UNK Degrees for 200 to be Conferred at Friday Summer Commencement

Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 200 summer graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday (Aug. 9) 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	MAJOR 2	HONORS
Alliance	NE	USA	Elizabeth A. Toedtli-Glendy	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Ansley	NE	USA	Falan Ryan	MATR	Athletic Training
Bassett	NE	USA	Carter Alan Camp	MAE	Physical Education
Beatrice	NE	USA	Melanie Ann Kobza	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Bellevue	NE	USA	Hayley Marie Block	MS	Biology
Bellevue	NE	USA	Daniel Scott DeRosier	BS	Business Administration		Honorable Mention
Bellevue	NE	USA	Kailey Marie Jackson	BS	Family Science
Bellevue	NE	USA	Alyssa Suzanne Sparks	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Blair	NE	USA	Bo Roger Hansen	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Blair	NE	USA	Avery Ann Misfeldt	MS	Biology
Bradshaw	NE	USA	Mina Mari Cole	BS	Family Science
Broken Bow	NE	USA	Malaika Louise Hanika	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Broken Bow	NE	USA	Kat P. Nienaber	BS	Criminal Justice	Psychology	Honorable Mention
Broken Bow	NE	USA	Garrett Phillips	BS	Biology
Brunswick	NE	USA	Kyle J. Brozek	BGS	General Studies
Cambridge	NE	USA	Deidra Marie Broadfoot	BS	Applied Health Science
Chadron	NE	USA	Amanda Lynn Green	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Columbus	NE	USA	Kylie D. Whitney	MAE	Supervisor of Special Education
Dunning	NE	USA	Elaine Marie Zutavern	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Elkhorn	NE	USA	Elise Marie Volk	MATR	Athletic Training
Elwood	NE	USA	Zachary Paul Schmidt	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Eustis	NE	USA	Trista Rae Koch	MSE	School Counseling Secondary 7-12
Eustis	NE	USA	Jordan Patrick Wetovick	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Fremont	NE	USA	Erin Nicole Calcara	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Fremont	NE	USA	Megan Sue Devoe	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Fremont	NE	USA	Austin Henry Everitt	BS	Psychology
Fremont	NE	USA	Shauna Marie Roberts	BS	Early Childhood Family Advocacy		Honorable Mention
Fullerton	NE	USA	Mercedes Hemmingsen	BS	Psychology	Sociology	Honorable Mention
Geneva	NE	USA	Hailey Nicole Steider	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Gibbon	NE	USA	Arlet Yamile Nava	BS	Interior and Product Design
Gibbon	NE	USA	Morgan Nicole Wadkins-Meyer	MSE	School Counseling Secondary 7-12
Giltner	NE	USA	Alexander John Goracke	MSE	Higher Education Student Affairs
Giltner	NE	USA	Corey Allen Hoelck	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Grand Island	NE	USA	Brittni Beal	BS	Criminal Justice
Grand Island	NE	USA	Michelle Lynn Bergholz	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Grand Island	NE	USA	Jacob Burton	BS	Applied Health Science
Grand Island	NE	USA	Sarah Kristin Derickson	MAE	Special Education
Grand Island	NE	USA	Grant M. Johnson	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Grand Island	NE	USA	Tiffany Keomysay-Esparza	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Grand Island	NE	USA	Daisy Mireles Chavez	BS	Psychology
Grand Island	NE	USA	Taylor Jordyn Mues	MBA	Business Administration
Grand Island	NE	USA	Isaac Andrew Ruzicka	BS	Business Administration
Grand Island	NE	USA	Alan Valles	BS	Information Technology & Networking
Grand Island	NE	USA	Alexsey Tate Wolfe	MAE	School Principalship Pre-K-8
Greeley	NE	USA	Sarah Nordhues	EDS	School Superintendent
Gretna	NE	USA	Grace Rosaria Kimnach	MA	English
Gretna	NE	USA	Jacob A. Myers	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Harvard	NE	USA	Carleigh J. Searle	MAE	Exercise Science
Hastings	NE	USA	Landon Dale Eckhardt	BS	Sports Management		Cum Laude
Hastings	NE	USA	Madeline A. Fritz	MAE	Special Education
Hastings	NE	USA	Christopher A. Pedroza	MAE	Physical Education
Hastings	NE	USA	Quentin Synek	BS	Health Sciences
Hay Springs	NE	USA	George Eugene Clear	EDS	School Superintendent
Hebron	NE	USA	Jena Marie Cottam	MAE	Physical Education
Hershey	NE	USA	Clay Frels	MAE	Exercise Science
Hyannis	NE	USA	Britney Jenae Brosius	MATR	Athletic Training
Imperial	NE	USA	Yubia Anahi Ramirez	BA	Advertising & Public Relations
Jackson	NE	USA	Sue Ann Sullivan	MAE	Special Education
Johnson	NE	USA	Marissa Jean Vinsky	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Kearney	NE	USA	Taylor Renee Berumen	BS	Applied Health Science
Kearney	NE	USA	Jillianne Christine Burry	BS	Criminal Justice		Magna Cum Laude
Kearney	NE	USA	Riley Thomas Cross	BS	History Social Science		Cum Laude
Kearney	NE	USA	Amanda Renee Gifford	MAE	Reading PK-12
Kearney	NE	USA	Hannah Elizabeth Hardy	MATR	Athletic Training
Kearney	NE	USA	Courtney Noelle Hughbanks	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Kearney	NE	USA	Whitney M. Lewis	BGS	General Studies
Kearney	NE	USA	Michael Lee Livingston	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Kearney	NE	USA	Cassandra Michelle McDonald	MATR	Athletic Training
Kearney	NE	USA	Kayla Anne Marie Poggioli	BS	Health Sciences
Lexington	NE	USA	Mark Anthony Diaz Jr.	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Lexington	NE	USA	TaiLyn Savahn Kounnavong	BS	Applied Health Science
Lexington	NE	USA	Kimberly Lopez	BS	Family Science
Lexington	NE	USA	Isaac R. McDowell	BS	Criminal Justice
Lexington	NE	USA	Kristen M. Nieto	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Lexington	NE	USA	Emelin Samantha Ortega	BS	Sociology
Lexington	NE	USA	Daniel Penaflor Garcia	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Lexington	NE	USA	Ross Randall Rogers	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Lexington	NE	USA	Biridiana Salcido	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Lincoln	NE	USA	Dominik Exstrom	BS	Business Administration
Lincoln	NE	USA	Michael Jacob Frandolig	BS	Advertising & Public Relations
Lincoln	NE	USA	Nyayan Koung	BS	Business Administration
Lincoln	NE	USA	Kyle Thomas Minchow	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Lincoln	NE	USA	Sammantha Anne O’Connor	BA	Theatre
Lincoln	NE	USA	Ethan Price	BS	Business Administration
Lincoln	NE	USA	Ashlynn Nichole Sehi	BS	Health Sciences		Magna Cum Laude
Lincoln	NE	USA	Leigh Uhing	MSE	STEM Education
Lincoln	NE	USA	Lidia Stephen Kenyi Wani	MS	Health Sciences
Madison	NE	USA	Emily Adelman	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Madison	NE	USA	Vanessa M. Lafleur	MA	English
Manley	NE	USA	Wendy S. Gruber	MS	Biology
Maywood	NE	USA	Natalie Koubek	BS	Applied Health Science
McCook	NE	USA	Brenna Marie Erdman	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
McCook	NE	USA	Samantha Brook McTavish	MSE	School Counseling Elem PK-8
Miller	NE	USA	Zerron Jace Schroder	BS	Criminal Justice
Minden	NE	USA	Leandro Lee Banzhaf-Diaz	BGS	General Studies		Honorable Mention
Minden	NE	USA	Benjamin James Edgecombe	BGS	General Studies
Nebraska City	NE	USA	Ginger Renee Weaver	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Norfolk	NE	USA	Ethan Carlson	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Norfolk	NE	USA	Karl Erik Henkel	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Norfolk	NE	USA	Jordyn Irlmeier	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Norfolk	NE	USA	Karen Rae Kalin	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
North Bend	NE	USA	Tanner Rochford Wietfeld	MAE	School Principalship 7-12
North Platte	NE	USA	Seth Smith	BS	Psychology		Magna Cum Laude
Ogallala	NE	USA	Lucas Joseph Paloucek	MATR	Athletic Training
Omaha	NE	USA	David Baker	BS	Sociology
Omaha	NE	USA	Halston Leigh Belcastro	MA	English
Omaha	NE	USA	Joshua Churchill	BS	Business Administration
Omaha	NE	USA	Connor Douglas Cox	BS	Sports Management
Omaha	NE	USA	Tyler Isaiah Ehresman	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Omaha	NE	USA	Taylor L. Gustafson	MSE	Higher Education Student Affairs
Omaha	NE	USA	Alexia Marie Hamilton	MSE	Higher Education Student Affairs
Omaha	NE	USA	Steven Kirchner	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Omaha	NE	USA	Keaton Victor Kleespies	MAE	School Principalship 7-12
Omaha	NE	USA	Catherine Lisa Marie Kolomaya	BS	Sociology
Omaha	NE	USA	Gina Marie Krambeck	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Omaha	NE	USA	Nanci Melgoza	BS	Applied Health Science		Summa Cum Laude
Omaha	NE	USA	Reyna Guadalupe Olvera	MSE	School Counseling Elementary PK-8
Omaha	NE	USA	Ashley Lynn Page	BS	Early Childhood Family Advocacy
Omaha	NE	USA	Megan Marie Steffes	MSE	STEM Education
Omaha	NE	USA	Aleah Claire Welton	BS	Business Administration		Honorable Mention
Omaha	NE	USA	Kelsey Cecelia Zach	MAE	Special Education
O’Neill	NE	USA	Jacob Benjamin Birch	MAE	School Principalship 7-12
O’Neill	NE	USA	McKenzie Hostert	MAE	Reading PK-12
O’Neill	NE	USA	Emma Louise Krysl	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
O’Neill	NE	USA	Cierra Marie Parks	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
O’Neill	NE	USA	Crystal Walters	MAE	Special Education
O’Neill	NE	USA	Rebecca Lee Wohlert	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Orchard	NE	USA	Presley Jeanne Darlene Young	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Oxford	NE	USA	Mandy Marie Anderson	MBA	Business Administration
Papillion	NE	USA	Daisy Ochoa- Rojas	MS	Health Sciences
Papillion	NE	USA	Jon Mark Stanton Sr.	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Pierce	NE	USA	Haley Nicole Thayer	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Plainview	NE	USA	Matthew James Doerr	BS	Business Administration
Plattsmouth	NE	USA	Lucas M. Chadwell	MAE	Physical Education
Pleasanton	NE	USA	Patrick Brian Bukowski	BS	Business Administration
Ravenna	NE	USA	Kinsley ReAnn Musil	MAE	Supervisor of Special Education
Saint Edward	NE	USA	Chelsea Rae Gaunt	MAE	School Principalship 7-12
Schuyler	NE	USA	Flornsia Velasquez Bautista	BGS	General Studies		Honorable Mention
Scotia	NE	USA	Jordan Michael Linke	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Scottsbluff	NE	USA	Jamie Lee Batterman	EDS	School Superintendent
Scottsbluff	NE	USA	Jennifer Mary Gier	MSE	Learning, Design & Technology
Shelby	NE	USA	Jaydon Michael Pavel	BS	Health Sciences
Shelton	NE	USA	Bryan Lee Martinez	MSE	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Spalding	NE	USA	Jade Mikaela Valasek	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
St. Paul	NE	USA	Jaime Camden	MSE	School Counseling Secondary 7-12
Stanton	NE	USA	Michelle Diane Nelsen	MSE	Higher Education Student Affairs
Stuart	NE	USA	Hailey Dawn Doolittle	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Sutherland	NE	USA	Nikki Fischer	BS	Psychology	Criminal Justice	Cum Laude
Wellfleet	NE	USA	Pamela Soledad Farr	MAE	Spanish Education
West Point	NE	USA	Whitney Erin Asche	MAE	Supervisor of Special Education
Wilber	NE	USA	Abby Mae Rezny	BS	Sports Management		Cum Laude
Wood River	NE	USA	Maria Elbira Cuin Avilez	BS	Criminal Justice
OUT OF STATE
CITY	STATE	COUNTRY	NAME	DEGREE	MAJOR	MAJOR 2	HONORS
Gadsden	AL	USA	Tyhesa Dionne Cole	MS	Biology
El Dorado	AR	USA	Mary Grace Briggs	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
San Bernardino	CA	USA	Leilani Monique Orozco	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Tulare	CA	USA	Joel E. Strong	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Aurora	CO	USA	Samuel Thomas Snider	BS	Criminal Justice	Political Science	Honorable Mention
Colorado Springs	CO	USA	Halle Grace Wibbels	BS	Psychology		Cum Laude
Denver	CO	USA	Danielle Baresel-Pavlik	MA	History
Denver	CO	USA	Gabriela Loya	MATR	Athletic Training
Fort Collins	CO	USA	Sierra Ansley Bell	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Fort Collins	CO	USA	Parker Faye Humpal	MAE	School Principalship Pre-K-8
Fort Lupton	CO	USA	Jacob Martin Browne	MAE	Kinesiology and Sport Sciences
Littleton	CO	USA	Kelsey Anne Tabor	BS	Applied Health Science
Wheat Ridge	CO	USA	Christina Rae Nelson	MATR	Athletic Training
Wray	CO	USA	Maisy Marie Wade	BS	Sports Management		Summa Cum Laude
Columbus	GA	USA	Amber Elizabeth Howard	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Fort Dodge	IA	USA	Ian Zakary Hensley	MAE	Physical Education
Johnston	IA	USA	Jessica Leigh Dowell	MA	History
Logan	IA	USA	Briar L. Reisz	BGS	General Studies
Shenandoah	IA	USA	Amanda Leigh Branson	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Storm Lake	IA	USA	Leah Jean Rekow	MAE	Spanish Education
Urbandale	IA	USA	Justin David Smith	MA	History
Crystal Lake	IL	USA	Tyler Nathan Eubanks	BFA	Visual Communication & Design
Germantown Hills	IL	USA	Makenna Grace Youngquist	BS	Business Administration
Ellinwood	KS	USA	Alexander F. Hammeke	BS	Sports Communication		Honorable Mention
Mulvane	KS	USA	Kasha Elizabeth Broce	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Olathe	KS	USA	Caroline Rose Jacobs	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Phillipsburg	KS	USA	Nathan Leon Strasburg	EDS	School Superintendent
Salina	KS	USA	Elisabeth Anne Backes	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Leominster	MA	USA	Ashley Gravelle	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Chatfield	MN	USA	Brandi Lynn Rettick	MAE	Spanish Education
Warren	MN	USA	Anna Zoe Bruggeman	BS	History Social Science
Charlotte	NC	USA	Emily Nichole Butts	MS	Biology
Charlotte	NC	USA	Erin Marie Thibodeau	MS	Biology
Durham	NC	USA	Andrea Danette Peay	MS	Biology
Reno	NV	USA	Blaine A. Stanford	MAE	Art
Saratoga Springs	NY	USA	Kathleen Mullin-Phalen	MA	English
Yankton	SD	USA	Sarah Keating Murphy	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Austin	TX	USA	Amanda Acuna Hirl	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
Midland	TX	USA	Kendra Marie Smallwood	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Spring	TX	USA	Kamie K. Rhodes	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Madison	WI	USA	Ellen Lundquist	MSE	Speech Language Pathology
Laramie	WY	USA	Sara Miller	MAE	Curriculum and Instruction
INTERNATIONAL
CITY	STATE	COUNTRY	NAME	DEGREE	MAJOR	MAJOR 2	HONORS
		CHINA	Sen Gao	MBA	Business Administration
		COLOMBIA	Melisa Becerra González	BS	Political Science		Summa Cum Laude
		CZECH REPUBLIC	Katherine Foster	MAE	School Principalship 7-12
		JAPAN	Yuki Arai	MATR	Athletic Training
		MEXICO	Margarita Flores	MAE	Spanish Education
		SOUTH AFRICA	Bryant Albert Ronald Isaacs	BS	Exercise Science