More than 150 undergraduate and graduate nursing students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and College of St. Mary were chosen for induction into Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nursing Honor Society, Gamma Pi At-Large Chapter.
The Gamma Pi At-Large Chapter includes six campuses — five UNMC nursing divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk and the College of St. Mary.
STTI supports the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurse leaders and scholars committed to making a difference in health worldwide. Founded in 1922, it is the only nursing honor society. STTI is a global community of nurse leaders and scholars with 490 chapters in 85 countries around the world.
Members demonstrate high standards of scholarship and leadership, and practice in a variety of health care settings, as well as serving as educators, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurs.
Students are listed below along with their hometowns:
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Franklin — Taylor Randall
Gibbon — Lindsay Gillming
Grand Island — Brittany Asche
Kearney — Jill Beavers, Michaela Berke, Erin Blackford, Chelsea Brown, Elizabeth Cote, Abby Kijowski, Kwang Hee Johng, Katy Lebruska, Abby Meier, Amber Putnam, Shelby Rademacher, Brandon Scherzberg, Brandie Yeutter
Lincoln — Nickolaus Claridge
UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Elkhorn — Kevin Kelley
La Vista — Michelle Johnson
Lincoln — Erin Abbott, Paola Arizmendi, Stephanie Bitzes, Samantha Burns, Anna Cidlik, Jill Cohen, Daniel Cramer, Brittany Fett, Noelle Gall, Mariel Harding, Sarah Halverson, Shayla Heimann, Leah James, Brittney Jurgens, Andrea Letheby, Lillie Lueke, Rachel Marden, Kara Polt, Paige Skolnik, Emily Sughroue, Katherine Turner
McCook — Molly Peck
Neligh — Abby Kallhoff
Nelson — Jaycee Jacobitz
North Bend — Julia Minarick
Omaha — Kathryn Bean, Stephanie Sojka
Papillion — Helen Horner
Pierce — Kaelee Stuchlik
Waverly — Krista Peterson
Wymore — Dani Michaelis
UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division
Atkinson — Karissa Reiser
Auburn — Stacie Pollard
Bloomfield — Leanna Cayler
Central City — Monica Lee-Buss
Fremont — Mary Miles
Lincoln — Danielle Bower
Norfolk — Kimberly Jespersen, Jennifer Sorensen, Heather Miller, Rachel Ziebarth, Kayla Roth, Courtney Walker, Joey Chung
Omaha — Katherine Palik
Pierce — Joey Koehn
Silver Creek — Kirsten Wilcox
Wisner — Richelle Wesemann
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Arnold — Vanessa Harvey
Ashland — Taylor Mueller
Aurora — Cassandra Van Pelt
Bellevue — Alexandra Bakke, Ellie Best, Melissa Holton, Kate Weidemann
Cedar Rapids — Jessica Zoerb
David City — Patricia Oborny
Dunning — Johanna Spencer
Elkhorn — Jenna Sweetwood
Eustis — Kenzie Banzhaf
Ewing — Stephanie Bunner
Fremont — Kaylene Inama, Emily Johnson
Gretna — Jessica Blake
LaVista — Ashley Jacobsen
Lexington — Stephanie Reutlinger
Lincoln — Sara Collins, LeAnn Holmes, Cindy Keckler, Courtney Loecker, Vanessa Schott
Morrill — Alice Fillingham
Omaha — Sara Borowiak, Mara Clemens, Bobbie Darby, Tara Dickey, Eileen Dineen, Brett Elliff, Steffen Farrington, Laura Fusselman, Ellen Illg, Elizabeth Miller, Amy Nasr, Amanda Nelson, Kathryn Oien, Emily Ridder, Caitlin Rosenbaum, Katherine Rounds, Jamie Sorensen, Melissa Thompson
Papillion — Lauren Sigmon, Abby Wachholtz
Paxton — Jena McFadden
Pilger — Hollan Pile
Saint Paul — Jami Kezeor
Surprise — Kirk Vodicka
Wakefield — Traci Lueth Haglund
Waterloo — Regina Mackevicius
York — Jordeyn Johnson
Sioux City, IA — Elizabeth Perkins
St. Louis, MO — Kaylin Golterman
Sioux Falls, SD — Michelle Kutzke
Viborg, SD — Chelsey Larsen
Huntsville , TX — Kathleen Tripp Reeves
Cheyenne, WY — Lori Liebl
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division
Ashby — Hope Hansen
Gering — Allison Furby, Emily O'Boyle
Lincoln — Jeffrey Baker
Scottsbluff — Jack Arnold, Breanna Elley, Molly Gowin
Sutherland — Adrian Jochum
Bentonville, AR — Jennifer Tolomeo
Redlands, CA — Jessica Wetherby
Boulder, CO — James Kuster
Lone Tree, CO — Jacqueline Crowley
Cheyenne, WY — Kaitlin Wolff
Torrington, WY — Haley Gross
College of Saint Mary
Clarkson — Kelsie Wiese
Columbus — Andrea Moore
Junction City — Melissa-Ann Semanko
Lincoln — Caitlin O’Rourke
Omaha — Angelica Dillon, Ashely Jatonm, Irish Mills
Ralston — April McDowell, Amanda Smith
Scribner — Jennifer Nebuda
Wahoo — Theresa Buse
Wymore — Jenna Koch
Adair, IA — Megan McMorran
Atlantic, IA — Cynthia Freund
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