UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY SENIOR FROM HERSHEY TO ADDRESS SUMMER GRADUATES FRIDAY, JULY 27

Glennis Nagel
Director, Media Communications, 308.865.8454
 

A University of Nebraska at Kearney senior from Hershey will address graduates at 10 a.m. commencement ceremonies in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room Friday, July 27.

Kathryn Bodenhamer, a journalism/advertising major with minors in visual communications and English, has titled her address “Opening Doors.”

Bodenhamer, the daughter of Richard and Nancy Bodenhamer, will graduate with honorable mention. While at UNK, she has been a member of Chancellor’s Student Ambassadors, Sapphires Dance Team and Mortar Board. Further, she has held offices in numerous organizations, including president of the Advertising and Public Relations Club, philanthropy and intramural chair for Alpha Omicron Pi social sorority, and director of public relations for the Panhellenic Council.

An Honors Program student, she was selected for membership in the Gold Torch Society and the Student Alumni Foundation. Among the scholarships she has received are the Omaha Federation of Advertising Scholarship, national Diamond Jubilee Scholarship, and the Mary Jane and William R. Nester Leadership Award.

Paul Niedbalski of Kearney will perform the national anthem on trombone. Niedbalski is a music education/trombone performance major who plans to graduate in 2010.

UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen will open commencement ceremonies with a welcome. Greeting graduates on behalf of the student body will be Amber Lewis, UNK student regent and student body president from O’Neill. Maureen Gaffney Nickels of Chapman, president-elect of the UNK Alumni Association, will extend greetings on behalf of the association.

Dr. Kenya Taylor, dean of Graduate Studies and Research, will introduce candidates for graduate degrees, and Dr. William Jurma, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Humanities, will introduce candidates for baccalaureate degrees.

For those unable to attend commencement in person, the event will be available as a Webcast. A link to the Webcast can be located at the bottom of the UNK homepage, located at www.unk.edu, or by visiting www.unk.edu/about/commencement/

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

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; 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: (H), Honors Program; (MB), Mortar Board; and (PKP) Phi Kappa Phi.

NEBRASKA GRADUATES, LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOMETOWN:

ALBION     Barbara     Olson     MSE     SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
ARAPAHOE     Lisa     Schutz     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
ARLINGTON     Tyler     Dunklau     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP, Honorable Mention
ARNOLD     Michelle     Stienike     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
AURORA     Susan     Kohls     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
BARTLETT     Timothy     Marker     MSE     SCIENCE EDUCATION
BATTLE CREEK     Michelle     Kluver     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
BELGRADE     Cathy     Cook     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
BELLEVUE     Sterlin     Blackwell     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
BLUE HILL     Jeffrey     McKinney     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12
BLUE HILL     Lora     Toepfer     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
BLUE SPRINGS     Travis     Hardin     BS      PSYCHOLOGY
BONNER
     SPRINGS     John     Goodin     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
BROKEN BOW     Judith     Nichols     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
BROKEN BOW     Terry     Sterner     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP
CENTRAL CITY     Janet     Blase     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
CENTRAL CITY     Theresa     Ritta-Olson     MAE     ELEMENTARY ED READING K-12
COLUMBUS     Ellie     Gannon     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
COLUMBUS     Joey     Larsen     BS      SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
COLUMBUS     Amy     Lyons     EDS     SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY-SPECIALIST
COLUMBUS     Eric     Nyffeler     BFA     VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN
COLUMBUS     Dusten     Vermeire     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DESHLER     John     Riens     BS      RECREATION AND PARK MGT-COMP
DEWEESE     Jessica     Kucera     BS      ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
ELBA     Jessica     Jurzenski     MS      BIOLOGY
FAIRBURY     Tammera     Ruhnke     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
FRANKLIN     Linea     Bonham     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
FRANKLIN     Ashley     Hammer     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE COMP    Cum Laude
FRANKLIN     Zackery     Zade     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP Cum Laude
FREMONT     Robert     Fisher     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
GENOA     Roger     Nelson     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
GENOA     Roxanne     Olson     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
GERING     Tony     McGrath     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
GIBBON     Jose     Marfileno     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP
GOTHENBURG     Matthew     Keiser     BS      HEALTH SCIENCES
GOTHENBURG     Angela     Richeson     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
GOTHENBURG     Matthew     Schofield     BS      TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
GOTHENBURG     Margaret     Tiller     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
GOTHENBURG     Amy     Werner     MSE     SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
GRAND ISLAND     John     Corkle     MAE     PHYSICAL ED MASTER TEACHER
GRAND ISLAND     Mitchell     Cure     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GRAND ISLAND     Angela     Roby     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
GRAND ISLAND     Brian     Townsend     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
GRAND ISLAND     Stefanie     Vipond     BS      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
GRAND ISLAND     Scott     Wentling     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
GRANT     Sandy     Kosmicki     BAE     ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6
GREELEY     Timothy     Callahan     MAE     PHYSICAL EDUCATION
GRETNA     Dan     Eledge     BS      SOC SCI COMP W/HISTORY
HASTINGS     Scot     Davis     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP K-6
HASTINGS     Adam     Grothen     BS      RADIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE
HASTINGS     Lori     VanBoening     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
HASTINGS     Bryan     Vetter     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12
HERSHEY     Kathryn     Bodenhamer     BA      JOURN: ADVERTISING, Honorable Mention (H) (MB)
HOLDREGE     Mikala     Gleason     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE COMP
HOLDREGE     Jennifer     Warren     MSE     COMMUNITY COUNSELING
HUBBARD     Nathan     Jessen     MA      HISTORY
IMPERIAL     Candin     Clark     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
KEARNEY     Erin     Abbey     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
KEARNEY     Jason     Allan     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE
KEARNEY     Julie     Anderson     BS      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
KEARNEY     Kristie     Arnold     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP K-6
KEARNEY     Imene     Belhassen     MA      ENGLISH, (PKP)
KEARNEY     Wesley     Bernt     BS      SPORTS ADMINISTRATION    
KEARNEY     John     Bisbee     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
KEARNEY     Nathan     Blazek     BS      COMPUTER SCIENCE    
KEARNEY     Stephanie     Budden     BS      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE    
KEARNEY     Kimberly     Buschkoetter     MSE     COMMUNITY COUNSELING    
KEARNEY     Julie     Copp     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
KEARNEY     Geertruida     deGoede     MA      HISTORY    
KEARNEY     Daniel     Emken     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP    
KEARNEY     Carolina     Felix     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP    
                            TRANSLATION-INTERPRETATION: SPANISH
KEARNEY     Danielle     Franks     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COMP    
KEARNEY     Christine     Frink     BGS     GENERAL STUDIES    
KEARNEY     Joshua     Geiselman     BS      RECREATION AND PARK MGT-COMP    
KEARNEY     Scott     Hinrichs     MBA     BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION    
KEARNEY     Sarah     Holz     MSE     COMMUNITY COUNSELING    
KEARNEY     Staci     Jacobson     BS      PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE    
KEARNEY     Gary     Lucas     BS      TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT    
KEARNEY     Anthony     Methe     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP    
KEARNEY     Kara     Mitchell Longshore     MAE  ELEMENTARY ED READING K-12    
KEARNEY     Daniel     Muth     MSE     SCIENCE EDUCATION    
KEARNEY     Jayne     Peters     MAE     ELEMENTARY ED READING K-12    
KEARNEY     Jessica     Price     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE    
KEARNEY     Aaron     Rose     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP    
KEARNEY     Jenna     Schipporeit     BS      FAMILY STUDIES    
KEARNEY     Scott     Steinbrook     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
KEARNEY     Roxanne     Talbitzer     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
KEARNEY     Jarod     Wozniak     BS      AGRIBUSINESS    
KIMBALL     Jay     Staehr     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12    
LAWRENCE     Carol     Jurgensmier     MAE     PHYSICAL ED MASTER TEACHER    
LEXINGTON     Misty     Becker     MSE     COMMUNITY COUNSELING    
LEXINGTON     Jeffery     Linden     BSE     MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: 7-12 SUBJECT
                                PHYSICAL EDUCATION 7-12
LINCOLN     Dallas     Jones     BS      PSYCHOBIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE    
LINCOLN     Shandra     Yost     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE    
LOOMIS     Tracy     Thorell     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
MAXWELL     Margene     Thomas     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE
MAYWOOD     Kristine     Walker     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP K-6
MCCOOK     Kirby     Cunningham     BS      TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
MCCOOK     ChristopherKing     BS      TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
MCCOOK     Lynne     Kinne     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
MERNA     Travis     Porter     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP
MILFORD     Kelsey     Miller     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MINDEN     Lucille     Carruthers     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
MITCHELL     Matthew     Schmidt     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP
MULLEN     Mike     Kvanvig     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12
NORFOLK     Breanna     Bowers     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP
NORTH BEND     Danielle     Willcox     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE
NORTH PLATTE     Nicole     Brandes     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE COMP
NORTH PLATTE     Marcus     Doughty     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE
NORTH PLATTE     Barbara     Mohrman     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
NORTH PLATTE     Nathan     Mohs     MAE     PHYSICAL ED MASTER TEACHER
NORTH PLATTE     Casey     Shafer     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
NORTH PLATTE     Allison     Swendener     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE, Honorable Mention
OMAHA     James     Deitering     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE
OMAHA     Jason     Hoemann     BS     PHYSICAL EDUCATION COMP
OMAHA     Lindsay     Johnston     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
OMAHA     Craig     Moore     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
OMAHA     Lara     Watzke     BS      INTERIOR DESIGN COMPREHENSIVE
O’NEILL     Melissa     Nielsen     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
O’NEILL     Kristin     Shields     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE, Honorable Mention
ORD     Jonathan     Blaha     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE
ORD     Nancy     Michalski     BS      RECREATION AND PARK MGT-COMP
ORLEANS     Justin     Bash     BS      BUSINESS ECONOMICS COMP
OSCEOLA     Kendra     Gustafson     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
OSCEOLA     Jody     Tindall     BS      RADIOGRAPHY COMPREHENSIVE
OVERTON     Andrew     Olmstead     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP
OXFORD     Rose     Bohl     MAE     SPECIAL EDUCATION
PETERSBURG     Brent     Knust     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP
PLATTSMOUTH     Brenda     Jessen     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
PLEASANTON     Zachary     Kirschner     BS      TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
RAVENNA     Kelley     Jarzynka     MSE     SCIENCE EDUCATION
RAVENNA     Becky     Keilig     MAE     SUPERVISOR-ED MEDIA
RISING CITY     Tricia     Pinneo     MSE     SCHOOL COUNSELING – SECONDARY
ROSELAND     Brenda     Hemberger     MAE     PHYSICAL ED MASTER TEACHER
SARGENT     Derrick     Pulliam     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12
SCOTIA     Holly     Adam     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
SEWARD     Shawn     Biltoft     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP K-6
SEWARD     Shawna     Troyer     BA      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEWARD     Andrew     Wood     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
SIDNEY     Sonya     Hansen     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE, Honorable Mention
SPENCER     Colby     Fletcher     BS      EXERCISE SCIENCE, Summa Cum Laude (PKP)
ST LIBORY     Nicole     Grafton     BSE     COMMUNICATION DISORDERS COMP    
ST PAUL     Staci     Rother     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
STROMSBURG     Marla     Teegerstrom     MSE     SCHOOL COUNSELING – SECONDARY    
SUTHERLAND     Daniel     Dyer     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP 7-12    
SUTTON     Adam     Miller     BS      CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMP    
SYRACUSE     Nicole     Neemann     BS      SOCIAL WORK COMPREHENSIVE,    Cum Laude
VALENTINE     Kristen     Krolikowski     MAE     SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP K-6    
WACO     Matthew     Stuhr     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
WAUNETA     Carson     Watt     BS      INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION COMP    
WAVERLY     Tessa     Mills     BSE     COMMUNICATION DISORDERS COMP    
WILCOX     Michael     Brummer     MAE     PHYSICAL ED MASTER TEACHER    
WILSONVILLE     Audry     Bethel     BGS     GENERAL STUDIES    
YORK     Guy     Stark     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    

OUT-OF-STATE GRADUATES, LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE:

KOTZEBUE AK     Daniel     Dalle-Molle     BS      POLITICAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, Honorable Mention 
AURORA CO     Matthew     Howerton     BS      CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPREHENSIVE    
COLORADO SPRNGS     Chad     Burger     BS SPORTS ADMINISTRATION COMP    
DENVER CO     Brett     Olds     MS      BIOLOGY
GRAND
   JUNCTION CO   Ahna     Luebs     BGS     GENERAL STUDIES    
LAJUNTA CO     Vanessa     Aragon     MS      BIOLOGY    
LONGMONT CO     Derek     Gaarder     MSE     COMMUNITY COUNSELING    
SAVANNAH GA     Chad     Martin     MS      BIOLOGY    
SIOUX CITY IA     Kendall     Morrisey     MAE     CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION    
LELAND IL     Melissa     Geyman     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY    
MANHATTAN KS     Brent     Anders     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY    
OBERLIN KS     Julie     Haag     BS      RECREATION AND PARK MGT-COMP    
TROY MI     Jaclyn     Kearney     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY    
GRAND RAPIDS MN     Jennifer     MacKay     MAE     PHYSICAL EDUCATION    
KIRKWOOD MO     Dawn     Cooksey     MAE     SPECIAL EDUCATION    
BOZEMAN MT     Christian     Kroos     BAE     ELEMENTARY EDUCATION K-6     PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-6
STURGIS SD     Dana     Hansen     BAE     ART EDUCATION K-12
COTTONWOOD
       HEIGHTS UT     Brandon     Manikowski     MBA     BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION    
MIDLOTHIAN VA     Paul     Hetterich     MS      BIOLOGY    
MONTCLAIR VA     Bryce     Hammer     MS      BIOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES, LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTRY:    

BRAZIL     Emerenciana     Ferro     MAE  PHYSICAL ED EXERCISE SCIENCE
CANADA     Kurt     Martinson     MSE     INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
PERU     Fabiola     Luna     BS      BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SAUDI ARABIA     Omar     Ghamedi     MA      ENGLISH