University of Nebraska Medical Center spring commencement ceremonies will take place May 2-4 in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha and Scottsbluff. Diplomas will be conferred on 962 students.
Below are the details of the ceremonies and students and their hometowns.
UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division Commencement – Norfolk – Thursday, May 2 at 2 p.m. at the Cox Activities Center on the Northeast Community College Campus, 801 East Benjamin Ave.
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division Commencement – Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at the Health & Sports Center on the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
UNMC Lincoln Commencement – Friday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
UNMC Omaha Commencement – Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m., at the Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St.
Commencement for the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division and the West Division of the UNMC College of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Program – Scottsbluff – Saturday, May 4 at 4 p.m. at the Gering Civic Center, 1050 “M” St., in Gering.
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Atkinson — Alyssa Claussen, Stephanie Adams Prouty
Bartlett — Sara Pelster
Bartley — Jerrel Alexander
Bertrand — Rachel Ford
Brady — Lacey Swanson
Broken Bow — Jessica Yarrington
Central City — Ivie Speer
Ceresco — Kinna Rudeen
Cozad — Brandy Houser
Dalton — Shannon Linton
Franklin — Deborah Welton (With Distinction)
Fremont — Gentry Nick
Gothenburg — Brooke Ballmer, Emily McMichael (With Distinction)
Grand Island — Alycia Garner Packer, Denise Fredericks Stinson, Maureen Stump
Grant — Juliana Johnson
Hastings — Macaela Cottam (With High Distinction), James Disney, Jennifer Mahoney, Meghann Uden
Holdrege — Justin Boutwell (With Distinction)
Kearney — Anne Hargis Nau, Heather Page
Lincoln — Joshua Kendle, Stephanie Onyeforo
Maxwell — Amanda Simants
North Platte — Kourtney Barnhart
Ogallala — Sheila Jimenez
Omaha — Sarah Stastny (With Distinction), Daniele Wright
O'Neill — Matthew Wecker
Papillion — Jordan Higgins, Jessica Horton
Pleasanton — Lori Klein (With High Distinction)
St Paul — Stephanie Stamp (With Highest Distinction)
St. Libory — Kira Putscher (With Highest Distinction)
Weeping Water — Lisa Tipton-Wylie
Wood River — Sarah Schwartz-Strobl
Big Bear Lake, CA — Hollie Oberneder
Julesburg, CO — Holly Christensen (With High Distinction)
Murfreesboro, TN — Virginia McClintock
UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alliance — Katherine Berglund
Beatrice — Caley Hartig, Katherine Jardine
Big Springs — Ashley Krause
Clarkson — Chelsea Svehla
Clearwater — Laura Sanne
Columbus — Sara Baer, Lauren Bassinger, Emily Beiermann, Nicole French Furtaw (With Distinction), Brittne Mahoney
Crete — Alan Holtmeier
Elkhorn — Stephanie DeLay
Elwood — Cale Holscher
Fairbury — Kara Knobel
Falls City — Hayley Milam (With Distinction)
Genoa — Heidi Noecker (With Distinction)
Gering — Brooke Sloan
Grand Island — Amy Clark, Danicia Fargo (With Highest Distinction)
Henderson — Whitney Ruybalid
Holdrege — Kelsey Enquist (With Distinction), Larissa Hunter
Imperial — Tabitha Russell
Lewellen — Jessie Bolton (With Distinction)
Lexington — Carrie Reynolds
Lincoln — Megan Battiato, Casey Bowling, Haley Farley Clark, Paul Cramer, Aundrea Hansen (With Highest Distinction), Bradi Hotz-McMahon, Ellie Johnson (With Distinction), Connie Knorr, Michelle Kuchar, Suzanne Will Lux, Jaimie Masters, Alexandria Nelson (With High Distinction), Micah Persell, Megan Schroeder, Chelsea Shafer, Megan Boone Stoll, Lindsey Thege (With High Distinction), Mary Thompson (With High Distinction), Claire Valder, Alicia Walz, Amanda Brehm Yashirin (With Highest Distinction), Tobin Wyatt
Louisville — Kiley Everson
Odell — Linsey Probst (With Highest Distinction)
Omaha — Audrey Adams, Callista Komasincki, Lydia Merkel, Anna Murta, Nicole Wiest
Osmond — Paige Reikofski, Shanelle Stech
Papillion — Katherine Sorys
Rushville — Brittany Pengra
Stromsburg — Taylor Westring
Superior — Amanda Wagner
Tecumseh — Cassie Tucker
Tekamah — Jennifer Irvin
Trenton — David Paprocki (With High Distinction)
Wellfleet — Staci Adam
Wilber — Kathryn Oliver
Tucson, AZ — Lindsey Maffei
Murrieta, CA — Stacey Alt
Council Bluffs, IA — Shannon Glanz
Sidney, IA — Kayla Roberts (With Distinction)
Hackettstown, NJ — Leah Bradford
Philadelphia, PA — Patricia Dillard
Custer, SD — Hilary Fischer (With Distinction)
Harrisburg, SD — Allison Bierle
Sioux Falls, SD — Brian Elsasser, Mercedes Leon
Cheyenne, WY — Jessica Bomberger
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ashland — Sara Lutton (With Distinction)
Bayard — Amber Kistler
Beemer — Levi Zehr
Bellevue — Alyssa Helming, Grace McMullin (With Highest Distinction), Adrienne Ramos, Melissa Vernon, Jihya Yi
Cedar Creek — Ashley Mohler
Central City — Kylie Beck High
Diller — Krystal Hays
Elkhorn — Kelsey Spackler (With High Distinction)
Falls City — Jessica Bangert, Angela Dixon
Fremont — Christine Bauer, Sara Matteo Forsberg, Morgan Haecke
Gering — Shanon Dunovan (With Distinction)
Grand Island — Amanda Hill
Gretna — Karisa Stover, Danielle Streit (With Distinction)
Hartington — Betsy Feilmeier
Hopkins, MN — Marcus Gilmore
Humphrey — Melanie Pedersen
Kearney — Acacia Schulte (With Highest Distinction)
Lavista — Efakone Olympio
Lincoln — Corey Becker, Heather Benzel, Elli Bixenmann, Ha Cu, Kimberly Tadsen Kunkee, Cari Lechner, Chelsea McGuffey (With High Distinction), Corey Nelsen, Adam O’Neill, Kimberly Pozehl (With High Distinction), Katlin Roehrs
Mead — Dallas Vogt
Neligh — Amber Hanson
Norfolk — Jennifer Ball, Amy Burbach, Easton Goede Galindo, Amber Olsen, Melissa Sellin
North Platte — Brooke Janas, Sali Lindenberger, Jennifer Waterhouse (With High Distinction)
Odell — Ryleigh Reeson
Omaha — Katherine Banks (With Distinction), Daisy Barragan, Mary Berigan, Benjamin Bolmeier, Jamie Brandt, Anne Brennan, Jillian Burke, Emily Charvat, Maggie Cote, Erika Delgado, Jennifer Doll, Brenna Donlan, Kirsten Durham (With Distinction), Amber Eldredge, Elizabeth Evans (With Highest Distinction), Sarah Ewoldt, Erika Goldsmith (With High Distinction), Raquel Gonzales, Guy Haney, Katelin Headley, Lyndsey Hinsley, Rachel Hogan, Caitlin Hopkins (With High Distinction), Jorden Mills (With Highest Distinction), Kathryn Mullin, Lynsie Nichols, Heather Oakley, Kassandra Parr, Emma Parriott, Laura Paziak, Molly Phillips, Ashley Rensch, Corey Ritchie, Ashley Rogokos, Erin Ryan, Mackenzie Schulz (With High Distinction), Amy Stading, Madeline Steinauer (With Highest Distinction), Caitlin Stom, Rebecca Swanson, Renee Tannehill (With High Distinction), Diana Thackray, Tonalee Trask, Elizabeth Watkins, Hanna White, Jenna Wilson, Whitney Wittler, Carissa Wollman (With High Distinction), Courtney Woodward
Papillion — Christina Inungaray, Shannon Jones, Linda Thomas
Peru — Sydney Anderson
Raymond — Hope Johnson
Red Cloud — Gara Sibley, Megan Meline Thorman
Republican City — Traci Lutjeharms Eckles
Sidney — Melissa Perez
Springfield — Heather Arndt Smith
Sterling — Madeline Daehling
Tekamah — Mindy Casey
Tilden — Sheila O'Brien
Wayne — Tyler Anderson
West Point — Jackie Uher
Palm Beach, FL — Elizabeth Tylander (With Distinction)
Ankeny, IA — Joni Bornhoft
Council Bluffs, IA — Jillian Ryan
Harlan, IA — Katie Kroger (With Highest Distinction)
Martensdale, IA — Cassidy DePauw
West Union, IA — Jessie Arneson
New Salisbury, IN — Christy Robinson (With Distinction)
Bay City, MI — Michelle Kieny
Ionia, MI — Abigail Ferris
Minneapolis, MN — Jessica Pearce (With High Distinction)
Lee's Summit, MO — Rebekah Edington (With High Distinction)
Madison, SD — Marti Stephens
Mitchell, SD — Allysa Freidel
Rapid City, SD — Kelcy Schoenfelder
Dallas, TX — Jordan Essenburg, Noel Borjes Molnar
Fort Worth, TX — Rachel Robertson
San Antonio, TX — Risë Yarber Mitchell
Kenya — Anne Gichuhi, Laban Tabartet
Nepal — Yushma Pant
South Korea — Elizabeth Chipps
Tajikistan — Dilorom Djalilova, Daler Zabirov
Zaire — Wakilongo Lwesso
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alliance — Alison Green, Rahne Kunzman (With Highest Distinction), Jessica Mattox, Amber O'Leary Schulze
Bayard — Jesse Newberry
Columbus — Michael Purcell
Fullerton — Cynthia Shotkoski Wurdeman
Gering — Amber Brock, Alan Moore, David Rupp
Gordon — Hannah Christian (With High Distinction)
Hartington — Amanda Williams
Holdrege — Erica Burr (With Distinction)
Mitchell — Heidi Pedersen
Morrill — Brenna Clyncke (With High Distinction), Laura Reisig
North Bend — Samantha Renter
Rushville — Kristin Mitzel
Scotia — Mercedes Roy
Scottsbluff — Rebecca Guerrero, Sallie Lucke Janis, Nichole Sandine, Manuel Torres Quintana, Ava Vardell
Sidney — Marcene Wiegand
Wauneta — Shannon Rammage (With Distinction), Jacob Smith
Benicia, CA — Anna Walters
Sun City, CA — Marcella Wildeman (With Distinction)
Arvada, CO — Aubrey Tousignant
Aurora, CO — Sarah Krumenacker
Broomfield, CO — Stephen Neville
Colorado Springs, CO — Jennifer Richardson
Denver, CO — Nicholas Singer (With High Distinction), Mary Stephen
Littleton, CO — Brittany Kauffman
Lone Tree, CO — Jamie Mozena
Parker, CO — Brittany Turco Morgan
Plymouth, IN — Lorna Busko
Grand Ledge, MI — Monica Smith
Libby, MT — Kara Howard
Salem, OR — Stefani Groshans (With Distinction)
Cheyenne, WY — Janelle Moore
Torrington, WY — Libby Childs, Laura Patterson Gill
UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division (Norfolk)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Ansley — Kelsie Hartman
Battle Creek — Caleb Nicolay, Roni Tone
Benkelman — Cade Burrell
Burwell — Alexis Eddy
Columbus — Mikayla Karel
Crete — Laura Lowe (With Distinction)
Crofton — Lindsey Kuehler
Falls City — Sydney Schwarting
Hartington — Jillian Feilmeier
Humphrey — Abbie Gilsdorf
Kearney — Madeline Mawby
Lexington — Micala Allen
Rebecca Burson
Madison — Karina Cantu
Neligh — Amanda Peterson
Norfolk — Alycia Blevins (With High Distinction), Alicia Meaike, Josie Miner, Megan Promes, Kathryn Sonnenfelt, Danielle Stahla, Kari Uhlir (With Highest Distinction), Kelsey Vesely
Oakland — Megan Corwine
Omaha — Brittny Murphy (With High Distinction)
Pierce — Stefanie Hoffman Dvorak (With Distinction)
Platte Center — Taylor Jarecki
Randolph — Wendi Burbach
South Sioux City — Sarah Carothers
Stanton — Rebecca Richter
Stuart — Jami Afrank
Tilden — Candice Schnoor (With High Distinction)
West Point — Rebecca Oligmueller (With Distinction)
Wynot — Abby Foxhoven
Byers, CO — Angela Brumage
Hays, KS — Tahnee Weatherbee
Mexico — Maria Soto Arreguin (With Distinction)
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing
Plattsmouth — Barbara Kolden
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Master of Science in Nursing
Atkinson — Theresa Langan
Kearney — Emily Hensley, Joseph Radke, Brooke Wilson
Naponee — Brenda Haussermann
Kimball — Jill Stevenson
Pleasanton — Julie Pohlmann Keaschall
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Master of Science in Nursing
Alliance — Kelly Vaughn
Arlington — Jean Mortensen
Beaver Crossing — Simone Herer Vampola
Beemer — Gina Landsperger
Bellevue — Aleshia Kellen
Bennington — Jill Scott
Ceresco — Susan Eller Lilly, Stacey Sanders
Columbus — Lindsey Bates, Hilary Muhle
Creighton — Heather Mosley
Crete — Nicole Loseke
Denton — Dawn Fiedler
Diller — Krystal Hays
Grand Island — Kelly Houfek
Grant — Trisha Haenfler Jobman
Gretna — Yvonne Cotton
Hastings — Carlene Springer
Hershey — Michelle Cooper Young
Kearney — Leigh Anderson
Lincoln — Melissa Boyd Bowen, Janice Chramosta, Angela Curran, Kirsten Loch, Joanna Demeter Morgan, Jessica Parks, Ashley Watsek
Milford — Jackie McCullough Tewes
Murray — Ashley Bridges
Nebraska City — Kristin Miller
Norfolk — Patti Nordby Bretschneider
North Bend — Carol Minarick
North Platte — April Shubert
Omaha — Amy Bliemeister, Debra Uehling Braun, Crystal Epstein, Amanda Esterling, Christina Hadley, Catherine Hartung, Anne Johnson, Paul Kerschinske, Kimberly Malone, Mary McNeil, Michaela Haney Newman, Trudie Owens, Patricia Eckley Peska, Katharine Schjodt, Jennifer Schmitz, Jennifer Simpson, Erin Thoman, Amy Tipp, Karnyta White
Orchard — Angela Singley Hawk
Papillion — Katrina Jamal, Tanya Waddle Land
Pierce — Erica Schwager
Ponca — Nicole Morris Livermore
Schuyler — Jennifer Van Meeteren
Seward — Heidi Wagner Gubanyi
Tekamah — Nikki Pauley
Valentine — Konni Kluender
Waverly — Angela Ossenkop Elliott
Wilber — Jenilee Vogel
Anchorage, AK — Ashley Griffin
Colorado Springs, CO — Lindsay Nelson
Mililani, HI — Lyndsey Ladao
Akron, IA — Amanda Larson Beguhl
Denison, IA — Sarah Skoog Saldi
Sioux Center, IA — Mary De Young
Rock Island, IL — Maria Mojica-Rangel
Crown Point, IN — Michelle Misek-Saub
Gretna, LA — Pamela Agee-Lowery
Liberty, MO — Johnna Rooney
Battle Lake, MN — Carrie Herbranson
Minot, ND — Alexis Rossland
Valencia, PA — Paula Soergel-Kuhn
Aberdeen, SD — Katherine Goulding
Sioux Falls, SD — Tanya Hagen, Kjerstin Purintun
San Antonio, TX — Amy Schretenthaler Onstott
Bosnia & Herzogovina — Irma Sulejmanovic
Japan — Kosuke Niitsu
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)
Master of Science in Nursing
Gering — Jessica Conn
Scottsbluff — Alicia Gonzales-Longoria
Thedford — Janet Farmer
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Lincoln — Cynthia Montanez Hammond, Amy McCracken
Ida Grove, IA — Sina Montgomery Linman
UNMC College of Dentistry (Lincoln)
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Ainsworth — Stephanie Cobb
Ashland — Robert Bundy (With Distinction)
Beatrice — Andrew Hibbert
Beaver Lake — Nicole Lecci
Blair — Ryan Boyd
Dwight — Jay Kocian
Elkhorn — Richard Carstens (With Highest Distinction), Richard DuVall
Fremont — Spencer Richards
Gordon — Stephen Johndreau
Kearney — Katherine Bush Goodwin (With High Distinction)
Lincoln — Xuyen Doan, James Hadden, Brittany Krog, Thao Le, Samantha Jimenez Rieschick (With Distinction), Josanna Stephenson, Jennifer Miller Veurink
McCook — Kate Wolford
Meadow Grove — Jason Grant
Ogallala — Matthew Weber (With Highest Distinction)
Omaha — Kyle Beulke, Jordan Dudzinski, Shayna Gard (With Distinction), John Kuvetakis, Amanda Meyer, Laura Schmadeke
Randolph — Erin Anderson
Raymond — Coleman Christensen (With High Distinction)
Scottsbluff — John Chain
South Sioux City — Katherine Oatman
West Point — Jessica Cervantes
Wood River — Adam Anderson
York — Taylor Coffin
Oro Valley, AZ — Jacquelyn Freeman
Manhattan, KS — Meghan Hungerford
Billings, MT — Tanner Bennion
Stanley, ND — Scott Mortensen (With High Distinction)
Parkston, SD — Tami Bonilla (With High Distinction)
Pierre, SD — Aaron Rumpca
Casper, WY — James Beddes, Everett Maynard, Kelly Russell (With High Distinction)
Cheyenne, WY — Stacie Stephens (With Distinction)
Sheridan, WY — Christopher Schultz (With High Distinction)
UNMC College of Dentistry (Lincoln)
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Clarkson — Annie Brabec (With Distinction)
Columbus — Heather Merrill
Dwight — Lynsey Trojan
Elgin — Stephany Beckman
Lincoln — Andrea Dressman, Nichelle Nicol (With Distinction), Lee Saenz, Nicholas Slater, Halley Van Laningham
Loomis — Macey Huston
Martinsburg — Leslie Book
Norfolk — Whitney Porn (With High Distinction)
Omaha — Kelsey Frantom, Elizabeth Mattern, Haley Olson, Emily Shaw
Pawnee City — Claire Sweeney
Scribner — Jessica Kreikemeier
Seward — Danielle Svoboda
Tecumseh — Clare Campbell
UNMC College of Dentistry (Scottsbluff)
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Lincoln — Shaley Fricke
Madison — Kiah Petersen
Pender — Sheena Powley
Scottsbluff — Emily McMann
UNMC College of Medicine
Bachelor of Science in Medicine
Columbus — Kristin Ostdiek
Diller — Jenna Henrichs
Grand Island — Stephanie Rickert
Hayes Center — Kyle Fornoff
Omaha — Krysta Peers
Treynor, IA — Joshua Bintz
UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha)
Doctor of Medicine
Ainsworth — Scott Wewel
Alliance — Danita Curtiss Velasco
Amherst — Ryan Peterson
Arapahoe — Adam Haussler
Atkinson — Gregory McClanahan
Aurora — Tyler Vettel
Beatrice — Jacob Oran, Elizabeth Penner
Bellevue — Shana Peper (With High Distinction)
Benedict — Jillian Fickenscher (With Distinction)
Bennington — Crystal Reyelts
Bertrand — Nathan Harms
Bloomfield — Dana Archbold
Columbus — Gregory Stecker
Creighton — Andrew Huber
Eustis — Lauren Gengenbach Anderson
Fremont — Thomas McKnight (With High Distinction), Chelsea Navarrette
Gordon — Kyle Schmidt
Gothenburg — Brady Fickenscher (With Distinction)
Hardy — Kendra Luebke (With Distinction)
Hastings — Ari Nowacek, Margaret Sheehy
Henderson — Douglas Franz
Herman — Maggie Kuhlmann
Kearney — Amanda Calleroz, Anthony Cannon, Tyler Humphrey, Christopher Jensen, Jessica Johnson
Kimball — Rustin Rawlings
La Vista — Alexandra Moustakes Kilgore
Lexington — Jordan Homan
Lincoln — Christopher Babl, Bronson Boosalis, Sean Brozek, Jon Hedgecock (With High Distinction), Kyle Myers, Robert Otte, Kaitlyn Pellegrino, Abbey Reed, Nicholas Zalewski (With Distinction)
McCook — Stuart Frazier, Natalie Brooks Ronshaugen
McCool Junction — Keenan Taylor
Miller — Megan Saathoff
Milligan — Amanda Holmquist
Minden — John Craig
Nebraska City — Scott Madden (With Distinction)
Neligh — Chad Hall
Newman Grove — Melissa Gasper
Norfolk — Randall Ambroz (With Distinction)
North Platte — Evan Correll, Sarah Jones
Omaha — Faraz Ahmad, Faisal Ahmed, Neha Balmoori, Emily Bendlin, Mitchell Birt (With Distinction), Aaron Cisar, Tessa Commers, LaKeisha Cox, Christopher Danford (With High Distinction), Kevin Denton, Meghan Gaule, Nathaniel Goodrich, Joseph Hejkal, Mary Huerter, Kelley Keefe, Kathryn Kersenbrock, Andrea Kinnan, Frank Lin, Kara Harbert Markin, Alisha Mauler, Kathleen McKillip, Jennifer Medlin (With Distinction), Joel Michalski, Thomas Muelleman (With Distinction), Joel Passer (With Distinction), Steven Paulmeyer, Humaira Qasimyar, Marcie Richmond, Justin Ritonya, Timothy Rush, Ross Smith, Adam Sutton (With Distinction), Heather Sutton, Lauren Taylor, Paula Thielen, Diane Topolski, Nicholas Trapp, Jacob Weasel, Jill Westcott, Alexandra Brugler Yonts
O'Neill — Maris Hoke
Overton — Charles Whitten
Papillion — Trevor Gregath, Andrew Maresch, Natalie Ommen
Petersburg — Rachel Faust
Ralston — Kathryn Kyler
Red Cloud — Justin Westengaard
Schuyler — Rita Lindberg, Cole Reha
Scottsbluff — Keegan Harkins, Brittany Schultz
Sutherland — Elizabeth Bay
York — Amanda Schnell
Calexico, CA — Yun Tong
Escondido, CA — Benjamin Cloyd
Canon City, CO — Patrick Reppert
Centennial, CO — Benjamin Huebner
Des Moines, IA — James Bisanti
Iowa City, IA — Kurt Fisher
Chicago, IL — Eliza Drobny
Derby, KS — Nathan Harms (With High Distinction)
El Paso, TX — Hernan Hernandez
Shoreview, MN — Jordan Warchol
Platte City, MO — Jessica Gartrell
Raleigh, NC — Ashley Reynolds
Wahpeton, ND — Melissa Wall Moutray
Greenville, SC — Anna Hulbert
Aberdeen, SD — Lisa Leavitt
Harrisburg, SD — Dennis Bierle (With Distinction)
Sioux Falls, SD — Amy Cook
Sioux Falls, SD — Dawn Heeren (With Distinction)
Farmington, UT — Cassi Grotepas
Sandy, UT — Clay Van Leeuwen
Mexico — Horacio Alvarez Ramirez
Taiwan — Chien-Shien Yang
UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha)
Bachelor of Science
Florence, AL — Joshua Strickland
Mobile, AL — Arron Stokes
Phil Campbell, AL — Scott Pearson
Phoenix, AZ — Sara Gordoa Barnaby
Fremont, CA — Nathaniel Fielding
Indio, CA — Carlos Caldera
Long Beach, CA — Zsuzsanna Krokovay
Palmdale, CA — Christopher Gomez
Richmond, CA — Diego Melgar-Gray
San Bernardino, CA — Erik Olivas
Visalia, CA — Cynthia Flores
Miami, FL — Valerie Villanueva
Douglas, GA — Israel Hagains
Jackson, GA — Katherine Fitzmayer
Sigourney, IA — Eric Dolash
Naperville, IL — Roderick Laird
Frankfort, IN — Randall Shelton
Ft. Wayne, IN — Corey Campbell
Pittsburg, KS — Jason Bruno
Lowell, MA — Khoa Nguyen
Jackson, MI — Scott Kavan, Thomas Molton II
Muskegon, MI — Shaw Locke
Minneapolis, MN — William Gustafson
Kansas City, MO — James Bunyard
St. Louis, MO — Scott Herrington
Waynesville, MO — Matthew Abbott
Derry, NH — Gregory Pelcak
Manchester, NH — William White, Jr.
Nashua, NH — Charles Tringo
Chatham, NJ — Amy Swiatecki-McCabe
Las Vegas, NV — Zachary Manzo-Micoletti
Pittsford, NY — Thomas Hartley, Jr.
Northfield, OH — John Kozlik II
Myrtle Creek, OR — William Greenwood
Bristol, PA — Kathleen Gibbons
North Apollo, PA — Michael Hunt
Sioux Falls, SD — John Littlefield
Amarillo, TX — Joseph Stacker
San Antonio, TX — Andrew Evans, Kevin Stuessy, George Tompkins III
Seattle, WA — Maya Lowell
Jamaica — Gary Bowen
UNMC College of Pharmacy (Omaha)
Doctor of Pharmacy
Ainsworth — Austin Lucht
Albion — Kyle Young (With High Distinction)
Alliance — Zachariah Davis
Auburn — Jennifer Stairs Doné
Axtell — Marcus Anderson
Battle Creek — Jenna Preusker (With Distinction)
Bellevue — Heidi Brink, Scott Jakopovic, Ashley Milota
Bertrand — Craig Dannehl
Bloomfield — Rebecca Schainost
Cambridge — Cristin Bruckman Soucie
Carleton — Allysa Zoucha (With Distinction)
Columbus — Cole Seckel
Cozad — Tyler Sturgeon
Dakota City — Elizabeth Morgan (With Distinction)
David City — Jeffrey Brezina, Mikala Janicek
Fairbury — Brady Helmink
Fremont — Tillara Kruse
Hastings — Penny Carter
Imperial — Jason Burke
Kearney — Morgan Farrell Eckert (With Distinction)
LaVista — Matthew Crotty (With Distinction)
Lexington — Kelly Kloch
Lincoln — Christine Dahl, Thomas Hilsabeck, Mary Manning Kechely, Kyle McCartney
Madison — Kendra Oswald Kapels, Alyssa Tello (With Distinction)
Minden — Samantha Raffety McCartney
Nebraska City — Patrick Madden
Norfolk — Larissa Lechner
North Platte — Sarah Milne Hajek
Omaha — Kayli Hall Bendlin (With High Distinction), Matthew Egger, Crystal Fehr, Michael Koraleski, Daniel Lee, Kathleen Mohan, Ellina Pisetsky (With Distinction), Jessica Rago (With High Distinction), Carly Setterlund, Mary Vacha (With Highest Distinction)
Ord — Derek Dennis
Papillion — Amy DeVeney, Aditi Gupta
Pawnee City — Holly Mussman (With Highest Distinction)
Plattsmouth — Stephanie Meisinger
Ponca — Alisyn Hansen (With High Distinction)
Ravenna — Brandon Bohn
Shubert — Colby Haynes (With Distinction)
Upland — Brittany Johnson (With High Distinction)
Wisner — Rebecca Bremerman Pierce
Atlantic, IA — Jennifer Schoenfeld (With Distinction)
Council Bluffs, IA — Robert Wise
New Market, IA — Amy Carlson
Sioux City, IA — Angela Perez
Soldier, IA — Kristin Bumsted Hartje (With High Distinction)
Springfield, MO — Grant Huning
Kansas City, MO — Leigh Blobaum (With Distinction)
Las Cruces, NM — Kristin McNaughton (With High Distinction)
Salt Lake City, UT — Kimberly Terry
Cameroon — Elsie Forsung
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science
Alliance — Jasmine Clarke
Carroll — Sheila Wieseler
Chadron — Kayan Harris (With Distinction)
Columbus — Kayleigh McDorman (With High Distinction)
Fairbury — Sylvia Buchli (With High Distinction)
Falls City — Terri Butrick, Sarah Baker Meese
Hampton — John Buller
Lincoln — Heather Bryden, LaNett Buckendahl Whisler
Norfolk — Tyler Morris
Omaha — Sarah Bowes, Jessica Daniel, Rochelle Finnigan (With High Distinction), Shelly McLaughlin, Alysha Urbanec
Ord — Karen Warner Hastings
Ravenna — Kevin Turek
Scottsbluff — Sarah Gaughan
West Point, — Luis Magana
Colorado Springs, CO — Stephanie Bunce
Cantonment, FL — Sally Yoder
Council Bluffs, IA — Shannon O'Neill
Fort Dodge, IA — Rebecca Nelson
Spencer, IA — Kari Echtenkamp
Kinsley, KS — Dominica Bollig
Topeka, KS — Joshua Yost (With Distinction)
Bismarck, ND — Jessica Skarin
Alcester, SD — Tricia King
Cypress, TX — Joan Missoi
Mexico — Laura Espejel Rangel
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science Technology
Albion — Sarah Johnson
Grand Island — Brooke Oseka
Holdrege — Danielle Clayton (With High Distinction)
Kearney — Allison Fuller (With Highest Distinction)
Osmond — Kristin Price
Wood River — Nikki Bond
San Antonio, TX — Brandi Simpson
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Allen — Samantha Sachau
Ansley — NaTosha Siemek
Atkinson — Aaron Olson (With High Distinction)
Aurora — Kyle Shaffer
Bayard — Kelsey Gregory
Beatrice — Kristin Riekenberg
Bellevue — Anthony Cruz
Cambridge — Brett Cribelli
Columbus — Kristin Ostdiek
Cozad — Jessica Hueftle
David City — Kyle Eller
Diller — Jenna Henrichs (With Highest Distinction)
Firth — Cody Hobelman
Grand Island — Stephanie Rickert (With High Distinction)
Hastings — Ashley Hiser
Hayes Center — Kyle Fornoff
Henderson — Carly Hiebner
Hildreth — Michelle Mahler
Hooper — Sarah Hecox
Lincoln — Josiah Parker
Loomis — Alyssa Saline (With Distinction)
Neligh — Jeffrey Gossman
North Platte — Jill Hassel
Oakland — Nikaela Schroeder
Omaha — Corey Friesen, Emily Gentleman, Jenna Graeve, Meghan McDonough, Krysta Peers, Shannon Roth (With Distinction)
Papillion — Kelsi Lemon
Scottsbluff — Brandon Deeds
Seward — Anthony Hentzen
Shelby — Lindsey Crook
Sidney — Adam Peetz, Ty Schmidt (With Distinction)
St. Edward — Kaleb Cruise
Valentine — Natalie Dunn (With Distinction)
York — Janae Nienhueser
Missouri Valley, IA — Julia Kenealy
Treynor, IA — Joshua Bintz
Urbandale, IA — Michelle Ripperger
Aberdeen, SD — Sarah Poe (With High Distinction)
Richland, WA — Kanpapha Bovornassavaurai
Orem, UT — Scott Springer
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Perfusion Science
Grand Island — Kelly Cole
Grand Island — Ryan Zavala
Lincoln — Courtney Petersen (With Highest Distinction)
Norfolk — Cole McCallum
Omaha — Kayla Kutilek
Omaha — Tram Nguyen Pribil
Peru — Joseph Bremer
West Point — Corinna Schmaderer
Stanley, KS — Whitney Western
Canada — Mark Rosin
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Omaha — Trisha Gall
Phoenix, AZ — Bret Jacobsen Miller
Sierra Vista, AZ — Wyatt Cherry
Hayward, CA — Ellen Huang
Los Angeles, CA — Albert Huerta, Baltazar Osorio, Nicole Watson
Mission Viejo, CA — Andrew Klein
Modesto, CA — Roland Salazar
Rialto, CA — Dennis Livingston, Jr.
San Diego, CA — Brian Ahern
Boulder, CO — Nickolas Willer
Deer Trail, CO — Kristen Janssen
Greeley, CO — Christopher Reed
Brandon, FL — Fatih Aksu
Davie, FL — Pascale Gèhy
Marco Island, FL — Jason Dillashaw
Tampa, FL — Leah Bucholz
Conyers, GA — Simone Telford
Fortson, GA — Frances Ward Burress
New Haven, IN — Samantha Guy
Manhattan, KS — Andrew Kennedy
Natchitoches, LA — Misty Newman Dukes
Baltimore, MD — Mark Burkowski
Silver Spring, MD — Asfaw Worota
Circle Pines, MN — Megan Fasching
Bonne Terre, MO — Katherine Mouser
Florissant, MO — Daniel Hale
Lee's Summit, MO — Patrick Goble
St. Louis, MO — Tamara Edwards
Elizabethtown, NC — Millard Storms, Jr.
Kannapolis, NC — Karl Sembroski
Wilmington, NC — Matthew Coston
Kearney — Jenny Krause
Norman — Michael Marx
Mimbres, NM — Joanna Sanford
Las Vegas, NV — Franklin Brown
Brooklyn, NY — Omar Jack
Bay Village, OH — Margaret Kucia
Kalida, OH — Ronda Nartker
Ottawa, OH — Shannan Dennis
Springboro, OH — Emily Monroe
Edmond, OK — Todd Rankin
Lawton, OK — Joseph Hoskins
Pittsburg, OK — Hillary Sweetin
Tulsa, OK — Michael Iten
Willow, OK — Christopher Rogers
Cove, OR — Nathanael Bolton
Grants Pass, OR — Jeffrey Hartzell
Portland, OR — Frazer Case
Oak Ridge, TN — Stephen Witte
Paris, TN — Benjamin Walker
Arlington, TX — Casey Brock
Converse, TX — Jason Binks
Dallas, TX — William Nicholas
El Paso, TX — Alejandro Beltran, Janelle Cordova
Houston, TX — Bryan Kubena
Killeen, TX — Naikeya Heath, Larissa Cotton Williams
Lubbock, TX — Shawn McCool
Pasadena, TX — Emily Strassner
San Antonio, TX — LauraRuth Bode McQuiston, Nathan Rocha
Spring, TX — John Davis, Sr.
Spokane, WA — Jaren Pilling
Tacoma, WA — Sarah Soja
Wenatchee, WA — Joel Rose
Berlin, WI — Amber Trochinski
Worland, WY — James Wages, Jr.
Canada — Terence O'Leary, Mitchell VanCrasbeek
Puerto Rico — Rafael Rodriguez
Graduate College
Master of Science
Lincoln — Elizabeth Katzberg
Norfolk — Kimberly Bahr Wiechman
Omaha — Jason Zeleny
Plattsmouth — Andrew Sachs
Garden Grove, CA — Vivian Luong, Tram Nguyen
Council Bluffs, IA — Abigail Wood Haggerty
Glenarden, MD — Oluwadamilola Adepegba
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Grand Island — Ashley Mohr
Omaha — Michael Gleason, Jennifer Kopanic
Papillion — Walter Campbell
Belle Plaine, MN — Jeffrey Schmidt
Jackson, MS — Caronda Moore
Price, UT — Rosslyn Grosely
Russia — Anna Brynskikh
China — Lan Fu, Kangmu Ma, Jing Tong, Chao Zhang
UNMC College of Public Health
Certificate in Public Health
Clearwater — Mikayla Wiese
Lincoln — Nithal Kuwa
Omaha — Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Kwassi Amevor, Lisa Vajgrt-Smith
Orland Hills, IL — Beau Sanchez
Rapid City, SD — Lakey Heesacker
San Antonio, TX — Cynthia Bush
India — Yogesh Dutt, Kumaravel Ilangovan, Priyanka Mohanty, Swapnil More, Bijaya Padhi, Gupteswar Patel, Alok Patra, Ashirbada Pradhan, Ajit Sahoo
College of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Fremont — Sean Navarrette
Grand Island — Chad Wetzel
Henderson — Douglas Franz
Omaha — Andrea Naughton
West Des Moines, IA — Meghan Hastings Langel
China — Jiali Zheng
Nigeria — Teniola Oshodi
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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