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At the close of the
one hundred thirty-seventh year
Creighton University
Commencement
CenturyLink Center Omaha
May 14, 2016
Commencement Exercises
Morning Ceremony 9:30 a.m.........................................................4
COLLEGE OF NURSING
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Afternoon Ceremony 1 p.m. .........................................................19
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
HEIDER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
SCHOOL OF LAW
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Livestream of Commencement Ceremonies
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Once the event concludes, a recording of both ceremonies will be available at the same link.
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more information. Questions may be addressed to [email protected] or call 800.505.9496
(Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Eastern Time).
Creighton University Bookstore and Hy-Vee Floral
2nd floor concourse
The bookstore has diploma frames, health and beauty items, alumni items, graduation cards,
gift wrap and other Creighton memorabilia available for purchase. Hy-Vee offers flower arrangements
and bouquets.
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Order of Exercises |
Morning Ceremony
Academic Procession
Degree Conferral Statement
Mace Bearer: Bartholomew E. Clark, RPh, PhD
President of the University Faculty
Associate Marshals: Amy J. Cosimano, EdD, RN;
Jennifer A. Tilleman, PharmD; Amy M. Haddad, PhD;
Dennis R. Higginbotham, DDS; Thomas H. Quinn, PhD
The Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD
President
Grand Marshal’s Opening Remarks
Neil S. Norton, PhD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs,
School of Dentistry
National Anthem
Abby M. Gauvain
Graduating Senior, College of Nursing
Invocation
Diane Jorgensen
Director of Chaplain Services,
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Welcome
Tanya A. Winegard, PhD
Vice Provost for Student Life
Presentation of Candidates
for Earned Degrees
College of Nursing
Catherine M. Todero, PhD, RN, Dean
Banner Carrier: Julie Manz, PhD, Program Chair
J. Chris Bradberry, PharmD, Dean
Banner Carrier: Anna Domina, OTD
Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
School of Dentistry
Mark A. Latta, DMD, MS, Dean
Banner Carrier: Jared H. Smith, DDS, MS, Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Robert W. Dunlay, MD, Dean
Banner Carrier: Garrett Soukup, PhD, Associate Dean
Turning of the Tassel
President’s Message
President
President
Closing Remarks
Spirit of Creighton Award
Presented by Tanya A. Winegard, PhD
Board Authorization
Neil S. Norton, PhD
School of Dentistry
Stage Party, Faculty
and Graduate Recessional
Jane Miller
Trustee, Creighton University Board of Trustees
Degree Conferral
Creighton University confers degrees three times per year: August, December and May. Annual University commencement ceremonies
are held in May. Students who complete their degree programs in August or December may attend the May commencement ceremony
following completion, or with approval of the Office of the Dean, in the preceding May. Participation in a commencement ceremony does
not guarantee a degree is officially earned. A degree is conferred only after the dean verifies all academic requirements are met and the
degree is posted on the student’s transcript by the Office of the Registrar.
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Doctor of Pharmacy, honoris causa
John P. Wareham, BSPHA’64
Since his graduation from the School of Pharmacy
and Health Professions in 1964, John “Jack” Wareham
has carried the credo of Creighton University into the
world. A humble man who embodies the principles
of a Jesuit education, his scholarship and support of
academics, research and service have touched many
lives. Professional excellence, fostering leadership
and advancing knowledge are key components of
Wareham’s practices.
Dean Chris Bradberry has stated that Wareham exemplifies the highest ideals
of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. He is a loyal supporter of his
alma mater and of young and upcoming researchers in the pharmaceutical sciences
and clinical translational research in pharmacy. With his wife, Lois, the Warehams
created the Jack and Lois Wareham Research Award that is focused on seeding
significant and innovative research.
Upon his graduation from Creighton, Wareham began his professional career as a
pharmacist in the family business and credits his father as a major influence both
personally and professionally. He earned his Master of Business Administration from
Washington University and in 1968 joined the SmithKline Corporation in Philadelphia,
where he swiftly rose to executive positions. His professional background reflects
significant executive and operational experience, and he was widely known for his
friendly and gracious leadership. In 1984, Wareham joined Beckman Inc. as group
vice president; in 1993, he was named president of Beckman Instruments and named
CEO in 1998.
Wareham maintained an illustrious career and fulfilling work-life balance until
his retirement in 2005. Wareham has served on a number of boards and with various
professional organizations. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit honor society
and in 1997 received the Creighton University Alumni Achievement Citation for
service to his community.
For his distinguished accomplishments, for his leadership in the biomedical industry
and for his efforts to advance and improve health care, Creighton University is proud
to confer upon Dr. John “Jack” Wareham the degree Doctor of Pharmacy, honoris causa.
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Candidates for Earned Degrees
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Names read by Mary Kunes-Connell, PhD, RN, Associate Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Andrea M. Clark
cum laude
Mill Creek, Washington
Kevin Brian Abarquez
San Francisco, California
Michelle Elizabeth Amann
Littleton, Colorado
Kaylee-Jane Machiko
Anolani Arakaki
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Maggie Leigh Arnett
summa cum laude
Wood River, Nebraska
Jayme Elizabeth Beukelman
summa cum laude
Maple Grove, Nebraska
Emily R. Beyersdorfer
Belleville, Illinois
Katherine Anne Bianchi
Auburn, California
Shelby Marlene Boche
summa cum laude
Norfolk, Nebraska
Chelsea Jo Boettner
Edina, Minnesota
Anne Kathryn Bohman
St. Paul, Minnesota
Courtney Ann Brown
Chapman, Nebraska
Lauren Nicole Brown
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kelli Clare Browning
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gregory Ross Budreau
Keizer, Oregon
Michaela M. Burns
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Abby Lynn Byrd
Omaha, Nebraska
Jeremy David Carini
Broomfield, Colorado
Christine K. M. Che
magna cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Alyssa Mary Reyes Clark
Kapaa, Hawaii
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Mark Paul Funk
Omaha, Nebraska
Kathleen M. Johnson
Chesterfield, Missouri
Sarah Elizabeth Corless
Naperville, Illinois
Mark Anthony Gallo
cum laude
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Taylor N. Johnson
Platte City, Missouri
Megan Marie Crain
summa cum laude
Glenwood, Iowa
Abby M. Gauvain
magna cum laude
Evergreen, Colorado
Kathryn Elizabeth Craven
Portland, Oregon
Jenna Elizabeth Glass
Bennington, Nebraska
Kimberly Sue Cyboron
Hastings, Nebraska
Megan Ann Glodowski
Schuyler, Nebraska
Rachel Ann Dean
St. Louis, Missouri
Craig Allen Golding
Buena Park, California
Francesca Dora D’Elia
Omaha, Nebraska
Katelyn Marie Gradoville
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Lillian Mary DeSantis
cum laude
University Park, Maryland
Alysa Nicole Greckel
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Lozano Diaz
Antelope, California
Rebecca Lynn Green
cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Grace Ella Dickerson
Omaha, Nebraska
Molly Mae Greenwood
cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Bradley Jay Dillon
Omaha, Nebraska
Shelby L. Dirks
cum laude
Grundy Center, Iowa
Margaret Christine Drake
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Elisabeth N. Dupont
Leawood, Kansas
Derek Patrick Emanuel
summa cum laude
Temecula, California
Hannah Marie Guffey
Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Chelsy Margaret Harman
Hastings, Nebraska
Rachel L. Heinz
cum laude
Western Springs, Illinois
Karissa Marie Hile Hevelone
Lincoln, Nebraska
Meryl Michelle Higgins
Omaha, Nebraska
Katelin M. Estes
Cabot, Arkansas
Emily Florence Holland
Overland Park, Kansas
Ngozichukwu Chinwendu Etim
Los Gatos, California
Maritia Nicole Hotovy
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Paige Andela Fahrenholtz
Juniata, Nebraska
Jackeline Fernandez
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer L. Fleegel
cum laude
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Margaret Leigh Foley
summa cum laude
Stilwell, Kansas
Nicole Marie Jacobs
Omaha, Nebraska
Holly Jean Jacobsen
Missoula, Montana
Ashley Elizabeth Jansen
Omaha, Nebraska
Samantha Cae Jensen Robson
Ames, Iowa
Beatriz Alexandra Jose
Long Beach, California
Kevin Joseph Kalkowski
Ogallala, Nebraska
Nicole Sachiko Cortez Kamada
Waipahu, Hawaii
Morgan Jessica Karloff
Omaha, Nebraska
Logan Robert Kelle
Quincy, Illinois
Keiya Lynette Kendrick
Omaha, Nebraska
Sarah Elice Keppel
Excelsior, Minnesota
Katharine Ann Kerstetter
Cary, Illinois
Jasmine Khamouna
Curtis, Nebraska
Zoe Allegra Kisner
summa cum laude
Windsor Heights, Iowa
Kate Lauren Kloberdanz
magna cum laude
Charles City, Iowa
Laurel Ann Kloster
magna cum laude
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Meagan Michelle Koch
Hastings, Nebraska
Keri Christine Lestyk
Omaha, Nebraska
Shelby Lynn Limpach
Omaha, Nebraska
Brett David Lippold
Omaha, Nebraska
Jordan M. Lisowy
cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Alison Lombardo
cum laude
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Katherine Rachel Kim Lum
cum laude
Waipahu, Hawaii
Allison Marie Lynn
summa cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Madelaine Hellerud
Holm Parker
Mission Viejo, California
Joel Riley Sheehy
cum laude
Hastings, Nebraska
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN NURSING
Micah Earl Ale’ Marter
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Thomas L. Patrick
Coos Bay, Oregon
Ellie Marie Simpson
Davenport, Iowa
Luis Alvarez
Lorraine S. Martinez
cum laude
Sugar Land, Texas
Ashley Kay Pavelka
Glenvil, Nebraska
Kelsey Sue Sliva
Columbus, Nebraska
Natalie R. Pedegana
Seattle, Washington
Landon Henry Smith
Orangevale, California
Hastings, Nebraska
Jenna Marie Pieper
Wayne, Nebraska
Kaitlyn Marie Stangl
summa cum laude
Papillion, Nebraska
Nurse Practitioner-Neonatal
Samantha Anne Staver
magna cum laude
Bettendorf, Iowa
Nurse Practitioner-Family
Elizabeth Marie Stivers
Pebble Beach, California
Nurse PractitionerAdult Gerontology Acute Care
Zachariah Peter Strege
St. Louis, Missouri
Michelle Renee Chadbourne
Abby Elizabeth Suholaski
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Riverview, Florida
Anne Louise Mata
St. Paul, Minnesota
Gregory Steven Mathews Jr.
St. Louis, Missouri
Janelle Kehaulani
Tomiko Matsumoto
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Keli Kiyomi Matsuura
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Erica Ellen McGillick
Omaha, Nebraska
Colleen Marie McKenna
cum laude
Elmwood Park, Illinois
Julie A. Meister
Danielle Merfeld
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Madeleine E. Merkel
Dallas, Texas
Madeline Grace Mesa
Portland, Oregon
Brittany Marie Miller
Lawrence, Nebraska
Elizabeth Anne Moravec
Omaha, Nebraska
Kathryn Anne Morel
summa cum laude
Olivia Rose Moss
Shoreview, Minnesota
Nicole Marie Mueller
St. Louis, Missouri
Mylynn M. Nguyen
Lincoln, Nebraska
Michelle Ann Nido
magna cum laude
Valley Center, California
Elle Celia Nuttall
summa cum laude
Rochester, Minnesota
Caitlin M. O’Brien
Centennial, Colorado
Madeline McCown Olson
Portland, Oregon
Brittney Marie Pankratz
Madison Renee Pieper
Norfolk, Nebraska
Rebecca Lee Reischl
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Kaitlin Elizabeth Reisig
Castle Pines, Colorado
Angela Jo Rickers
cum laude
Wymore, Nebraska
Hannah Maria Riesberg
Carroll, Iowa
Anne Farrell Taylor
Neligh, Nebraska
Megan Marie Roberts
magna cum laude
Bellevue, Nebraska
Taylor Marie Thomas
Wenham, Massachusetts
Union, New Jersey
Bradly Vincent Anderson
Clinical Systems Administrator
Katherine Becerra
Yakima, Washington
Jessalyn C. Brockman
Clarinda, Iowa
Matthew Jeremy Buesking
Alexi Jo Chicoine
Elk Point, South Dakota
Amanda Marie Cottrell
Saukville, Wisconsin
Elizabeth Lynn Turner
magna cum laude
Wausau, Wisconsin
Marissa Dawn Ebel
Mari Laura Vazquez Hernandez
cum laude
Bloomington, Illinois
Brandon Echtenkamp
Nicole A. Velazquez
cum laude
Olathe, Kansas
Amanda Jo Ferguson
Puneet Saini
Phoenix, Arizona
Jennifer Ann Vestle
cum laude
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Stephanie M. Ficht
Dominique Dante Samuel
Bellevue, Nebraska
Katharine Elizabeth Warden
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer J. Flowers
Emily Jo Schlitter
summa cum laude
Spring Valley, Minnesota
Erin Kathleen Wetschka
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sydney Scot Robertson
Fremont, Nebraska
Elizabeth Kathryn Rodgers
Loveland, Colorado
Laura Marie Roustio
St. Louis, Missouri
Leah Renee Rudolph
Lake Stevens, Washington
Destiny R. Schmehl
Raymond, Nebraska
Ashley Rose Schmidt
Wynot, Nebraska
Jacqueline Janice Schoeneck
summa cum laude
St. Joseph, Missouri
Morgan Mae Schoenecker
Mercer Island, Washington
Virginia Sullivan Schubert
summa cum laude
Geneva, Illinois
Amanda Kay Sharp
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Whitney Paige Weymiller
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Chelsie Nicole White
Giltner, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Blair, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Hastings, Nebraska
Brooke Elaine Gelecki
Sartell, Minnesota
Jennifer Lynne Glynn
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Sarah Marie Yeager
Ottumwa, Iowa
Jessica Marie Gregg
Allison Nicole Hiroko Yee
summa cum laude
Aiea, Hawaii
Hastings, Nebraska
Sydnay Hannah Youtz
Bellevue, Nebraska
Brittni Nicole Zeimens
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Mary Jean Hackbarth
Johnston, Iowa
Jill Christine Halldorson
Omaha, Nebraska
Multiple degrees
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING CONTINUED
Essi Mawougno Havor
Advanced Public Health/
Global Health Nursing
Omaha, Nebraska
Nicole Ann Henrichs
Grand Junction, Iowa
Haley Lynn Nunes
Kendall Leigh Thelen
Seattle, Washington
Brianna Jo Hoden
Nurse Practitioner-Adult Gerontology
Chester, Nebraska
Jessie Lynn Hover
Breanna Jayde Wheeler
Hastings, Nebraska
Holdrege, Nebraska
Minot, North Dakota
Omaha, Nebraska
Judee Sara Marie Herring
Traci M. Penner
Winchester, Kansas
Kali Faye Huiskes
McCool Junction, Nebraska
Andrea Mary Pierce
Nurse Practitioner-Pediatric Acute Care
Panama City, Florida
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kyle A. Preuninger
Beth Anne Hultman
Melanie Jo Huber
DOCTOR OF
NURSING PRACTICE
Kristina J. Anderson
Forest City, Iowa
Pamela Jean Johnson-Carlson
Des Moines, Iowa
Abby Elizabeth Kaspar
Granger, Iowa
Debra Lynn Baker
Spalding, Nebraska
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Derek John Przybylski
Fremont, Nebraska
Kaitlyn Sarah Isaacson
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Uma Ravipati
Heather Dawn Kaestner
Omaha, Nebraska
Jenna Shea Beideck
Prosser, Nebraska
Jordan Marie Reeder
Jaime Leigh Bland
Dickinson, North Dakota
Jessica Lea Kalmes
Humboldt, Iowa
Spencer Lee Borns
Lisa Marie Sanchez
Gentry E. Klein
Harlingen, Texas
Canton, South Dakota
Hastings, Nebraska
Jennifer Savidge
Jayne Ann Cromer
Papillion, Nebraska
Abigail Anne-Marie Kremer
Sarasota, Florida
Kathy Tram Daotay
Rachel Jean Schmidt
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dallas Center, Iowa
Julia Anne Correia Delcour
Summerville, South Carolina
Nurse Practitioner-Adult Primary
Kelsey Lynne Kuylen
Dickinson, North Dakota
Serena Prio Schweitzer
Andrea Lois Larson
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kaylee Michael Evans
Manson, Iowa
Amy Jeanne Secott
Carly Leann Maack-Chee
Shakopee, Minnesota
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lisa Irene Shirk
Omaha, Nebraska
Kent William Mackie
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer Barbara Friend
Omaha, Nebraska
Jelayna Lynn Stauffer
Laura Beth Martis
Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Creston, Iowa
Jill Marie Strahm
Chelsey Marie Randall Massa
Blair, Nebraska
Sarah Elizabeth Mead
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Anna Christine Namey
Knoxville, Tennessee
Amy Lynn Nelson
Juniata, Nebraska
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Ibid Marisa Nicolaisen
Yvette Therese Surrell
Lyndie Ann Farr
Clara Jean Fynbu Eggert
Lincoln, Nebraska
Michelle Elizabeth Gardner
Omaha, Nebraska
Lisa Marcia Glandt
Caiti Colleen Kean
Rapid City, South Dakota
Miranda Kaye Kliment
Valparaiso, Nebraska
Jonathan Stephen Knedler
Melissa Ann List
Granville, Iowa
Emily Marie Magel
Sidney, Iowa
Deann Kay Matthiesen
Mary Margaret McAuliffe
Omaha, Nebraska
Lisa Marie Meyer
Nurse Practitioner-Adult Gerontology
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Sarah Marie Mgonja
Lamoni, Iowa
Dawn Gay Nahrstedt
Bassett, Nebraska
Nathan Allan Neis
North Liberty, Iowa
Tomball, Texas
Abigail Kay Nietfeld
Allison Margaret Tamm
Omaha, Nebraska
Ashland, Nebraska
Kiran Laila Hapke
Albany, Minnesota
Adam Paul Taylor
Omaha, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lauren Elizabeth Havens
Lincoln, Nebraska
Autumn Renae Nye
Fremont, Nebraska
Emalie Marie Petersen
Axtell, Nebraska
Michelle Renae Peterson
Charitey Lee Robar
Ashley Marie Self
Shelby Lynn Vallandingham
Bellevue, Nebraska
Shellsburg, Iowa
Columbus, Nebraska
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Trina Kay Redler
Robbie Lee Robinson
Melody Lynne Thomas
Emily Jo Walker
Waverly, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Akron, Iowa
Crooksville, Ohio
Names read by Amy Wilson, PharmD, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN HEALTH SCIENCES
Timothy David Bouckaert
Omaha, Nebraska
Laura Ruth Brown Plano, Texas
Amanda Elizabeth Bucher
Omaha, Nebraska
Chelsea Wai Ling Chan
Honolulu, Hawaii
Allyson Marie Cord
Sioux City, Iowa
Brandon Michael Cullen
Natalie Yoshiko Fukuhara
Aiea, Hawaii
Foster James Gale
Hastings, Minnesota
Alison J. Guinan
Fremont, Nebraska
Michelle Ann Hancock
West Des Moines, Iowa
Sara M. Herring
Omaha, Nebraska
Alyssa Emily Houfek
Omaha, Nebraska
Hong Ha Le
Bao Loc, Lam Dong, Vietnam
Jennifer Marie Blossom
Soldotna, Alaska
Catherine Louise Crivellone
Evergreen Park, Illinois
Jacky Lee
Honolulu, Hawaii
Emily Grace Bollmann
Red Bud, Illinois
Tracie Melissa Dahl
Plymouth, Minnesota
Megan K. Lightfoot
Shenandoah, Iowa
Callie Jo Border
with honors
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Mary Cecilia Daly
Omaha, Nebraska
Andi Trinh Ngo
Honolulu, Hawaii
Morgan Noelle Pusek
Doniphan, Nebraska
Melissa Chae Sanders
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Elizabeth Claire Scheffel
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nikolas William Schramm
Omaha, Nebraska
Meredith A. Taylor
Omaha, Nebraska
Jaclyne Thuy Me Tran
Anaheim, California
Cathy Jun Wai Yong
Aiea, Hawaii
DOCTOR OF
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
Jennifer Joan Houston
Dunlap, Iowa
Jessica Alarcon
Kearny, New Jersey
Sandra M. Huang
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Ricardo Guadalupe Altahif Jr.
Rio Grande City, Texas
Amanda Mie Itai
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Jamie Jean Anderson
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Timothy Patrick Ivers
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Sara Kay Anderson
with honors
Stanhope, Iowa
Alexandra Rae Killings
Bellevue, Nebraska
Chae Yun Kim
Anchorage, Alaska
Christine Ann Koves
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Annette Marjorie Kueser
Parkville, Missouri
Andrea Marie Bornman
Lincoln, Nebraska
Danielle Elizabeth Boyer
Palmyra, Missouri
Sara Elise Davis
Noblesville, Nebraska
Christopher G. DeGuzman
Brooklyn, New York
Dara Rebecca Brann
Fairbanks, Alaska
Brooke Ann Dentlinger
with honors
Omaha, Nebraska
Amy Joyce Brennan
with honors
Waconia, Minnesota
Jacqueline Schumacher Denton
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kari Todd Broderick
Mobile, Alabama
Ashley Jo Brown
Harlan, Iowa
Brooke Christine Brown
with honors
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Justine Leigh Bucy
with honors
Tekamah, Nebraska
Devan Rae Eiten
Denison, Iowa
Erica Michelle Elledge
Portland, Oregon
Emmylou Amanda Flanagan
Ord, Nebraska
Anthony Flores
Craig, Colorado
Cheryl Mary Frickel
Omaha, Nebraska
Anne Cecilia Buzzeo
Pleasantville, New York
Elvio Ayite Gaba
Lakeville, Minnesota
Kristin Kay Campbell
Anchorage, Alaska
Margaret Rose Geraghty
Dunlap, Illinois
Lauren Carisch
Hopkins, Minnesota
Woroud Nabeel Gneym
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Keven Robert Carney
Palmdale, California
Joe Robert Gonzales Jr.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Magdalena Salud Chapleau
with honors
Denver, Colorado
Zachery Tyler Greaves
Bellevue, Nebraska
Cara Louise Cimino
Monument, Colorado
Alexandra Lynne Grof
with honors
Ericson, Nebraska
Alyssa Bornman Begovic
Lincoln, Nebraska
Susan M. Cleghorn
Grand Haven, Michigan
Bruce Allan Haack
Vancouver, Washington
Ashley Amber Berens
Hill City, Minnesota
Sarah Elizabeth Colen
Kansas City, Missouri
Yvonne Kathleen Hailey
Alexandria, Louisiana
Amy Marie Beribak
Elgin, Illinois
Patricia Lynn Cornille
Grand Haven, Michigan
Jaclyn Threse Auvil
with honors
Orondo, Washington
Multiple degrees
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DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CONTINUED
Molly Kaitlin Ham
Duluth, Minnesota
Bridget Erin Leary
Kiowa, Colorado
Jeremy Ronald Palmiscno
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Abby Belle Taggart
Edina, Minnesota
Katelyn Newell Hamby
Hannibal, Missouri
Kelsey Elizabeth Ledger
Brighton, Iowa
Siddhi V. Parikh
Hanover Park, Illinois
Matthew Scott Hart
Ontario, California
Matthew Christopher Lee
Madison, South Dakota
Shannon Christine Parker
Anchorage, Alaska
Anna Leisha Tennal
with honors
Morrill, Kansas
Elizabeth Nicole Havekost
with honors
Beatrice, Nebraska
Sarah Marie Lyons
Omaha, Nebraska
Emily Elizabeth Partington
Caitlyn Ann Maher
La Vista, Nebraska
Angela Lea Patterson
Omaha, Nebraska
Erin Nicole Malone
Springfield, Illinois
Meredith Lynne Patton
Worthington, Ohio
Angela Mary Mangler
Monett, Missouri
Paul Logronio Penoliar
Los Angeles, California
Molly Joanne Manning
Urbandale, Iowa
Kylee Michelle Permann Nelson
American Falls, Idaho
Sharon A. Martella
Worcester, Massachusetts
Megan Taya Petersen
Anchorage, Alaska
Hilary Jean Mass
Carson, Nebraska
Sharniece Marie Pierce
St. Louis, Missouri
Allison Rebekah Matychuk
Newton, Nebraska
Mary Margaret Pinelo
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Callie Gregg McCaffrey
Vona, Colorado
Cristina Arche Polangcus
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mary Margaret McClure
Omaha, Nebraska
Adam James Rawson
Oxford, Nebraska
Amanda Christine McDonnell
Victor, Iowa
Lindsay Jane Records
Boulder, Colorado
Anissa Chanel McGee
Omaha, Nebraska
Stephanie Nicole Rinzel
Elwood, Iowa
Jacob John McMahon
Grand Island, Nebraska
Kelly Roth
Omaha, Nebraska
Kathryn Machacek Milbert
South St. Paul, Minnesota
Alisa Ann Rotman
Downs, Kansas
Megan Marie Moudy
Papillion, Nebraska
Emily Lynn Rumery
with honors
Burr, Nebraska
Amanda Jean Hegemann
Lincoln, Nebraska
Gianna Cecelia Howard
Omaha, Nebraska
Carlee Ann Howe
with honors
North Platte, Nebraska
Jessica Lynn Husman
Leslie Ann Jackson
Converse, Indiana
Melissa Rose James
with honors
Marisa Anne Jaso
with honors
Anchorage, Alaska
Aleczander Douglas Johnson
Davis, Illinois
Leah Eleanor Johnson
Lakeville, Minnesota
Brianna Nichole Jones
with honors
Shickley, Nebraska
Sylvia Gulen Jones
Union City, California
Marie Claude Joseph
Chicago, Illinois
Stacie Kei Kamitaki
Honolulu, Hawaii
Joseph Ryan Kankovsky
with honors
Papillion, Nebraska
Sara Weiss Munzesheimer
with honors
Omaha, Nebraska
Christina Ann Savel
Glennallen, Alaska
York McFerran Thomas
Hannah R. Thompson
Nikiski, Alaska
Emma Louise Kelley Trueblood
Callender, Iowa
Natalie Owen Tucker
Longview, Texas
Frankey Ukey
Modesto, California
Marisa Nicole VanDyke
Herndon, Alaska
Kimberly Anne Walz
Omaha, Nebraska
Michelle Wang
La Vista, Nebraska
Kelsey Rae Wenske
Hebron, Nebraska
Abby Louise Wessling
Whiting, Iowa
McKenzie Rae Wiese
with honors
Filley, Nebraska
Eliesa Woggon
Wales, Wisconsin
Megen Jean Wulf
Allison Anne Zard
Caledonia, Minnesota
Kristin Marie Zellner
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
Jonathan Matthew Naaf
Beatrice, Nebraska
Briana Lynn Scharn
Peterson, Iowa
Sarah Kathleen Adie
with honors
Chanhassen, Minnesota
Kelsey Leigh Nenneman
Sidney, Iowa
Avery Michelle Schneider
O’Neill, Nebraska
Hiba Ahmad
Omaha, Nebraska
Haley Ogburn
Amarillo, Texas
Kristin Jeannette Schneller
Holmen, Wisconsin
Tyler Allen
Hannibal, Missouri
Kathryn Marie Konecky
Lincoln, Nebraska
Ashley Taylor Olshove
Flagstaff, Arizona
Laura Katherine Shircliff
Jess Jordan Anderson
Gretna, Nebraska
Alexandra Morgan Kramme
Champlin, Minnesota
Jessica Kay Olson
Liberty, Missouri
Kendra Ellen Solko
Herndon, Kansas
Trevor Ray Anderson
Everett, Washington
Kelsey Elizabeth Lange
Woodbury, Minnesota
Emily Claire Orbell
Julide H. Staschke
Chugiak, Alaska
Aleah Michelle Arnold
Dayton, Ohio
Jacob Kenneth Larson
Lehi, Utah
Kelly Maureen Ott
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
Brittany Marie Swinford
Cypress, California
Ashley Louise Augustine
Centerville, Minnesota
Joshua Knight
Central City, Nebraska
Kevin Christopher Knight
with honors
Anchorage, Alaska
Jessica Marie Lawson
10 Springfield, Missouri
Sarah Laci Bagby
Olympia, Washington
Janae Cherie Baker
Loup City, Nebraska
Ivori Darnicia Crawford
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Erin Renee Gentry
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Amanda Mie Itai
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Manuel Acolola Bangsil
Manila, Philippines
Angela R. Crotsenberg
with honors
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nicole Uresk Glines
Roosevelt, Utah
Timothy Patrick Ivers
Hengameh Golchin
Issaquah, Washington
Jessica Irene Jernigan
Littleton, Colorado
Alison J. Guinan
Fremont, Nebraska
Carline Joseph
Chicago, Illinois
Deborah Gusse
Macedonia, Ohio
Samantha Elyse Kenik
with honors
Omaha, Nebraska
Mary E. Barger
Niceville, Florida
Lauren Michelle Barnett
Hannah Eileen Bellinger
Shelby Ann Bennett
Galva, Iowa
Amy Elizabeth Benson
Springfield, Missouri
Robert Gray Birch
Jerome, Idaho
Timothy David Bouckaert
Omaha, Nebraska
Richard Lynn Brantner
Fair Grove, Missouri
Kelley Ann Crowder
Charlotte, North Carolina
Kaitlin Elizabeth Crowley
with honors
Beverly, Massachusetts
Tosha Marie Cruse
Maxwell, Nebraska
Brandon Michael Cullen
Travis Scott Curlis
Gretna, Nebraska
Brian Robert Dalke
Sioux City, Iowa
Tara Michelle Dammer
St. James, Minnesota
Jennifer Lee Brasher
Conroe, Texas
Stacie Marie Daniels
with honors
Colfax, Iowa
Laura Ruth Brown
Plano, Texas
Dallin Alexander Darais
Brigham City, Utah
Amanda Elizabeth Bucher
Omaha, Nebraska
Malena Linda DeSantos
Hacienda Heights, California
Sara Elizabeth Butts
Shaylee M. Donathan
Price, Utah
Rocio Calderon
Davenport, Iowa
Jennifer Louise Dooley
with honors
Arlington, Massachusetts
Jonah Cannoy
Eugene, Oregon
Blaine A. Carter
Jonathan David Caston
Ottumwa, Iowa
Katie Denise Chambless
Orange, Texas
Chelsea Wai Ling Chan
Honolulu, Hawaii
Eric Scott Chaney
Leavenworth, Kansas
Edward Tak-ken Cheng
Mililani, Hawaii
Paul Hanbo Chin
Torrance, California
Derrick James Chun
with honors
Mililani, Hawaii
Erin J. Haight
Red Hook, New York
Rola A. Halabi
New York City, New York
Rebecca Theresa Halbur
with honors
Manning, Iowa
Mackenzie Anne Hartman
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hankyul Kim
Omaha, Nebraska
Sara M. Herring
Omaha, Nebraska
Rebekah Joy Kimberlin
Fairbury, Nebraska
Joshua David Hevener
Hutchinson, Kansas
Meghan Kay Kirchhoff
Lincoln, Nebraska
Linh Thi My Hoang
Mitchell, South Dakota
Ka Ying Michelle Kong
with honors
Alhambra, California
Vie Charity Hoefling
Des Moines, Iowa
Norval Edson Hoffman III
Bettendorf, Iowa
Mohamed Hassan Ibrahim Elhaj
Tulus, Sudan
Suhyoung Hong
Seoul, South Korea
Patrick Chadd Chun Enriquez
Kapolei, Hawaii
Telina Dawn Horton
with honors
Jodie Cheney Fallows
Brentwood, California
Carmen Helga Frerichs
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rebecca Lee Frustaglio
Natalie Yoshiko Fukuhara
Aiea, Hawaii
Madeline Mae Conley
Casper, Nebraska
Foster James Gale
Hastings, Minnesota
Allyson Marie Cord
with honors
Sioux City, Iowa
John Justin Garcia II
Garden City, Kansas
Alexandra Rae Killings
Bellevue, Nebraska
Chae Yun Kim
Anchorage, Alaska
Adam Burke Holland
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Andrew Robert Evens St. Louis, Missouri
Alen Khodagulyan
Glendale, California
Michelle Ann Hancock
Aaron Matthew Eames
Omaha, Nebraska
Cynthia A. Esterline
Weyers Cave, Virginia
Ryan J. Kesler
O’Fallon, Missouri
Caitlin Jennifer Kongs
with honors
Washington, Kansas
Christina Koutsari
with honors
Christine Ann Koves
with honors
Paul Joseph Kraemer
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Timothy James Hoskins
Lathrop, Missouri
Jessica Anne Kranz
Wayne, Nebraska
Alyssa Emily Houfek
Omaha, Nebraska
Abbie Marie Krause
Shawnee, Kansas
Jennifer Joan Houston
Dunlap, Iowa
Lauren W. Kreimer
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hillary Hong Ying Huang
Annette Marjorie Kueser
Parkville, Missouri
Sandra M. Huang
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Andrea Elizabeth Sarah Larson
Rockford, Illinois
Kyle Scott Huber
Leawood, Kansas
Namphuong Navita Leba
Omaha, Nebraska
Samantha Jean Hurley
St. Paul, Minnesota
Hang Mo Lee
Santa Clara, California
Kim Ngoc Huynh
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jacky Lee
Honolulu, Hawaii
Multiple degrees
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DOCTOR OF PHARMACY CONTINUED
Jean-Paul Quõc Hùng Lee
San Diego, California
Elizabeth Marie Olafson
Bismarck, North Dakota
Ryan Miles Stormont
Norman, Oklahoma
DOCTOR OF
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Megan K. Lightfoot
Shenandoah, Iowa
Max Dean Owens
with honors
Oconto, Nebraska
Desirae Christan Hickman Sweet
with honors
Carl Junction, Missouri
Natasha Samir Abu-Ali
Louisburg, Kansas
Abigail Lucy Leone Passe
with honors
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Christine Sarah Tafoya
Scottsdale, Arizona
Collin Thomas Atkinson
with honors
Steven Edward Linden
Pella, Iowa
Michael Nathan Loewen
Huron, South Dakota
Hyrum Owen Lott
with honors
Mt. Pleasant, Utah
Jenae Denise Lundell
Cherokee, Iowa
Oluwafunto Yejide Makinde
Houston, Texas
Christy Lynne Marchiando
Twinsburg, Ohio
Roberta Jo Martin
Lincoln, Illinois
Laisel Martinez
with honors
Miami, Florida
Katie Lynne Maxwell
with honors
Kerrick, Minnesota
Zachary Ryan Ploeger
Alta, Iowa
JungHee Powell
Roosevelt, Utah
Lindsay Marie Tinken
Guthrie Center, Iowa
Erica Danielle Borst
Megan Ann-Marie Price
West Burke, Vermont
Duong Hien Tran
with honors
Joplin, Missouri
Whitley Marie Hoppe Case
with honors
Montgomery, Texas
Jaclyne Thuy Me Tran
Anaheim, California
Angela Eva Marie Castellon
Hanford, California
Dylan M. Trausch
Omaha, Nebraska
John Thomas Christian
Lenexa, Kansas
Brandon Joe Van Amber
with honors
Burnsville, Minnesota
Kristine Ann Csicsery
Sacramento, California
Morgan Noelle Pusek
Doniphan, Nebraska
Brian Robert Reimink
La Porte, Indiana
Rexford Reed Rodenborn
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Katherine MacQueen Rogstad
with honors
Kathleen Marie Miller
Aurora, Illinois
Michael D. Neumair
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Matthew Steven Nevins
San Antonio, Texas
Andi Trinh Ngo
with honors
Honolulu, Hawaii
Andrea D. Nguyen
Roscoe, Illinois
Michael Lee Nguyen
Leola, Pennsylvania
Steven D. Nguyen
Roscoe, Illinois
Tho Huu Nguyen
Kelly Baumert
North Bend, Nebraska
Kelsey Bernt
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Andrew Meyer
David W. Miller
Seattle, Washington
Meredith A. Taylor
Omaha, Nebraska
Sofia Michelle Bacon
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Alexis Ann Thomas
with honors
Potter, Nebraska
Amanda Jenkins Rodriguez
with honors
Catskill, New York
Alexander Scott Miller
with honors
Omaha, Nebraska
Matthew Blaine Talavera
Mililani, Hawaii
Danielle Raiman Plummer
Las Vegas, Nevada
Ryan Michael McCoy
St. Michael, Minnesota
Kaitlyn Elisabeth
Middlemis-Clark
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Hoang Thi Kim Pham
Omaha, Nebraska
Ryne J. Watanabe
Kailua, Hawaii
Shawna H. Watanabe
Pearl City, Hawaii
Elizabeth Christine Webb
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Andres Alberto Santa-Cruz
Santa Monica, California
L’Shantey Quiana Wells
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jaclyn Cheri Scharf
Montrose, Colorado
Andrea Pepe Wilder
Zebulon, North Carolina
Elizabeth Claire Scheffel
Cincinnati, Ohio
Amanda Pearl Williams
Jacob Allen Schneider
Evansville, Indiana
David Michael Wilson
Wildomar, California
Nikolas William Schramm
Omaha, Nebraska
Joanne-Ritzelle Castillo Woskov
Seattle, Washington
Daniel James Smith
Brainerd, Minnesota
Verona Xhixhi
St. Louis, Missouri
Timothy Alan Smith
Goodland, Missouri
Cathy Jun Wai Yong
Aiea, Hawaii
Kyle Ann Kelsey Spinner
Hamilton, Montana
Christopher Ren Zhu
San Jose, California
Monica Jane Ste. Marie
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Adam Isaac Zimmerman
Ames, Iowa
Brittany Ann Stevens
North Mankato, Minnesota
Alexander William Zorn
Reno, Nevada
Mallory Rae Stevens
Omaha, Nebraska
Erin Nikki-Lynn Dyok
Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Michelle Christian Eastwood
with honors
Carlsbad, California
Sarah Helen Esparza
with honors
Orange, California
Halley Linn Faulhaber
Shawn Austin Frazier
Kent, Washington
Laura Kathryn Hampson
with honors
Leanne Harris
Omaha, Nebraska
Samantha J. Herbster
Omaha, Nebraska
Michael Anthony Herrera
Montebello, California
Whitney Renee Hueftle
Cozad, Nebraska
Robert Utley Hyer
Henderson, Nebraska
Jenna Elizabeth Iberle
Wadsworth, Illinois
Nicholas Ryan Jagush
Bettendorf, Iowa
Samantha Rae Klawin
Loveland, Colorado
Daniel Adam Klein
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexandra Elaine Miller
Kristen Plourde
Papillion, Nebraska
Erin Cathleen Stake
Katie Lynn Lally
Vail, Iowa
Katherine Yvonne Moore
Angel Ramon Ponce
Washington, Iowa
Carter Hogan Steele
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Ashley Marie Loerts
Spencer, Iowa
Sam Kurtis Morton
Seattle, Washington
Meggan Elizabeth Roberts
St. John, Kansas
Rebecca Ann Suckow
Jordan J. Makovicka
Ulysses, Nebraska
Kylee Marie Munson
Roseville, Nevada
Kaitlin Jane Schindler
Kasey L. Swinnerton
Atlantic, Iowa
Meridith Joy Mason
with honors
Vancouver, Washington
Daniel Eric Neighbors
Sammamish, Washington
Tina Marie Schumacher
Omaha, Nebraska
Elizabeth Joy Nevarez
Poway, California
Bailee Jean Shupp
with honors
Ringsted, Iowa
Elizabeth Kathleen Talcott
with honors
Omaha, Nebraska
Rebecca Suzanne Mathine
Butte, Nebraska
Yvette Antonia Medina
Omaha, Nebraska
Emily Rose Mesecher
with honors
Jennifer Joanne O’Loughlin
Tacoma, Washington
Hannah Sue Osowski
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Brianna Leigh Phipps
Lawrence, Kansas
Lindsey Kay Vandenberg
Donnellson, Iowa
Beau William Sinner
Casselton, North Dakota
Noel Wagner
Omaha, Nebraska
Kelsey Lynn Smith
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Caitlyn Weir
Taylor Jean Zacharias
Omaha, Nebraska
SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Names read by Jared H. Smith, DDS, MS, Associate Professor
DOCTOR OF
DENTAL SURGERY
Maria Kathleen Drzycimski
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Eric J. Herman
Devils Lake, North Dakota
William J. Kreifels
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Jessica Arnee Alford
Athens, Georgia
Phillip James Elassal
cum laude
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sharitha Eboni Herring
Chicago, Illinois
Sara Kathryn Allen
cum laude
Katy, Texas
Michelle Margaret Falbo
Eagan, Nebraska
Matthew G. Hill
summa cum laude
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Jason Minchul Kum
cum laude
Salina, Kansas
Audra Ann Feldhaus
Liberty, Missouri
Wade Carl Hillam
summa cum laude
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Andrea Dene Armstrong
Anthony A. Azadi
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Andrew Joseph Bjork
Price, Utah
Alexandra Marie Blomquist
Loveland, Colorado
Page C. Bolinske
Nampa, Idaho
Rachel Marie Bothun
Ashley Marie Bowland
Casper, Wyoming
Taylor R. Brown
magna cum laude
Farmington, Utah
Ryan James Casper
Mankato, Minnesota
Ian P. Colling
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Trang Minh Doan
Tay Ninh, Vietnam
Adrian Elizabeth Fisher
Jake D. Fisher
Joseph James Formanek
Michael Takashi Hironaka
cum laude
Mililani, Hawaii
Lyndi M. Jenson
Draper, Utah
Christopher Gallegos
Jeffrey Mark Johnson
magna cum laude
Bountiful, Utah
Wayne Marten Gergens
Amarillo, Texas
Elle Jones
Omaha, Nebraska
Christopher Robert Gipple
Des Moines, Iowa
Chelsea E. Keck
Spokane Valley, Washington
Nathaniel S. Gonzales
Jordan, Minnesota
Troy Barish Kemahli
Seattle, Washington
Spencer Edward Greer
cum laude
Mesa, Arizona
Samuel Adams King
Spokane, Washington
Jeffery Paul Hammond
Rexburg, Idaho
J. Zachary Hartnett
Gretna, Nebraska
Sara Lynn Kleven
Genoa, Nebraska
Breanna Kristen Koch
cum laude
Fargo, North Dakota
John Minwoo Kum
cum laude
Salina, Kansas
Nathan Erin Leavitt
cum laude
Lewiston, Idaho
Logan D. Locke
magna cum laude
Sandy, Utah
Richard LaVar Loveless
Orem, Utah
Jessica Nicole Luers
Casper, Wyoming
Brenden Christopher Mar
magna cum laude
Wichita, Kansas
Drew E. Marketto
cum laude
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Stephanie M. Martins
Clovis, New Mexico
Clarissa Ann Mertens
Orland Park, Illinois
Alison Katherine Meyer
Multiple degrees
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DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY CONTINUED
Todd Christopher Miles
Salt Lake City, Utah
Adam M. Ostrand
Hinckley, Minnesota
Logan Brett Miller
cum laude
Coalhurst, Alberta, Canada
Lauren A. Patrick
Chicago, Illinois
Austin Joseph Mohs
Omaha, Nebraska
Tanner W. Moir
Cody, Wyoming
Gregory D. Montgomery
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Michael John Morgan
summa cum laude
Dillon, Colorado
Betty T. Nguyen
Happy Valley, Oregon
Stacey Rae Nygaard
Edmore, North Dakota
Timothy James Pettis
Omaha, Nebraska
Evelyn Quynh Nhu Pham
Yorba Linda, California
Jason Mitchell Pickett
Benicia, California
Adrian Kyle Sandoval
Gallup, New Mexico
Donald Thomas Schrack
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jonathan Wesley Shaffer
San Antonio, Texas
Clarke Landon Short
cum laude
Caldwell, Idaho
Manisha Virdi
Bettendorf, Iowa
Thomas Manual Spellman
Westminster, Colorado
Robert Oliver Weiss II
magna cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Jay St. Charles Jr.
Lutz, Florida
Matthew Patrick Wiles
Liberty, Missouri
Brennan N. Takagi
Honolulu, Hawaii
Taylor Gray Wilkinson
Gig Harbor, Washington
Kevin Lawrence Tingey
cum laude
Eagle, Idaho
Derek Williams
Salem, Utah
Nicholas Anthony Troilo
Wichita, Kansas
Kati Irene Beam Tyler
McPherson, Kansas
Steven J. Van De Graaff
Woods Cross, Utah
Matthew D. Williams
Boise, Idaho
Wilson C. Yip
Wichita, Kansas
John Walter Young
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Names read by Michael G. Kavan, PhD, Associate Dean
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Cameron Robert Adler
Phoenix, Arizona
Michael Stefan Argenyi
Woodinville, Washington
Cybele Arsan
Paris, France
Daniel Devitt Barnett
Tacoma, Washington
Christopher Joseph Battista
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Mary Elizabeth Breen
Amanda Ratliff Dailey
Clermont, Florida
Danielle Caliwara Flores
Castro Valley, California
Mollie Katherine Brittan
Ashley Elizabeth Daniel
Liberty, Missouri
Jessica Leigh Fraker
Phoenix, Arizona
David Mark Brooks
Bettendorf, Iowa
Becky Sue Davies
Whitewood, South Dakota
Jordan Elizabeth Fritch
Edmond, Oklahoma
Briana Rose Bruce
Shannon Quirk Detty
Golden, Colorado
Benjamin Daniel Frock
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph Donald Bruenjes
cum laude
Valley City, North Dakota
Christopher John DeZorzi
Michele Marie Gaertner
magna cum laude
Blaine, Minnesota
Nicholas Edward Beare
Alyssa Sharon Buckenheimer
cum laude
Josef Richard Beauvais
Columbus, Nebraska
Megan Katherine Buri
Parkville, Missouri
Michaela Marie Behrens
Carroll, Iowa
Gregory Paul Musashi Campbell
Boulder, Colorado
Danielle Nicole Bell
Debbie Chang
Walnut, California
John William Benson
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Deanna Justine Chavez
Denver, Colorado
Ruth Benzar
Portland, Oregon
Gordon Kuo-Fen Chien
Palo Alto, California
Jamie Lauren Bering
Gilbert, Arizona
Jihoon Choi
Silva Nataline Boyajian
Pasadena, California
Tiffany Nicole Clark
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matthew Clarence
Breeggemann
Red Lodge, Montana
Julia Marjory Coughlin
cum laude
Cleveland, Ohio
Catalina Ioana Dumitrascu
Devin Patrick Dunatov
Scottsdale, Arizona
Jason David Eckmann
summa cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Katherine Elba Gallardo
Tucson, Arizona
Samantha Go
Portland, Oregon
Daniel Patrick Gorski
Omaha, Nebraska
Patrick Spencer Eiben
Carlsbad, California
Arathi Meghana Gorur
Phoenix, Arizona
Tayt Morgan Ellison
Billings, Montana
Theodore Erwin Grask
Des Moines, Iowa
Ysabella Maria Esteban
South Orange, New Jersey
Jessica Anne Gries
Long Grove, Illinois
Timothy Robert Evans
magna cum laude
Christopher James Haberkorn
Arvada, Colorado
Matthew Charles Fadus
cum laude
Hampden, Massachusetts
Natalie Anne Fleming
Reno, Nevada
Edward Robert Hagen
North Sioux City, South Dakota
Teresa Hanson
Damian Alexander Hegsted
Portland, Oregon
Clare Ann Herickhoff
Willernie, Minnesota
David John Massop
Des Moines, Iowa
Reza Ray Roohanirad
Kelly Lynn Westhoff
Andrew Frederick Herman
Justin H. McCarthy
Arvada, Colorado
Freshta Mina Sahak
Kabul, Afghanistan
Nicholas James Wilka
Alyssa Schandler Hickert
Maureen Coffey McElligott
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Matthew Ryan Sall
Indianapolis, Indiana
Eric Thomas Wilkerson
Columbia, Missouri
Traci-Lynn Chiemi Hirai
Waipahu, Hawaii
Anne Catherine McMahon
Grand Junction, Colorado
Sara Marie Robinette Schaenzer
Eagan, Minnesota
Andrew Lee Williams
Portland, Oregon
Timothy Kenneth Ho
Honolulu, Hawaii
Luke Jeremy Meininger
Richland, Washington
Sarah Katherine Schultz
Lindsay Nicole Williams
St. Paul, Minnesota
Gerard Joseph Hoatam
Denver, Colorado
Conor Thomas Merritt
cum laude
Littleton, Colorado
Brian Michael Shaw
Bellevue, Nebraska
Tabitha Sue Wilson
Bedford, Iowa
Lauren Elizabeth Shoemaker
Caitlin Ann Wojciehoski
Arvada, Colorado
Anna Kathryn Shure
Renton, Washington
Elzbieta Irena Wojcik
cum laude
Romeoville, Illinois
Adam Horblitt
Trumbull, Connecticut
Caitlin Jacowski
Daniel Brandt Janiczak
Homer Glen, Illinois
Erin Elizabeth Johnson
Owatonna, Minnesota
Anna Marie Jones
Buena Vista, Colorado
John F. Kelly
Sarasota, Florida
Sean Christopher Kenmore
summa cum laude
Trabuco Canyon, California
Anila Naz Khan
David Paul Kispert
Hanover, New Hampshire
Kelly Ann Koehn
magna cum laude
Kathleen Fosmo Kopecky
Michael Alan Kramer
Michael David Kukurza
Hudson, Ohio
Alvaro Jesus La Rosa
Phoenix, Arizona
Daniel Louis Lara II
Modesto, California
Cecilia Lau
Anaheim, California
Timothy David Law
Arcadia, California
Carter Ray Mohnssen
Christopher Jordan Morando
cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Sarah Emily Mott
Eagan, Minnesota
Juliana Evonne Muchinyi
Nairobi, Kenya
Samuel Robert Murray
St. George, Utah
Vincent George Nip
Honolulu, Hawaii
Ana Kimberly Lien Norell
Paula Josefina Olivieri
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Robert Jerome Olp
Wheaton, Illinois
Vignesh Velayutham
Palaniappan
Lafayette, Colorado
Andrew William Peck
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Christopher Wesley Pedersen
Lacey Rachel Pflibsen
Vista, California
Aaron James Pomajzl
Anne Elizabeth Pralle
magna cum laude
Plymouth, Minnesota
Amber LaMae Price
Monte Vista, Colorado
Brody Dean Slostad
summa cum laude
Watertown, South Dakota
Shane Patrick Smith
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Angelica Yamada
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tyler Andrew Smith
Highland, Utah
Toshia Ann Aiko Yamaguchi
Fresno, California
Katherine Chelsea Soe
Walnut Creek, California
Sara Michelle York
magna cum laude
Scottsdale, Arizona
Nickolas Jerome Stasic
Zionsville, Indiana
Sara Ann Stewart
Draper, Utah
David Brooks Stuart
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Casey Somers Zelus
Lakewood, Colorado
John Michael Zietlow
cum laude
Matthew Jeffrey Sugimoto
Omaha, Nebraska
Tara Sunder
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Jessica Anna Tomsula
cum laude
Arvada, Colorado
Bradley James Trinidad
San Antonio, Texas
Khoa Thanh Truong-N
Hemet, California
Joseph James Tseng
Brea, California
Christopher James Vacek
Papillion, Nebraska
Caleb Gene Van Essen
Littleton, Colorado
Jennifer Amy Lee
Northridge, California
Erika Marie Price
summa cum laude
Littleton, Colorado
Michael Lehrer
magna cum laude
Rebecca Marie Rieger
Anacortes, Washington
Sarah Michelle Waterman
Chester, California
Rebecca Rose Rimsza
Tucson, Arizona
David Michael Waters
cum laude
Amy Frances Loreen
Renton, Washington
George Raymond Wong
Monica Maria Waldstein
Ave Maria, Florida
Multiple degrees
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Afternoon Ceremony 1 p.m.
SCHOOL OF LAW
GRADUATE SCHOOL
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Order of Exercises |
Afternoon Ceremony
Academic Procession
Degree Conferral Statement
Mace Bearer: Bartholomew E. Clark, RPh, PhD
President of the University Faculty
Associate Marshals: Charles T. Kestermeier, SJ, PhD;
Thomas A. Simonds, SJ, EdD; Jennifer A. Tilleman, PharmD;
Robert D. Whipple Jr., PhD
President
Grand Marshal’s Opening Remarks
Neil S. Norton, PhD
School of Dentistry
National Anthem
Alexia C. Lorch
Graduating Senior, College of Arts and Sciences
Invocation
The Most Rev. George J. Lucas
Archbishop, Archdiocese of Omaha
Welcome
President’s Message
President
Presentation of the Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Award for Teaching Achievement
Kenneth J. Melilli, JD
Professor of Law
Presented by Kayman Nixon
President, Creighton Students Union
Presentation of the
Alumni Achievement Citation
George F. Haddix, PhD
Presented by Michael R. McCarthy
Chair, Creighton University Board of Trustees
Spirit of Creighton Award
Presented by Tanya A. Winegard, PhD
Board Authorization
Michael R. McCarthy
Chair, Creighton University Board of Trustees
Presentation of the Honorary Degree
The Rev. James Martin, SJ
Presented by the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD
President
Commencement Address
Presentation of Candidates
for Earned Degrees
College of Arts and Sciences
Bridget M. Keegan, PhD, Dean
Banner Carrier: Jeffrey P. Hause, PhD, Honors Program Director
Heider College of Business
Anthony R. Hendrickson, PhD, Dean
Banner Carrier: Thomas J. Purcell, JD, PhD, CPA, Professor
College of Professional Studies
Gail M. Jensen, PhD, Dean
Banner Carrier: Laurie Galeski, Academic Coach
J. Chris Bradberry, PharmD, Dean
Banner Carrier: William J. Leggio, EdD
Paramedic Program Coordinator
School of Law
Paul E. McGreal, JD, LLM, Dean
Banner Carrier: Ronald Volkmer, JD, LLM, Professor
Graduate School
Banner Carrier: Timothy Cook, PhD
Director of Educational Leadership
Turning of the Tassel
President
Closing Remarks
Neil S. Norton, PhD
School of Dentistry
Stage Party and Faculty Recessional
Degree Conferral
Creighton University confers degrees three times per year: August, December and May. Annual University commencement ceremonies
are held in May. Students who complete their degree programs in August or December may attend the May commencement ceremony
following completion, or with approval of the Office of the Dean, in the preceding May. Participation in a commencement ceremony does
not guarantee a degree is officially earned. A degree is conferred only after the dean verifies all academic requirements are met and the
degree is posted on the student’s transcript by the Office of the Registrar.
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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award
for Teaching Achievement
Kenneth J. Melilli, JD
Professor of Law
Each year, students from all colleges and schools
nominate exemplary Creighton University professors
for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for
Teaching Achievement, sponsored by the Creighton
Students Union. The Creighton Students Union is
the University’s comprehensive, unified student
government representing students from all nine
colleges and schools of Creighton University.
Nominees must demonstrate a high level of competence in their field and be able
to present subject matter in interesting and effective ways. They must inspire and
serve students and the University and have considerable interest and concern for
students as individuals. This year, Professor Kenneth Melilli, a Professor of Law in
the Creighton University School of Law, has been selected as the recipient for the
46th Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Award for Teaching Achievement.
Professor Melilli’s career in law has taken him from the New York University Law School
to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He later
served as the Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C. Professor Melilli’s
teaching career began in 1987 at the Albany School of Law and in 2000 he joined
Creighton University.
At Creighton, Professor Melilli is known for his extensive knowledge of some of the
most challenging aspects of law. Professor Melilli doesn’t back down to adversity and
he leads by example, emboldening students to be the best they can be. His ability and
desire to make boring topics fun is evidenced by his jokes, his songs, his inclusivity
and his genuine passion for those he encounters. A nominator states, it is “impossible
not to feel envious of Professor Melilli’s boundless intelligence and inexhaustible
sense of humor.” Professor Melilli’s students put him in a category of his own, unique
to his ability and desire to “live and breathe his subjects.”
For his gift of spreading his expansive knowledge in innovative and enjoyable ways
to every student and for the high standards of “eloquence and detail” that he holds
himself to, the Creighton Students Union is proud to recognize Professor Kenneth
Melilli of the Creighton University School of Law with the 2016 Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Award for Teaching Achievement.
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Alumni Achievement Citation
George F. Haddix, PhD, MA’66
Alumnus and Trustee Emeritus Dr. George
Haddix embodies the Creighton mission through
distinguished service, intellectual ability and moral
principles guided by Jesuit ideals.
Dr. Haddix earned his master’s in mathematics from Creighton in 1966 before
pursuing his PhD from Iowa State University. He was a civilian mathematician for the
United States Air Force and the Army Corps of Engineers, and he taught math at Creighton
until transitioning to a career in business.
Dr. Haddix spent his career at the center of the information technology revolution
and is a respected businessman. He retired in 2009 as chair and CEO of PKWARE, Inc.
and PKWARE Holdings, Inc. of Milwaukee, and in 2011 was inducted into the Omaha
Business Hall of Fame.
Dr. Haddix is a public-spirited citizen who gives freely of his time and talent. He is
known for investing generously in the advancement of higher education and is a proud
supporter of STEM programs. Senior philanthropic advisor Steve Scholer has stated that
Dr. Haddix lives a life of service and continues to support the institutions and community
where he started.
Dr. Haddix and his late wife, Sally Hansen Haddix, graduated from Omaha North High
School and dedicated much of their lives to helping students succeed. Dr. Haddix
generously funds an annual scholarship at Omaha North. At Creighton, he has funded the
John N. Mordesen, PhD Endowed Chair in Mathematics and helped found the Center for
Mathematics of Uncertainty. A faculty research fund was also named in his honor.
His reach has touched organizations such as the Boys Town National Research Hospital,
Cues, Child Saving Institute and the Omaha Jesuit Academy. Dr. and Mrs. Haddix were
named the 2015 honorary chairs of the Child Saving Institute Cabaret and in 2013
Dr. Haddix was named honorary chair of the Fontenelle Forest Feather Our Nest. He is
a co-founder of the Fontenelle Forest Honorary Trustees, a group that is dedicated to
working to ensure the strength and solidarity of Fontenelle Forest.
In recognition of his distinguished service and constructive philanthropy, Creighton University
is proud to confer upon Dr. George Haddix the 2016 Alumni Achievement Citation.
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Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Editor at Large, America
The Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, author, and
editor at large at America, the national Catholic magazine.
Fr. Martin’s most recent book, Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a
Deeper Friendship with Jesus, offers compelling reflections on Jesus’
dramatic last words on the cross. New York Times bestseller Jesus:
A Pilgrimage articulates historical, biblical, spiritual, and personal
perspectives of the life of Jesus. Among his other books, Between
Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter are at the Heart of
the Spiritual Life (2011) was named as one of the “Best Books” of
2011 by Publishers Weekly. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life (2010),
another New York Times bestseller, was honored with a Christopher Award, and was a No. 1 bestseller
in Catholic books. His memoir My Life with the Saints (2006), which received a Christopher Award, was
also named one of the “Best Books” of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, and received a First Place award
from the Catholic Press Association. It is used in universities, high schools, parishes, and book clubs
around the world. He has also published an e-book, Together on Retreat: Meeting Jesus in Prayer, and
his first novel, The Abbey: A Story of Discovery. Fr. Martin’s books have been translated into more than
11 languages.
Besides articles in Catholic publications such as America, Commonweal, U.S. Catholic, Catholic Digest
and The (London) Tablet, Fr. Martin has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,
The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, O Magazine and other newspapers
and websites, including Slate, Time, CNN, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times and
The Washington Post websites. He has commented on religion and spirituality in blog posts and in
national and international media, and has appeared on all major radio and TV networks, and in venues
as diverse as National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” “Weekend Edition,” and “All Things Considered,”
PBS’s “Newshour,” Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” and Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly
Factor,” as well as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, The History Channel, the BBC, National
Geographic TV, Voice of America, and Vatican Radio. Fr. Martin served as expert for ABC News during
the papal conclave of 2013. In 2014, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invited him to speak at
World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro; he has been invited by Catholic dioceses and archdioceses, and
colleges and universities across the country to give talks, workshops, and retreats.
Fr. Martin has worked in hospital settings, housing projects and community centers, a Nativity school,
and with refugees in Cambridge, Mass.; Kingston, Jamaica; Chicago; New York City; and Nairobi,
Kenya. He currently assists on Sundays at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
More than a half-million people follow Fr. Martin on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram. Reflective, provocative, prayerful, and pithy, he offers insight, support, and challenge in
wide discourse. He is a social media maverick who provides purpose and depth in public messaging.
Born in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., in 1960, and a 1982 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania,
Fr. Martin worked in corporate finance before entering the Society of Jesus in 1988. As a Jesuit he
studied philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and earned master’s degrees in divinity (1998) and
theology (1999) from Boston College. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1999, and professed
final vows to the Society of Jesus in 2009.
In recognition of his achievements as an author, communicator, and minister, and as a prophet of
social media, Creighton University is proud to confer upon Father James Martin of the Society of Jesus
the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
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Candidates for Earned Degrees
Names read by Sharon Ishii-Jordan, PhD, Associate Dean; and HollyAnn Harris, PhD, Associate Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Catherine Rose Adams
magna cum laude
Lake Mills, Iowa
Alexis Nicole Akin-Otiko
Papillion, Nebraska
Jordan Anne Allen
Omaha, Nebraska
Kathleen Elizabeth Ambre
Hannah Alexis Anderson
Bellevue, Nebraska
Kelsey N. Anderson
Clarion, Iowa
Nicholas M. Anderson
Longmont, Colorado
Pallavi Aurora
cum laude
Clive, Iowa
Hailey Jeannette Austin
summa cum laude
Bennett, Colorado
Tyler Joseph Badding
summa cum laude
Carroll, Iowa
Bianca Chrystal Baker
Phoenix, Arizona
Michael Barangan Baldovino
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Zachery Hunter Barnes
Flower Mound, Texas
Victoria Lynn Barry
Murrieta, California
Shayna Nicole Bartow
summa cum laude
Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin
Maggie Hart Baumert
cum laude
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Angela Jean Benson
Gillette, Wyoming
Harrison Duane Biggs
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
John Charles Birkentall
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Claire Marie Blann
summa cum laude
Newton, Kansas
Cassandra Marie Boehm
magna cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lauren Elizabeth Boler
Omaha, Nebraska
Emma C. Bonebrake
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jordan Andrew Brabec
summa cum laude
Schuyler, Nebraska
Bailey Marie Brashear
Escondido, California
Lindsey Mackay Bridges
Santa Clarita, California
Claudia Wentworth Brock
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
James Michael Brown Jr.
summa cum laude
Golden, Colorado
Gabrielle Genevieve Bruckner
cum laude
Lincoln, Nebraska
Austin Dean Busch
Omaha, Nebraska
John L. Byrne
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Bridget K. Cahill
Mission Viejo, California
Kaitlin Jo Capouch
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Maeve M. Cardwell
cum laude
Phoenix, Arizona
Kelly A. Chase
Omaha, Nebraska
Emmanuel Aaron Chavez
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
JungWon Cho
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kaitlin Michelle Clancy
summa cum laude
Coppell, Texas
James Thomas Collins III
Matthew Michael Eldrige
Westminster, Colorado
Kathryn Valerie Concannon
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica May Erb
magna cum laude
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Margaret Anne Connors
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
John M. Cooney
Western Springs, Illinois
Emma Kathleen Copeland
Omaha, Nebraska
Thomas Henry Copeman
Southern Shores, North Carolina
Maria Elizabeth Corpuz
Omaha, Nebraska
Jackie Marie Crawford
Robert Thomas Cronkleton
Omaha, Nebraska
Marc A. Cubrich
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Caitlyn Marie Ewers
summa cum laude
Spokane, Washington
Austin Patrick Fenton
Plano, Texas
Thomas Joseph Ferlic
Granger, Indiana
Peter B. Figone
Corte Madera, California
Samantha Elizabeth Finken
Omaha, Nebraska
Shannon Lynn Folan
Aurora, Colorado
Kathryn Lynn Forbes
summa cum laude
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Leah Elias Daffner
Waterford, Virginia
Tessa A. Fulmer
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Richard John Davis
Omaha, Nebraska
Marijo Lourdes A. Gabriel
Phoenix, Arizona
Kerri Anne Delaney
magna cum laude
Sinead Marie Gaffney
Algonquin, Illinois
Madison Marie Denkinger
magna cum laude
Johnston, Iowa
Ryan Peter Diego
Omaha, Nebraska
Catherine Ann Dillon
magna cum laude
Clayton, Missouri
Tina Le Dinh
Honolulu, Hawaii
Carolyn Christine Dolejs
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jodi Lea Duckert
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Angela Marie Eastlund
cum laude
Buffalo, Minnesota
Shea Nicole Gallus
cum laude
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Matthew Austin Gandy
Tustin, California
Danielle Elana Gatapia
Alexis Victoria Gonzalez
Omaha, Nebraska
Katharine Constance
May Goodwin
magna cum laude
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Reilly Cole Granberg
Hudson, Colorado
Elizabeth Cornelia Grotewohl
Amber Gabrielle Guerra
Multiple degrees
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BACHELOR OF ARTS CONTINUED
Garrick Isami Hayashi
magna cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Erin Elizabeth McGough Kurvers
summa cum laude
Dawaune L. Hayes
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Martin Edward Kyler
Rachel Lee Heinen
cum laude
Lake Summerset, Illinois
David Joseph Herr
summa cum laude
Fontanelle, Iowa
Alexander James Matt Higgins
Glendale, Arizona
Brittney Mariah Potthast
Omaha, Nebraska
Michelle Anne Metcalfe
Eagan, Minnesota
Saurabh Ranjit Pradhan
cum laude
Parker, Colorado
Heidi Ann Lange
La Porte City, Iowa
Nicole S. Methven
cum laude
Papillion, Nebraska
Isabelle Marie Laposha
summa cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Rylie Michal Meyer
Salvatore Anthony Leone
summa cum laude
Des Plaines, Illinois
Taylor Jeffrey Moore
Omaha, Nebraska
Scott Alan Prewitt
magna cum laude
Quirt A. Rana
Anthony Richard Rauschenbach
summa cum laude
Meghan Grace Morrissey
Rockford, Illinois
Amiera Abdulrahman Rayyan
Bellevue, Nebraska
Benjamin William Lyons
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexis Marie Munchrath
Omaha, Nebraska
Parker Spolum Revier
Olivia, Minnesota
Sean Thomas Maddigan
cum laude
Simi Valley, California
Miriam Katherine Murray
St. Louis, Missouri
Kelsey L. Ribordy
Omaha, Nebraska
Leslie Renee Majda
St. Louis, Missouri
Nate Nettagul
cum laude
Chiang rai, Thailand
Anthony Michael Robinson
summa cum laude
Atlantic, Iowa
Alyssa Mae Cordova Jara
Folsom, California
Joseph Michael Mancuso
magna cum laude
Tin Le Nguyen
magna cum laude
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Savannah R. Rodriguez
Elizabeth, Colorado
Benjamin Daniel Jensen
cum laude
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Claire K. Martin
magna cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Katherine M. Nowicki
cum laude
San Juan Capistrano, California
Sarah Elizabeth Jerome
Urbandale, Iowa
Joseph James Martin
Bellevue, Nebraska
Megan Sachi Okuda
Aiea, Hawaii
Nicholaus Peter Johnson
magna cum laude
Liberty Lake, Washington
Malori Sigrid Mattson
magna cum laude
Minot, North Dakota
Tyesha Jenae Victoria O’Neal
Omaha, Nebraska
Elizabeth V. Kafer
summa cum laude
Cibolo, Texas
Margaret Kathryn McCarthy
cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Alexandra Rose Kafka
cum laude
Gregory, South Dakota
Corey Joe McChesney
cum laude
Papillion, Nebraska
Brenda Hoech Kelly
magna cum laude
Stilwell, Kansas
Lauren Kate McClave
Henry R. Hoffman
summa cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Andrew F. Holtmann
summa cum laude
Fenton, Missouri
Lorna Page Hummel
Watkins, Colorado
Ashley Lynn Jackson
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Miranda Lee Lonsdale
Yukon, Oklahoma
James Lee Milliken
Staley, North Carolina
Kailey Sue Preston
cum laude
Sioux City, Iowa
Morgan Faye Morris
Lyons, Colorado
Nicholas Daurio Highberger
Rye, Colorado
Devan Dean Lorenson
summa cum laude
Waverly, Nebraska
Kate Madison Kerr
Fort Collins, Colorado
Anastasia Maree McCleary
Palm Beach, Queensland,
Australia
Rachel Alexandria Ketchmark
La Vista, Nebraska
Edward Taylor McGonigal Jr.
Omaha, Nebraska
Paul Dennis Kohles
Omaha, Nebraska
Erin Elizabeth McGonigal
Omaha, Nebraska
Christopher Noel Kokotajlo
cum laude
San Antonio, Texas
Katherine Therese McGuire
Omaha, Nebraska
Jason L. Konersmann
Hillsboro, Nebraska
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Sebastian Mena-Bohlke
Omaha, Nebraska
Danielle Alexandra Kosalka
Omaha, Nebraska
Elizabeth Kay McLaren
summa cum laude
Constance Elise Melchionna
cum laude
Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Tanner C. Opichka
Wrightstown, Wisconsin
Rodney B. Palafox
Papillion, Nebraska
Alessandra Grace
Gonzalez Pañares
magna cum laude
Humble, Texas
Audel Aguila Salazar
cum laude
Decatur, Nebraska
Tarawat Samadi
Omaha, Nebraska
Ian Santos-Meeker
Jessica Elizabeth Schmitt
Amanda Lee Schneiderman
Bellevue, Nebraska
Michael Scott Schoenecker
Akron, Colorado
Amanda Renee Simanek
Bellevue, Nebraska
Clarissa Grace Parker
cum laude
Austin M. Smith
magna cum laude
Katelyn Marie Pascuzzi
Darby Elizabeth Smith
summa cum laude
Des Moines, Iowa
McAmos D. Paye
Raleigh, North Carolina
Emily A. Peklo
Omaha, Nebraska
Haley Suzanne Pethick
South Bend, Indiana
Ashley Maria Philip
Hannah Magdalena Smith
summa cum laude
Jennifer Avison Smith
Thousand Oaks, California
Marissa Carolene Smith
Omaha, Nebraska
Megan Leann Smock
Sterling, Colorado
Sabrina T. Sorensen
magna cum laude
Emma J. Spilsted
cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Nicole Victoria Springer
Hastings, Nebraska
Sarah E. Steffes
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Mark William Stockdale
Omaha, Nebraska
Claire E. Storey
magna cum laude
Lenexa, Kansas
Bridget Anne Stukel
magna cum laude
Burke, South Dakota
Josephine Ray Svoboda
Blair, Nebraska
Laycie Meiko Taguchi
Pearl City, Hawaii
Isabel Taulé Fiallo
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Michelle Denise Tighe-Dolan
Omaha, Nebraska
Ann M. Townley
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Pham Tran
Lincoln, Nebraska
Michael Wayne Troup
Morrison, Colorado
Courtney Ann Kehaulani Ugale
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Jhone’ Yvonne White-Lucas
Omaha, Nebraska
Micaela Kristin Whitney
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Ann Wiens
David Paul Ryan Araki
Honolulu, Hawaii
Patrick Thomas Bruck
summa cum laude
Manilla, Iowa
Alyssa Miyuki Ariyoshi
cum laude
Wailuku, Hawaii
Meghan Phoebe Bullard
magna cum laude
Corbin Thomas Avey
cum laude
Morrison, Colorado
Lauren Ashley Burdt
Ankeny, Iowa
Jack Thomas Wolstenholm
cum laude
Grace Ann Yowell
cum laude
McPherson, Kansas
Charles Wallin Ziegenbein
Omaha, Nebraska
Madeline Anne Ziomek
magna cum laude
Chaska, Minnesota
Rachel Jordan Baiyee-Cady
Denver, Colorado
Will James Bamesberger
Jesse Bandel
Marion, Iowa
Connor Christian Jurgensen
Omaha, Nebraska
Alyssandra N. Baniqued
magna cum laude
Waipahu, Hawaii
Alexia Christine Lorch
Phoenix, Arizona
Victoria Marie Vitola
summa cum laude
Litchfield Park, Arizona
Kristi Rose Walsh
magna cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
James Joseph Dietz Wagner
Bellevue, Nebraska
Leila Marie Aboussir
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Kennedy E. Walker
Gabriel Mack Aguero
magna cum laude
Monument, Colorado
Anna Marie Weirick
summa cum laude
Amarillo, Texas
Alexander Moiquine Babaoghli
BACHELOR OF
FINE ARTS
Jhonette Kristy Coner Abitria
Houston, Texas
Maria T. Watson
Lawrence, Kansas
Hannah Rene’ Brown
magna cum laude
Andrew Sullivan Wilson
summa cum laude
Eldridge, Iowa
Daniel A. Valle
Brandon Michael Warrington
summa cum laude
Alexander G. Breen
Greeley, Colorado
Jared David Willey
Goodyear, Arizona
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Matthew John Warren
Omaha, Nebraska
Aaron M. Anderson
Northfield, Minnesota
Emily Ann Brandt
summa cum laude
Ogden, Utah
Jack David Anderson
summa cum laude
Kearney, Nebraska
Rachel Nicole Vaca
Ramona, California Claire Janet Wareham
magna cum laude
Dubuque, Iowa
Amandacereza
Pesquiera Alvarado
cum laude
Tucson, Arizona
Madeline Jane Albers
cum laude
De Pere, Wisconsin
Christin Nicole Albright
magna cum laude
Ravenna, Nebraska
Nina Olivia Allen
cum laude
Kelsey Teir Allender
Manvel, Texas
James Lawrence Barsetti
cum laude
Kathleen M. Bartik
cum laude
Chicago, Illinois
Sarah Elizabeth Birnbaum
summa cum laude
St. Anthony, Minnesota
Aarjoo Singh Bk
Omaha, Nebraska
Emily Anne Boes
summa cum laude
Great Falls, Montana
Michael Lee Boes
cum laude
Lincoln, Nebraska
Catherine Marie Bopp
cum laude
Katherine Anne Burgoyne
magna cum laude
Castle Rock, Nebraska
Cora E. Byrne
cum laude
Chicago, Illinois
Kieran K. Caberto
magna cum laude
Lihue, Hawaii
Anna L. Caflisch
magna cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Marianna R. Carrillo
Huntington Beach, California
Margaret Christine Carter
cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Andrew D. Cartmill
cum laude
Fernando Castellanos
Kelsey Marie Ceriotti
cum laude
Bryston Yau Nung Chang
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Esther Cho
Wichita, Kansas
Kathryn Anne Coleman
Ashley Rose Borowicz
Omaha, Nebraska
Elle Marie Cooper
Jordan Renee Bowman
summa cum laude
Murdock, Nebraska
Kirstyn Elizabeth Corder
Whitney Nicole Boyd
Mission, South Dakota
Kelsea Victoria Cordero
summa cum laude
Tucson, Arizona
Gabrielle Marie Braden
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Christina-Marie
Ku’uleiawapuhionalani Dano
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Multiple degrees
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CONTINUED
Daniel Alan Dean
summa cum laude
Andrew R. Deeb
Dakota Nicole Francis
Vail, Colorado
Madeline McCarty Deitchler
St. Paul, Minnesota
Zachary Steven Franco
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Abigail Marie Dempsey
Dixon, Illinois
Frances Elaine Frausto
El Paso, Texas
Danielle Erin Desa
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Brittni L. Gochnauer
Carolina Destarac
cum laude
Tyler, Texas
Mackenzie Leigh Devins
cum laude
Ryan David Didde
summa cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Kathryn Rose Goddard
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Christine Marilyn Gonderinger
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Daniel Timothy Gotlund
cum laude
St. Charles, Illinois
Julie Ann Dimitroff
Gretna, Nebraska
William Christopher Graft Jr.
magna cum laude
South Barrington, Illinois
Maria N. Dolezal
cum laude
Stillwater, Minnesota
LiseAnne Marie Gregoire
Tucson, Arizona
Erin C. Dorpinghaus
summa cum laude
Dewitt, Iowa
Shane Nathan D’sa
cum laude
Gilbert, Arizona
Sydnee Rose Eck
Andale, Kansas
Ayana Leandra Edmonds
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Benjamin Andrew Edwards
Zachary Elijah Ehresman
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Morgan Louise Eiden
magna cum laude
Eagan, Minnesota
Nathaniel Thomas Evans
Omaha, Nebraska
Amanda M. Groch
summa cum laude
Sleepy Hollow, Illinois
Robyn Lee Hamada
magna cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Michael James Hartnett
Gretna, Nebraska
Emma Alyse Harwood
cum laude
La Vista, Nebraska
Gavin S. Hayashi
Honolulu, Hawaii
Madeline Beverly Heiland
magna cum laude
Sera Yashar Helweh
Shingle Springs, California
Anna Lee Hendrix
cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Westin Scott Takeshi Fabro
Waipahu, Hawaii
Jonathan Edward Hendrzak
magna cum laude
Apopka, Florida
Benjamin J. Feiten
magna cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Roberto Augustine Herrera
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Brooke Malia Fenske
summa cum laude
Elgin, Minnesota
Korey T. Higa
Pearl City, Hawaii
Brandon A. Finger
summa cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Alexandra Marie Fischer
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Patrick John Holmquist
Conor James Houlihan
magna cum laude
Dubuque, Iowa
Dylan James Hoyt
summa cum laude
Alysha Lee Illies
magna cum laude
Sartell, Minnesota
Erin M. Ino
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Layne A. Irwin
Dallas, Texas
Max Christian Kuhlman
Santa Maria, California
Melanie Leigh Ladley
magna cum laude
Eustis, Florida
Steffen Carlton Lake
magna cum laude
Madison, Wisconsin
Megan Elizabeth Latour
Briana Jewls Jacox
Ryan Joshua Laug
magna cum laude
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Brian Christopher Johnson
cum laude
Burnsville, Minnesota
Kiley Anne Lavanger
Rockford, Minnesota
Martin Xavier Jose
cum laude
Kathryn Janet Kambhu
magna cum laude
Iowa City, Iowa
Angela K. Lax
magna cum laude
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
William Schaefer Leber III
magna cum laude
New Richmond, Wisconsin
Pratisha Kandel
Papillion, Nebraska
Sonnie Sanghyun Lee
summa cum laude
Aurora, Colorado
Sara Kathleen Kelly
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Marcus Joseph Lehnerz
Arvada, Colorado
Ilmihana Kendic
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
John Joseph Kessler II
cum laude
Annapolis, Maryland
Shakeel Anwar Khan
cum laude
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Debbie Hyon Kim
Anchorage, Alaska
Junghwan Kim
Hinsdale, Illinois
Megan Brady Kinsella
Omaha, Nebraska
Tessa Rose Leytem
magna cum laude
Dubuque, Iowa
Paul Andrew Lievens
Andover, Kansas
Jonathon Robert Lundin
Mayetta, Kansas
Kevin T. Luton
Parkville, Missouri
Laura Leticia Magana
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Maxwell Gerald Malone
magna cum laude
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Kelsey Marie Klostermeyer
Omaha, Nebraska
Kelli Diane Mans
summa cum laude
Topeka, Kansas
Eric Nathaniel Knight
cum laude
Zachary K. Masuda
summa cum laude
Waipahu, Hawaii
Elizabeth Helen Knocke
summa cum laude
Bryan Takuya Matsukawa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Catharine Noel Kral
magna cum laude
Granger, Indiana
Molly Mae Krause
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Molly Anne Krebs
magna cum laude
Norridge, Illinois
Koy C. Matthews
Omaha, Nebraska
Emily Kathleen Mauser
summa cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Austin Robert Mazur
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Katelyn Jo McDevitt
Ankeny, Iowa
Jacob Daniel McGowan
magna cum laude
Kearney, Nebraska
Mary Claire McGrory
magna cum laude
Emily K. McLaughlin
cum laude
Barrington, Illinois
Taylor Watanabe Nishimoto
cum laude
Aiea, Hawaii
Alyssa Mariko Povilaitis
cum laude
Las Vegas, Nevada
Matthew Koichi Noguchi
cum laude
Kailua, Hawaii
Anne Nicole Pulliam
magna cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Kyungmin Noh
Honolulu, Hawaii
Kalley Jo Quandt
magna cum laude
Westside, Iowa
Taylor Elizabeth Novacek
Omaha, Nebraska
Caroline G. Mendus
Lauren Danielle Nun
magna cum laude
Lincoln, Nebraska
Michael Joseph Merrick
Papillion, Nebraska
Kelly Lynn Oestreich
magna cum laude
Eagan, Minnesota
Alexandra Grace Michalak
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Benjamin J. Miettunen
cum laude
Maplewood, Minnesota
Brenna Marie Miller
Marengo, Iowa
Jacob Alan Miller
Runnells, Iowa
Michael Tadayuki Miyamoto
cum laude
Mililani, Hawaii
Edward Anthony Moline
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Marie Catherine Radke
magna cum laude
Ala’a Abdulrahman Rayyan
Bellevue, Nebraska
Colin Joseph Reilly
Draper, Utah
Richele Takeko Oshio Ohara
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Matthew James Reilly
cum laude
John James Oltman
summa cum laude
Cortland, Nebraska
Michael Tobin Rezich
cum laude
Jared Masami Osaki
summa cum laude
Kailua, Hawaii
Kyle Steven Richardson
cum laude
Andrew Stephen Ostapowicz
St. Louis, Missouri
Jillian Marie Richgels
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Benjamin Yukio Sau Chun Ota
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Blake C. Ringle
Omaha, Nebraska
Edward Kaikanani Parish
Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Lucia Jazmin Rodriguez Alvizo
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Deja’ Janai Morrison
Camp Springs, Maryland
Emma Louise Parks
summa cum laude
Anna Rong
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Alexandria Catherine Munger
magna cum laude
Rockford, Illinois
Vivek A. Patel
Palatine, Illinois
Samuel Jay Rosol
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Emily Marie Patton
cum laude
Shannon Marie Roussy
Plano, Texas
Jamie Leigh Morand
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jackson David Murphy
cum laude
Belvidere, Illinois
Erin Lynn Murray
magna cum laude
Bellevue, Nebraska
Megan Kathleen Pavlik
magna cum laude
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Krista Leeann Namminga
Sioux City, Iowa
Justin M. Peck
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Blair Yvonne Nelson
Walthill, Nebraska
Xandria Khrystynne Perman
Selby, South Dakota
Edward E. Nelson
magna cum laude
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Emily A. Peterson
magna cum laude
Huntington Beach, California
Dakota Ann Nerland
Woodstock, Illinois
Stefan Thomas Peterson
magna cum laude
Kyle Wayne Neustrom
Shanice May Nez
Chinle, Arizona
Marc L. Petrykowski
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sheila Mae Ganal Portela
Honolulu, Hawaii
Troy Neal Rowan
magna cum laude
Bedford, Iowa
Conor P. Ryan
magna cum laude
Takashi Sado
Hyogo, Japan
Maria Lizette C. Sagun
Honolulu, Hawaii
Shannon Rachael Salerno
magna cum laude
Sara E. Sanders
cum laude
Alexandria, Virginia
Christian F. Sanford
Labadie, Missouri
Mamata Sapkota
Omaha, Nebraska
Karen Elizabeth Sass
Chatfield, Minnesota
Sangamithra Sathian
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alexandra J. Schima
Omaha, Nebraska
Emma L. Schlagenhauff
Jarek Chay Schmidt
Chillicothe, Missouri
Kendra Janine Schnack
magna cum laude
Crescent, Iowa
Justin Thomas Sears
Hickman, Nebraska
Hillary Marie Serbus
Waconia, Minnesota
Saif Mohammad Shah
Taha M. Shaikh
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nikita Jyoti Sharma
cum laude
St. Joseph, Missouri
Samantha O. Sharp
Leawood, Kansas
Michelle Lynn Sicner
Omaha, Nebraska
Somi Singh
Omaha, Nebraska
Kellan Patrick Slattery
cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Garrett Robert Sloup
cum laude
Wahoo, Nebraska
Hannah Rae Smith
magna cum laude
Ryan P. Smith
magna cum laude
Carlos Hiram Soto Riva Palacio
Samantha O. Stanley
summa cum laude
Tess Elizabeth Starman
cum laude
Owatonna, Minnesota
Amy Christine Stoeber
magna cum laude
Aurora, Colorado
Joshua Hyrum Strobel
Rexburg, Idaho
Multiple degrees
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CONTINUED
Lindsay Ryann Strong
cum laude
Fremont, Nebraska
Alice M. Sullivan
Jacksonville, Florida
Dustin Otto Svatos
Omaha, Nebraska
Christopher John Begalke
cum laude
Hopkins, Minnesota
Manaswita Tappata
summa cum laude
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN CHEMISTRY
Stasha Natalia Thomas
cum laude
Tucson, Arizona
Matthew Gregory Abrahms
magna cum laude
Oceanside, California
Benjamin Haase Thompson
summa cum laude
Utica, Minnesota
Andrew James Caffrey
summa cum laude
Keystone, Colorado
Andrew Michael Tobler
magna cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Anna Lee Cheek
summa cum laude
Zachary James Tom
summa cum laude
Aiea, Hawaii
Brendan Michael Cokingtin
summa cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Brandon C. Trammell
Merrill, Iowa
Kevin Patrick Cokingtin
summa cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Emily Jo Trimble
La Porte City, Iowa
Kathleen Elizabeth Troup
Morrison, Colorado
Prem Vichienwanitchkul
summa cum laude
Bangkok, Thailand
Joseph Gerald Volcheck
cum laude
Luke Christopher Walz
Omaha, Nebraska
Kari Nicole Welniak
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Erin Rose Whiteford
Jennifer L. Wilson
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Hannah Faith Wulbert
Batavia, Illinois
Anton G. Yanchilin
magna cum laude
Waukegan, Illinois
Marina Noelle Mei-Jin Young
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Daniel Michael Zenarosa
Union City, California
Brianna M. Zieba
magna cum laude
Peoria, Arizona
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ATMOSPHERIC
SCIENCES
Maxwell Dalton Dillenburg
cum laude
Windsor Heights, Iowa
Jakob Thomas Dovgan
cum laude
Knoxville, Tennessee
Cole Patrick Frisbie
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Henry Louis Goppert
Lake Lotawana, Missouri
Ashley Lauren
Servidad Guanzon
Escondido, California
Matthew Alvin Gubbels
summa cum laude
Yankton, South Dakota
Stijn Willem Hentzen
summa cum laude
Rhys Teruhide Ishihara
magna cum laude
Waipahu, Hawaii
Sharmaine A. Lee
cum laude
Mililani, Hawaii
Shelby Renee Lennon
summa cum laude
Audrey Nicole Netzel
summa cum laude
Monroe, Wisconsin
Vincent Michael Nicchi
magna cum laude
Phoenix, Arizona
Trevin T. Nishibun
magna cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Daniel D. Poston
summa cum laude
Sioux City, Iowa
Jadyn Marie Rickert
Alexander Thomas Sipe
cum laude
Florissant, Missouri
Tyler Y. Ushio
magna cum laude
Mililani, Hawaii
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE
Danielle Irene Bieber
Richland, Washington
Thomas G. Cappucci
Cranford, New Jersey
Bridget L. Giffei
cum laude
Wilmette, Illinois
Haley Marie Holtgrieve
Brentwood, Missouri
Kimberly L. Jacobson
Schaumburg, Illinois
Melanie Diane Jereb
summa cum laude
Cary, Illinois
Francesca Anne Miller
Jake Ravi Jagannathan
cum laude
Redwood City, California
Hannah Lin Mullally
summa cum laude
Seward, Nebraska
Katherine Frances
Mehring Jones
magna cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Morgan Joy Nordby
Bloomington, Minnesota
Jonathan Michael Katz
cum laude
Johnston, Iowa
Daniel F. Kresock
cum laude
Phoenix, Arizona
Cheyenne Nicole Parker
Papillion, Nebraska
Elizabeth Ann Walsh
summa cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Grace Yi
Honolulu, Hawaii
BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN
MATHEMATICS
Rouba Maluf
magna cum laude
BACHELOR OF
SOCIAL WORK
Elizabeth Mary Bersch
cum laude
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Karissa Jo Birmingham
magna cum laude
Kalyn Marie Flierl
magna cum laude
Newport Beach, California
Haylee Katrina Frisbie
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Isabella Tavares Gerundio
cum laude
Brentwood, California
Alissa Renee Kohmetscher
Lincoln, Nebraska
Breanne Violet O’Reilly
Chicago, Illinois
Namrata Sapkota
Omaha, Nebraska
Amy Marie Yeskie
Wichita, Kansas
Names read by Deborah L. Wells, PhD, Associate Dean
BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Luke B. Buffington
summa cum laude
Gayville, South Dakota
Jeffrey C. Altman
Maple Plain, Minnesota
Joshua Paul
Kamakanao’kalani Burke
Honolulu, Hawaii
Samantha Joy Anderson
magna cum laude
Scott Austin Byerley
Olathe, Kansas
Thomas John Anderson
magna cum laude
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Aaron Michael Arthur
Castle Rock, Colorado
Jared David Barkmeier
Springfield, Illinois
Yifei Cao
magna cum laude
Beijing, China
Brianna Carlota Casey
Julia Debra Casey
Laurel, Nebraska
Joseph Timothy Bastian
Omaha, Nebraska
Matthew Robert Morgan Charles
magna cum laude
Littleton, Colorado
Caitlan Ann Beaudoin
Parker, Colorado
Thomas Robert Clouthier
Peter O. Bertolini
Omaha, Nebraska
Killian James Commers
Plymouth, Minnesota
Philip Wayne Bever
Prairie Village, Kansas
Scot Ryan Corzine
cum laude
Topeka, Kansas
Livia Riley Biskup
cum laude
St. Louis, Missouri
Brennan R. Block
magna cum laude
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jessica Margaret Brandl
Colton Russell Brasel
Denver, Colorado
Jenna Marie Breitbach
cum laude
Ballwin, Missouri
Austin James Brendel
summa cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Lauren E. Brendel
cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Shane Connor Broderick
cum laude
Dubuque, Iowa
Jacob Gordon Brokaw
Williston, North Dakota
Alexander S. Brown
Englewood, Colorado
Jordan Elle Brydges
Woodbury, Minnesota
Andrew John Coulter
Jacob Nathaniel Darrow
Roseville, California
Marienella C. Davis
Omaha, Nebraska
Eric N. DeJulio
Yoselin Deleon
Awarded Posthumously
Bellevue, Nebraska
Michael Alan Denney
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leslie Maxwell Dill
Libertyville, Illinois
Quinn Bradford Dippel
Lindsborg, Kansas
Kelley Nicole Dobson
Cedar Falls, Iowa
John Cunningham Donohue
St. Paul, Minnesota
Libby Duong
Omaha, Nebraska
Bailey Sue Egger
Urbandale, Iowa
Taylor Everett Elman
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrea Lynn Engler
summa cum laude
Daniel J. Enright
Catherine Michelle Esser
magna cum laude
Sussex, Wisconsin
Jerry Michael Estes Jr.
summa cum laude
Plainfield, Illinois
Kapelekua Kamiki
Dolores Gramberg
cum laude
Kapolei, Hawaii
Soren Rossing Grandall
cum laude
Spring Valley, Minnesota
Erwin Stephen Grask
Clive, Iowa
John Roger Greenwood
Austin P. Groth
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Jill Marie Fahrer
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Terrance Avery Guinn
Fort Worth, Texas
Abdullah Farqaleet
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer Guzman
Omaha, Nebraska
Mary C. Feuerborn
cum laude
Madeline E. Haas
St. Louis, Missouri
Ryan Patrick Fitzgerald
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Mitchell James Hagen
magna cum laude
Sheila Catherine Flood
summa cum laude
Taylor Hallberg
Pocahontas, Iowa
Maureen C. Flynn
Steven Jeffrey Hammond
cum laude
Reagan William James Fowler
Omaha, Nebraska
John Russell Hansford
Denver, Colorado
Emma K. Fraser
summa cum laude
Lincoln, Nebraska
Claire K. Harrington
Sarah E. Freepons
summa cum laude
Portland, Oregon
Connor Edward Fritz
New Brighton, Minnesota
Conor Patrick Gaffney
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tyler Joseph Gappa
cum laude
Christopher J. Giitter
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Kayla Louise Good
magna cum laude
Bend, Oregon
Hunter L. Gorby
Omaha, Nebraska
Anne C. Heibel
Lincoln, Nebraska
John Henry Heiman III
Lindsey Lee Hendrickson
Meadow, South Dakota
Phuong-Nghi Hoang
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Kolter Adam Hostetter
cum laude
Loveland, Colorado
Brett M. Huber
cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Margo Christina Huggins
Alma, Nebraska
Katherine Ann Huiskamp
Omaha, Nebraska
Patrick Joseph Eichler
Redwood City, California
Multiple degrees
29
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED
Robert Alexander Jackson
Arlington, Texas
Nicole Jean Luhm
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Peter J. Mullen
Omaha, Nebraska
Timo Martin Pitter
Schweinfurt, Germany
Marissa Lee Janning
Watertown, Minnesota
Zachary Robert Lupstein
cum laude
Aurora, Illinois
Christopher Scott Murphy
magna cum laude
Eagan, Minnesota
Hannah Leigh Portis
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Ryan M. Lynch
cum laude
Sean P. Murphy
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Liam B. Powers
Devon C. Nako
summa cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jake Ryan Radanovich
Westchester, California
Carlee Ann Jaslowski
cum laude
La Grange Park, Illinois
Lauren Marce Johnson
cum laude
Buffalo, Minnesota
Seth Andrew Johnson
Galva, Iowa
Shannon Kathleen Joyce
cum laude
Vanessa Jurado
Holdrege, Nebraska
Emily G. Kaluzny
magna cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Owen Joseph Kane
Caledonia, Michigan
Vincent Benedikt Keller
cum laude
Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Benjamin P. Kelly
Raymond J. Kennedy IV
Woodbury, Minnesota
Christopher David Kinkor
magna cum laude
Adam Douglas Kinsinger
summa cum laude
Topeka, Kansas
Stacey Marie Marchon Klemmer
Federal Way, Washington
Hunter James Kontz
Marshall, Minnesota
Meredith C. Kuczora
Marion, Nebraska
John Paul Lyons
Lake Forest, Illinois
Akuel M. Majouk
Omaha, Nebraska
Natalie Anne Mancuso
magna cum laude
Cole Daniel Manternach
summa cum laude
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Anthony Robert Marinella
Omaha, Nebraska
Selina Amaris Rhei Marshall
summa cum laude
Blue Springs, Missouri
Gabriel R. Martinez
Chandler, Arizona
Ryan Scott McChesney
magna cum laude
Papillion, Nebraska
Katherine Rose McCloughan
St. Paul, Minnesota
Cameron Dean McKee
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Eric Michael Miller
magna cum laude
Woodbury, Minnesota
Landon D. Lucansky
30 Leawood, Kansas
Shelby Lynn Nickel
Sterling, Colorado
Michael Francis Niemann Jr.
Des Peres, Missouri
Michael J. Noonan
Glendale, Wisconsin
Samuel Addison Norman
summa cum laude
Des Moines, Iowa
Ashley N. Nunn
Parker, Colorado
Ashley Christine Nuss
cum laude
Castle Pines, Colorado
August Aakenes Nysted
Asker, Norway
Emily Anne Olson
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Margaret Sinead Monaghan
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph K. Luby
Evanston, Illinois
Kyle Connor Newman
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Paul Brian Miller
Madison, Wisconsin
Christina J. Laubenthal
summa cum laude
Davenport, Iowa
Nan Liu
magna cum laude
Wenzhou, China
Cullan Justin Nechkash
Papillion, Nebraska
David Alexander Olson
Omaha, Nebraska
Zenon Thomas Kuzyk
Christopher J. Leek
Jaspreet S. Nanda
Lone Tree, Colorado
John H. Miller
La Grange, Illinois
Hannah Mary Frances Mitchell
summa cum laude
Charmaine Antoinette LeBlanc
cum laude
Nuevo, California
Nicholas Joseph Nalbach
cum laude
Big Flats, New York
Kah Meng Moo
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tara Mulvaney Morgan
summa cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
William Lawrence Mork
Minneapolis, Nebraska
Morgan Courtney Morrison
cum laude
St. Paul, Minnesota
Kevin William Muhlenpoh
cum laude
Plano, Texas
Ryan David Orham
Savage, Minnesota
Kiley Marie Ossello
magna cum laude
Topeka, Kansas
Darshana Yogesh Panchal
Omaha, Nebraska
Noah A. Peetz
summa cum laude
Denver, Colorado
Tyler E. Peltier
Spokane, Washington
Synthia Therese Pereyra
Kerri Anne Petersen
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Rebel D. Rauterkus
Freedom, Wyoming
Jose Enrique Ribas Jr.
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Neil Francis Ries
Whittier, California
Christina B. Rivera
cum laude
Andrew K. Rogers
Gold River, California
Christopher Daniel Rogge
Syed Adam Sadiq
magna cum laude
Papillion, Nebraska
Kyle Singh Saini
Carmichael, California
Kyla Jane Salazar
Las Vegas, Nevada
Teresa C. Sample
cum laude
Houston, Texas
Jessica Jean Samuelson
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Torie Marie Sandene
Fargo, North Dakota
Uttam Sapkota
Narayangarh, Nepal
Sara Elizabeth Schell
Irving, Texas
Matthew James Schemmel
magna cum laude
Madison, Wisconsin
Stephanie Lynn Schlange
Fresno, California
Zachary Donald Schmitz
Aviston, Illinois
Luke Richard Schnellbaecher
Anchorage, Alaska
Joshua Thomas Seger
magna cum laude
Austin, Texas
Garret Leo Sehn
Valley, Nebraska
Jessica Rae Sheldon
Iowa City, Iowa
Austin John Sherwood
magna cum laude
Elko, Nevada
Nicholas Clark Thompson
magna cum laude
Dallas, Texas
Ishika Sinha
cum laude
Boulder, Colorado
Eleanor Ngerchelei Titiml
Koror, Palau
Amy Elizabeth Sorge
Papillion, Nebraska
Hannah K. Tjaden
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Bryan John Sova
Omaha, Nebraska
Brian Pietro Tonino
River Forest, Illinois
Charles W. Strand
River Forest, Illinois
Cameron A. Trace
cum laude
Charleston, South Carolina
Tyson Allen Sutton
Joelle Marie Swanson
cum laude
Little Elm, Texas
Joseph Xavier Tanaka
summa cum laude
Phoenix, Arizona
Brody Charles Telfer
Underwood, Iowa
Alexandria Thi Truong
cum laude
Littleton, Colorado
Nickolas Alexander Turner
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Nicole E. Vazquez-Chanlatte
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Joshua Samuel Verghese
Honolulu, Hawaii
David Curnutt Wiedeman
Leawood, Kansas
Sarah A. Villareal
Amber J. Wilcox
magna cum laude
Erie, Colorado
Nam Hoang Vu
Hanoi, Vietnam
Julia Mae Weber
Excelsior, Minnesota
Nicholas Gregory Weideman
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Samuel Brent Weil
Huntsville, Utah
Samuel Patrick Wells
cum laude
Leawood, Kansas
Michael John Wilhelm
Omaha, Nebraska
Cindy Adjele Wilson-Bahun
Omaha, Nebraska
Wesley Adam Winkelmann
magna cum laude
St. Charles, Missouri
Joseph Cleman Winter
Plymouth, Minnesota
Kelly C. Woodruff
Omaha, Nebraska
Colton John Wieck
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Anna Marie Yarkosky
cum laude
Shahd Amad Hazim
Omaha, Nebraska
Kenny S. Soejoto
Omaha, Nebraska
Lisa E. Ho
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sara Marie Switzer
Bellevue, Nebraska
Names read by Tracy A. Chapman, PhD, Associate Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Patrick J. Bigoness
Brookfield, Illinois
Jeffrey James Anderson
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Geoffrey Ross Brodie
Chicago, Illinois
Matthew Richard Bass
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer Lyn Cunningham
summa cum laude
La Vista, Nebraska
Adam Henry Hatch
summa cum laude
Gretna, Nebraska
Stephanie Inez Martinez
Dane M. Marvin
summa cum laude
John Marshall McKew
Portland, Maine
Devon Patrick O’Dowd
Papillion, Nebraska
Tracey D. Tran
summa cum laude
Yorba Linda, California
Dairique Dawn Whitaker
cum laude
Cameron Park, California
Kelly Carissa Blount
Omaha, Nebraska
Richard M. Bryen
Kyle T. Dean
North Pole, Alaska
April Dixon
Omaha, Nebraska
Marie Katelan Dollen
Ronald D. Fergeson II
cum laude
Bellevue, Nebraska
Mary Katherine Fischer
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Thomas Hurd
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Dylan Charles Jackson
Parker, Colorado
Patrick Nathan Komesu
Woodland Hills, California
Steven L. Lange
Batesville, Arkansas
Angela B. Lee
Honolulu, Hawaii
Marcus Manuel Martinez
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer Ryann Moffett
summa cum laude
La Vista, Nebraska
Yawah T. Nicholson
Aurora, Colorado
Tracy A. Gady
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jonathan Eric Olson
Omaha, Nebraska
Kari Lynn Hannan
Jamie I. Partusch
Omaha, Nebraska
Carl Keith Hays
Elwood, Nebraska
Tiffannee R. Shaw
BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Nicole Lee Affleck
Omaha, Nebraska
Alicia Lucille Amedee
Omaha, Nebraska
Federico Castagnini
Verona, Italy
Carolyn Rashaun Darrow
Hephzibah, Georgia
Hannah R. Decker
Omaha, Nebraska
Olade Dieu-Donne Eminakpo
Omaha, Nebraska
Nicholas Michael Schlice
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Nathan Leonard Woessner
St. Paul, Minnesota
Multiple degrees
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Names read by Michael G. Miller, EdD, RN, NRP, Assistant Professor
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
IN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
Breanne Kristine Lane
Chandler, Texas
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
Abdullah Mohammed Alalhareth
Najran City, Saudi Arabia
Nasser Saeed A. AlShahrani
Omaha, Nebraska
Jason A. Banks
summa cum laude
La Vista, Nebraska
Veronica Anne Faber
Reeds Spring, Nebraska
John A. Knute
Walton, Nebraska
Nicholas Robert Maxwell
Connor T. May
Joshua B. Rutter
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew Balance Lane
magna cum laude
SCHOOL OF LAW
Names read by David P. Weber, JD, Associate Dean
JURIS DOCTOR
Bailey Kate Anderson
Hooper, Nebraska
Joshua Michael Andreasen
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Mackenzie Rose Angels
Southington, Connecticut
Abel Asmerom
Eya F. Assignon
Omaha, Nebraska
Bradford G. Barker
Washington, District of Columbia
Shane Michael Beasley
Omaha, Nebraska
Jared M. Becker
Arlington, Nebraska
Jamie Bell
magna cum laude
Eldridge, Iowa
Alissa Nicole Bestick
Joseph J. Borghoff
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Elisa Marie Born
cum laude
Bellevue, Nebraska
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Jennifer Giu Lin Ching
Pearl City, Hawaii
Cynthia J.D. Filmore Griffin
Matthew R. Chouinard
Grafton, Massachusetts
Danielle E. Forsgren
Omaha, Nebraska
Brooklynn Nicole Clark
Mattea Fosbender
cum laude
Eagle, Nebraska
Kendra S. Clark
Orem, Utah
Tanner J. Creech
Galesburg, Illinois
Daniel E. Cummings
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Ryan M. Dale
Casselton, North Dakota
Lisa Renee Davidson
Republic, Missouri
Laura K. Delgado
cum laude
Bellevue, Nebraska
Megan Elizabeth Furey
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Tara A. Gabrielson
cum laude
Madison, Nebraska
Jonathan Jeffrey Gamm
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Benjamin Matthew Goins
cum laude
Sioux City, Iowa
Peter C. Gorman
Lynnwood, Washington
Dana DeSimone
Kari Jayne Grether
Omaha, Nebraska
Brooke A. Dillon
Wichita, Kansas
William Jeremiah Hale
summa cum laude
Orangevale, California
Barbra Regina Dohmen
Newman Grove, Nebraska
John Christopher Dunn
summa cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Dana N. Bottger
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph W. Eden
Woodland Park, Colorado
Jocelyn J. Brasher
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew T. Erickson
Katherine R. Chadek
Shelby, Nebraska
Jami Elizabeth Evans
David A. Changstrom
Lincoln, Nebraska
Alexandre M. Fayad
Las Vegas, Nevada
Allison J. Heimes
Omaha, Nebraska
Laura Anne Hemler
cum laude
Golden, Colorado
Steve R. Hogan II
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Seth A. Johnson
Saratoga, Wyoming
Brian F. Keit
Matthew John Kemler
Omaha, Nebraska
Benjamin J. Kessler
Natalie Jean Killion
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Reyn H. Kimura
cum laude
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jay W. Klimes
Schuyler, Nebraska
Awng Seng Lahtaw
Omaha, Nebraska
Alisa Ann Larsen
Logan, Utah
Erik B. Larson
Omaha, Nebraska
Rosemary Ann Laughlin
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Jordan Wayne Law
Andrew N. Henderson
Layton, Utah
Kyongmin Lee
Daejeon, South Korea
Alberto P. Hernandez Jr.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Samantha C. Lee
Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska
Janae L. Hofer
cum laude
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska
Josie L. Lewber
Joel S. Liu
Omaha, Nebraska
Joshua Matthew Livingston
cum laude
Danville, California
Matthew Thomas Loeffelholz
Omaha, Nebraska
Donald Emery Loudner III
Blair, Nebraska
Seamus P. Monaghan
Omaha, Nebraska
Justin Scott Morrill
Young Ward, Utah
Dean L. Mueggenberg
Omaha, Nebraska
Christopher L. Malley
Spencer R. Murphy
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
J. Wesley Mangum
Panguitch, Utah
Joseph F. Nieto Jr.
Nineveh, New York
Melissa Ra’e Maynes
Diana K. Norman
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kaela Terese McCabe
magna cum laude
Champaign, Illinois
Mary Catherine Norrie
Omaha, Nebraska
William Franklin McCroy III
Des Moines, Iowa
Nicole M. Northup
Phoenix, Arizona
Megan E. McDevitt
Glenwood, Iowa
Elizabeth A. Norton
cum laude
Yuma, Arizona
Hannah E. McFall
Jesse M. Oswald
Hastings, Nebraska
Ceci Nataly Menjivar
Omaha, Nebraska
Emily E. Palmiscno
William R. Mescher
Adrian S. Petrescu
Omaha, Nebraska
Rachel Christine Meyer
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Felicia Ann Pettinger
La Vista, Nebraska
Michael Joseph Millea
Davenport, Iowa
Michael Christian Pettis
Omaha, Nebraska
Karleigh K. Miller
Keystone, Nebraska
Justina Anne Piatek
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Nicholas F. Miller
magna cum laude
Pocatello, Idaho
James S. Price
Monte Vista, Colorado
Alex B. Rainville
cum laude
Williston, Vermont
Nicholas R. Remkes
magna cum laude
North Ogden, Utah
Brendan J. Rice
Omaha, Nebraska
Courtney R. Ruwe
Herman, Nebraska
Robert Sanders
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Jacqueline Louise Schreurs
cum laude
Larchwood, Iowa
Benjamin W. Shanahan
Wahoo, Nebraska
Raymond H. Shehadeh
Irvine, California
Alexandra Brooke Shields
Bellevue, Nebraska
Allison P. Shokes
Omaha, Nebraska
Gina Elise Pualei Tabisola
Waipahu, Hawaii
Andrew Samuel Taylon
Omaha, Nebraska
Sarah C. Taylor
Omaha, Nebraska
Michael Glen Thelen
Omaha, Nebraska
Tayler M. Thomas
Pueblo, Colorado
Michael Ted Thornock
Courtney Rebecca Titus
Cassleton, North Dakota
Colten Christian Venteicher
magna cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph Daniel Wagman
cum laude
Omaha, Nebraska
Stephen Jarmal Waters
Staten Island, New York
Alexander William Smith
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Lee Weborg
cum laude
Havre, Montana
Ashley Soh
magna cum laude
Singapore
Jacquelyn E. Whelan
Omaha, Nebraska
Karah A. Stalets
St. Louis, Missouri
Carla J. Stenzel
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexander Daniel Struck
Phoenix, Arizona
Jerome David Sund
Omaha, Nebraska
Benjamin N. White
San Antonio, Texas
Michael Alan Wieger
Leawood, Kansas
Matthew M. Wilson
West Haven, Utah
Peng Yao
Tianjin, China
Michael Benjamin Ziegler
Monroe, Nebraska
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Names read by Cindy L. Costanzo, PhD, RN, CNL, Senior Associate Dean
MASTER OF
ACCOUNTING
Taylor A. Cidlik
Brandi Elizabeth Erickson
Daniel Robert Johnson
Lincoln, Nebraska
De Pere, Wisconsin
St. Paul, Minnesota
Garrett Andrew Navis
Omaha, Nebraska
Antoinette Shavonne Davis
Lucas J. Goldsmith
Robert James Johnson
Omaha, Nebraska
Castle Rock, Colorado
MASTER OF ARTS
Christopher Davis
Matthew Peter Gross
Huiqing Ju
Chad Whitehead Baber
Marianna, Florida
Madison, South Dakota
Beijing, China
Fort Worth, Texas
Brandon James DeShaw
Nichole Jelinek
Timothy David Kalista
Karen A. Ceckowski
Butte, Montana
Omaha, Nebraska
Willoughby, Ohio
Maryville, Missouri
James Bernard Dorsey
Amber Lea Johnson
Leandra Annette Kosmoski
Dylan Cheek
Omaha, Nebraska
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Rochester, New York
Medical Anthropology
Christian Spirituality
International Relations
English
East-West Studies
Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies
Theology
East-West Studies
English
Fair Play, Missouri
Multiple degrees
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MASTER OF ARTS CONTINUED
Wojciech Kuzma
Daniel Robert Santella
Candice Marie Barrow
Seattle, Washington
Laura Kathryn Hund
Wichita, Kansas
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Rachel S. Larsen
Sara Nicole Scheunemann
John E. Bauman
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew Brennan Jewell
Omaha, Nebraska
Enoch, Utah
Duluth, Minnesota
Phillip Joseph LaSala
Allison P. Shokes
Nicholas Dean Becker
Omaha, Nebraska
Matthew John Kemler
Omaha, Nebraska
Papillion, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Daniel Fonda Bock
Littleton, Colorado
Michael Edward Kilbride
Omaha, Nebraska
Courtney Ann-Marie Lokken
Megan Claire Starman
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Jeffrey Craig Bohlken
Bellevue, Nebraska
Jeffrey Jon Klein
Nancy Jeanne McGauvran
Vincent Athanas Sunguti
Adam Breazeale
Santa Cruz, California
Namaro Amina Kone
Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire
Eldoret, Kenya
Courtland Burleigh McLeod
Philip Albert Sweet
Matthew D. Burke
Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Anne Kranz
Wayne, Nebraska
Middletown, New York
Neenah, Wisconsin
Timothy James Burns
Houston, Texas
Jess M. Kroenke
Omaha, Nebraska
Westin Miller
Peter Vaughn Thomas
Omaha, Nebraska
Kevin David Caster
West Hartford, Connecticut
Erik B. Larson
Omaha, Nebraska
Anne Mary Molyet
Donatus Tizhe
Joel Chavez
Puyallup, Washington
Jordan Wayne Law
Perrysburg, Ohio
Borno, Nigeria
Lynda Elaine Morse-Brown
Hector R. Vela Jr.
Andrew W. Cheers
Afton, Iowa
Namphuong Navita Leba
Omaha, Nebraska
Friend, Nebraska
Clare Maureen Conway
Detroit, Michigan
Lauren Kaye Lemke
Columbus, Nebraska
Brandon Hiep Van Nguyen
Kartavya Jayant Vyas
Chicago, Illinois
Corona, California
Tara Michelle Dammer
St. James, Minnesota
Bradley Licht
Omaha, Nebraska
Damaris Akinyi Odhiambo
Charles Walter Wester
Michael Joseph Dentlinger
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew Patrick Lieben
Omaha, Nebraska
Nairobi, Kenya
Papillion, Nebraska
Michael J. O’Malley
Tara Mae Whitley
Justin Ryan Disch
Omaha, Nebraska
Paul Andrew Lime
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Lakewood, Colorado
Karyn Droessler
Omaha, Nebraska
Chad J. Livingston
Lewellen, Nebraska
Francisca Nkemdilim Onyibor Sr.
Molly Anne Wilhite
Ankpa, Nigeria
Muncie, Indiana
Stephanie Joan Eckland
Des Moines, Iowa
Christina Marie Lucier
Fairbanks, Alaska
Ping-Wai Or
Crystall J. Williams-Bonner
Eric James Embery
Deepak Makhija
Fresno, California
Hong Kong, China
Omaha, Nebraska
Linda K. Pfenning
Scott David Zimmerman
Konstantin G. Etus
Omaha, Nebraska
James Allen Marriott
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexandre M. Fayad
Omaha, Nebraska
Roberta Jo Martin
Lincoln, Illinois
Blake Scott Fostvedt
Shawn Michael Mattingly
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jennifer Kaitlyn Free
Woodstock, Illinois
Scott Michael McEachron
St. Louis, Missouri
Kathryn Elaine Gill
Lawrence, Kansas
Alexander Hewitt Michelic
Omaha, Nebraska
Geoffrey Jackson Groselle
Plano, Texas
Sean Nathaniel Miller
Fort Riley, Kansas
Jordan Dean Heimann
Chandler, Arizona
Robert Allen Mills
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Andrew N. Henderson
Layton, Utah
Brian Timothy Morris
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Tyler Adam Hinton
Omaha, Nebraska
Norman Alexander Nedde
Omaha, Nebraska
Theology
Liberal Studies
English
Ministry
Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies
James Michael Preiner
Omaha, Nebraska
Johnathan Proctor
Springfield, Virginia
Michael Christopher Rios
Ministry
Aurora, Illinois
Liberal Studies
Theology
East-West Studies
Liberal Studies
Ministry
Liberal Studies
MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Swati Agrawal
Omaha, Nebraska
Clément Kouamé Allou
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Elizabeth Ashley Samson
Raymond D. Anderson III
Omaha, Nebraska
Bakersfield, California
Jeremy J. Andreesen
Anamosa, Iowa
Ministry
Giovanna Marcia Sanguinetti
Orlando, California
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Zachary R. Baer
Omaha, Nebraska
Michael Charles Nelsen
Omaha, Nebraska
Bradley Richard Underwood
Omaha, Nebraska
Diana K. Norman
Lincoln, Nebraska
Brandie Alexandra Valle
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska
Uzodinma Chibuike Okpokiri
Omaha, Nebraska
Heidi Jolene Voelker
Madison, Wisconsin
Brian Allan Olson
Omaha, Nebraska
Mitchell William Vogt
Rock Rapids, Iowa
Nicole Elizabeth Ostertag
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Joel Raymond Vrana
Omaha, Nebraska
James Joseph Owens
Omaha, Nebraska
Elizabeth Kathryn Winkler
Omaha, Nebraska
Jeffrey Donn Parris
La Vista, Nebraska
Sai Krishna Yeluri
Omaha, Nebraska
Christopher Alan Potsch
Omaha, Nebraska
Xiaoning Zhao
Beijing, China
Angelina Marie Kalohelani Savio
Secondary Teaching
Seattle, Washington
Edward Richard Schmalz
Secondary Teaching
Doug Ernest Schroder
Secondary Teaching
Honey Creek, Iowa
Sara B. Schulte-Bukowinski
Secondary Teaching
Riverdale, Nebraska
Rachael N. Sears
Secondary Teaching
Claremont, Nebraska
Catherine Maria Anne Venditte
Elementary Teaching
Omaha, Nebraska
Bethany Ann Widman
Kathryn Alice Potter
Omaha, Nebraska
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Secondary Teaching
Matthew Gregory Rainwater
Fresno, California
Anthony Joseph Almeida
Francis Vincent Wiles
Secondary Teaching
Sonia Maria Rocha-Sanchez
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Eddie Sanchez Jr.
Leawood, Kansas
Secondary Teaching
Courtney Rae Boyd
Jacqueline Louise Schreurs
Larchwood, Iowa
Kendra L. Sears Marshall
Des Moines, Iowa
Paula Eileen Sharpe
Omaha, Nebraska
Boan Elijah Sianipar
Madison, Wisconsin
Michael Alexander Barr
University City, Missouri
Secondary Teaching
Dupont, Washington
Colin Edward Brittan
Secondary Teaching
Ricardo Andrés
Izquierdo Palacios
Secondary Teaching
Lincoln, Nebraska
Bryan Neal Mayfield
Elementary Teaching
Mindy Florence Simon
South Bend, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Analese Rose Snyder
La Mesa, California
Secondary Teaching
John David Spellerberg
Fremont, Nebraska
Julie Lynn Ockerlund Mohs
Karin Beth Stelter
Wautoma, Wisconsin
Benjamin Thomas Moore
Omaha, Nebraska
Elementary Teaching
Omaha, Nebraska
Secondary Teaching
Rebecca A. Zaiss
Elementary Teaching
Whitefish, Nebraska
MASTER OF FINANCE
Clément Kouamé Allou
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Donell D. Brown
Omaha, Nebraska
Anthony Cerasoli
Omaha, Nebraska
William David Coover
Omaha, Nebraska
Aaron Hutchins Smith
Des Moines, Iowa
Xiaoning Zhao
Beijing, China
Glenview, Illinois
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Anthony J. Pasley
Andrew Michael Gobel
Omaha, Nebraska
Secondary Teaching
MASTER OF
INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT
AND FINANCIAL
ANALYSIS/MASTER
OF SECURITIES
AND PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT
Ryon M. Aguirre
Jacksonville, Florida
Salvatore L. Baldassano
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Cameron Monroe Billingsley
Omaha, Nebraska
Jeremy Austin Blakey
Westlake Village, Nevada
Brian O’Grady Boyce
Bradley Beach, New Jersey
Adam Breazeale
Santa Cruz, California
Andrew Thomas Cabrey
Springfield, Pennsylvania
William Alan Callahan
Omaha, Nebraska
Ryan Lee Campbell
Shelley, Idaho
David Paul Catron
Dallas, Texas
Jose Eduardo Chaves
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Samah Chouraichi
Rabat, Morocco
James Michael Copell
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Zachary Crews
Boerne, Texas
Jordan Robert Dobberstein
Brentwood, Tennessee
William Gregory Dorriety
Fairhope, Alabama
Timothy Evan Drummond
Gays, Illinois
Jonathan Jack Ellis
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Carla J. Stenzel
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Jaime L. Stutheit
Omaha, Nebraska
Secondary Teaching
Brandon Isaiah Teamer
Omaha, Nebraska
John Radke
Michael Thomas Field Hamilton, Ohio
Franklin, Wisconsin
Jeff D. Fielder
Battle Creek, Michigan
Shannon J. Teamer
Omaha, Nebraska
Jeffrey S. Pitts
Bellevue, Nebraska
Secondary Teaching
Clinton Lloyd Rau
Elementary Teaching
Clarence T. Tooles II
Omaha, Nebraska
Las Vegas, Nevada
Omar Philip Turay
Chicago, Illinois
Secondary Teaching
Angela Richard
Glen Carbon, Illinois
Nicole Mary Koneck-Wilwerding
Omaha, Nebraska
Konstantin G. Etus
Omaha, Nebraska
Tim Forsythe
Omaha, Nebraska
Felicia Morant Fowlkes
Fairfax, Virginia
Multiple degrees
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MASTER OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS/
MASTER OF SECURITIES AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT CONTINUED
Paul Giacoia
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Jonathan Lee Ritter
Amanda Marie Hedstrom
Bozeman, Montana
Nicholas Peter Gianaris
Erie, Pennsylvania
Alex A. Roitz III
Janae Alisha Johnson
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Matthew Cameron Griffin
Brian Femi Salami
Greater Accra, Ghana
Teagen J. Johnson
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Johnny Ham
Adrian Freund Stillman
Ballwin, Missouri
Kathleen Ann Jones
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dominique Jevon Henderson Sr.
Desoto, Texas
Peter Jay Valencia
Cornville, Arizona
Niclette Ilibagiza Kibibi
Chicago, Illinois
Justin Scott Hughes
Wake Forest, North Carolina
David Arturo Vazquez
Omaha, Nebraska
Jill Renee Ladd
Topeka, Kansas
Daniel J. Jensen
Austin, Texas
Samuel Beck Wagner
Vandalia, Ohio
Olivia Danielle Lane
Youngstown, Ohio
James Robert Kelly
Hsiang Chuan Wang
Taipei, Taiwan
Abdille O. Mohammed
Zackary Eugene Killion
Jae Sang Yoo
Columbus, Georgia
Albert D. Mooney
Maple Valley, Washington
Andrew Charles Knotts
Ringwood, New Jersey
Macy Zajdel
Pikesville, Maryland
Kimberly Lois Murphy
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Michael Paul Krueger
Darien, Connecticut
Steven Pearson Latham
Tyler James Layne
Kimberly, Idaho
Alexander William Lebegue
Scottsdale, Arizona
Mary Carmel Lumibao
Baltimore, Maryland
Aaron Christopher Martin
Joliet, Illinois
Caleb John Mast
Detroit, Michigan
Aaron McLean
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
David Mark Meyer
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Jordan S. Newton
Crestwood, Kentucky
Eric T. Nielsen
Chicago, Illinois
Maja Niksic
Belgrade, Serbia
Uzodinma Chibuike Okpokiri
Omaha, Nebraska
William Joseph Paluch
Phillip Michael Perkins
San Antonio, Texas
Hamed Poursharafoddin
Isfahan, Iran
Chad Glenn Reeson
Omaha, Nebraska
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MASTER OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
Maria Louise Adelus
Los Gatos, California
Sharjeel Ahmad
Peoria, Illinois
Suzanne A. Ashkar
Leavenworth, Kansas
Katherine Jenny Basirico
Anaconda, Montana
Stephanie Nicole Blair
Honey Creek, Iowa
David Michael Bowser
Rachel Justine Brandenburg
Maria de Los Angeles Calderon
Marcus A. De Ranieri
Burlingame, California
Tara Kristen Edwards
Jessica Danielle Field
Ballwin, Missouri
Yirakpoa Fomsi
Plymouth, Minnesota
Lindsay Renee Gettler
Wellington, Colorado
Kellie Marie Hansen
Wellfleet, Nebraska
Kathleen Eileen
Harding Mendez
Olympia, Washington
Samantha Ann Nelson
Nashville, Tennessee
Oluchi Ngobili
Houston, Texas
Phong Kieu Nguyen
Johnna Suzanne Reed
Anderson, South Carolina
Erin Celeste Riley
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ryan T. Robinson
Grand Prairie, Texas
Amy Rebecca Long Rule
Cincinnati, Ohio
Christopher Scott Sherrod
Pocatello, Idaho
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Richard Lawrence Allman
Health Care Ethics
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Howard Lewis Alster
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Michael C. Amadi
Loganville, Georgia
Terra Leigh Ambrosius
Clinical Anatomy
De Pere, Wisconsin
Carrie L. Anderson
Houston, Texas
Karleen Andresen
Eagle, Idaho
Jennifer Ann Arellano
Health Care Ethics
Omaha, Nebraska
Jed H. Assam
Clinical Anatomy
Eya F. Assignon
Omaha, Nebraska
Mary Yvonne Aubrey
Urbana, Iowa
Nypiat Martin Ayouk
Clinical Translational Science
Lincoln, Nebraska
Samuel Bakion
Christi Cheree Banks
Cody, Wyoming
Heather Nicole Stoner
Germantown, Ohio
Cody L. Barta
Justin Jinn Tao
San Marino, California
Andrew Greve Bauer
Tomi LeAnn Tapper
East Peoria, Illinois
Brittany Charmaine Wade
Lynwood, Illinois
Erycka Alexandria Webb
Carson, California
Scott J. Winston
Tempe, Arizona
Lauren Michelle Zeabart
Fort Branch, Indiana
Biomedical Sciences
Niobrara, Nebraska
Educational Leadership
Omaha, Nebraska
Melissa Beasley Coke
Fort Worth, Texas
Robert Christopher Bepko
Alissa Nicole Bestick
Government Organization and Leadership
Sonal Vithal Bhujbal
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Thane, India
Jeffrey Mark Bloom
Hicksville, New York
Timothy Cooney Bloomingdale
Omaha, Nebraska
Keyrolos Bottros
Oral Biology
Omaha, Nebraska
Megan Frances Brackemyer
Kathleen Kirchner Downey
School Counseling and
Preventive Mental Health
Brandon Thomas Draheim
Omaha, Nebraska
Joseph W. Eden
Grimes, Iowa
Woodland Park, Colorado
Silina Marie Branson
Bryant Paul Elrick
Mitchell Perry Brazell
Omaha, Nebraska
Danielle Renee Brinkmann
Foristell, Missouri
Jordan Patrick Brock
Longmont, Colorado
Joseph P. Brown
Clinical Anatomy
Flagler, Colorado
Jami Elizabeth Evans
Shrouq Ibrahim Farah
Omaha, Nebraska
Kimberly Michelle Fazio
Clinical Anatomy
Joanne Patricia Fisher
Information Technology Leadership
Clovis, New Mexico
Omaha, Nebraska
Mary D. Bulloch-Khayat
Danielle E. Forsgren
Las Vegas, Nevada
Omaha, Nebraska
Steven A. Cardenas
William Anthony Francis
Phoenix, Arizona
Faucett, Missouri
Health Care Ethics
Bhabindra Kumar Karki
Alexander Hewitt Michelic
Myagdi, Nepal
Omaha, Nebraska
Physics
Kelsey Brenna Kayl
Karleigh K. Miller
Clinical Anatomy
Greeley, Colorado
Keystone, Nebraska
Nathan Jeffrey Kerr
Sean Nathaniel Miller
Grayling, Michigan
Fort Riley, Kansas
Kenneth Terrell Kirton
Ralph Edward Molyneux
Freeman, South Dakota
Crestview, Florida
Emily Diana Klassen
Sandra Lee Moore
Omaha, Nebraska
Peter Daniel Klein
Daniela Morales
Jinju-Si, South Korea
Bogota, Colombia
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Health Care Ethics
Leadership
Maria Milagros Kneusel
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Health Care Ethics
Brian Timothy Morris
Omaha, Nebraska
Dori Lynn Kroeger
Austin Huy Nguyen
Schuyler, Nebraska
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Josie L. Lewber
Diana K. Norman
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jamie Leigh Logan
Elizabeth A. Norton
Walker, Iowa
Yuma, Arizona
Shannon Erica Luellen
Akida Kemia Nurse
Omaha, Nebraska
Corpus Christi, Texas
Deepak Makhija
Olivia Elizabeth Ochuba
Fresno, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Scott James Malone
John Patrick Ryan O’Donnell
Omaha, Nebraska
Villa Ridge, Missouri
Christine M. Heine
Omaha, Nebraska
Jacqueline Ann Hilmer
Steve R. Hogan II
Omaha, Nebraska
Andrea B. Hurley
Omaha, Nebraska
San Antonio, Texas
Barbra Regina Dohmen
Navin Ikramullah
Newman Grove, Nebraska
Salem, Oregon
Health Care Ethics
Omaha, Nebraska
Las Vegas, Nevada
Beijing, China
Craig Michael Navickas
Jessica Russell Hamilton
Andrew Joseph Dickel
Cheryl C. Meyers
Kouassi Tata Kouassi
Hillary Lauren Corey
Huiqing Ju
Des Moines, Iowa
Bend, Oregon
Leadership
Nellore, India
La Jolla, California
Jenni R. Degner
Matthews, North Carolina
Elizabeth Ann Myers
Sherrene Joi Hagenbach
Ryan M. McAuliffe
Siva Sundeep Koppolu
Health Care Ethics
Anafrancesca Yvonne Comunale
Clinical Anatomy
Nancy Marie Jardine
Loveland, Colorado
Columbia, Missouri
Longina Marie Dawson
Health Care Ethics
Mapleton, Iowa
Matteson, Illinois
Kent, Ohio
Riley Mulligan
Barbara Gruner
Leadership
Melissa Ra’e Maynes
Benjamin Franklin Kopecky
William Joseph Collins
Adam S.D. Davis
Dylanna Jackson
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Grafton, Massachusetts
Dombivli, India
Augustine Magnus Gama
Physics
Tawnya M. Mann
Health Care Ethics
Matthew R. Chouinard
Shruthi Hariharan Iyer
Omaha, Nebraska
Clinical Anatomy
Emergency Medical Services
Health Care Ethics
Clinical Anatomy
Atmospheric Sciences
Multiple degrees
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MASTER OF SCIENCE CONTINUED
Claire Elizabeth Pancerz
Pushkar Atul Saralkar
Vincent James Thomas
Anthony Charles Zinni
Dallas, Texas
Thane, India
Peoria, Illinois
Williamsburg, Virginia
Stephen David Parks
Justin T. Schramm
Carli Pence Tritz
Brandon, Florida
Sac City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Akash Vijay Patil
Rebecca Renee Sekyra
Rishabh Tukra
Thane, India
Fremont, Nebraska
Nasik, India
Konner Michael Pemberton
Stacey Sigmon Sellers
Rachel Marie Twist
Fremont, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Kathleen P. Petrie
Ryan Joseph Shanle
Stacy Lynn Uttecht
Sioux City, Iowa
Omaha, Nebraska
Wisner, Nebraska
Felicia Ann Pettinger
Alexandra Brooke Shields
Cory Scott Van Blarcom
La Vista, Nebraska
Bellevue, Nebraska
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Erin Leigh Pflaster
Laura Shinkunas
Katherine VanWyk
Olathe, Kansas
Iowa City, Iowa
Woodbury, Minnesota
Jeremy J. Pick
Boan Elijah Sianipar
Lee David Varner
Omaha, Nebraska
Madison, Wisconsin
Dardeene Prairie, Missouri
Lisa Diane Poe
Gerald Allen Singh
Marcia Walker
Little Hocking, Ohio
Omaha, Nebraska
Jonathan Luke Sinkiewicz
Gary S. Walter
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nicholas Willard Slater
LeBreon Simone Washington
Yuma, Arizona
Mobile, Alabama
Joseph Daniel Smith
Ashleigh Kaye Weaver
Eric David Downing
St. Charles, Missouri
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexandra Fernandez
Plantation, Florida
Health Care Ethics
Clinical Anatomy
Omaha, Nebraska
Jacob M. Pomerenke
Calumet, Iowa
Laura Jean Poppe
Humphrey, Nebraska
Audra Nicole Powell
Gainesville, Virginia
Michael Louis Raffetto
Health Care Ethics
Health Care Ethics
Leadership
Oral Biology
Medford, Oregon
Jeanette Lashare Spees
Leadership
Leadership
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Sahadatu Abukari Alolo
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Anthony Michael Aceste
Wood Ridge, New Jersey
Matthew Thomas Besmer
Fresno, California
Jason Boothe
Washington, Utah
Shawn Joseph Bowman
Columbus, Montana
Chris L. Brown
Washougal, Washington
James Worth Carter Jr.
Danville, Alabama
Patrick Owen Chadd
Sicklerville, New Jersey
Robert T. Connolly
Omaha, Nebraska
Ashley Marie Digmann
Parkston, South Dakota
Shawn Dionida
Joseph Francis Domagala
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Clinical Anatomy
Michael James Weber
Salisbury, Maryland
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Vikrant Rai
Kailee A. Steger
Tamara Esther Weiss
Omaha, Nebraska
Milan, Illinois
Petach Tikva, Israel
Jennifer Rebekah Rendon
Michele Renee Stone
Katharine Knoke Widhalm
Karey Leah Gammell
Fairfax, Virginia
Canyon Lake, Texas
Camas, Washington
Andrea Marie Richter
Scott Anderson Sutton
Omaha, Nebraska
Marquis Tyrone Gatewood
Houston, Texas
Omaha, Nebraska
Christoforus Bayu Risanto
Dustin Otto Svatos
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Omaha, Nebraska
Jack William Rogalla
Carol Jean Szczepaniak
Oak Park, Illinois
Omaha, Nebraska
Stephanie B. Ryan
Josette Crystal Taylor
Health Care Ethics
Atmospheric Sciences
Lisa Allison Salerno
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Elkhorn, Nebraska
Clinical Anatomy
Oral Biology
Health Care Ethics
Omaha, Nebraska
Austin J. Thies
Rushville, Iowa
Robert James Wollschlager
Oral Biology
Mystic, Connecticut
Pamela Marie Yenko
Leadership
Papillion, Nebraska
Paula Alethia Young
Health Care Ethics
Richmond, Virginia
Kathryn S. Zawaideh
Clinical Anatomy
Omaha, Nebraska
Torrey Jon Zimmerman
Julie Claire Fickas
Columbia, Illinois
Ronald David Fussell Jr.
Manchester, New Hampshire
Caer Hallundbaek
Lincolnville Center, Maine
Jean Louise Hearn
Omaha, Nebraska
Alexandra Rynae Herron
Kingston, Tennessee
George Jacob Hicks
Chicago, Illinois
Daniel Joseph Hoffman-Zinnel
Des Moines, Iowa
Joseph Daniel Hollowell
Michael F. James
Dakar, Senegal
Arthur Lee Stallworth III
Las Vegas, Nevada
John Donovan Kietzmann
Thornton, Colorado
Dawn Elizabeth Tyler
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Eileen J. King
Puyallup, Washington
Daniel William Uszaki
Deptford, New Jersey
Christina Lindsay Lapnow
Deland, Florida
Merri Kae VanderPloeg
Stafford, Virginia
Steven J. LaPointe
Mead, Washington
Elizabeth Mitchell Welch-Carre
Craig Stephen Laser
Phoenix, Arizona
Kelly Jean Wilk
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
David William Lees
Prattville, Alabama
Monique Antoinette Williams
Houston, Texas
Todd R. Logan
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Irene Britton Wunderlich
Frederick, Maryland
Jeffrey Alan Matty
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Stephanie Leah Yoder
Westminster, Maryland
Michelle M. Miller
Boston, Massachusetts
Robert G. Zinkan
Bloomington, Indiana
Maggie E. Mintken
Kathy Irene Mohlfeld
Wayne, Nebraska
David Nsubuga Mugerwa
Laurel, Maryland
Jacqueline Coryell Noelke
Arlington, Texas
Mohammad Reza Paknejad
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
Judith Kenney Pete
Munster, Indiana Aubrey Saw Priest III
Fresno, California
Rebecca Elizabeth Rivera
Denver, Colorado
Michael Patrick Rodriguez
Carteret, New Jersey
Karen Kay Rossi
Omaha, Nebraska
Guy L. Sands-Pingot
Amanda Kay Schroeder
Irvine, California
Dean Shumate
Mokena, Illinois
Joshua Andrew Singsaas
Seattle, Washington
Elizabeth Michelle Skiles
Spokane, Washington
Carly Robin Speranza
Alexandria, Virginia
Melissa Scarlett
Stahley-Cummings
Casper, Wyoming
Travis Lee McCumber
Biomedical Sciences
Ashland, Nebraska
Dissertation: Mechanically-Induced
Osteocyte-Th17 Cell Signaling and
Osteoclastogenesis
Isha Pandya
Biomedical Sciences
Omaha, Nebraska
Dissertation: Small RNA Sequencing
Analysis of Inner Ear from Conditional
Knockout Mice with Hair Cell-Specific
DGCR8 or DICER1 Deletion
Swastika Sur
Biomedical Sciences
Kolkata, India
Dissertation: Role of PLK1 in Intimal
Hyperplasia of Coronary Artery Bypass
Conduits: Potential Implication in
Vein-Graft Disease
DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY
Names read by
Kimberly Denise Fischer
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Oshkosh, Nebraska
Dissertation: Analysis of
Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin
D in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
and Airway Remodeling in Allergic
Airway Inflammation
Izuagie Ikhapoh
Abuja, Nigeria
Dissertation: The Role Of Atherogenic
Cytokines on Sox18 Regulated
Differentiation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
into Endothelial Cells
Vikash Kansal
Biomedical Sciences
Bhawanigarh, Punjab, India
Dissertation: Vitamin D, ADAM-12
and Carotid Artery Disease
Katie Ann Langenfeld
Omaha, Nebraska
Dissertation: Mechanisms
of Prion Strain Interference
Yan Li
Harbin, China
Dissertation: Identification and
Investigation of Cellular Factors
Associated with HIV Replication
Yovani Llamas Valle
Yakima, Washington
Dissertation: Vitamin D in Regeneration
of Endothelial Cells by Adipose-Derived
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Multiple degrees
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Board of Trustees
Michael R. McCarthy
Bruce E. Grewcock
Chair
Vice Chair
Mary E. Walton Conti, MD*
Mimi A. Feller*
Ronald B. Gartlan*
W. Gary Gates*
Frank L. Hayes*
Julie Hefflinger*
Scott C. Heider
Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD
Mark Denniston Huber, JD*
Richard T. Kizer, JD*
John J. Koraleski, Honorary Trustee
Terry J. Kroeger
Bruce R. Lauritzen
William P. Leahy, SJ, PhD*
Deborah A. Macdonald, JD*
Floyd J. Malveaux, MD, PhD*
Jane Miller
Chris J. Murphy
Daniel P. Neary
James B. O’Brien*
Gregory J. O’Meara, SJ, JD
Mark H. Rauenhorst*
Bruce C. Rohde, JD*
Nicholas J. C. Santos, SJ, PhD
Nick W. Turkal, MD*
Gail Werner-Robertson, JD*
Ryan M. Zabrowski*
Patrick J. Zenner*
Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD
President
Robert W. Dunlay, MD
Dean, School of Medicine
Edward R. O’Connor, PhD
Provost
Jessica M. Graner
Associate Provost, Academic Finance
Colette O’Meara-McKinney
Associate Vice President,
Office of the President
Daniel E. Burkey
Senior Vice President, Operations
Anthony R. Hendrickson, PhD
Dean, Heider College of Business
James P. Berscheidt
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
James S. Jansen, JD
General Counsel
J. Chris Bradberry, PharmD
Dean, School of Pharmacy
and Health Professions
Gail M. Jensen, PhD
Dean, College of Professional Studies
Dean, Graduate School
Tim L. Brooks
Vice President, Information Technology
Bridget M. Keegan, PhD
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
John L. Wilhelm
Vice President, Administration
Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan, STD
Vice Provost, Mission and Ministry
Mark A. Latta, DMD, MS
Dean, School of Dentistry
Vice Provost, Student Life
Mary E. Chase, EdD
Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
Paul E. McGreal, JD, LLM
Dean, School of Law
*Creighton alumnus/alumna
President’s Council
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Bruce D. Rasmussen
Athletics Director
Stephen Seiberson, JD, PhD
Professor, School of Law
Catherine M. Todero, PhD, RN
Dean, College of Nursing
Richard P. Virgin
Vice President, University Relations
Spirit of Creighton
Creighton University, through the Public Honors and Events Committee, annually recognizes outstanding students at
May commencement with the Spirit of Creighton Award. This is the highest student award presented by the University
and the student receiving it does not know until his/her name is called during the commencement ceremony.
RECIPIENTS:
2016
Brandon Warrington
Tara Dammer
School of Pharmacy
2008
Joseph M. Ortega
College of Business Administration
Justin Birge, Jacob Smeltzer
and Mary Skrypek
School of Medicine
2015
Augusta Rose Herman
John Thomas McCoy
and Heider College of Business
Stephan Charles Brannan
School of Medicine
2007
Mary Therese Rogers
School of Medicine
Brandon C. Hanke
2014
Hunter Colt Allen
Douglas Richard McDermott
Sarah Elizabeth Seifert
College of Nursing
2013
Laura Haller
Matthew Leedom
School of Pharmacy
2012
Melissa List
School of Nursing
Edward Saito
School of Pharmacy
2011
Elizabeth M. Fairbairn
Patrick M. O’Malley
2010
Patrick Carter
Marley Doyle
School of Medicine
2009
Geoffrey Hayes
Danielle Potter
School of Medicine
2006
Adam Greteman
Marie Halbur
School of Dentistry
Raquel “Kelly” Orbik
2005
Kim Righter
School of Nursing
Keith McGovern
2004
Katherine “Katie” Wadas
Micah Kiel
Gerard J. Stanley
School of Medicine
2003
Margaret Bowie
Jesse Luis Renteria
2002
Kurtis T. Morrison
Nakina Mills
2001
Amber Van Kirk
School of Nursing
Chad N. Scholl
School of Pharmacy and
Allied Health Professions
2000
Sarah Elizabeth Waetzig
Matt West
1991
Mary T. O’Keif
School of Nursing
Melvin “Paul” Palalay
School of Medicine
1999
Dawn A. Imada
Eric Stener Eastmo
School of Medicine
1990
Lisa Zimmerman
Bill Meduna
1998
Megan Walker
Steven Haskett
1989
Kathryn Ault
David A. McGuire
School of Nursing
1997
Christie Michels
Edward T. Dziedzic
1988
Mary Margaret Lawler
Graduate School
Robert J. McQuillan
School of Medicine
1996
Jennifer Naughton
Ralph Ralphson
1987
Anne M. Duffy
Daniel J. Huesgen
1995
Courtney L. Carlson
Trenten B. Baush
School of Law
1986
Terese A. O’Neil
School of Nursing
James J. Crandall Jr.
School of Dentistry
1994
Robyn Davis
Steve Kern
School of Medicine
1985
Janet Berning
School of Nursing
Thomas J. Merkel
1993
Jana Braklow
School of Nursing
Christopher Shaffer
School of Pharmacy and
Allied Health Professions
1984
Jacquelyn D. Miller
School of Dentistry
Jeffrey P. Johnson
1992
Shirley Kern
G. Scott Wall
School of Dentistry
1983
Ellen M. Townley
School of Nursing
Kevin N. Monroe
For a complete list, visit
creighton.edu/spiritofcreighton
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Traditions of Creighton
C R EI
Creighton Crest
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1878
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The Creighton University crest includes elements representing the Creighton
family, Creighton’s Jesuit tradition and the Omaha Archdiocese.
The gold stripes on the red field, in the upper left-hand quadrant of the shield,
come from the family coat of arms of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the
Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The lion rampant comes from the Creighton family
coat of arms and the three seashells on a field of white and red sable come from
the Wareham family coat of arms—giving nod to Creighton University’s founding
families. The design for the shield’s final quadrant, in the lower left, comes from
the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Omaha. The starburst behind the shield
comes from the seal of the Society of Jesus.
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Ceremonial Mace In the Middle Ages, the mace was a club used in battle and carried by a
bodyguard to defend a person of authority. Over the years, it began to lose its
warlike image and became a symbol of peaceful leadership.
At an academic institution, the mace is the symbol of the legal and chartered
authority of the leadership to whom the board of trustees has delegated
authority. When the ceremonial mace is present, the authority of the University
is present. Use of the mace is reserved for occasions of outstanding importance
and it is an honor to bear the mace. Carrying it today is the president of the
University Faculty, Bartholomew E. Clark, RPh, PhD.
The Creighton University mace was designed and fashioned by Brian K. Besack,
operations supervisor of the University’s carpenter shop, at the invitation of
then president, the Rev. John P. Schlegel, SJ, to commemorate the 125th
anniversary of the University.
Using a cherry wood baluster from a long abandoned staircase in the attic of
Creighton Hall, the oldest building on Creighton’s campus, Besack designed and
fashioned the shaft, head and foot of the mace. Each facet of the nine-sided head
displays a bronze, gold-plated medallion bearing the name and founding date
of the University’s schools and colleges. Its foot is sheathed in gold-plated
brass and cradled in its shaft rests the official seal of the University. At its top,
the mace is crowned with a three-dimensional blue and gold medallion symbol
of the Society of Jesus.
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Alumni Association
On behalf of the Creighton Alumni Association, we congratulate you on your
significant achievement and welcome you to the beginning of a lifelong relationship
with Creighton. With your degree, you commence a new connection with Creighton,
joining a worldwide community of Creighton alumni as an official member of the
Alumni Association. Through the association, you gain access to networking and
mentoring opportunities, event invitations and much more. Additional information
is available at alumni.creighton.edu. For those who wish to extend their Creighton
experience to the next generation of Creighton students, please do so through a
gift of any size at creighton.edu/giving.
COME HOME
FOR HOMECOMING
SEPTEMBER 15–18, 2016
Graduation Honors Students may graduate with honors. Criteria for graduation honors can be found in the Creighton University catalogs.
Students who have completed their degree requirements and meet the honors criteria at the time of print, have their
honors listed in this program, as well as on their diploma and transcript. Students who meet their degree requirements at
a later date and meet the honors criteria, may receive graduation honors that will be listed on their diploma and transcript.
Academic Attire
The history of academic dress reaches far back into the early days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required that
all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the University of Coimbra wear gowns. In England, in the second half of the
14th century, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess in apparel” and prescribed the wearing of a long gown.
While European institutions continue to show great diversity in their specifications of academic dress, American colleges
and universities generally have adopted the Intercollegiate Code for Academic Costumes. This code specifies design
characteristics of gowns, hoods, caps and tassels, including pattern, material, color and trimmings.
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctors’ gowns, edging of hoods and tassels of caps, the colors
associated with the different subjects are as follows:
Agriculture..................................................................... Maize
Architecture.......................................................... Blue Violet
Arts, Letters, Humanities............................................. White
Commerce, Accountancy, Business.......................... Nugget
Dentistry.......................................................................... Lilac
Economics...................................................................Copper
Education...............................................................Light Blue
Engineering................................................................ Orange
Fine Arts....................................................................... Brown
Forestry....................................................................... Russet
Journalism................................................................. Crimson
Law................................................................................Purple
Library Science........................................................... Lemon
Medicine........................................................................Green
Music.................................................................................Pink
Nursing........................................................................ Apricot
Occupational Therapy.............................................. Ink Blue
Oratory (Speech)...................................................Silver Gray
Pharmacy............................................................ Olive Green
Philosophy..............................................................Dark Blue
Physical Education............................................. Sage Green
Physical Therapy ............................................................. Teal
Public Administration,
including Foreign Service............................. Peacock Blue
Public Health.................................................... Salmon Pink
Science............................................................Golden Yellow
Social Work...................................................................Citron
Theology..................................................................... Scarlet
Veterinary Science.......................................................... Gray
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Commencement Seating
MORNING CEREMONY
Stage
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AFTERNOON CEREMONY
Stage
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Edward Creighton
Mary Lucretia Creighton
John Creighton
Sarah Emily Creighton
Brief History of Creighton University
Edward and Mary Lucretia Creighton, along with Edward’s brother John, settled in
Omaha in the mid-1850s. John married Mary Lucretia’s sister Sarah Emily Wareham
in 1868 and the four are considered the founders of Creighton University. Edward’s
work with the transcontinental telegraph and freighting, ranching, railroading and
banking became a major force in the city’s economic development. The two brothers
were widely known for their business enterprises and the two couples were also
widely regarded for their philanthropy.
Edward died in 1874 and his widow included $100,000 in her will to establish
Creighton College in memory of her husband. Mary Lucretia died in 1876 and her
executors, who included her brother-in-law John, purchased 6.2 acres of land at
the northwest corner of what is currently 24th and California streets. They began
to build a school and transferred the land, building and additional securities to
Bishop James O’Connor of Omaha.
The bishop asked the Jesuits to operate the
school and the first president, Roman A. Shaffel, SJ,
arrived in Omaha in late 1877; the school opened
on Sept. 2, 1878. One priest, three scholastics,
a layman and a laywoman formed the faculty.
The school began with 120 students ranging
in age from 6 to 30. On Aug. 14, 1879, Bishop
O’Connor surrendered his trust to the Jesuits, who
incorporated “The Creighton University” under
Nebraska law. Much of the initial teaching was
secondary-level; in 1891, the first baccalaureate
degree was awarded.
Edward and Mary Lucretia’s generosity is credited with establishing Creighton
College, while John and Sarah Emily’s philanthropy enlarged it to a five-school
university. Today, Creighton University consists of nine schools and colleges:
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College of Arts and Sciences (1878)
School of Medicine (1892)
School of Law (1904)
School of Dentistry (1905)
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions (1905)
Heider College of Business (1920)
Graduate School (1926)
College of Nursing (1971; four-year bachelor’s degree program began in 1958)
College of Professional Studies (1983)
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