A commencement ceremony will be held Dec. 18 for 135 University of Nebraska Medical Center students graduating from the College of Nursing, College of Medicine, College of Public Health, College of Allied Health Professions, and Graduate College. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at Joslyn Art Museum.
Below is a list of students and their hometowns.
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Albion – Tara Leetch
Cozad – Larisa Ong
Fairbury – Heather Kracht, Shaylin Likens
Firth – Jennifer Hier
Grand Island – Stephanie Levander
Hershey – Rochelle Herrada
Lincoln – Jessica Reeb, Renee Tolle
Newman Grove – Tania Arreguin
Norfolk – Rachel Mann
North Platte – Jace Cain
Omaha – Shahnaz Benner, Cynthia Carter, Lynnette Chavanu, Cecilia Mendoza, Kristina Soballe
Ravenna – Caitlin Schwartz
Syracuse – Ashley Beach
Benson, AZ – Nina Johnson
Avoca, IA – Kelsey Kelley
Thornton , IA – Tonya Shehata
Burkina Faso, West Africa – Linda Kiswendsida Kabore
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Master of Science in Nursing
Omaha – Cheri Jenkins
Oxford – Marcia Carlson
Ankeny, IA – Amy Larson
Urbandale, IA – Shannon Becker
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing
Hastings – Dacia Oakeson
Lexington – Ann Young
Lincoln – Cheryl McMurry
Omaha – Therese Mathews
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Bellevue – Tara Goesch
Chetopa, KS – Kelly Derganc
UNMC College of Medicine (Omaha)
Doctor of Medicine
Laurel – Ashley Tiahrt
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Science Technology
Guide Rock – Torie Robb
Overton – Shawnelle Anderson
Sterling, CO – Breyona Hill
LaGrange, KY – Jamie Farmer
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Alliance – Andrew Kirchner
Atkinson – Amelia Shane
Clearwater – Katelyn Thiele
Elkhorn – Amanda Kroymann
Elm Creek – Mallory Johnson (With Highest Distinction)
Firth – Kayla Fink
Hardy – Brittanie Simonsen
Henderson – Cortney van den Berg
Holdrege – Mallory Haas
Lincoln – Brianna Bankson (With High Distinction), Molly Humlicek, Jessica Taylor, Mason Van Nostrand
Murray – Kelly Hoover
Norfolk – Mary Kinney
Omaha – Kathryn Dearing, Nicholas Constantino, Stephanie Curtis, Anna Davidson (With High Distinction), Evan Howe, Joli Huebner, Sarah McCaslin, Chelsea Voet (With Distinction)
Plattsmouth – Gregory Stevens
Sidney – Leah Barjenbruch
Stuart – Laurie Keogh
Wahoo – Jacob Mach
West Point – Katherine Brodahl
Castle Rock, CO – Grant Robbins
Colorado Springs, CO – William Kuhn
Denver, CO – Rachel Morr
Southbury, CT – Julie Nye Pope
Miramar, FL – Cassandra Dumornay
Bettendorf, IA – Janene Misak
Sioux City, IA – Mindy Moody
Bloomington, IL – Amy Stites
Berryton, KS – Emily Laskowski (With Distinction)
Washington, KS – Kayla Wyatt (With High Distinction)
Inez, KY – Lucy Bowen
Grand Rapids, MN – Britney Adams (With Distinction)
Maple Grove, MN – Hannah Wilhelm
Lee’s Summit, MO – Morgan Walker
St. Louis, MO – Katherine Bliss Giersch
Chillicothe, OH – Christopher Hirsch
Hilliard, OH – John Prickett
Medina, OH – Ginger Rogers
Sandusky, OH – Timothy Halstead
Hummelstown, PA – Kelly Perez
Freeman, SD – Laura Hofer
Sioux Falls, SD – Katelin Bergstrom
Henrico, VA – Sarah Worman
Hong Kong – Wayna Chow
Graduate College
Master of Science
Cedar Rapids – Morgan Galle
Lincoln – Jason Scott
Omaha – Joan Nelson
Spirit Lake, IA – Alexandra Moffitt
Abbeville, LA – Khanh Van Luong
Ogden, UT – Mallory Wood Darais
Sheridan , WY – Christopher Schultz
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Hershey – Kristi Anderson Anderswon
Omaha – Jung Chien, Swapnil Desale, Derek Passer, Eric Tom
Colorado Springs, CO – Kristin Watkins
Kansas City, KS – Ariel Burns
Grand Haven , MI – James Reinecke
St. Louis, MO – Melissa King
Martins Ferry, OH – Shawna Woollard
Bridgewater, SD – Bryan Becker
China – Haitao Luan, Jinjin Zhang, Weiwei Zhang, Yuliang Zhang
India – Aditya Bade, Vaibhav Mundra, Catherine Murari-Kanti, Priya Pai, Abhilasha Purohit
Taiwan – Chun-Kai Huang
Turkey – Suleyman Vural
UNMC College of Public Health
Certificate in Public Health
Hastings – Jennifer Sharrick
Springview – Jill Kurzenberger
Pickerel Lake, SD – Jonathon Gruba
Uganda – Victoria Nakibuuka-Muli
College of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Bee – Jaime Gabel
Blair – Josie Ehlers
Kearney – Katherine Meyer Vanicek
Lincoln – Dana Gill
Omaha – Karli Davis, Tyler Irvine, Patty Scholting
Westwood Hills, KS – Benjamin Whitsitt
Duluth, MN – Catherine Albert
Bismarck, ND – Brittany Schwartz
Nepal, India – Pravash Manandhar
Togo, West Africa – Asserewou Etekpo
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