KEARNEY – Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 182 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday (July 31) 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
BAED – Bachelor of Arts in Education
BS – Bachelor of Science
BSED – 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
MBA – Master of Business Administration
MS – Master of Science
MSE – Master of Science in Education
MATR – Master of Athletic Training
| CITY | STATE | COUNTRY | NAME | DEGREE | MAJOR 1 | MAJOR 2 | HONORS |
| Alma | NE | USA | Laura L. Kermmoade | MS | Biology | ||
| Amherst | NE | USA | Sarah Jean Leary | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Aurora | NE | USA | Anna Louise Helzer | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Aurora | NE | USA | Abbie Pfanstiel | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Beatrice | NE | USA | Denise Rachelle Behrends | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Beatrice | NE | USA | Kylie DeAnn Bent | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Beatrice | NE | USA | Samantha Miller | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Benkelman | NE | USA | Allie Claire Behlke | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Bertrand | NE | USA | Jameson Melinn High | BS | Business Administration | Honorable Mention | |
| Brady | NE | USA | Kelsey Cecelia Roberts | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Chappell | NE | USA | Jaden Marie Criswell | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Clarkson | NE | USA | Christopher Daniel Miller | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Jill Ann Bonk | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Kathryn Marie Brezina | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Karla Marie Hall | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Nicole Lee Henggeler | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Columbus | NE | USA | Haley Nicole Willnerd | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Cozad | NE | USA | Samantha Higgins | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Curtis | NE | USA | Josi Spring Senff | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| David City | NE | USA | Melanie Marie Mimick | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Deshler | NE | USA | Tammi M. Brenn | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Doniphan | NE | USA | Zackary Craig Quist | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Elkhorn | NE | USA | Laura M. Prochaska | MS | Biology | ||
| Elm Creek | NE | USA | Tranessa Annette Hasbrouck | BS | Health Sciences | ||
| Fremont | NE | USA | Morgan E. Boothe | BS | Advertising & Public Relations | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Fremont | NE | USA | Brittany Mae Brown | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Gering | NE | USA | Mykel Jahnae Palomo | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Patsy Ann Cornelius | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | William Montesino Trimino | BS | Industrial Distribution | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Bailee Moritz | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Kori Mae Palmer | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Grand island | NE | USA | Stephanie Alejandra Ruiz Avitia | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Grand Island | NE | USA | Alina Vilai | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Greeley | NE | USA | Devyn Erickson | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Gretna | NE | USA | Laura Yeager Fangman | MAE | Reading PK-12 | ||
| Gretna | NE | USA | Jacob Wolf | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Skyler Jackson Fuller | BS | Mathematics | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Angel Lakin | BS | Early Childhood & Family Advocacy | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Michael E. Lopez Vargas | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Delaney R. Mullen | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| Hastings | NE | USA | Isabel Grace Shafer | MA | English | ||
| Hayes Center | NE | USA | Marguerite B. Gallegos | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Holdrege | NE | USA | Erin RaeLynn Porter | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Hooper | NE | USA | Danielle Marie Amen | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Imperial | NE | USA | Liliana Marquez-Gamboa | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Emma Ann Arens | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Rachel Leigh Bisbee | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Ryan Bo Borowski | BS | Business Administration | Magna Cum Laude | |
| Kearney | NE | USA | Josue Jeremias Boteo Najera | BS | Business Administration | Honorable Mention | |
| Kearney | NE | USA | Emily Rose Christman | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jennifer Ann Cordes | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Hannah Marie Evans | MSE | School Counseling Secondary | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jaycee Leigh Finley | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Amy Nicole Hadley | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Mariana Paredes Vazquez | MA | Public History | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Kelsey Ranee Roth | MAE | School Principalship Pre-K-8 | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Jaya Marine Stevens | BS | Psychology | Criminal Justice | |
| Kearney | NE | USA | Kaylie V. Stratton | BS | Family Science | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Reece Greaves Waugh | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Teontae Wilson | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Kearney | NE | USA | Karsyn Nichol Worley | BS | Family Science | Honorable Mention | |
| Lewellen | NE | USA | Candace Dawn Spady | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Rebeca De Leon | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Lexington | NE | USA | Blaike Kulhanek | MAE | Special Education | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Maximilian Jacob Baker | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Allyson Rene Chacon | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Peyton Joe Dubbert | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Shannon Marie Hampson | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Michelle Rae Jensen | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | John Michael Katzmarek | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Dylan Lyness | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Paiton Rae Martin | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Jessie Popelka | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Taylor Jean Scott | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Jessica Smith | MSE | Higher Education Student Affairs | ||
| Lincoln | NE | USA | Owen Michael Sovereign | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Loomis | NE | USA | Penny Ann Birkel | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Madison | NE | USA | Jason David Gonzalez | MAE | Kinesiology & Sport Sciences Education | ||
| McCook | NE | USA | Cortney Crocker | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Minden | NE | USA | Katelyn Elizabeth Althouse | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Mullen | NE | USA | Dominique Brooks Werner | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Norfolk | NE | USA | Yazmine Granquist | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| North Bend | NE | USA | Nora Ann Sudbeck | BS | Applied Health Science | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Gavyn Christopher Brauer | BS | Political Science | Magna Cum Laude | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Ella Renae Downey | BS | Criminal Justice | Honorable Mention | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Dominic A. Hatch | BS | Psychology | Honorable Mention | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Victoria Rose Randolph | MS | Health Sciences | ||
| North Platte | NE | USA | Hannah Marie Sims | BA | Theatre | Summa Cum Laude | |
| North Platte | NE | USA | Shelby Lynn Steele | BSED | Communication Disorders | Summa Cum Laude | |
| O’Neill | NE | USA | Brady Alan Firley | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| O’Neill | NE | USA | Kendra Moonyeen Vanderbeek | MSE | Learning, Design & Technology | ||
| O’Neill | NE | USA | Hannah S. Higgins | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Oakland | NE | USA | Kyle Patrick Lechtenberg | MBA | Business Administration | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Tegan Marie Brown | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Ogallala | NE | USA | Kathryn Lynn Cross | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Trey William Baker | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Samuel John Fischer | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Grace E. Hoover | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Elizabeth Luque Fernandez | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Craig J. Marshall | BS | Criminal Justice | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Abigail Mae McCaslin | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Broghan Aaron McMaster | BS | Aviation | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Chase Eugene O’Mara | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Clare McKenzie Schinzel | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Omaha | NE | USA | Kimberly Aileen Shriver | MAE | Music Education | ||
| Ord | NE | USA | Liana Jablonski | BFA | Studio Art | Summa Cum Laude | |
| Oshkosh | NE | USA | Ruger Wade Potts | BS | Business Administration | ||
| Osmond | NE | USA | Caleb Benjamin Bremer | BA | Political Science | ||
| Overton | NE | USA | Mallory Ann Olmstead | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Papillion | NE | USA | Bethany L. Kreager | EDS | School Superintendent | ||
| Pierce | NE | USA | Brock Ben Bretschneider | MA | History | ||
| Ralston | NE | USA | Mallory A. Asay | MSE | Higher Education Student Affairs | ||
| Randolph | NE | USA | Angela Marie Brodersen | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Schuyler | NE | USA | Caitlyn Jennifer Marco | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Scottsbluff | NE | USA | Mical Patrice Cooper | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Scottsbluff | NE | USA | Luis Gerardo Cordova | MAE | Spanish Education | ||
| Shelby | NE | USA | Laura Velasco | BS | Biology | ||
| Sidney | NE | USA | Tia Judith Pritchard | MSE | STEM Education | ||
| Smithfield | NE | USA | Cheyenne Kay Fitzgerald | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Spalding | NE | USA | Zachariah Joseph Diessner | MBA | Business Administration | ||
| Sutherland | NE | USA | Madison McMillan | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Sutherland | NE | USA | Ryan Christopher Parkos | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Valentine | NE | USA | Jaycie Grace Cox | BS | Agribusiness | Honorable Mention | |
| Valentine | NE | USA | Trent Osnes | MAE | School Principalship 7-12 | ||
| Wayne | NE | USA | Blair Elizabeth Sommerfeld | MAE | Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| Weeping Water | NE | USA | Brandi Edmond | MA | English | ||
| West Point | NE | USA | John William Eckmann | BS | History Social Science | ||
| Wood River | NE | USA | Layce Lynn Mayhew | MSE | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | ||
| York | NE | USA | Kennedy Mogul | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| OUT OF STATE | |||||||
| Wasilla | AK | USA | Janet Lee Tague | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Chandler | AZ | USA | Thomas James Safago | BS | Computer Science | Mathematics | Summa Cum Laude |
| Chandler | AZ | USA | Valerie Vogel-Scheidt | MS | Biology | ||
| El Dorado Hills | CA | USA | Patricia Lynn Neal | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Inglewood | CA | USA | Robert Fuller | MAE | Kinesiology & Sport Sciences Education | ||
| Burlington | CO | USA | Jordan Louise Myrick | MA | Public History | ||
| Fort Collins | CO | USA | Lucretia Krause | MS | Biology | ||
| Washington | DC | USA | Jeanine Suzanne Kiec | MA | History | ||
| Vero Beach | FL | USA | Kimberly K. Evans | MS | Biology | ||
| West Palm Beach | FL | USA | Janeil N. Bowlar | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Kailua | HI | USA | Hillary Amber Courter | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Alton | IA | USA | Shiann Teresa Hansen | MA | English | ||
| Marion | IA | USA | Megan Emily Gan | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Idaho Falls | ID | USA | Maria Guadalupe Mendoza | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Crystal Lake | IL | USA | Anthony Louis Morrissey | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Mundelein | IL | USA | Alexandra Christina Kasamis | MAE | Physical Education | ||
| Wonder Lake | IL | USA | Jodie Hanrahan | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Beloit | KS | USA | Tyler Francis Long | MAE | Music Education | ||
| Dighton | KS | USA | Shawna Leighty | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Sterling | KS | USA | Bethany Hope Jenkins | MA | English | ||
| Gibsland | LA | USA | Destiny Lizziel Moore | MS | Biology | ||
| Lafayette | LA | USA | Jude Joseph | MAE | Kinesiology & Sport Sciences Education | ||
| Leonardtown | MD | USA | Jennifer Lynette Meyers | MAE | Art Education | ||
| Port Huron | MI | USA | Derek M. Thompson | MS | Biology | ||
| Danube | MN | USA | Lauren Rae Allex | MS | Biology | ||
| Delano | MN | USA | Lee J. Peterson | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Northfield | MN | USA | Amy Lynn Boxrud | MA | Public History | ||
| St. Louis | MO | USA | Kendrick Gilbert | BGS | General Studies | ||
| Grand Forks | ND | USA | Lauren Jessica Kiley | BA | History | Cum Laude | |
| Wahpeton | ND | USA | Emily Rose Kjenaas | MA | English | ||
| Clementon | NJ | USA | Chelsea Natalie Chiappetta | MS | Biology | ||
| Laramie | NM | USA | Laurel Rose Ver Burg | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Rio Rancho | NM | USA | Erin Leiko Fujimoto Miranda | MS | Biology | ||
| Las Vegas | NV | USA | Anthony Adrian Swift | BS | Kinesiology | ||
| Reno | NV | USA | Erin E. Foxx | MS | Biology | ||
| Troy | NY | USA | Elizabeth Poleto | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Chambersburg | PA | USA | Anecia Lenae Johnson | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Edinboro | PA | USA | Amanda Taylor | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Lancaster | PA | USA | Sarah Neuville | MS | Biology | ||
| Pittston | PA | USA | Nicole Ann Dale | MS | Biology | ||
| Alexandria | SD | USA | Miranda Henglefelt | MA | English | ||
| Fairfield | TX | USA | Jacob Lane Gomez | MS | Biology | ||
| Hurst | TX | USA | Rachel Lynne Gregornik | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Martin’s Mill | TX | USA | Ashley Renee Moss | MS | Biology | ||
| Round Rock | TX | USA | Colten Mikah Hartman | MA | History | ||
| North Logan | UT | USA | Kierstin Marie Dewey | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Suffolk | VA | USA | Andrew Elliot Gould | MA | English | ||
| Wenatchee | WA | USA | Rayana Hill | MSE | Speech Language Pathology | ||
| Casper | WY | USA | Kaitlyn Santora Roe | MS | Biology | ||
| INTERNATIONAL | |||||||
| Guangdong | China | Jieshi Lin | BS | Business Administration | |||
| Suginami City | Japan | Komachi Tamura | BS | Interior & Product Design | |||
| Urasoe | Japan | Kohshi Tamehiro | BS | Exercise Science | |||
| Seoul | Korea | Junghyun Kim | BS | Mathematics | Computer Science | Honorable Mention |