A commencement ceremony will be held Dec. 19 for 262 University of Nebraska Medical Center students graduating from either the College of Nursing, College of Public Health, School of Allied Health Professions, or Graduate College. The ceremony will be held 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 Kearney Division
Kearney — William Cannon
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Bellevue — Kelly Gray
Clarkson — Jennifer Coufal
Oxford — Lesha Korte Murphy
Papillion — Andrea Seieroe
Elwood — Loni Knudsen
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Master of Science in Nursing
Scottsbluff — Amber Ramig
Logan, IA — Salina Anderson
Manning, IA — Laura Howe
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Post-Master's Certificate in Nursing
Allegany — Susan Slavinski Crane
Grand Island — Kelly Houfek
Minatare — Dana Krause Samson
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Hickman — Hope Hohensee Bauman
Omaha — Laura Rowland Lonehill
UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha)
Bachelor of Science
Fountain Hills, AZ — Anton Wineman
Phoenix, AZ — Ronald Duke
Safford, AZ — Robert Gabbitas
Canyon Country, CA — Megan Stanton
Elk Grove, CA — Jordan Dukes
Fallbrook, CA — Marty Stanisz
Los Angeles, CA — Aric Austin
Colorado Springs, CO — Joshua Lane
Glenwood Springs, CO — Laura Marsh
Harrington, DE — Sarah Morris
Jacksonville, FL — Selina Pooser
Valrico, FL — Christopher Morrow
West Palm Beach, FL — Marland Fox
Augusta, GA — Dustin Berry
Kingsland, GA — William Galegor
Tucker, GA — Brittany Loeser
Kapolei, HI — Kenneth Edwards
Mililani, HI — Shameice Fischer
Charles City, IA — Lance Shirley
Sioux City, IA — Jason Arnburg
Chicago, IL — Christopher Gonzalez
Countryside, IL — Victoria Rivera Lancaster
Lake Charles, LA — Andrew Bordelon
Luling, LA — Megan Knilans Steele
Brighton, MI — Jason Newman
Kellogg, MN — Matthew Tentis
Advance, NC — Andrew Ellis
Fargo, ND — Hannah Simonson
Dover, NH — Robert Whealton
Poughkeepsie, NY — Lee Jin
Rochester, NY — Kevin Zakielarz
Greenford, OH — Craig Ameduri
Hudson, OH — Jordan King
Mentor, OH — Kelly Turner
Portland, OR — Randal Jarrell
Edinboro, PA — Walter Daughenbaugh
Pittsburgh, PA — Jennifer Middlebrooks
Greenville, SC — Ryan Seymour
Seneca, SC — Lesley Dorsey
Aberdeen, SD — Jason Becker
Garland, TX — Meoshe Beckworth
Hampton, TX — Blake Sporer
Killeen, TX — Brian Mckown
Pearland, TX — Nicholas Bialobos
Roanoke, TX — Gregory Bookston
San Antonio, TX — Joshua Bailey, Trent Lyman
Virginia Beach, VA — Axia Jelderks
Lynnwood, WA — Matthew Borgen
Silverdale, WA — Richard Bonnes
Evergreen, WI — Andrew DeStefano
Niagara, WI — Elissa Beebe
Saint Germaine, WI — Katherine Vanier
Canada — Joshua Cook, Nicole Da Silva, Eric Mailhot, Dina Trussler, Kathleen Ryan
South Korea — Daeyun Kim
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science Technology
Newman Grove — Michelle McCloud
Cassopolis, ID — Neil Eitel
Assaria, KS — Kenneth VanAmburg
Elizabethtown, KY — Marlinn Ellyson
Raleigh, NC — Philip Worsham
Bluffton, SC — Catherine Carter
Chester, SC — Stephanie Elfert
Cleburne, TX — Julie Britain
San Antonio, TX — Jill Torres
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Perfusion Science
Earlysville, VA — Michael Gelvin
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Adams — Erin Dorn
Arlington — Kristin Collins
Bennet — Kayla Bruss (With Distinction)
Blair — Lindsay Groff
Chadron — Mary Tucker
Columbus — Giana Novotny
Creighton — Katie DeMuth (With High Distinction)
Dwight — Stacey Coufal
Elkhorn — Natalie Willer
Firth — Emily Bloomquist, Corey Richards
Howells — Angie Baumert
Imperial — Erica Pirog
Leigh — Jared Barjenbruch, Courtney Wendt
Lincoln — Spencer Elliott, Claire High, Stephanie Lee, Rachel Sauvageau
Norfolk — Nichole Rucker Nemec
Ogallala — Alexa Krajewski
Omaha — Brittany Ford (With Distinction), Collin Horton, Megan King, Patrick Pick, Robyn Thorson (With Distinction)
Osceola — Morgan Walgren (With High Distinction)
Plattsmouth — Kylie Parshall
Ralston — Kimberly Spencer
Ravenna — Stephanie Muhlbach
Sidney — Kayla Glanz
Tecumseh — Jessica Borrenpohl (With Distinction)
West Point — Cassie Pratt
Anchorage, AK — Heather Burnell
Hokes Bluff, AL — Nathan Silvey
Chandler, AZ — Robert Brookshire
Gilbert, AZ — Roy Montgomery
Lake Havasu City, AZ — Jennifer Hawkins
Phoenix, AZ — Joseph Warner
Tucson, AZ — Roxane Dalke
Yuma, AZ — Diogenes Bermudo
Chino Hills, CA — Sima Patel
Corona, CA — Cesar Veliz
Cypress, CA — Briana McLaughlin
Fairfield, CA — Minh Tran
Fresno, CA — Steven Self
Garden Grove, CA — Jeffrey Aichelman
Gardena, CA — Lakmali Kodituwakku
Livermore, CA — James Tilton
National City, CA — Randall Moss
West Covina, CA — Nan Shih
Aurora, CO — Michelle Ramos
Grand Junction, CO — Hannah Mooney
Scotland, CT — Nicholas Chaput
Orlando, FL — Jeffrey Long
Thomasville, GA — Emory Blair
Wailuku, HI — Joseph Lang
Ankeny, IA — Patrick Kasper
Council Bluffs, IA — Brian Clark
Marshalltown, IA — Elli Mathis
Sioux Center, IA — Morgan Meissner
Rigby, ID — Megan Moser (With Highest Distinction)
Chicago, IL — Tiffanie Lowy, Kevin Rowe
Forrest, IL — Christopher Mygatt
Fort Wayne, IN — Nathan Glassley
Indianapolis, IN — Melissa Lincoln
Manhattan, KS — Jordan Thornburg
McPherson, KS — Ashley Miller
Oak Grove, LA — Douglas Yates
Somerset, MA — Michael Bryant
Cumberland, MD — Edward Williams
Germantown, MD — Alexander Racicot
Upper Marlboro, MD — Sherree Toney
Midland, MI — Margaret Jacob
Monroe, MI — John Cowgar II
Donnelly, MN — Jonna Beyer
Hermantown, MN — Ashley McEachern
Hugo, MN — Jennifer Motz
Maple Grove, MN — Bridget Reilly
Fremont, MO — Nathaniel Fielding
Kansas City, MO — Olivia Klinkhardt
Charlotte, NC — Charlotte Andrews
Covington, NC — Samuel Rocker
Kinston, NC — Eric Lopez
Morehead City, NC — Aubry Drye
Wilson, NC — Mandy Pears
Reno, NV — Samuel England
Albany, NY — Joshua Somma
Brooklyn, NY — Danny Wu
East Meadow, NY — Melissa Nocella-Thakkar
Potsdam, NY — Terri Evrard Joyce
Trumansburg, NY — Abbey Darling
West Sayville, NY — Jason Spinnicchia
Gallipolis, OH — Joel Harris
Greenwich, OH — Kelly Osborne
Loganton, PA — Amber Briggs
Philadelphia, PA — Sade Savage
Wyalusing, PA — Stephani Krosschell
Sioux Falls, SD — Erin Minahan (With High Distinction)
Fayetteville, TN — Nicholas Krishnan
Houston, TX — Donald Frazee II
Jasper, TX — Larry Brown, Jr.
San Antonio, TX — Denise Jimenez, Barbara Smith
Alexandria, VA — Paul Schultzman
Blacksburg, VA — Claire Elliott (With High Distinction)
Newport News, VA — Denise Lewis
Roanoke, VA — Jonathan Fraim
Woodbridge, VA — Georgeta Crisan Sealey, Hyun Yi
Lacey, WA — Rommel Daffon
Lake Stevens, WA — Nicholas Coffey
Puyallup, WA — Jeremy McGuffey
Seattle, WA — Donna Chiechi Elam
Tacoma, WA — Daniel Kemp
Appleton, WI — Julie Thomas
Eau Claire, WI — Timothy Lamb
South Milwaukee, WI — Erin DeBoer
Canada — Jacqueline Harden
Ecuador — Jorge Jara
Graduate College
Master of Science
Lincoln — Nima Rohani, Jared Schoettger
Omaha — Megan Schmitz Berens, Jeffrey Carson, Jason Zeleny
Garrison, ND — Drew Gehring
Egypt — Mina Hanna
Greece — Evlampia Papoutsi
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
DeWitt — Katrina Burchett
Doniphan — Katherine Maliszewski
Enid — Joyce Leake Tow
Lincoln — Akram Mohammed
Omaha — Fadhel Mohammed Alomar, Ann Anderson Berry, Elizabeth Beam, Bala Vamsi Krishna Karuturi, Teresa Grosserode Smith, Alvin Wee
Waverly — Danielle Fenster
Carmichael, CA — Phillip Purnell
Fallbrook, CA — Regina Robbins
Cape Coral, FL — Ashley Lugo
Medford, MN — Ryan Cornelius
St Louis, MO — Adrian Epstein
Clatskanie, OR — Jamie Arnst
Portland, OR — Amanda Hawley
Argentina — Osvaldo Barrera, Mariano Uberti
China — Minghui Chen, Qiang Chen, Gang Zhang
Greece — Panagiotis Koutakis
India –Soumitra Bhuyan, Bhopal Mohapatra
Vietnam — Dieu-My Tran
UNMC College of Public Health
Certificate in Public Health
Alliance — Megan Essay
Imperial — Heidi Wheeler
Lincoln — Nithal Kuwa
Omaha — Sonia Bomzon
Papillion — Latevi Lawson
Baltimore, MD — Leslie Parker Omoto
Houston, MO — Erin Maxwell
China — Junqun Xiong
College of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Bellevue — Bartlett Hamilton III, Christopher Wickwire
Benedict — Jillian Fickenscher
Eagle — Caitlin Pleas
Grand Island — Cole Boyle
West Point — Karmen Emanuel Dickes
York — Caryn Vincent
Cedar Rapids, IA — Amy Houser
Dunlap, IA — Emily Hanigan
San Antonio, TX — Cynthia Bush
Burkina Faso — Salomon Compaore
China — Cheng Lin
Ghana — Christiana Atsu
Haiti — Shirley Delair
Nigeria — Chioma Amadi
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