CHANCELLOR’S/MERIT SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR 2003-2004 NAMED AT UNK

Mary Sommers
Financial Aid director, 308.865.8520

The University of Nebraska at Kearney has announced the Chancellors/Merit Scholar Award recipients for 2003-2004.

According to Mary Sommers, UNK director of Financial Aid, these students are receiving the Chancellor’s Scholarship for $2,000 per year and the Merit Scholar Awards of $500 per year. Both awards are renewable for up to four years, with a total dollar value of $10,000.

To receive the award, recipients must have at least a 23 ACT composite score and have a class rank in the top 30 percent of their high school graduating class.

Chancellor’s/Merit Scholar Award recipients are listed alphabetically by hometown, along with their anticipated major:

Lynsey     Crosby     Albion      PRE-MEDICAL
Megan     Dozler     Albion      MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: 7-12 SUBJECT
Bryan     Buskirk     Alliance      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Gregory     Kusek     Alliance      GENERAL STUDIES
Blake     Woodward     Alliance      INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Blair     Bauer     Amherst      VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
Patrick     Nott     Arapahoe      BIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
Jake     VanPelt     Archer      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Sasha     Hollingsworth Arnold      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Daniel     Beranek     Ashland      MATHEMATICS
Kayla     Schachta     Ashton      PRE-OPTOMETRY
Megan     Knoble     Axtell      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Rory     Cobbs     Bellevue      PRE-MEDICAL
Sheila     Moore     Bellevue      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Angela     Schmidt     Bellevue      MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COMP
Kate     Jizba     Bennington      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Ashton     Klahn     Bennington      HISTORY EDUCATION 7-12
Jeff     Dannehl     Bertrand      BUS ADM AIRWAY SCIENCE MGMT
Ryan     Pawol     Blair      PRE-ENGINEERING
Sara     Rybacki     Bloomington      PRE-PHARMACY
Mary     Reimers     Boelus      MUSIC EDUCATION K-12
Steven     Morrissey     Boys Town      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Keller     Batterman     Bridgeport      PRE-VETERINARY
Tess     Draper     Bridgeport      PRE-DENTAL
Halie     Hughes     Brunswick      HISTORY EDUCATION 7-12
Tori     Robertson     Cairo      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Cassie     Bruckman     Cambridge      PRE-LAW
Matthew     Depperschmidt     Cambridge      MATHEMATICS
Dana     Volk     Cambridge      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Ellen     Tomjack     Chambers      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Nickolas     Cattau     Columbus      PRE-VETERINARY
Tannon     Osten     Columbus      VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
Sarah     Ternus     Columbus      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Jamie     Vollbracht     Columbus      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Sheana     Clark     Cozad      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Holly     Kostman     Cozad      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Dustin     Lindstrom     Craig      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Danial     Hanlon     Crawford      PRE-DENTAL
Anthony     Staab     Crawford      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Robert     Daro     David City      PRE-MEDICAL
Cory     Jones     Doniphan      GENERAL STUDIES
Lindsey     Sanne     Elgin      PRE-NURSING
Amberly     Orton     Elkhorn      PRE-NURSING
Douglas     Smith     Elkhorn      CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Jason     Ostendorf     Elwood      COMPUTER SCIENCE
Justin     Welton     Elyria      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Ashlie     Zulkoski     Elyria      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Wesley     Sanders     Eustis      PSYCHOLOGY
Sean     Skalka     Fairfield      PRE-MEDICAL
Nicholas     Raasch     Fremont      PRE-MEDICAL
Laura     Zmek     Fullerton      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Jenny     Zmek     Fullerton      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Ashlee     Adkisson     Geneva      ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ED 7-12
John     Hogue     Geneva      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Brandy     Schaum     Gering      PRE-RADIOLOGY
Brandon     Bohn     Gibbon      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Brittany     Mann     Gibbon      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Danielle     Butterfield     Gothenburg      PSYCHOLOGY
Helen     Hecox     Gothenburg      COMMUNICATION DISORDERS COMP
Matthew     Hilderbrand     Gothenburg      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Mackenzie     Cochran     Grand Island      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Melissa     Guerrero     Grand Island      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Lisa     Keown     Grand Island      BIOLOGY COMP: MOLEC. BIOL. EMPH
Jenna     Leeper     Grand Island      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Kailey     Rock     Grand Island      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Meagan     Seitz     Grand Island      MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: 7-12 SUBJECT
Vanessa     Shultz     Grand Island      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Dusty     Sorahan     Grand Island      COMPUTER SCIENCE
Shane     Sweeney     Grand Island      COMPUTER SCIENCE
Jonathan     Wilton     Grand Island      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Holli     Yager     Grand Island      JOURN: SPORTS COMMUNICATION
Bryan     Dutcher     Greeley      PRE-ENGINEERING
Brock     Karloff     Gretna      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Rebecca     Eggert     Hallam      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Kristen     Jensen     Halsey      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Lindsay     Garrett     Hampton      PRE-RADIOLOGY
Michelle     Thoene     Hartington      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Ashley     Sadd     Harvard      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Katie     McCarthy     Hastings      PRE-NURSING
Aimee     Supanchick     Hazard      PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Matthew     Wilkinson     Heatwell      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Brittani     Moeller     Hemingford      PRE-MEDICAL
Maria     Peters     Herman      GENERAL STUDIES
Gary     Stringham     Hershey      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Rebecca     Atchison     Holdrege      VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
Megan     Brestel     Holdrege      MUSIC EDUCATION K-12
Jesse     Grimm     Holdrege      MATHEMATICS
Shannon     Thompson     Homer      PSYCHOLOGY
Stacey     Gnirk     Hoskins      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Joshua     Keller     Hyannis      INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Kale     Burdick     Johnstown      CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Caitlin     Babbitt     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Justin     Bebb     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Adam     Dauel     Kearney      MUSIC BUSINESS
Lindsey     Dietz     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Eric     Feikert     Kearney      BIOLOGY COMP: MOLEC. BIOL. EMPH
Danielle     Freburg-Hoffmeister Kearney      PERFORMANCE
Allison     Glover     Kearney      PSYCHOLOGY
Brian     Gough     Kearney      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Ariel     Hadwiger     Kearney      PSYCHOLOGY
Amy     Jacobson     Kearney      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
Emily     Jensen     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Ry     Lowry     Kearney      COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPREHENSIVE
Benjamin     Middleton     Kearney      MATHEMATICS
Katie     Pagel     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Philip     Paitz     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Amanda     Simeon     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Melissa     Wamsley     Kearney      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Sarah     Wolf     Kearney      MUSIC EDUCATION K-12
Drew     Gourley     Kenesaw      PRE-ARCHITECTURE
Krista     Busacker     La Vista      BIOLOGY
Emily     Schroer     Lawrence      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Zachary     Jones     Lexington      PRE-MEDICAL
Jacob     Mandelko     Lexington      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Sara     Brunkow     Lincoln      PRE-PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT
David     Carey     Lincoln      PRE-ARCHITECTURE
Luke     Fixter     Lincoln      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Brittni     Kallemeyn     Lincoln      PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Holly     Knust     Lincoln      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Joycelynn     Kuhn     Loup City      PRE-OPTOMETRY
April     Freudenburg     Madison      JOURN: ADVERTISING
Bridget     Egger     Martell      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Melissa     Ankersen     McCook      PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Shawn     Pfanstiel     McCook      MUSIC EDUCATION K-12
Jill     Schwarting     Meadow Grove      COMMUNICATION DISORDERS COMP
Kristen     Kosch     Minden      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
Brent     Haverty     Nebraska City      COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPREHENSIVE
Jonathan     Jessen     Neligh      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Craig     Payne     Neligh      BIOLOGY COMP: WILDLIFE EMPHASIS
Shane     Gansebom     Norfolk      PRE-CHIROPRACTIC
Samuel     Adamson     North Platte      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Laurel     Davis     North Platte      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
Tassi     Herrick     North Platte      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Jessica     Robertson     North Platte      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Shayna     Fruit     Ogallala      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Andrew     Barnes     Omaha      MUSIC
Chelsee     Baulisch     Omaha      MATHEMATICS
Tracie     Bukacek     Omaha      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Karla     Burgess     Omaha      CHEMISTRY COMPREHENSIVE
Rebecca     Chambers     Omaha      ENGLISH EDUCATION 7-12
Jacob     Chandler     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Patricia     Coulton     Omaha      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Rachel     Eckman     Omaha      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Brett     Gilcrist     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Shea     Harris     Omaha      PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Elizabeth     Kenny     Omaha      PRE-LAW
Keenan     Krick     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Krystal     Lundin     Omaha      PRE-MEDICAL
Samantha     Madsen     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Melissa     Marr     Omaha      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Amy     Mathis     Omaha      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
David     Milan     Omaha      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Kathleen     Peterson     Omaha      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Todd     Prauner     Omaha      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Emily     Rowe     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Katharine     Schroeder     Omaha      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Katelynn     Schultz     Omaha      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
James     Shannon     Omaha      PRE-PHARMACY
Elizabeth     Sharpe     Omaha      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Mark     Shearer     Omaha      INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Jennifer     Turley     Omaha      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Angela     Mann     O’Neill      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Michelle     Markowski     Ord      PRE-PHARMACY
Kendra     Petska     Ord      PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Luke     Staab     Ord      PRE-ENGINEERING
Anthony     Mahood     Page      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Staci     Alberts     Palisade      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Bryan     Gelecki     Papillion      PRE-LAW
McKenna     Irwin     Papillion      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Shaun     Satterfield     Papillion      VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
Katie     Fisher     Paxton      PRE-MEDICAL
Kelsey     Perlinger     Paxton      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Stacy     Seier     Petersburg      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Jody     Silhacek     Pierce      PRE-NURSING
Lindsay     Zautke     Pierce      VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
Lindsay     Nielsen     Plattsmouth      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Melissa     Ripp     Pleasanton      PRE-CHIROPRACTIC
Megan     Rolfsmeyer     Pleasanton      PRE-NURSING
Madeline     Renner     Ralston      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Jane     Trambly     Ravenna      PRE-PHARMACY
Travis     Babcock     Republican City      PRE-PHARMACY
Amanda     Ritchie     Riverdale      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Amy     Coppersmith     Roca      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
Fallon     Hollenbeck     Rose      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Joseph     Janousek     Schuyler      THEATRE
Hayley     Kuhn     Scottsbluff      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Shane     McFeely     Scottsbluff      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Marykate     Scheinost     Scottsbluff      PRE-MEDICAL
Sarah     Jerger     Seward      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Aaron     Lewien     Seward      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
Miranda     Washington     Seward      JOURN: SPORTS COMMUNICATION
Melissa     Gilstrap     Shelton      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Laura     Larsen     Sidney      SOCIOLOGY
Andrew     Koehler     South Sioux City      PRE-PHARMACY
Andrew     Horwart     Stamford      PRE-MEDICAL
Samantha     Heusman     Sterling      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Ashley     Neibauer     Stuart      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Mickayla     Rhoads     Superior      PRE-NURSING
Chase     Rasby     Sutherland      MIDDLE GRADES 4-9
Megan     Nuss     Sutton      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Megan     Peterson     Tekamah      BIOLOGY EDUCATION 7-12
Sarah     Remmereid     Tilden      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Amanda     Francke     Valentine      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
Julianne     Gass     Valentine      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE
Jeffrey     Foster     Valley      PRE-MEDICAL
Michael     Spicka     Wahoo      PRE-MEDICAL
Sandra     VanBoening     Wallace      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Cassy     Smith     Wauneta      EXERCISE SCIENCE
Kelli     Eidenmiller     Weeping Water      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Jonathon     Bienhoff     Wilcox      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Timothy     Davis     Wood River      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Katie     Krause     Wood River      RADIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE
Kimberly     Bruning     Wynot      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD
Jordan     Weiss     York      DECIDING – UNDERGRAD