UNK Press Release
*Heartland graduate Olivia Casper will graduate from UNK on Friday
KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 196 summer graduates at the University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 8) at UNK’s Health and Sports Center.
Candidates for degrees are listed below in three groups: graduates from Nebraska, graduates from across the United States and international graduates.
Students graduating with honors have the honors noted after their names. Honors, along with grade-point averages necessary to earn those honors, include: summa cum laude, 3.90-4.00; magna cum laude, 3.80-3.89; cum laude, 3.70-3.79; and honorable mention, 3.50-3.69.
Undergraduate Degrees
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BAED – Bachelor of Arts in Education
BS – Bachelor of Science
BSED – Bachelor of Science in Education
BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts
BGS – Bachelor of General Studies
BM – Bachelor of Music
Graduate Degrees
EDS – Education Specialist
MA – Master of Arts
MAE – Master of Arts in Education
MBA – Master of Business Administration
MS – Master of Science
MSE – Master of Science in Education
MATR – Master of Athletic Training
| CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | NAME | DEGREE | MAJOR 1 | MAJOR 2 | HONORS |
| Adams | NE | USA | Bryson Kade Schultz | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Ainsworth | NE | USA | Christina Michelle Buckles | MAE | Supervisor of Special Ed | ||
| Alliance | NE | USA | Logan Daniel Dietrich | MS | Biology | ||
| Amherst | NE | USA | Lacey Michele Schroeder | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Amherst | NE | USA | Savanna Rae Fredrick | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Arcadia | NE | USA | Abby Jo Hulinsky | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Arcadia | NE | USA | Reagan Eileen Williams | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Arlington | NE | USA | Brittney Rose Petersen | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Aurora | NE | USA | Joelle Marie Tesar | BSED | Communication Disorders | ||
| Axtell | NE | USA | Brittney Anderson | MSE | School Counseling Elem PK-8 | ||
| Bartlett | NE | USA | Jerilee Wright | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Bayard | NE | USA | Mykayla Lynn Torres | MA | English | ||
| Beatrice | NE | USA | Cara Marie Buettner | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Beatrice | NE | USA | Zackary Joseph Hoffman | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | Monica Alba Simpson | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | Nathaly Larios-Vasquez | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Bennet | NE | USA | Abigail Elizabeth Leif | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Bertrand | NE | USA | Bailey Elizabeth Dahlgren | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Blue Hill | NE | USA | Jadeyn E. Rochholz | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| Callaway | NE | USA | Suzanna Jo Heusman | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Cedar Rapids | NE | USA | Cherry Neu Plagmann | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Central City | NE | USA | Kameron Anthony Lenhart | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Central City | NE | USA | Olivia J. Brummet | BS | Recreation, Outdoor, Event Management | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Abraham Arnulfo Arevalo | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Jeanne M. Kay | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Cozad | NE | USA | Aracely Dominguez Lozoya | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Creighton | NE | USA | Levi Nielsen | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Creighton | NE | USA | Mitchell Borgmann | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Dannebrog | NE | USA | Katelyn Rose Fanta | BS | Psychology | Honorable Mention | |
| David City | NE | USA | Gabrielle Elizabeth Oborny | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| David City | NE | USA | Jami Lea Olson | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Dorchester | NE | USA | Christopher Nelson | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Jamie Linh Luedtke | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Jaycee Mae Schutte | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Exeter | NE | USA | Mark Anthony Perez Jr | MAE | Music Education | ||
| Fairbury | NE | USA | Tyler Joseph Beranek | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| Farwell | NE | USA | Amanda Barbara Hoshor | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Fremont | NE | USA | Makayla Fowler | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Fullerton | NE | USA | Katelyn Mae Warner-Felber | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| Fullerton | NE | USA | Kristen E. Wetovick | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Geneva | NE | USA | Taryn Miller | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Gering | NE | USA | Sierra Ostdiek | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Gibbon | NE | USA | Alexander Jon Steele | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Gibbon | NE | USA | Cody Bruce McGregor | MS | Biology | ||
| Gordon | NE | USA | Courtney Ostrander | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Gordon | NE | USA | Shaniah Elizabeth Freeseman | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Alexis Jean Trejo | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Allison Michelle Beacom | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Amy Catherine May | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Christopher Vasquez | BS | Spanish Translation & Interpretation | Engineering | |
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Holly Boeselager | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Kahsaandra Dawn Velasquez | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Kalsie Marie Harris | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Grant | NE | USA | Jeramy Ken Bartels | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Gretna | NE | USA | Leah Marie Solko | MA | English | ||
| Hampton | NE | USA | Kerry Ann Rodocker-Wiarda | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| Hartington | NE | USA | Emily Elizabeth Dein | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Anthony F. Sabatka | BS | Exercise Science | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Carrie Kuhlmann | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Shay Victoria Baumgart | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Hebron | NE | USA | Cambrie Schroder | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| Henderson | NE | USA | Olivia Casper | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Holdrege | NE | USA | Ethan Marcus Twohig | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| Imperial | NE | USA | Brittany Tamara Chavez | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Carlos Alberto Ortega Madrid | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Destiny Reinke | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jaci Lynn Ballou | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jennifer Lynn Vincent | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | John Beau Hostler | BS | Aviation | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Kinley Marie Kemp | BS | Family Science | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Leah Jean Beckenhauer | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Logan Scott Miner | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Molly Marie Nicol | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Rachel Mia Rehtus | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Trey Donovan Schlender | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Carrie Lee Stallbaumer | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Morgan Faye Sentelle | MAE | Music Education | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Omar Esteban Sanchez | BS | Business Administration | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Lexington | NE | USA | Yanet Pinedo | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Ann L. Peterson | BS | Family Science | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Laura Ellen Griess | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Lia Mae Ortiz | BAED | Early Childhood Inclusive | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Marisa Zornes | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Marko Nikolic | MA | History | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Michelle Lois Effrein | MA | English | ||
| Litchfield | NE | USA | Rachel Anne Smith | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Malcolm | NE | USA | Zane Joseph Zoucha | BS | Health Sciences | Cum Laude | |
| Marquette | NE | USA | Cassidy Raelyn Aycock | BS | Business Administration | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Maxwell | NE | USA | Klayton Patrick Pagel | BS | Cyber Security Operations | ||
| McCook | NE | USA | Jadie Marguerite Stevens | BS | Psychology | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Mead | NE | USA | Tracy Lee Larsen | MS | Biology | ||
| Minden | NE | USA | Cayley Ann Carpenter | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Minden | NE | USA | Elin Jo Petersen | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Mitchell | NE | USA | Molly C. Weglin | MAE | Supervisor of Special Ed | ||
| Morrill | NE | USA | Andrew Robert Hultquist | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Carlee Connot | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Denise Leagh Richling | MSE | Higher Education Student Affairs | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Hollie Rose | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Jadrien Paige Wilken | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Regan Ramaekers | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Carly Rebekah Purdy | BS | Health Sciences | Honorable Mention | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Joshua Edward Stoner | BS | Business Administration | Cum Laude | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Maggie Marie Berglund | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Cameron Mitchell Bourque | BS | Aviation | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Gladys K. Einspahr-Sylvester | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | John Pohlson | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Madisen Joy Buffington | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Maggie ONeil | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Tara Sudbeck | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Abbi Taylor Gibson | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Catherine Pack | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Caylin Marie Choquette | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Elias Hammond | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Ella Louise Zaborsky | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Itzel Armendariz | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Jackson Fischer | MS | Biology | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Jane Elizabeth Kreber | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Joseph Coil | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Laine A. Converse | MSE | Higher Education Student Affairs | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Leah Jansen | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Lexi A. Hatt | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Meredith Sonnenfelt | MAE | Supervisor of Special Ed | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Nathan Claude Pesek | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Sara Michelle-Holland Kelderman | MA | History | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Stacy Ann Tunink | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Theophilus Amankwah | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | TreVion Crawford | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Zachary Paul Bjornsen | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| O’Neill | NE | USA | Amy Nicole Wells | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| O’Neill | NE | USA | Megan Peter | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Oxford | NE | USA | Danielle N. Schultz | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Oxford | NE | USA | Sawyer Jo Quinn | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Papillion | NE | USA | Rachel Elizabeth Cronin | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Plattsmouth | NE | USA | Jessica L. Ferguson | MS | Biology | ||
| Pleasanton | NE | USA | Payden Kay Tracy | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Rushville | NE | USA | Sierra Dawn Britt | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Schuyler | NE | USA | Kathryn Michelle Tzunux | BS | Health Sciences | Cum Laude | |
| Shelby | NE | USA | Alicia Rae Hoadley | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Shelby | NE | USA | Joshua David Garcia | MSE | School Counseling Second 7-12 | ||
| Sidney | NE | USA | Jimmy Ho | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Spalding | NE | USA | Joshua D. Asche | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| Springfield | NE | USA | Evan Glen Kingston | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| Springfield | NE | USA | Kara White | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Springview | NE | USA | Emily Swan | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| St. Paul | NE | USA | Cody Allan Swinarski | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Sutherland | NE | USA | Bonita Marie Naughtin | MATR | Athletic Training | ||
| Utica | NE | USA | Tanner Roland Barth | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Valley | NE | USA | Holly Ajdrna Boger | MS | Biology | ||
| Wauneta | NE | USA | Alexa Leigh Sandman | BSED | Communication Disorders | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Wauneta | NE | USA | Ella Mae O’Neil | BS | Business Administration | Magna Cum Laude | |
| West Point | NE | USA | Brooke Elizabeth Reeson | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| West Point | NE | USA | Chad Michael Schmeckpeper | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Wilber | NE | USA | Aspen Jalyn Oliver | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Wilber | NE | USA | Nevaeh Pyrl Honea | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Wisner | NE | USA | Luke Lincoln Robert Evans | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Wood River | NE | USA | Christian James Thompson | MAE | Kinesiology and Sport Sciences | ||
| Wood River | NE | USA | Jocelyn Jane Rauert | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| York | NE | USA | Jenna Michelle Fuehrer | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| OUT OF STATE | |||||||
| Eagle River | AK | USA | Taylor Joette Jock | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Scottsdale | AZ | USA | Jayden Michael Swink | MBA | Business Administration | ||
| Long Beach | CA | USA | Aneshia Jordan Tolliver | MS | Biology | ||
| San Diego | CA | USA | Travis Dwayne Charles Hall Jr | BS | Kinesiology | ||
| San Diego | CA | USA | Yohana Vaneza Angulo | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Aurora | CO | USA | Nathaniel James York | BA | Theatre | ||
| Byers | CO | USA | Easton Thomas Eymann | BS | Business Administration | Cum Laude | |
| Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Lorena del Rocio Abril Viteri | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Juliana Teresa Chintis | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Loveland | CO | USA | Chloe Ann Nicksic Sigmon | MA | English | ||
| Kapolei | HI | USA | Austin Aubrey Buckley | MA | History | ||
| Creston | IA | USA | Jackson Ross Kinsella | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Sioux City | IA | USA | Brent Michael Wojcik | MA | History | ||
| Rigby | ID | USA | Cody Gary Willmore | MS | Biology | ||
| River Grove | IL | USA | Victoria Nicole Sundquist | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | ||
| Kensington | KS | USA | Riggs James Reneberg | BS | Aviation | ||
| Salina | KS | USA | Olivia Deane Moore | BS | Criminal Justice | Honorable Mention | |
| Waltham | MA | USA | Laura Nicole Anthony | MS | Biology | ||
| Montgomery Village | MD | USA | Jamere L. Jones | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Almont | MI | USA | Holly Marie McConnell | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Deford | MI | USA | Christopher Mark Hansen | MA | English | ||
| Bloomington | MN | USA | Julia Higginbotham Engel | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Zumbrota | MN | USA | Anthony Jacque Long | MS | Biology | ||
| St. Louis | MO | USA | Skylar Elisabeth Garcia | MS | Biology | ||
| Shubuta | MS | USA | Tamicus Napier | BS | Sociology | ||
| Milton | NY | USA | Jessica Lynn Sommerfeldt | MA | History | ||
| New York City | NY | USA | Tatiana Maysonet | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Harrisburg | PA | USA | Grace Ann Kratosky | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Willow Grove | PA | USA | Maryellen Jadick | MA | History | ||
| Jefferson | SD | USA | Jamie Donahoe Ripperda | MA | English | ||
| Pierre | SD | USA | Seneca Gray Hertel | BSED | Communication Disorders | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Savannah Jessica Schofield | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| INTERNATIONAL | |||||||
| Sarajevo | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Iris Mascio | MA | History | |||
| Bogota | Colombia | Carlos Feipe Vargas Castano | MAE | Curriculum and Instruction | |||
| Accra | Ghana | Elizabeth Ama Baidoo | MBA | Business Administration | |||
| Tokyo | Japan | Hikaru Mise | BA | Modern Languages | |||
| Kathmandu | Nepal | Amesh Pandey | BS | Business Administration | Summa Cum Laude | ||
| Khartoum | Sudan | Ahmed Elfawal | BS | Aviation |
Tyler Ellyson
UNK News editor
Office: 308-865-8529
Cell: 402-290-2839
Email: ellysontd@unk.edu
