Diplomas will be conferred on 213 University of Nebraska Medical Center students this week during commencement ceremonies in Kearney, Omaha and Scottsbluff.
In Kearney, UNMC commencement is Thursday, December 20, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on the Kearney campus. Graduates are in the Kearney Division of the College of Nursing, the School of Allied Health Professions and the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska.
In Omaha, UNMC commencement is Friday, December 21, at 2:00 p.m. at the Joslyn Art Museum Witherspoon Concert Hall. Graduates are from the School of Allied Health Professionals, College of Nursing (Lincoln and Omaha) and Graduate Studies.
In Scottsbluff, UNMC commencement is Saturday, December 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center for students in the College of Nursing West Nebraska.
KEARNEY
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING KEARNEY DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
AINSWORTH – Diana Cathleen Keller
ALMA – Melissa Ann Miller
AXTELL – Dana R. Abrahamson
BARTLETT – April Jean Hoerle
BEATRICE – Betsy Ann Bauman
CHADRON – Kirsten Marie Hoffman
COZAD – Pamela Sue Bennett
GOTHENBURG – Cody Lynn Hendricks and Lindsay Michelle Sitorius
GRAND ISLAND – Michelle Lynn Collins and Matthew Christopher Oliver
KEARNEY – Andrea Elizabeth Payne and Karen Colleen Skiles
MINDEN – Andrea Leigh Malcom
NORTH PLATTE – Lana Joleen Wolfe
OCONTO – Heather Rae Putnam
OMAHA – Shanna Michelle Christensen
PIERCE – Lacey Lynn Moeller
SPALDING – Keri Ann Carraher
WILCOX – Emily Erin Bergstrom (with High Distinction)
WOOD RIVER – Stacey Lee Smith
HOUSTON TX – Allison Rae Diers
LINCOLN
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING LINCOLN DIVISION
(participates in Omaha ceremony)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
ADAMS – Lisa Dawn Otto
AXTELL – Erin Leigh Larson
BASSETT – Jodi K. Dearmont
BEATRICE – Lori Ann Pretzer Crawford
BLAIR – Catherine Sue Swanson Graves
CLEARWATER – Jody A. Kester Herley
COLUMBUS – Bethany Alison McLaughlin
CULBERTSON – Katie Brooke Nichols
DAVID CITY – Esther Anna Rathjen
DODGE – Stacie Sue Harms
GOTHENBURG – Cassie Jo Hilbers
GRAND ISLAND – Stephanie Lynn Schaeffer
GUIDE ROCK – Stephanie L. Petsch
LAWRENCE – Rebecca Kathryn Hadenfeldt
LINCOLN – Heather Anne Lenhoff, Sheryl Flinn Roberts and Melanie Danielle Voight
LOUP CITY – Holly Ann Obermiller
MADISON – Julia Ann Petersen
NEWMAN GROVE – Robin Lynn Benson
NORTH BEND – Lindsey Dawn Wieser
NORTH PLATTE – Jacque LaRee Langford
OMAHA – Laura Ann Fleissner, Jennifer Marie Nosek and Rebecca A. Stratbucker
ROSELAND – Jessica Lynne Heuertz
SIOUX FALLS SD – Maria Lynn Ellenbecker, Trichelle Grace Hupke and Michelle Alisa Timmer
OMAHA
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
ATKINSON – Trixy Marie Schmitz (with Distinction)
BELLEVUE – Laura Kate Barton
BROKEN BOW – Mindy Elaine Penny
BROWNVILLE – Julio A. Cano
CLARKSON – Kara Alissa Goodman
LA VISTA – Cheryl Ann Van Akin
LOUISVILLE – Becca E’lise Engelkemier (with High Distinction)
MCCOOK – Wendy Gayle Blank
MINDEN – Tasha A. Beck
NEBRASKA CITY – Kara Christine Dammast
NORTH BEND – Sarah Beth Scott
OMAHA – Tara Lynn Andresen, Wendy M. Baden, Crystal Lynn Baker, Timothy David Benson, Heather Lynn Frick, Emily Rose Hamann, Allison Margaret Killip, Jessica Marie Lubbers, Amy Jill McDaniel, Keri Maureen Martin Mulherin, Doreen M. Fritz Nestander, Heather Marie Sorensen, Amy Elizabeth Anderson St. Cyr, Katie Lynn Vlieger and Bobbie Jo Vogel
PAPILLION – Dorothy Lynn Bierbrauer, Michelle K. Feldbauer and Beth Ann Mullenix
PIERCE – Libby Mary Elizabeth Birch (with High Distinction)
ST. EDWARD – Rebecca M. Carder
WAHOO – Ada Jane Maly
COUNCIL BLUFFS IA – Stacy Diane Hobbs Rooker
BROOKHAVEN MS – Jennyfer Howard Aycock
SCOTTSBLUFF
COLLEGE OF NURSING WEST NEBRASKA DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
ALLIANCE – Scott A. Dobson
BRIDGEPORT – Cari Lynn Newkirk Schmidt
GERING – Erin Renee Baum
MITCHELL – Julia Graham Adams and Cassandra L. Murphy
O’NEILL – Michelle Leeann Steele
SCOTTSBLUFF – Elizabeth Anne Paetow Clemens, Valerie Marie Dietrich and Barbara J. White Jacobs
TORRINGTON WY – Dodi Lynn Des Enfants and Heather Denyse Jenkins
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Post Masters Certificate in Nursing
CLIVE IA – Kathleen S. Adams
POTOMAC MD – Lorraine Carol Bonde Diering
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Bachelor of Science (Military Physician Assistant)
COLUMBUS – Anthony Van Murphy
OPELIKA AL – Michael Joe Hanvey
TEXARKANA AR – John Walter Knight III
DOUGLAS AZ – Alfredo Altamirano
MESA AZ – Barry Duane McMillon
DIXON CA – Jon Eric Stubblefield
SAN DIEGO CA – Brian D. Robb
DENVER CO – John E. Myskiw
NEWARK DE – Justina Renee Mateen
BRANDON FL – David Allen Zeller, Jr.
BROOKSVILLE FL – Kevin Robert Fischer
FT. LAUDERDALE FL – Robert V. Niewoonder
PORT CHARLOTTE FL – Ewa Nathalie Howell Garner
SPRING HILL FL – Robert Alan Scavelli
ALBANY GA – James Edward Hay
SYLVESTER GA – Edward Beck Baldwin III
IOWA CITY IA – Robert Bruce Hilleman
NAMPA ID – Patrick Brian McCabe
POCATELLO ID – Heath M. Scott
CAIRO IL – Vickie Ann Patton
ROUND LAKE IL – Eric Dean Gearhart
FT. WAYNE IN – David Alan Cox
KOKOMO IN – Ryan S. Bellaw
FT. KNOX KY – Bertis Thomas McMillan
GERMANTOWN MD – Christopher R. Mattson
EAST LANSING MI – Ingrid Marion Cavanaugh
SWARTZ CREEK MI – James A. Arceo
COTTAGE GROVE MN – Joseph Mark Uzpen
MARBLE HILL MO – Shari Elaine Hastings Lopez
ALBEMARLE NC – Chris Lee McSwain
FAYETTEVILLE NC – Jarrett Dion Brown and Larry Alan Wyatt
HIGH FALLS NC – Bret Reeves
SPARTA NJ – Ian Christopher Stack
BATAVIA NY – Scott Harris Robinson
HAMMONDSPORT NY – Tobijah Tamara Claudia Blanche Griffin
RICHFIELD SPRINGS NY – Rebecca Lynn Gregg
RIPLEY OH – Christopher S. Hensley
ROCKY RIVER OH – Jennifer Michelle Harwood
TOLEDO OH – Edward Louis Smith
WILLOUGHBY OH – Matthew Mark Yates
YOUNGSTOWN OH – Carl Edward Long, Jr.
TULSA OK – Max Edward Owen
EUGENE OR – Marvin H. McAllister
PORTLAND OR – William C. Cranston and Scott Roger Johnson
GREENTOWN PA – Carolyn McWilliams Aros
MOUNT LEBANON PA – Brian Patrick Harrity
MITCHELL SD – Patrick R. Heiser
BRECKENRIDGE TX – Ryan Allen Curtis
CORPUS CHRISTI TX – Eusebio Flores III
EL PASO TX – Valentin Chavez Hernandez
GATESVILLE TX – Sergio Perez
HOUSTON TX – Brian Marcus Krustchinsky
IRVING TX – Dawn Annette Criado
KILLEEN TX – Helen May Brady
SKIPWITH VA – David H. Allgood
BELLEVUE WA – Timothy V. Cruickshank
BELLINGHAM WA – Justin Thomas Decker
PUYALLUP WA – Donna Marie Genis
SPOKANE WA – David P. Day
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
BELLWOOD – Kimberley Ann Vitek
CENTRAL CITY – Jennifer Jane Brown Waterman
CHADRON – Heidi Lyn Jones Wess (with Highest Distinction)
COLUMBUS – Christopher Scott Kudron
ELKHORN – Robbie Lynn Lane
FAIRFIELD – Julie Katherine Herbek
FALLS CITY – Dana Marie Kottich McCabe
GOTHENBURG – Sally Jane Gill (with Distinction)
GRAND ISLAND – Kerri Sue Otto
LINCOLN – Nicole Michele Duval (with Highest Distinction), Andrea Renee Johnson, Erin Renae Spiry, Michael Douglas Thompson (with Distinction) and Kelly Ann Zessin
MITCHELL – Ryan Dean Sharp
NORFOLK – Paul R. Mueting (with Distinction)
OMAHA – Jacqueline K. Beaver, Andrea Jean Bieganski, Sean Christopher Bigler, Kelly Lynn Collins, Laura Elizabeth Lessley, Jayne Stephanie Miller and Traci Lee Wilkinson (with Distinction)
ORD – Nicole Dawn Holtz Pfeil
PAPILLION – Lindsey Ann Thorpe
SCHUYLER – Rebecca Linn Guzinski
SUTHERLAND – Darcey Leigh Martin
VALENTINE – Timothy Aaron Rosfeld
VALLEY – Jason Ryan Hennessey
WEST POINT – Tina Marie Recker
COLORADO SPRINGS CO – Tricia Lyn Vondrasek
MADISON CT – Kristen Anderson Huber (with High Distinction)
MANNING IA – Melissa Kay Blum Jacobsen (with Distinction)
GARDEN CITY KS – Marsha Pauline Ramsey Viers
MARYSVILLE KS – Margaret Mae McGuire
MCKINNEY TX – Keith Michael DeFini
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master of Science in Nursing
NORTH PLATTE – Linda Lee Graham Decker
OMAHA – Sharon Diane Carter Kochanowicz and Jennifer Palmer Sutton
ST. LIBORY – Betty L. Elder
OAKLAND IA – Dianna Marie Prokupek
GRADUATE STUDIES
Master of Science
EAST PEORIA IL – Christopher Joseph Couri
ONEIDA NY – Hilary E. Bourquin Blair
CHAMBERLAIN SD – Shanna E. Vargas
CHINA – Xiaofei Liu
GRADUATE STUDIES
Doctor of Philosophy
CRETE – Janet Louise Nieveen
GRETNA – Francese Elizabeth Henton
OMAHA – Peter Charles Iwen
TILDEN – James C. Brown III
YORK – Connie Lue Sivinski
MIAMI FL – Djuana Merryce Earline Harvell
ST. JOSEPH MO – Jennifer Ann Brennan
MILBANK SD – Michelle Lee VanLith
PICKSTOWN SD – Beverly S. Chrisman Schaffer