KEARNEY – Twenty undergraduate students have been named Student Diplomats at the University of Nebraska at Kearney for the 2015-16 academic year.
The team serves as representatives of UNK and works in a variety of capacities involving recruitment and admissions.
Student Diplomats interact with potential UNK students and their families by leading daily campus tours. They also assist Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions staff with various on-campus recruitment events throughout the year.
UNK Student Diplomats, listed by hometown, include:
NEBRASKA
Aurora – Luke Grossnicklaus
Columbus – Bailey Hoadley
Cozad – Abraham Hermosillo
Crete – Alexis Page
Elgin – Ivy Prater
Grand Island – Morgan Fuller
Hastings – Mitch Long
Kearney – Lainey Russell, Deena Schleiger
Lexington – Sergio Ceja, Stefani Perez-Zamarripa
Omaha – Jacob Burklund, Tess Dugan, Kylie Kenedy, Ahnika Lutz, Danielle Milos
Shelby – Megan Ingalls
Silver Creek – McKenzie Cuba
Valentine – Miranda Cherry
Wood River – Jimena Guerrero
Jacob Burklund
High School: Millard South High School
Hometown/State: Omaha, NE
Major: Biology/Business Administration
Pre-Professional Program: Pre-Medical
Anticipated Graduation: May 2016
Year at UNK: Senior
Sergio Armando Ceja
High School: Lexington High School
Hometown/State: Lexington, NE
Major: Elementary Education w/ minor in Sports Management
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Senior
Miranda Cherry
High School: Valentine High School
Hometown/State: Valentine, NE
Major: Organizational & Relational Communications
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Junior
McKenzie Cuba
High School: Twin River High School
Hometown/State: Silver Creek, NE
Major: Business Administration – Management Emphasis
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Tess Dugan
High School: Elkhorn South High School
Hometown/State: Omaha, NE
Major: Business Administration
Anticipated Graduation: May 2016
Year at UNK: Senior
Morganne Fuller
High School: Grand Island Senior High School
Hometown/State: Grand Island, NE
Major: Business Administration – Accounting Emphasis
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Junior
Luke Grossnicklaus
High School: Aurora High School
Hometown/State: Aurora, NE
Major: Business Education 6-12
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Jimena Guerrero
High School: Wood River High School
Hometown/State: Wood River, NE
Major: Special Education K-6 w/ESL (English as a Second Language) endorsement
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Abraham Hermosillo
High School: Cozad High School
Hometown/State: Cozad, NE
Major: Industrial Distribution
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Bailey Hoadley
High School: Columbus High School
Hometown/State: Columbus, NE
Major: Business Administration – Marketing Emphasis
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Megan Ingalls
High School: Shelby-Rising City High School
Hometown/State: Shelby, NE
Major: Biology
Pre-Professional Program: Pre-Optometry
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Kylie Kenedy
High School: Omaha Burke
Hometown/State: Omaha, NE
Major: Exercise Science w/Special Education minor
Pre-Professional Program: Pre-Occupational Therapy
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Mitch Long
High School: Hastings Senior High School
Hometown/State: Hastings, NE
Major: Business Administration
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Junior
Ahnika Lutz
High School: Omaha Northwest High School
Hometown/State: Omaha, NE
Major: Social Work
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Danielle Milos
High School: Bellevue East High School
Hometown/State: Omaha, NE
Major: Organizational & Relational Communications/Spanish
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Junior
Alexis Page
High School: Crete High School
Hometown/State: Crete, NE
Major: Molecular Biology
Pre-Professional Program: Pre-Medical
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Junior
Stefani Perez-Zamarripa
High School: Lexington High School
Hometown/State: Lexington, NE
Major: Political Science/Spanish Translation & Interpretation
Pre-Professional Program: Pre-Law
Anticipated Graduation: May 2017
Year at UNK: Senior
Ivy Prater
High School: Elgin Public
Hometown/State: Elgin, NE
Major: Organizational & Relational Communication w/a minor in Marketing and Management
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Lainey Russell
High School: Kearney High School
Hometown/State: Kearney, NE
Major: Radiography
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
Deena Schleiger
High School: Kearney Catholic High School
Hometown/State: Kearney, NE
Major: Elementary Education
Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Year at UNK: Sophomore
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