Glennis Nagel
Director, Media Communications, 308.865.8454
The highest ranking academic officer in the University of Nebraska system, Dr. Linda Pratt, will address University of Nebraska at Kearney summer graduates in ceremonies on Friday, July 27.
Dr. Pratt, who is the NU executive vice president and provost, will address 241UNK graduates, the largest group of summer graduates to walk across the stage since 1994. Of those, 142 will receive graduate degrees. Those receiving graduate degrees represent the second largest number of graduate students on record to take part in summer graduation.
According to Robyn Schoenebeck, UNK graduation coordinator, 112 of the graduate degree recipients are earning their graduate degrees in education. The 10 a.m. ceremonies will take place in the UNK Nebraskan Student Union.
Dr. Pratt has be NU’s highest academic officer for six years. She joined the faculty in the University of Nebraska – Lincoln Department of English in 1968. From 1995 to 2005, she was department chair. She also served as interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 2000 to 2001.
Among her accomplishments as executive vice president and provost has been her leadership in implementing the new Student Information System, a project that included all four NU campuses and the three state colleges. Dr. Pratt also worked with faculty to draft the proposal for the new Buffett Early Childhood Institute and proposed the Thompson Learning Communities.
She has served on numerous national boards and committees and is widely published in areas such as the financing of higher education, academic freedom, challenges facing part-time faculty and other issues in academe.
Dr. Pratt earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College, and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Emory University. Among her honors is the Emory University Distinguished Alumni Award and a Distinguished Teaching Award from NU. She has served as the national president of the American Association of University Professors and the Association of Departments of English, and has chaired the university-wide Gender Equity Task Force, the UNL Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Women, and the National Academic Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the Modern Language Association of America.
The Friday commencement ceremonies will open with the National Anthem, performed by a quartet led by Dr. James Payne, UNK music professor, on trumpet. Student members of the quartet will include: Vergil Nelson of Kearney, trombone; Jonathan Hunzeker of Minden, trombone; and Matthew Stubbs ofMinden, trumpet.
UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen will give the welcome, and Cameron Deter, UNK student regent from Red Oak, Iowa, will give greetings on behalf of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Vanessa Leeper Jones of Colorado Springs, Colo., will give graduate reflections for the Class of 2012. Jack Garrison, associate professor in the UNK Department of Music and Performing Arts/Theatre, will serve as grand marshal.
For those unable to attend commencement in person, the event will be available as a webcast. The information for the webcast is located on the UNK homepage, or by visiting www.unk.edu/about/commencement/ In addition, individuals on campus can view ceremonies via Campus Cable TV, Channel 20-1.
The graduates are listed below in three groups: graduates from Nebraska, graduates from across the United States and international graduates. Nebraska graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown. Out-of-state graduates are listed in alphabetical order by state. International graduates are listed in alphabetical order by country.
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NOTE: Abbreviations that appear in the listings, and what they represent, are as follows:
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
MAE – Master of Arts in Education
MS – Master of Science
MSE – Master of Science in Education
MBA – Master of Business Administration
NOTE: Subject abbreviations in listings include:
ADMIN, Administration; BIOL, Biology; BUS, Business; CHEM, Chemistry; COMM,
Communication; COMP, Comprehensive; CONST, Construction; DEVEL,
Development; DIST, Distribution; ECON, Economics; EDU, Education; ELEM,
Elementary; EMPH, Emphasis; END, Endorsement; ENVIR, Environmental; GEO,
Geography; INDUS, Industrial; INFO, Information; INTERP, Interpretation; MARK,
Marketing; MATH, Mathematics; MGMT, Management; MOD, Moderate; MUS, Music
PHYS, Physical; PROD, Production; SCI, Science; SECOND, Secondary; SCHL, School;
SOC, Social; STU, Students; SP ED, Special Education; SYS, Systems; TECH,
Technology; THEA, Theatre; TRANS, Translation; VOC, Vocational.
NOTE: HONORS. Students graduating with honors have the honors and
selected honors organizations noted after their names. Honors, along with the
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. Honors organizations and the designations listed after students’ names
include: Honors Program (H), Mortar Board (MB) and Phi Kappa Phi (PKP).
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NEBRASKA:
Students are listed below, alphabetically by hometown, along with their degrees, majors and honors:
Ainsworth- Jory Daniels BS Criminal Justice Comp
Albion- Suzanne Riley MSEd Community Counseling
Alexandria- Nicholas Mumm MAEd School Principalship 7-12
Allen- Whitney Smith BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Alliance- Jennifer Lanik MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Alliance- Shawna Rischling MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Alma- Amanda Pfeil MSEd Science/Math Education
Amherst- Sherrie Dux-Ideus MSEd Instructional Technology
Amherst- Bo Fisher BS Criminal Justice Comp
Anselmo- Howard Gaffney EdS School Superintendent
Arnold- Delite Weinman MAEd Reading PK-12
Auburn- Ashley Aerts MSEd Instructional Technology
Axtell- Kevin Oberg BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Ayr- Deanne Sypherd MAEd Reading PK-12
Bartley- Amanda Teter BS Athletic Training
Bassett- Patrick Williams BS Industrial Distribution Comp Magna Cum Laude
Beatrice- William Arnold III MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Bellevue- John Hannah MSEd Instructional Technology
Bellevue- Laura Swanson MAEd Reading PK-12
Bertrand- Sara Scholz MSEd Science/Math Education
Blair- Jill Wellwood MAEd Reading PK-12
Blue Hill- Carol Matthews MSEd Speech Language Pathology
Bow Valley- Michelle Thoene MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Cairo- Samantha Hahn BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp H
Campbell- Krista Karr MSEd Speech Language Pathology
Central City- Benjamin Blasé MAEd School Principalship PK-8
Central City- Larissa Schuele MAEd Music Education
Clay Center- Jennifer Meyer MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus- Joseph Jasper BS Business Administration
Columbus- Nancy Jimenez BS Social Work
Columbus- Richa Perkins MSEd Instructional Technology
Culbertson- John Roschewski MBA Business Administration
De Witt- Tera Stokebrand MSEd Community Counseling
Doniphan- Amy de la Motte BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp Honorable Mention
Doniphan- Christy Kathman BS Radiography Comp Honorable Mention
Doniphan- Harlan Ptomey EdS School Superintendent
Elkhorn- Janelle Jaworski MAEd Music Education
Elkhorn- Jacklyn Keithley BS Psychology
Elm Creek- Jami Schaffnitt MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Eustis- Kevin Keller MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Franklin- Holly Largent MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Fremont- Caleb Chvatal BFA Visual Communication & Design Comp H
Fremont- Kevin Janssen – MAEd, School Principalship PK-8
Fremont- Rebecca McMickell BS Journalism: News Editorial
Fremont- Tarah Sorensen MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Geneva- Karma Yantzie MAEd School Principalship 7-12
Gering- Lisa Hadenfeldt MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Gering- Travis Lindhorst MAEd PE Exercise Science
Gering- Andrew Stobel MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Gibbon- Jessica Majer BS Organizational Communication Comp
Gibbon- Nathaniel Porter BS Criminal Justice Comp
Gothenburg- Seth Johnson BS Criminal Justice Comp
Gothenburg- Anne Ostendorf MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Gothenburg- Adam Yilk BAE Social Science 7-12
Grand Island- Amanda Brunkhorst BS Criminal Justice Comp
Grand Island- Patsy Cornelius BAE Elementary Education
Grand Island- Brittany Galvan BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Grand Island- Danielle Webben BS Radiography Comp
Grand Island- Brandon Wissing, BS Business Administration Comp
Grant- Shawn Cole MAEd School Principalship 7-12
Gretna- Jennifer Long MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Gretna- Jared Stubbe BS Business Administration
Hastings- Desiree Maar BS Criminal Justice
Hastings- Aubrey Miller MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Hastings- Ashley Speak MAEd Curriculum and Instruction PKP
Hayes Center- Rhea Softley MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Hazard- Matthew Long BS Construction Management Comp
Hemingford- Carla Herstead MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Holdrege- Casey Klein MAEd Special Education
Humboldt- Kayla Wittrock BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Imperial- Jordan German BS Business Administration Comp
Kearney- James Arrowood MAEd Music Education
Kearney- Elise Brauer BS Exercise Science Comp
Kearney- Natalie Burling BS Organizational Communication Comp
Kearney- Collette Buskirk BS Exercise Science Fitness & Wellness Comp
Kearney- Brittney Casper BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Kearney- Michell Fox BS Business Administration Comp
Kearney- Casey Jansky BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Kearney- Carrie Jensen BS Interior Design Comp
Kearney- Michael Jensen MSEd Instructional Technology
Kearney- Chencheng Liao BS Business Administration Comp
Kearney- Kiley Luchsinger MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Kearney- Amber Matteson BS Business Administration Comp
Kearney- Seth McBride BS Psychology
Kearney- Dane Melson BS Business Administration
Kearney- Brittany Musil BA History Honorable Mention
Kearney- Kathrine Schroeder BS Business Administration Comp
Kearney- Tara Tourney BS Business Administration
Kearney- Crystal Vinderslev MSEd Community Counseling
La Vista- Ralph Healey III BS Criminal Justice
Lexington- Patricia Margritz MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Lexington- Gustavo Ramirez BS Criminal Justice Cum Laude
Lexington- Carrie Schwarz BS Family Studies
Lexington- William Shaffer MAEd School Principalship 7-12
Lexington- Elizabeth Ambriz BAE Spanish 7-12
Lincoln- Michelle Adler MAEd Reading PK-12
Lincoln- Michelle Allen BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Lincoln- Julie Forsman MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Lincoln- Brian Kaiser MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Lincoln- Beth O’Hanlon MAEd Special Education
Lincoln- Ashleé Richards MSEd Community Counseling
Lincoln- Stephanie Schulz MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Lincoln- Amanda Zwiener MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Litchfield- Dexter Goodner BAE Health and PE K-12
Loomis- Rebecca Lauby MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
McCook- Tyler Cobb BAE Music K-12
McCook- Meagan Doyle BS Biology Comp Honorable Mention H
Minden- Katie Chramosta MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Mullen- Lana LaBore BS Biology Comp
Neligh- Craig Payne BS Health Science
Norfolk- Jennifer Judt MS Biology
Norfolk- Kimberly Keller MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Norfolk- Terri Kerkman MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
North Platte- Sharon Axthelm MSEd Instructional Technology
North Platte- Amanda Connick BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
North Platte- Cindy Delp MAEd Special Education
North Platte- Katherine Harris BGS General Studies
North Platte- Thomas Shafer BS Construction Management Comp
Ogallala- Laura DeVries MSEd Instructional Technology
Ogallala- Mary Hernandez BS Exercise Science Fitness & Wellness Comp
Ogallala- Travis Kirchner BS Biology
Omaha- Mariann Bakk MAEd Reading PK-12
Omaha- Lindsay Boler MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Jennifer Bruck MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Anneice Jones MAEd Special Education
Omaha- Treldon Jones BS Organizational Communication Comp
Omaha- Amy Katt MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Anna Lukehart MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Laura Matthies MAEd Physical Education
Omaha- Laura McGrew MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Sally Shepherd MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Jennifer Stark MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha- Holly Thomas BS Psychology Honorable Mention H
Oshkosh- David Kennedy BS Construction Management Comp
Pierce- Michael Sindt MAEd Music Education
Pleasanton- Justin Albers BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Ponca- Paula Larsen MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Ralston- Beth McGrath MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Schuyler- Paul Knutson MBA Business Administration
Schuyler- Gabby Quezada-Estrada BS Business Administration Comp
Seward- Nicholas Reifenrath BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Shelton- Edgar Lopez BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Sidney- Jessie Golden BS Radiography Comp Magna Cum Laude
Sidney- Korie Mitchell MSEd Instructional Technology
South Sioux City- Stacie Johnson MSEd Instructional Technology
Spalding- Mark Goodrich BS Industrial Distribution Comp
Spencer- Stacy Ludwig MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Stromsburg- Ashley Beck BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Superior- Beverly Beavers MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Sutton- Jennifer Stengel MAEd School Principalship 7-12
Taylor- Mark Sortum MSEd Science Education
Tecumseh- Laura Field BS Business Administration Comp
Tecumseh- Scott Wenzl BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp
Tryon- Michael Connick BS Exercise Science Fitness & Wellness Comp
Utica- Carolyn Hirschfeld MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Valentine- James Bachelor BS Recreation, Park & Tourism Management Comp Magna Cum Laude
Valentine- Kasandra Epke MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Valentine- Julia Hoefs MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Verdigre- Ross Pierce MBA Business Administration PKP
West Point- Laura Buse BS Athletic Training Comp
West Point- Melissa Stutzman MAEd Reading PK-12
Wood River- Seth Webster BS Recreation Management
Worms- Jennifer Ippensen MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
York- Elizabeth Kavan MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
York- Alex Larkin BS Industrial Distribution Comp
OUT-OF-STATE
Out-of-state students are listed below in alphabetical order by state and then in alphabetical order by city.
ARIZONA
Phoenix Samantha Kramer MS Biology
CALIFORNIA
Chula Vista Andrei Lucas BA Business Administration
Los Angeles Bich Tran MS Biology
COLORADO
Colorado Springs Vanessa Jones BA Business Administration Summa Cum Laude H
Colorado Springs Vanessa Jones BS Sports Administration Summa Cum Laude H
Colorado Springs Kristen Strong BS Physical Education Comp
Loveland Andrew Keirns BS Construction Management Comp
Telluride Colin Hubbard MS Biology
FLORIDA
Atlantic Beach Julie LaGoy MAEd Reading PK-12
Winter Haven Natalie Helms MAEd Art Education
GEORGIA
Athens Samantha Barrett MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
HAWAII
Haleiwa Lucas Pignolet MS Biology
IOWA
Altoona Christopher Estling MS Biology
Carroll Katie Zach MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Council Bluffs Arielle Huber BS Aviation Systems Management Comp Magna Cum Laude
Emmetsburg Steven Sonksen MA History
Humboldt Nicole Fusco MS Biology
Indianola Jeffrey Drahota MS Biology
Merrill Charlene Price MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Nora Springs Shannon Dykstra MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
ILLINOIS
Chicago Ridge Janis Lawrence MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Davis Junction Beth Kleinschmidt MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Springfield Janel Comerford MSEd Instructional Technology
Springfield Jennifer Gilman MAEd Physical Education
KANSAS
Lansing Stacey DeRousse MA History
Manhattan Carolyn Wirtz BGS General Studies
Norton Brianna Felton BS Radiography Comp Honorable Mention
Stockton Jordan Stithem MAEd Physical Education
Valley Falls Drew Schmidt MAEd PE Exercise Science
KENTUCKY
Brooksville Danielle Smith MAEd Art Education
MICHIGAN
Addison Heather Smith MS Biology
Belmont Brittany Kingsley MAEd Physical Education
East Jordan Clayton Faivor MS Biology
MINNESOTA
Duluth Amber Haglund-Pagel MS Biology
Rochester Scott Cunningham MS Biology
Vadnais Heights Timothy Urban BS Business Administration Comp
MISSOURI
Kansas City Kari Perry MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Kirkwood Tara Westhoff MAEd Art Education
Windsor Bradley Wesner MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
NORTH CAROLINA
Sanford Traci Raley MS Biology
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo Laura Lucas MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Minot Aaron Ament MS Biology
NEW JERSEY
Point Pleasant Beach Eugene DeLutio MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
NEVADA
Las Vegas Felix Segovia BS Aviation Systems Management Comp
PENNSYLVANIA
Mechanicsburg Dianne Hoellman MS Biology
Monongahela Chad Springer MS Biology
SOUTH DAKOTA
Martin Justin Risse BS Recreation Management
TENNESSEE
Powell Gary Phillips MS Biology PKP
Spring City Charlene Yarger MSEd Instructional Technology
TEXAS
Corpus Christi Cherie Varian MA History
Houston Daniel Woods EdS School Superintendent
VIRGINIA
Alexandria Mary Linn MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
Falls Church Kristy Conn MS Biology
WASHINGTON
Seattle Elaina Audette MS Biology
WISCONSIN
Stoughton Lisa Shimon MAEd Music Education
WYOMING
Sheridan Jennifer Betz MA History
Sheridan Abigail Mowry MSEd Instructional Technology
INTERNATIONAL:
International graduates are listed below in alphabetical order by country and then by alphabetical order by city within each country:
China Heihe Xiaodi Gai MAEd Curriculum and Instruction
China Kunming Yunfeng Huang BS Business Administration Comp
Colombia Bogota Angelica Jaimes Hernandez BFA Visual Communication & Design Comp
Cote D’Ivoire Abidjan Ahouade Kouadio-IV BS Business Administration Comp
Japan Osaka-shi Yuichiro Mine BS Exercise Science
Japan Saijo Hiroaki Ito BS Biology Comp
Japan Yuri Honjo Masato Kato MBA Business Administration
Malawi Blantyre Christopher Kanyuka BA Economics
Nepal Kuleshwor Sanjeev Pathak BS Business Administration Comp
