KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 218 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday at UNK’s Health and Sports Center.
Candidates for degrees are listed below in three groups: graduates from Nebraska, graduates from across the United States and international graduates.
Students graduating with honors have the honors noted after their names. Honors, along with grade-point averages necessary to earn those honors, include: summa cum laude, 3.90-4.00; magna cum laude, 3.80-3.89; cum laude, 3.70-3.79; and honorable mention, 3.50-3.69.
Undergraduate Degrees
BA – Bachelor of Arts
BAE – Bachelor of Arts in Education
BS – Bachelor of Science
BSE – Bachelor of Science in Education
BFA – Bachelor of Fine Arts
BGS – Bachelor of General Studies
BM – Bachelor of Music
Graduate Degrees
EDS – Education Specialist
MA – Master of Arts
MAED – Master of Arts in Education
MS – Master of Science
MSE – Master of Science in Education
MBA – Master of Business Administration
| CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | NAME | DEGREE | MAJOR 1 | MAJOR 2 | HONORS |
| Albion | NE | USA | Joel Sup | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Alliance | NE | USA | Colton Rolls | BS | Aviation Systems Management | Honorable Mention | |
| Alma | NE | USA | Haley Whitney | BS | Radiography | ||
| Arlington | NE | USA | Sarah Sharp | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Auburn | NE | USA | Alexandra Graf | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Auburn | NE | USA | Haevyn Hug | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Axtell | NE | USA | Regan Miller | BS | Biology | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | John Clark | MAE | Physical Education Master Teacher-Pedagogy | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | Cody King | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Secondary Education | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | Kellie Schwabe | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Bellevue | NE | USA | Meghan Weber | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Bennington | NE | USA | Todd Cerny | BS | Construction Management | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Bertrand | NE | USA | Jadyn High | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Elementary Education | ||
| Bladen | NE | USA | Jacob Lovejoy | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Bloomfield | NE | USA | Sarah Oltjenbruns | MSE | Instructional Technology-School Librarian | ||
| Bridgeport | NE | USA | Janelle Kesterson | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Bridgeport | NE | USA | Tomi Rodak | MAE | Supervisor of Special Education | ||
| Broken Bow | NE | USA | Denise Sughayar | MSE | School Counseling Secondary | ||
| Broken Bow | NE | USA | Danielle Williams | MA | English-Literature | ||
| Burwell | NE | USA | Nicola Anderson | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Callaway | NE | USA | Shaelynn Laible | BS | Radiography | ||
| Cambridge | NE | USA | Cole Nickerson | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Clarks | NE | USA | Lindy Eberle | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Grant Brunken | BGS | General Studies | Cum Laude | |
| Columbus | NE | USA | Ashley Heisterkamp | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Early Childhood Education | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Kathryn Parlane | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-English as a Second Language | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Miles Putnam | BS | Exercise Science | Sports Management | |
| Columbus | NE | USA | Kortney Riedmiller | MSE | STEM Education-Mathematics | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Emilee Sander | MSE | Instructional Technology-School Librarian | ||
| Cozad | NE | USA | Cydney Christner | BS | Exercise Science, Fitness & Wellness | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Cozad | NE | USA | Valeria Estrada | BS | Exercise Science, Fitness & Wellness | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Cozad | NE | USA | Kolton Morse | BS | Information Networking & Telecommunications | ||
| Crete | NE | USA | Adam Fette | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| Crete | NE | USA | Gabriela Lopez Lemus | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Crete | NE | USA | Takota Thiem | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| DeWitt | NE | USA | Kimberly Peters | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Paige Baumert | MSE | Instructional Technology-School Librarian | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Kali Bohling | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Brady Deprez | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Brittney Logue | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Lindsay Scott | MS | Biology | ||
| Elm Creek | NE | USA | Dominic Johns | BS | Recreation, Outdoor, Event Management | Honorable Mention | |
| Elm Creek | NE | USA | Shelly Rupp | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Elwood | NE | USA | Nicole Salisbury | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Fairbury | NE | USA | Bethanie Schacht | BS | Sociology | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Fremont | NE | USA | Ashley Mruz | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Fullerton | NE | USA | Natalie Lassek | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Gering | NE | USA | Jarrod Williams | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Gibbon | NE | USA | Moises Castillo Negrete | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Gibbon | NE | USA | Jaxson Kenton | MA | English-Writing | ||
| Gibbon | NE | USA | Saul Revolorio Aguilar | BS | Family Science | ||
| Gothenburg | NE | USA | John Kozeal | BS | Psychology | ||
| Gothenburg | NE | USA | Margaret Tiller | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Cody Castleberry | BS | Sociology | ||
| Grand island | NE | USA | Miguel Guzman | BS | Construction Management | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Reiley Hillman | BA | Music | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Jessica Martinez | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Justice Ritz | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Brandon Trotter | BS | Sports Management | ||
| Hampton | NE | USA | Alan Gretch | BS | Social Work | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Erika Garcia | MSE | Higher Education Student Affairs | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Jenna Jorgensen | MAE | Supervisor of Special Education | ||
| Hemingford | NE | USA | Jenilee Woltman | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Hershey | NE | USA | Anastasia Miller | BS | Family Science | ||
| Holdrege | NE | USA | Dylan Sullivan | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Jackson | NE | USA | Sue Sullivan | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Laura Benson | MAE | Special Education-Special Education Generalist | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Ella David | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Maddie Drozd | BSED | Communication Disorders | Cum Laude | |
| Kearney | NE | USA | Brittney Helgeson | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Eric Kruger | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Joy Kruger | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | John Masker | MAE | Physical Education Exercise Science-Thesis | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Stuart Moore | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Patrick Nebesniak | MAE | Special Education-Special Education Generalist | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Morgan Palmer | BSED | Communication Disorders | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Christa Polhemus-Walker | BS | Recreation, Outdoor, Event Management | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Alaric Rowedder | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Laila Saadi | BS | Health Sciences | Cum Laude | |
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jessica Whitmire | MSE | Instructional Technology | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Morganne Williams | BS | Sociology | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Kenesaw | NE | USA | Debra Wilbur | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Lawrence | NE | USA | Elizabeth Olson | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Yessenia Arreaga | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Maria Diaz Guerrero | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Spencer Hansen | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Rosmy Lopez-Chiguil | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Edna Medina | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Jeffery Neujahr | MSE | STEM Education-Physics/Physical Science | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Lissett Ortega | BS | Family Science | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Yailin Santoyo Garcia | BS | Social Work | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Brianna Villa | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Tria Bivins | BS | Interior & Product Design | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Mandera Gatwech | BS | Construction Management | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Josie Minor | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Meghan Rivera | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Richard Ross | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Lyons | NE | USA | Leah Hipps | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Malcolm | NE | USA | Austin Glause | BS | Physics | Criminal Justice | |
| Mason City | NE | USA | Leah Ryan | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| McCook | NE | USA | Riley Sis | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| McCool Junction | NE | USA | Nicholas Pettygrove | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Minatare | NE | USA | Yovan Perez | BS | Exercise Science | ||
| Minden | NE | USA | Tonya Foulk | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Nebraska City | NE | USA | Joel Kreifels | BS | Criminal Justice | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Nebraska City | NE | USA | Kilee Olson | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Newman Grove | NE | USA | Bridget Wiese | MA | English-Writing | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Autumn Langemeier | MA | History-Thesis | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Kelly Mitchell | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Montessori Elementary I | ||
| North Loup | NE | USA | Madison Cadek | BS | Recreation, Outdoor, Event Management | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Megan Capal | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Maureen Kohn | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Annalyse Niles | BS | Family Science | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Caitlynn Peterson | BS | Family Science | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Courtney Buelt | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Belarmino Chavez | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-English as a Second Language | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Ryan Deike | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Jaida Hagedorn | BS | Business Administration | Honorable Mention | |
| Omaha | NE | USA | Kelli Hayworth | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-STEM | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Amelia Howard | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Secondary Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Anthony Jackson | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Erin King | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Kendra Kment | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Reading/Special Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Shelby Luppen | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Craig Mathis | MAE | Music Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Abra Misselt | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Emma Osowski | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Thomas Tews | BS | Sports Management | Exercise Science | |
| Omaha | NE | USA | Sarah Vacha | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-STEM | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Alec Williams | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| Ord | NE | USA | Jenessa Grooms | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Orleans | NE | USA | Mikaela Schurr | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-English as a Second Language | ||
| Osceola | NE | USA | Laurin Schleif | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Overton | NE | USA | Hannah Wolfe | BS | Applied Health Science | Honorable Mention | |
| Papillion | NE | USA | Emma Neil Wiegert | MSE | School Counseling Secondary | ||
| Petersburg | NE | USA | Cole Luettel | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Ravenna | NE | USA | Kaley Keldsen | MS | Biology | ||
| Seward | NE | USA | Brittany Dey | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Elementary Education | ||
| Shelby | NE | USA | Jonathan Tomasevicz | MAE | Physical Education Master Teacher-Pedagogy | ||
| Shelton | NE | USA | Michaela Ellis | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Elementary Education | ||
| Sidney | NE | USA | Paul Hamilton | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-Transitional Certification | ||
| South Sioux City | NE | USA | Maria Villicana | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Spencer | NE | USA | Joy Sharp | MA | History-Non-Thesis | ||
| St. Paul | NE | USA | Angela Jameson | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| Stapleton | NE | USA | Jenni Joedeman | MSE | School Counseling Secondary | ||
| Sterling | NE | USA | Katherine Nierman | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-English as a Second Language | ||
| Stromsburg | NE | USA | Christine Church | MAE | Special Education-Adv Pract: Behav Interven Spec | ||
| Sutton | NE | USA | Claire Bergen | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Sutton | NE | USA | Megan Knuth | MSE | School Counseling Elementary PK-8 | ||
| Syracuse | NE | USA | Timothy Stilmock | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Valley | NE | USA | Darienne Blair | BS | Sociology | ||
| Wilcox | NE | USA | Lucas Pistulka | BS | Recreation, Outdoor, Event Management | ||
| Wood River | NE | USA | Jesus Guerrero | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Wymore | NE | USA | Jill Mallam | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| OUT OF STATE | |||||||
| CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | NAME | DEGREE | MAJOR 1 | MAJOR 2 | HONORS |
| Conway | AR | USA | Krystle Teague | MS | Biology | ||
| Kingman | AZ | USA | Leah Stagg | MA | History | ||
| Simi Valley | CA | USA | Michael Beitz, Jr | MSE | School Counseling Elementary PK-8 | ||
| San Diego | CA | USA | Alanna Gray | MS | Biology | ||
| Atwater | CA | USA | Micayle Hansen | BS | History Social Science | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Strasburg | CO | USA | Hunter Bergstrom | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Fort Collins | CO | USA | William Connelly, III | MA | History | ||
| Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Sarah Goodman | MS | Biology | ||
| Miami | FL | USA | Louisiana Gomez | MS | Biology | ||
| Boynton Beach | FL | USA | Laura Yany | MS | Biology | ||
| Franklin Springs | GA | USA | Daniel Moore | MA | History-Thesis | ||
| Marietta | GA | USA | Beth Morris | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Marietta | GA | USA | Robin Singer | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Urbandale | IA | USA | Jackson Barton | BA | History | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Des Moines | IA | USA | Susan Brown | MS | Biology | ||
| Waterloo | IA | USA | Keaton Newgren | BS | Political Science | Honorable Mention | |
| Oak Park | IL | USA | Miles Ritchie | MSE | STEM Education-Physics/Physical Science | ||
| Murrayville | IL | USA | Jennifer Suter | MS | Biology | ||
| Williamsport | IN | USA | Elizabeth Brier | MS | Biology | ||
| Jewell | KS | USA | Chelsey Greene | MSE | Instructional Technology-School Librarian | ||
| Topeka | KS | USA | Scott Petersen | MS | Biology | ||
| Holton | KS | USA | Robin Sides | MSE | STEM Education-Mathematics | ||
| Oberlin | KS | USA | Tiffany Trampe | MA | English-Writing | ||
| Monroe | LA | USA | Amanda Medaries | MS | Biology | ||
| Northampton | MA | USA | Susannah Branch | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Taunton | MA | USA | Joanna Rego | MA | History-Non-Thesis | ||
| Belfast | ME | USA | Julie McFarland | MA | History | ||
| Fenton | MI | USA | Jessica Brown | MAE | Art Education-Museum Education | ||
| Ferndale | MI | USA | Alethea Cierpial | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Traverse City | MI | USA | Cody Russell | MAE | Physical Education-Research & Field Work | ||
| Eden Prairie | MN | USA | Erin Anderson | MAE | Physical Education Exercise Science-Thesis | ||
| St. Louis | MO | USA | Xavier Jackson | BS | Sports Management | ||
| St. Louis | MO | USA | Hannah Snyder | MSE | STEM Education-Mathematics | ||
| Tryon | NC | USA | Samuel Vining | MA | History-Non-Thesis | ||
| Jackson | NJ | USA | Francis Platas | MS | Biology | ||
| Raton | NM | USA | Tess Peterman | MS | Biology | ||
| Merrick | NY | USA | Taylor Cassidy | MS | Biology | ||
| Newport | OR | USA | Rasena Wager | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Mountville | PA | USA | Jason Genise-Gdula | MS | Biology | ||
| Rock HIll | SC | USA | Heather Gregory | MAE | Art Education-Museum Education | ||
| Gaston | SC | USA | Michael Mills | MS | Biology | ||
| Rapid City | SD | USA | Kira Hyde | BS | Early Childhood & Family Advocacy | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Pikeville | TN | USA | Maria Angel | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Houston | TX | USA | Sarah Meriwether | MS | Biology | ||
| The Colony | TX | USA | Reginald Pair, Jr | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Dallas | TX | USA | Brittany Quinn | MAE | Physical Education Exercise Science-Non-Thesis | ||
| Houston | TX | USA | Ema Ruzic | MS | Biology | ||
| Centerville | UT | USA | Jacob Walker | BS | Business Administration | Honorable Mention | |
| Fairfax | VA | USA | Daniel Chandler | MAE | Physical Education-Research & Field Work | ||
| Fairfax | VA | USA | Justin Schenck | MA | History | ||
| Mechanicsville | VA | USA | Kristina Wenger | MA | History-Thesis | ||
| Lake Stevens | WA | USA | David Marques | MSE | Instructional Technology-School Librarian | ||
| Graham | WA | USA | Jordan McAllister | MS | Biology | ||
| DuPont | WA | USA | Janelle Mock | MAE | Art Education-Classroom Education | ||
| Dodgeville | WI | USA | George Glover | BS | Recreation, Park, & Tourism Management | ||
| INTERNATIONAL | |||||||
| COUNTRY | NAME | DEGREE | MAJOR 1 | ||||
| China | Xingze Gu | BA | Music | ||||
| Cuba | Gustavo Gonzalez | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction-English as a Second Language | ||||
| Japan | Ayane Nakajima | BM | Music Performance | ||||
| Korea | Yoongu Kang | BS | Exercise Science | ||||
| Mexico | Samary Jarquin Palacios | MAE | Spanish Education | ||||
| Mexico | Bernardo Revelo Martinez | MSE | School Counseling Secondary | ||||
| Sierra Leone | Hinwa Allieu | BS | Construction Management | ||||
| Venezuela | Ronald Gonzalez | BS | Recreation Management | ||||
