The University of Nebraska at Kearney “Pride of the Plains” marching band’s first performance will be Saturday, Sept. 8, at half-time of the UNK vs. Emporia State University football game.
This year, the marching band is co-directed by Dr. Duane Bierman, UNK director of bands/percussion, and Dr. Brian Alber, assistant director of bands/teacher education. This is Dr. Alber’s first year as co-director.
“Being an alumnus of UNK, I’m excited to be back,” Dr. Alber said. “This will be such a great opportunity.”
Jessica Sousek, senior communication disorders major from Prague, and Mark Messner, senior music major from Ogallala, are the drum majors for this year.
In addition to the performance on Sept. 8, the band will also march in the UNK Homecoming parade at 10 a.m. on Sept 22 and during the UNK Homecoming football game that afternoon.
“Our themes for this year include an Aerosmith set and a Latin set,” Alber said.
The 2012 Pride of the Plains marching band members are listed below, alphabetically by hometown, with Nebraska students listed first, followed by out-of-state and international students.
Nebraska:
Alliance- Stephanie Mae Jensen
Auburn- Aleria Alexander
Auburn- Kelsey Krieger
Aurora- Nichole Merten
Ayr- Tyler Hinrichs
Bayard- Kendra Cadwallader
Bellevue- Heather Wilkie
Bennington- Victoria Klaus
Bradshaw- Riley Sheets
Cairo- Mary Irvine
Cambridge- Triniti Smith
Campbell- Rochelle Osantowski
Ceresco- Gabe Haberman
Columbus- Audrey Grant
Dannebrog- Michael Cantrell
Ewing- Christina Dean
Gibbon- Aaron Avita
Giltner- Keysha Foulk
Grand Island- Tony Lynn Birch
Grand Island- Patience Buck
Grand Island- Daniel Carlson
Grand Island- Dylan Jon Cheek
Grand Island- Alexis Delvaux
Grand Island- Luke Friesen
Grand Island- Logan Gregory
Grand Island- Andrea Hesterman
Grand Island- Kelsey Lehn
Grand Island- Ryne Miller
Grand Island- Fransisco Ordonez
Grand Island- Eric Rempe
Hastings- Taylor Hubbard
Hastings- Jennifer Kothe
Hastings- Zach Thomas
Hastings- Alyson Wolfe
Holdrege- Amanda Gray
Imperial- Taylor Jeffrey Gellerman
Imperial- Chevy Smith
Imperial- Kacia LaKi Smith
Juniata- Abbie Schuyler
Kearney- Daniel Gibbs
Kearney- Alex Jacobsen
Kearney- Ashley Jeffs
Kearney- Fred Marble
Kearney- Kaylei Margheim
Kearney- Shaylee Moes
Kearney- Joel Montes
Kearney- Vergil Nelson
Kearney- Paula Newhouse
Kearney- Brock Persson
Kearney- Elizabeth Roy
Kearney- Jordan Russell
Kearney- Jessica Stratton
Kearney- Nathan Thorn
Kearney- Nicole Tidd
Kearney- Heather Walker
Kearney- Tyler Walker
Kearney- Adam White
Kearney- Wang (Adam) Zheng
Lemoyne- Nichole M Holland
Lexington- Carlos Herrarte
Lexington- Martha Herrarte
Lexington- Nathan Richardson
Lexington- Morgan Sentelle
Lexington- Hugo Miguel Tobias
Lincoln- Suzanne Carnazzo
Lincoln- David Morrison
Lincoln- Sydney Schaal
Lincoln- Emily Smith
Minden- Devon Eschliman
Minden- Jonathan Hunzeker
Minden- Matthew Stubbs
Mitchell- Matthew Powell
Morrill- Kate Lynne Duncan
Newcastle- Amanda Muller
North Platte- Nellie Maye Ambrose
North Platte- Alisha Arnold
North Platte- Barbara Lloyd
Ogallala- Mark Messner
Ogallala- Alex Rudolph
Omaha- Haley Allen
Omaha- Jefferson Riley Barrett
Omaha- Joseph Casella
Omaha- Sophie Ford
Omaha- Nathan Skinner
Papillion- Alexa Mae Haave
Phillips- Rebecca Earnest
Pierce- Laurie Venteicher
Prague- Jessica Sousek
Riverdale- Jacinda Uden
Sargent- Hyojung Kim
Shelby- Magan Veburg
Shelton- Ruth Marie Vakoc
Wahoo- Hillary Fick
Wilcox- Ben Loschen
Wood River- Brittani Clarkson
Out-of-State
Iowa
Ames- Stephanie Holtman
Treynor- Sonya Push
Illinois
Andalusia- Anthony Garcia
Minnesota
Mahtomedi- Kelly Skunes
Texas
Cypress- Chelsea Rasing
Wyoming
Wheatland- Chelsea Sedam
International:
Japan
Aichi-Ken Nagoya-Shi – Ruiko Saji
Kyoto- Maiko Oku
