A commencement ceremony will be held on Friday, Dec. 14, for 327 University of Nebraska Medical Center students. The students are graduating from the colleges of nursing, public health and allied health professions as well as the 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.
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Bachelor of Science (Military)
Ponca City — Joshua Gilliland
Anchorage, AK — Rashawna Spaights
Sikeston, AK — Benjamin Stricklin
Rohnert Park, CA — Erin Beaver
North Ft. Myers, FL — Andrew Page
Boise, ID — Tiffany Stark
Johnsburg, IL — Adam Todd
Evansville, IN — John Nunn
Fort Wayne, IN — Michelle Banta
Charlotte, NC — Sarah Schmid
Huber Heights, OH — Brandon Wilson
Allentown, PA — Nicole Albertson
Columbia, SC — Edgardo Ramirez, Jr.
Louisville, TN — Chase Cannon
El Paso, TX — Kimberly Atwater
San Antonio, TX — Colleen McCue
Salt Lake City, UT — Joshua Quertinmont
Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Science
Elk Creek — JoLene Bartels
Lincoln — Kelsey Oliver
Norfolk — Adam Schleppenbach
Valley — Krista Skidmore-Lewis
Vista, CA — Amonda Feliciano
Elizabethtown, KY — Amanda Smith
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Belvidere — Michaela Houchin (With Distinction)
Bennington — Abbey Christensen
Blair — Megan Throener
Central City — Jordan Gustafson (With Highest Distinction)
Elkhorn — Nicolel Bowdino
Fremont — Arianne Gesell (With Distinction)
Grand Island — Bria Rasmussen, Sydney Trosper
Hastings — Samuel Rayburn
Holdrege — Michaela Parrish
Hooper — Elizabeth Stenvers
Howells — Chelsey Dierks
Kearney — Nicholas Reed
Lincoln — Erin Dougherty (With Highest Distinction), Maren Fiscus, Kelly Gassman (With Distinction), Karis Overton
Lindsay — Melanie Fehringer
Nebraska City — Brea Smith Proffitt
Nelson — Natasha Wehrman (With High Distinction)
Omaha — Emma Atwell, Taylor Erlenbusch, Delia Gilbertsen, Ann Hall, Rebecca Kreis, Brianna Thacker, Carissa Wollman (With Distinction)
Papillion — Jessica Lahrs
South Sioux City — Edwin Suaza
York — Lu Wang
Mesa, AZ — Justin Cooper
Boulder, CO — Daniel Stepan
Centennial, CO — Amy Polson
Fraser, CO — Rosemary Rushton
Harwinton, CT — Kristen Heavens
Loveland, CT — Kaitlin Mommer (With High Distinction)
Cedar Rapids, IA — Kristen Huebsch
Council Bluffs, IA — Alexa Paley
Dunlap, IA — Emily Hanigan (With Distinction)
Pella, IA — Jasmin Van Weelden
Sheldon, IA — Kellie Den Hartog (With Distinction)
Story City, IA — Josie Clark
Urbandale, IA — Maddison Welch
Lawrenceburg, IN — Parker Gillespie
Overland Park, KS — Erin Greer
Salinas, KS — Antonio Zavala
Waldorf, MD — Kang Kim
Maple Grove, MN — Laura Fisher (With Highest Distinction)
Saint Charles, MO — Anna Wattles
Glasgow, MT — Blaine White
Alamogordo, NM — Jason Lamm
North Tonawanda, NY — Amber Rhow (With High Distinction)
Bellevue, OH — Jonathan Eubanks
Bend, OR — Michelle Brannen Geffert, Hattie Piske
Burns, OR — Sarah Fitzpatrick (With Highest Distinction)
Brookings, SD — Cassidy Kotelman
Dell Rapids, SD — Brianna Davis
Parkston, SD — David Schoenfish
Rapid City, SD — Paeton Larson (With Distinction)
Sioux Falls, SD — Tasha Nelson
Kingsport, TN — Brian Caston
Knoxville, TN — Nicholas Evans
Nashville, TN — Donna Kilkelly
El Paso, TX — Josue Paredes
San Antonio, TX — Danielle Hicks
Nephi, UT — Riley Worwood
Auburn, WA — Matthew Diotte
Casper, WY — Katelyn Birkett
Guam — Alria Delacruz
Nepal — Poonam Joshi
Master of Perfusion Science
Pelham, MA — Aaron Youngberg
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Aurora — Lurena Bish, Sadie Young
Clarks — Melissa Sundberg
Crete — Karlee Kemper (With High Distinction), Daniel Meinke (With Distinction)
Elkhorn — Makenzie Deener, Samantha Weber
Elwood — Paige Chrisp
Gretna — Megan Kruse
Hastings — Patrick Nyman
Hemingford — Alanna Wacker
Hickman — Jody Macke
Humphrey — Tristen Foltz
Kearney — Lauren Mimick (With High Distinction), Sarah Olson, Brook Wiemers
Lexington — Katelin Schultze (With High Distinction)
Lincoln — Alayna Kavanaugh, Janice Luethje, Nicole Polivka (With Distinction), Taylor Rohde, Rosemarie Ruhl
Louisville — Cassandra Jordan (With Distinction)
Minden — Trevor Kuehn
Omaha — Danielle Christiansen, Austin Derby, Mary Gruber, Rachel Hagge (With Distinction), Jennifer Hill (With Highest Distinction), Wyleigh Hindman, Kayleigh Lewandowski, Emily Reiff (With Highest Distinction), Katelin Soukup (With Distinction), Brooke Stevens (With High Distinction), Carley Thomas
O'Neill — Amy Moore
Papillion — Amanda McClanahan
Petersburg — Jaime Kennedy (With Distinction)
Ralston — Brandon Jochimsen (With Distinction)
Saint Paul — Stacie Swanson
Scottsbluff — Zachary Clemens (With Distinction), Taylor Gollas
Winside — Natasha Jensen
Scottsdale, AZ — McKenna Thomas
Garden Grove, CA — Mimie Nguyen
Rancho Cucamonga, CA — Zachary Beard
Canon City, CO — Samara Hill (With Distinction)
Eaton, CO — Jasmine Inda (With Distinction)
Montrose, CO — Acacia Sharrow (With Distinction)
Dallas Center, IA — Justin Clinkinbeard
Treynor, IA — Nicole Siebels
Clearwater, KS — Sara White
Bethesda, MD — Karen Mosch
San Antonio, TX — Amanda Smith
Master of Science in Nursing
Lincoln — Shayla Hinrichsen
Lakeside, IA — Jessica Hudspeth
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Bellevue — Vickie Reed
Elkhorn — Patricia Bitters Hotaling
Omaha — Nicole Dyer
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Doctor of Medicine
North Platte — Richard Poppe
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Master of Public Health
Culbertson — Kathryn Grafel
Lincoln — Ellana Haakenstad, Mitchell Shea
Omaha — Abigail Hughes, DaiTrang Le, Mahua Saha, Jonathan Tefft
Niles, OH — Amanda Cramer
Pittsburgh, PA — Lauren Cirrincione
Austin, TX — Bailey Cooper
Cedar Hills, UT — Jessyka Johnson
Appleton, WI — Caina Weiner
Burkina Faso — Issaka Kabore
China — Dong Liu
India — Jagadeesh Puvvula
Nigeria — Abolore Idris
Saudi Arabia — Abdulla Munir
Certificate in Public Health
Omaha — Brittney Hensley
Winter Springs, FL — Liezelle Calina
Brazil — Emiliane Pereira
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master of Science
Holdrege — Jill Reed
Roseville, MN — David Duevel
Seattle, WA — Jordan Greaser
Bangladesh — Ahmad Tanwir
Doctor of Philosophy
Burwell — Melissa Thoene
Lincoln — Jocelyn Herstein
Omaha — Betsy Becker, Adam Cornish, Danielle Dohrmann, Seth Stauffer, Andrew Trease, Laura Weber, Kerui Xu
Almira, WA — Glen Gilson
New Hampton, IA — Abigail Kennedy
Chapel Hill, NC — Marisa Schnider Rosen
Brandon, SD — Cody Wehrkamp
China — Fei Yu, Zhihao Mao, Xiaobei Wang, Niming Wu, Songli Zhu
Bangladesh — Rahat Jahan
Iran — Raheleh Miralami
Nepal — Saraswoti Khadge
Saudi Arabia — Hassan Alsaad
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327 UNMC students to receive diplomas Dec. 14 during commencement ceremonies
