gehling
Graduate College
Master of Science in Nursing
Alliance — Maribeth Conrad
Hastings — Scott Reineke
Lincoln — Cory Rabe
Omaha — Sara McNeil Banzhaf, Michelle Bottrell, Sarah Hicks, Michele Kramer, Alison Meyer, Jerry Mapes Patry
Papillion — Elizabeth Wolfe
St. Paul — Michelle Wilbeck Schiel
Wood Lake — Murlene Nollmeyer Osburn
UNMC College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Lincoln — Nancy Hong
Omaha — James Keblesh
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science
North Platte — Travis Shearer
Ft. Smith, AR — Joshua Pearcy
Lake Havasu City, AZ — Jeffrey Pearson
Garden Grove, CA — Michael Roach
Glendale, CA — Scott Dombroski
Redding, CA — Bryan Malcolm
San Diego, CA — Daniel Normandin
Milford, CT — Vincent Sciortino
Hialeah, FL — Eduardo Linares
Lakeland, FL — Daniel O'Connor
Melbourne, FL — Brian Bowman
Miami, FL — Michael Bassart
Niceville, FL — Amanda Hensley
St. Petersburg, FL — Anthony Sopczak
Atlanta, GA — Bernard Toney Jr.
Snellville, GA — Eboni Jackson
Lewiston, ID — Thomas Koehler
Mountain Home, ID — William Howard
Rockford, IL — Nicole Parquette
Sterling, IL — Anne Ripsky
Fort Wayne, IN — Robert Greener
Bowling Green, KY — Nicholas Basham
Russellville, KY — Stephen Netherland
Dartmouth, MA — Sean Sylvia
Clinton, MD — Russell Marcus
Berwick, ME — Jason Bond
Grand Rapids, MI — Adam Kishman
Pontiac, MI — Ronald Smith III
Cottage Grove, MN — Jeffrey Wallace
Ellington, MO — Jared Dement
Trenton, MO — Cleeton Crawford
Ocean Springs, MS — Kristen Block
Billings, MT — William Smith II
Tamworth, NH — John Tennis
Los Lunas, NM — Beau Taylor
Cleveland, OH — Catrina Moore
Grafton, OH — Andre Takacs
Medina, OH — Patrick Donnelly
Camden, SC — Jeffrey Brown
Myrtle Beach, SC — Benjamin Thompson
Sioux Falls, SD — Jeffrey Barslou
Chico, TX — Jason Hood
Copperas Cove, TX — Raymond Collier
Denison, TX — Alfred Douglas
Fort Worth, TX — Christy-Lynne McGinnis
Lubbock, TX — Andrew Brown
San Antonio, TX — Theodore Marley
Salt Lake City, UT — Eric Atkinson
West Jordan, UT — Broghan Enright
Fredericksburg, VA — Christopher Wright
Newport News, VA — Travis Johnson
Richmond, VA — Cheryl Washington
Mead, WA — Mikaela McManus
Port Ochard, WA — Nathan Sims
Elkhorn, WI — Matthew Reeves
Madison, WI — Mark Warren
Watertown, WI — Jeffrey Maurer
West Bend, WI — Tanya Zimmerman Anderson
Canada — Gail Ross
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science
Houston, MO — Noah Gantnier
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science Technology
Kearney — Jessica Umberger
Omaha — Melanie Jones Miller
Papillion — Erin Kreifels
Duson, LA — Charles Fontenot
East Troy, WI — Sandra Smith Muchka
Sheridan, WY — Kimberly LaBreck Meisel
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Perfusion Science
Concord, NH — Daniel Anderson
Cooperstown, NY — Thomas Rusk
Lockport, NY — Desiree Bonadonna
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Adams — Hannah Jessen
Axtell — Nicole Hoffmann
Bellevue — Christine Clerc
Bridgeport — Joshua Dean
Byron — Shannon Buster (With High Distinction)
Cambridge — Lisa Minnick, Alysia Mowry
Chambers — Brienna Cameron (With Highest Distinction)
Crofton — Samantha Kube
Fremont — Nicole Alexander
Grand Island — Jessica Harden, Kylie Roe
Hastings — Kelsey Hohlen
Kearney — Alexa Grzywa
LaVista — Trisha Gall
Lincoln — Cortney Boeck, Laura Pearson
Minatare — Joshua Garza
Nebraska City — Holly DeVorss
Omaha — Abigail Daum (With Distinction), Emma Edwards, Sarah Guinane (With Distinction), Racheal McMahon, Kelsey Stoysich, Marnie Thrasher, Sarah Zalaznik
Osmond — Rachel Gubbels
Plainview — Steven Peterson
Randolph — Claudia Balta
Seward — Leah Friedrich
Tilden — Adam Schapmann
West Point — Kylee Lindstedt
Garden Grove, CA — Sheri Smith
Hanford, CA — Jean Pigford, Jr.
Pomona, CA — Eden Tefera
Rancho Cucamonga, CA — Zabiullah Nessary
Stevenson Ranch, CA — Sonia Nodal
Torrance, CA — Gayle Sakaguchi
Tustin, CA — Christina Berry
Denver, CO — Melanie Diprofio
Stafford Springs, CT — Michele Schultz
Orlando, FL — Melvin Oxendine II
Fayetteville, GA — Melinda Armstrong
Powder Springs, GA — Erica Farrar
Sanborn, IA — Amber Krikke (With Distinction)
Treynor, IA — Elizabeth Hansen
West Des Moines, IA — Adrienne Dickmeyer
Burley, ID — Nancy Smith
Morton, IL — Constance Sword
Derby, KS — Christopher Hayes
McPherson, KS — Chelsea Richardson (With High Distinction)
Benton, LA — Ashley Vick
Norton, MA — W. Mackie
AuGres, MI — Jennifer Horton
Westland, MI — Kevin Prater
Dellwood, MN — Rebecca Pine
Worthington, MN — Mikaela Dierks
Fort Bragg, NC — Winnie Paul
Greensboro, NC — Valery Kepley
Bismarck, ND — Abbey Effertz (With Distinction)
Englevale, ND — Stacey Spilovoy
Hamilton, NJ — Howard Buls
Buffalo, NY — Jason Henry
Dix Hills, NY — Grace DeGregorio
Mount Sinai, NY — Anna Weber
Spencerport, NY — Arthur Arieno
Staten Island, NY — Linda Aanonsen
Akron, OH — Brandon Mooney
Cleveland, OH — Michael Peterson
Lima, OH — Toby Tippie
Tiffin, OH — Todd Hills
Waynesville, OH — Shirley Mirisciotti
Alburtis, PA — Laurie Wilson
Lake Norden, SD — Kari Jo Carlson
Sioux Falls, SD — Elisabeth Powell
wagner, SD — Deborah Hubley
Dallas, TX — Cynthia Chernyakhovsky
Killeen, TX — James Adams
Richmond, TX — Joycelyn Gordon
Brookfield, WI — Heidi Schmidt (With High Distinction)
Plover, WI — Dean Seavecki
Athens, WV — Gene Bailey, Jr.
Canada — Mark McLennan
Canada — Raymond Racine
Graduate College
Master of Public Health
Omaha — Kathleen Gallagher Williams
Wynot — Doris Burns
Graduate College
Master of Science
Burwell — Melissa Thoene
Omaha — Barbara Swore Fletcher
Buckingham, IA — Charles Hay
Carroll, IA — Calliste Reiling
Clear Lake, IA — Adam Ahrens
Maryville, MO — Sarah Scheffe Driskell
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Lincoln — John-Martin Lowe
Omaha — Maheswari Mukherjee, Matthew Northam
La Mirada, CA — Ryan Kolb
San Jose, CA — Rebecca Dogan
Santa Fe, NM — Briana Ormsbee Golden
Northport, NY — Monica Howard
Jackson, WI — Christine Cutucache
China — Fu Chen, Lin Huang, Yi Zou
Egypt — Maha Mohamed Farid
India — Gautam Baheti, Parama Dey, Navneet Momi
UNMC College of Public Health
Certificate in Public Health
Sullivan, MO — Audrey Strothkamp
College of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Lincoln — Christine Hauschel
Omaha — Scott Fuglei, Nicole Norlin Giron, Tegan Reed
Papillion — Michele Kassmeier
Sioux Falls, SD — Katherine Rolfsmeyer
Iraq — Jagar Jasem
Indonesia — Bernie Medise
India — Sheetal Sawant
Nigeria — Oyewale Shiyanbola
Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Learn more at unmc.edu.
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