The University of Nebraska Medical Center recently held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk to recognize 603 new students in pharmacy, nursing, medicine, dentistry and allied health. In a symbolic ceremony, students donned white coats signifying the beginning of their health career and took an oath of professionalism.
The College of Public Health plans to hold a ceremony in the spring.
The white coats were paid for in part with donations from UNMC alumni and faculty, the University of Nebraska Foundation and the College of Dentistry Development Fund.
Below are the colleges, hometowns and names of the students.
College of Dentistry — The UNMC College of Dentistry held its ceremony for 70new dental and dental hygiene students in Lincoln.
Dentistry students
Cambridge — Justin Gufford
Chadron — Logan Veath
Columbus — Elizabeth Powers
Crawford — Danial Hanlon
Daykin — Stephanie Ebke
Edgar — Derek Hoffman
Fremont — Leslie Darling, Trino Nuno
Kearney — Eric Carranza
LaVista — Caitlyn Lastovica
Lincoln — Katie Asbjornson, Hannah Greene, Aillie Hu, Phuong Nguyen, Jessica Peinado, Sydney Unzicker, Benjamin Winston
Newman Grove — Laura Johnson
North Platte — David Pelster, David Perry, Eric Van Boening
Odell — Krista Haake
Omaha — Matthew Freyer, Ashley Leming, Lindsey Mikkelsen, Tyler Siegert
Ord — Rachel Petska
Papillion — David Masters, Cory Wilkinson
Paxton — Nicholas Stokey
Pierce — Todd Herpy
Raymond — Conner Christensen
Scottsbluff — Jacob Zitterkopf
Waverly — Wyley Wondercheck
York — Steven Wiemer
Buchanan, ND — Whitney Carlson
Sioux Falls, SD — Erin Lauer, Abbey McGee
Watertown, SD — Renee Speidel
Victoria, TX — Paul Favela
Lynden, WA — Seth Swanson
River Falls, WI — Michelle Kester
Cody, WY — Joshua George, Crystal Umphlett
Riverton, WY — Jared Christopherson
Torrington, WY — Dane Griggs
Dental hygiene students
Allen — Leslie Book
Clarkson — Annie Brabec
Columbus — Heather Merrill
Dwight — Lynsey Trojan
Elgin — Stephany Beckman
Lincoln — Andrea Dressman, Jessica Kreikemeier, Nichelle Nicol, Lee Saenz, Nicholas Slater, Halley Van Laningham
Loomis — Shaley Fricke
Madison — Kiah Petersen
Norfolk — Whitney Porn
Omaha — Kelsey Frantom, Elizabeth Mattern, Haley Olson, Emily Shaw
Pawnee City — Claire Sweeney
Pender — Sheena Powley
Scottsbluff — Emily McMann
Scribner — Macey Huston
Seward — Danielle Svoboda
Tecumseh — Clare Campbell
College of Pharmacy — The UNMC College of Pharmacy held its White Coat ceremony for 60 students in Omaha.
Arlington — Caroline Jamison
Auburn — Justin Lane, Amanda Schultz
Beatrice — Joshua Blood
Blair — Caci Schulte
Cambridge — Amanda Edgerton
Coleridge — Courtney Anderson
Columbus — Chet Hellbusch, Ashley Neumann
Elkhorn — Amy Mayer, Sarah Paasch
Fremont — Jonathan Ciochon, Janet Tran
Gordon — Richard Marlatt
Gothenburg — Michael Keiser
Grand Island — Jessica Kehm
Grant — Lance Wilson
Hallam — Sloane Hartzell
Humphrey — Cory Sueper
Kearney — Stephanie Rash
Lawrence — Kayla Hoelting
Lincoln — Kelsey Bryant, Jenna Keller, Ban Mohammed, Lynn Nguyen, Olivia Nguyen, Charleen Phan, Andrea Scheiblhofer, Van Tran
Louisville — Daralyn Roberts
Milburn — Drew Smith
Omaha — David Cawthorn, Carolyn Corn, Michael Crowe, Jenna Woods
Papillion — Philip VanDeVelde
Phillips — Cody Lobeda
Prague — Ashley Paseka
Ralston — Joseph Nekola
Sidney — Michelle Mahr, Jacelyn Watt
St. Paul — Andrew Lemke
Sterling — Katrina Keebler
Wahoo — Nolan Hannan
Wayne — Elizabeth Baier
West Point — Emily Prinz
Yutan — Hannah Snyder
Milpitas, CA — Timothy Louie
Rosemead, CA — Sylvia Dang
Boulder, CO — Daniel Bailey
Council Bluffs, IA — Megan Irlmeier
Hampton, IA — Jenalee Schwab
Hawarden, IA — Brice Buryanek
Panama, IA — Cassandra Pauley
Treynor, IA — Tara Bergland
Topeka, KS — Amanda Voigt
Minneapolis, MN — Angela Chronister
Saint Paul, MN — Khalid Mohamed
Chengdu, China — Yimei Huang
Harbin, China — Li Yin
College of Medicine — The UNMC College of Medicine held its White Coat ceremony for 130 students in Omaha.
Atkinson — Kelli Garwood, Jacob Peterson
Auburn — Andrew Ensz, Sarah Synovec
Aurora — Jennifer Harney
Beatrice — Samuel Thomsen
Bellevue — Jeffrey Wentz, Paul Gribben, Autumn Shapland, Joseph Smith
Blair — Jennifer Wittry
Brainard — Justin Makovicka
Cook — Laura Purcell
Craig — Erin Cameron
Creighton — Alison Laflan, Matthew Nielsen
Elgin — Kathryn Score
Elkhorn — Travis Bailey
Fremont — Blake Helget
Gretna — Brandon Bennett
Hastings — Aleisha Menning, Melanie Menning
Humboldt — Kassandra Connell
Kearney — Micah Adamson, Emmett Gannon, Benjamin Owen, Andrew Prososki, Amanda Woodward
Laurel — Ashley Maxon
LaVista — Jery Inbarasu
Lincoln — Fuad-al Ali, Paul Aylward, Dana Bell, Nathan Franssen, Whitney Fuller, Laila Gharzai, Tu Ha, Andrew Keralis, Nicholas Lintel, Alicia Muhleisen, Sena Sayood, David Synhorst, Jane Tsui, Cassandra Wehling, Brett Wergin
Loup City — Matthew Day
Minden — Zachary Woodward
Norfolk — Benjamin LaCrosse, Cameron Malone, Emily Signor, Jason Thomas
North Platte — Jordan Ochs
Oakland — Laura Hoden
Omaha — Ankit Agrawal, Michael Armstrong, Marshall Bahr, Kaitlyn Brittan, Charles Burkett, Tara Burleigh, Kimberly Butts, Karen Deffenbacher, Drew Dietle, Landon Ehlers, Matthew Evans, Hayley Faber, Spencer Gallner, Kristen Jackson, Daniel Johnson, Katie Kenealy, Cameron Killen, Curtis Lachowiez, Erica Langnas, Katherine Lydiatt, Eamon Maloney, Nicole Nelson, Stephen Nogel, Melissa O’Dell, Skye O’Hearn, Patrick Passarelli, Rebekah Priluck, Adam Rensch, Cory Rohlfsen, Andrew Siref, Robert Szalewski, Grant Turner, Kevin Wiederin, James Willcockson
Papillion — Alexis Bowder, Kristin Hanson, Matthew Kelly, Krista Stoecker
Ravenna — Tyler Teichmeier
Rushville — Danielle Thies
Scottsbluff — Nicholas Brening, David Doyle, Ashley Gutwein
Seward — Brandon Wachal, Nicole Williams
Spencer — Mikaela Miller
Stromsburg — Jenna Allison, Brent Jameson
Tilden — Karolyn Fox-Dahl, Kelli Oelsligle
Waterloo — Tyler Burnett
Wayne — Alexander Knezevic
Wolbach — Heather Berney
Yutan — Courtney Schroeder
Phoenix, AZ — Christopher Spencer
Fort Collins, CO — Sias Scherger
Council Bluffs, IA — Mark Thomsen
Forest City, IA — Mariam Mettry
Sioux City, IA — Anthony Oberle
West Des Moines, IA — Kristin Reinsvold
Nampa, ID — Tyler Hartley
Bloomfield Hills, MI — Joseph Rohr
Comstock Park, MI — Nicholas DeKorver
Eden Prairie, MN — Daniel Grindstaff
Rochester, MN — Cameron Risma
Gower, MO — Philip Hawkins
Kansas City, MO — Paige Lundy
St. Louis, MO — Irina Rozin
Fargo, ND — Huiying Guo
Newburgh, NY — Krishna Sarma
Hanover, PA — Brandon Staub
Mitchell, SD — Kathleen Young
Spearfish, SD — Brian Coburn
Bristol, TN — Robert Weir
Paris, TX — DeAndre Bluitt
South Jordan, UT — Bret Gardner
Lome, Togo — Dathe Benissan-Messan
College of Nursing — The UNMC College of Nursing held its Nightingale White Coat ceremony for 274 students in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk.
College of Nursing (Omaha)
Ashland — Sara Lutton
Beemer — Levi Zehr
Bellevue — Daisy (Barragan) Campos, Rebekah Edington, Elizabeth (Soto) Evans, Alyssa Helming, Rise Mitchell, Adrienne Ramos, Christy Robinson, Laban Tabartet, Melissa Vernon, Jennifer Waterhouse, Jihya Yi
Cedar Creek — Ashley Mohler
Columbus — Jamie Brandt
Elkhorn — Morgan Haecke
Fremont — Christine Bauer
Gering — Shanon Dunovan
Grand Island — Amanda Hill
Gretna — Carina Rolf, Danielle Streit
LaVista — Rachel Hogan
Lincoln — Elli Bixenmann, Chelsea (McGuffey) Henslee, Kimberly Kunkee, Cari Lechner, Elizabeth Tylander
Norfolk — Jennifer Ball
Omaha — Hanna (White) Aakre, Jessie Arneson, Katherine Banks, Anne Brennan, Erika Delgado, Cassidy Depauw, Dilorom Djalilova, Jennifer Doll, Kirsten Durham, Traci Eckles, Amber Eldredge, Easton Galindo, Kathryn Gallagher, Erika Goldsmith, Katelin Headley, Lyndsey Hinsley, Caitlin Hopkins, Michelle Kieny, Casandra Kosch, Levina Kumar, Lynsie Nichols, Adam O’Neill, Yushma Pant, Kassandra Parr, Emma Parriott, Laura Paziak, Molly Phillips, Ashley Rensch, Erin Ryan, Mackenzie Schulz, Gara Sibley, Karisa Sorensen, Marti Stephens, Caitlin Stom, Rebecca Swanson, Renee Tannehill, Diana Thackray, Tonalee Trask, Ryleigh Whittle, Morgan Wolff
Peru — Sydney Anderson
Plattsmouth — Abigail Ferris
Lakewood, CO — Lindsay Latimer
Praire Village, KS — Jordan Essenburg
College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Alliance — Katherine Berglund
Aurora — Whitney Ruybalid
Avoca — Cathrin Bond
Beatrice — Katherine Jardine, Jonathan Naaf
Bellevue — Gretta Walter
Central City — Trevor Hueftle
Clarkson — Chelsea Svehla
Clearwater — Laura Sanne
Columbus — Sara Baer, Emily Beiermann, Nicole Furtaw, Brittne Mahoney, Lauren Schumacher
Crete — Alan Holtmeier
Elwood — Cale Holscher
Fairbury — Kara Knobel
Falls City — Hayley Milam
Genoa — Heidi Noecker
Gering — Brooke Sloan
Grand Island — Amy Clark
Holdrege — Kelsey Enquist, Larissa Hunter
Imperial — Tabitha Russell
Lewellen — Jessie Bolton
Lexington — Carrie Reynolds
Lincoln — Megan Battiato, Megan Boone-Stoll, Chelsea Capps, Michelle Carson, Haley Clark, Paul Cramer, Tintot Deng, Patricia Dillard, Caley Hartig, Jennifer Irvin, Ellie Johnson, Connie Knorr, Jaimie Masters, Alexandria Nelson, Micah Persell, Megan Schroeder, Chelsea Shafer, Lindsey Thege, Mary Thompson, Claire Valder, Alicia Walz, Tobin Wyatt
Louisville — Kiley Lamb
Omaha — Audrey Adams, Stephanie DeLay, Callista Komasincki, Lydia Merkel, Anna Murta, Nicole Wiest
Osmond — Shanelle Stech
Papillion — Katherine Sorys
Pawnee City — Cassie Tucker
Rushville — Brittany Pengra
Stromsburg — Taylor Westring
Wellfleet — Staci Koester
Wilber — Kathryn Oliver
Tucson, AZ — Lindsey Maffei
San Diego, CA — Stacey Alt
Council Bluffs, IA — Shannon Glanz
Sidney, IA — Kayla Roberts
Hackettstown, NJ — Leah Bradford
Custer, SD — Hilary Fischer
Harrisburg, SD — Allison Bierle
Sioux Falls, SD — Brian Elsasser, Mercedes Leon
Cheyenne, WY — Jessica Bomberger
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Atkinson — Alyssa Claussen
Bartley — Jerrel Alexander
Bertrand — Rachel Ford
Broken Bow — Juhi Juhi, Jessica Yarrington
Central City — Ivie Speer
Ceresco — Kinna Rudeen
Cozad — Brandy Houser
Dalton — Shannon Linton
Franklin — Deborah Welton
Fremont — Gentry Nick
Gothenburg — Brooke Ballmer, Emily McMichael
Grand Island — Maureen Stump, Meghann Uden
Grant — Juliana Johnson
Hastings — Macaela Cottam, James Disney, Jennifer Mahoney
Hitchcock — Tia Stevenson
Holdrege — Justin Boutwell
Juniata — Lisa Tipton-Wylie
Kearney — Staci Blake, Victoria Du Preez, Sheila Jimenez, Sarvinoz Kadyrova, Sara Pelster, Courtney Schliefert, Acacia Schulte, Danielle Schultz
Lincoln — Josh Kendle, Cameron Kolling, Steven Schelling
Maxwell — Amanda Simants
North Platte — Kourtney Barnhart
Omaha — Sarah Stastny
O’Neill — Matthew Wecker
Papillion — Jordan Higgins, Jessica Horton
Pleasanton — Lori Klein
St Libory — Kira Putscher
St. Paul — Stephanie Berney
Wood River — Sarah Schwartz-Strobl
Big Bear Lake, CA — Hollie Oberneder
Julesburg, CO — Holly Christensen
Shawnee, KS — Virginia McClintock
Lehi, UT — Heather Page
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)
Alliance — Rahne Kunzman, Jessica Mattox, Amber Schulze
Chadron — Kristin Mitzel, Mercedes Roy
Columbus — Michael Purcell
Dalton — Stefani Groshans
Gering — Alan Moore, Jesse Newberry, Amber Taylor
Gordon — Hannah Christian
Holdrege — Erica Burr
Lincoln — Samantha Renter
Mitchell — Heidi Pedersen
Morrill — Laura Reisig
Scottsbluff — Alison Green, Rebecca Guerrero, Sallie Janis, Shannon Rammage, Nichole Sandine, Mary Stephen, Cynthia Wurdeman
Sidney — Lorna Busko, Marcene Wiegand
Benicia, CA — Anna Walters
Colorado Springs, CO — Jennifer Richardson
Fort Collins, CO — Brittany Kauffman, Jacob Smith
Highlands Ranch, CO — Nicholas Singer
Johnstown, CO — Brenna Clyncke
Lone Tree, CO — Jamie Mozena
Fort Laramie, WY — Carrie Kurtz
Torrington, WY — Libby Childs, Laura Gill, Marcella Wildeman, Amanda Williams
UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division (Norfolk)
Ansley — Kelsie Hartman
Battle Creek — Caleb Nicolay, Roni Tone
Burwell — Alexis Eddy
Columbus — Mikayla Karel
Creighton — Lindsay Laflan
Creston — Taylor Fittje
Crofton — Lindsey Kuehler
Falls City — Veronica Keithley, Sydney Schwarting
Gretna — Sarah Thornburg
Hartington — Jillian Feilmeier
Humphrey — Abbie Gilsdorf
Lexington — Micala Allen
Lincoln — Rebecca Burson, Erin Byorth, Bradi Hotz-McMahon
Madison — Maria Arreguin, Karina Cantu
Meadow Grove — Connie Leffers
Neligh — Amanda Peterson
Norfolk — Alycia Blevins, Alicia Meaike, Josie Miner, Megan Promes, Kathryn Sonnenfelt, Danielle Stahla, Kari Uhlir, Kelsey Vesely
North Platte — Sara Bobo
Oakland — Megan Corwine
Omaha — Raquel Gonzales, Christopher McMartin, Brittny Murphy, Jaclyn Neve
Osmond — Paige Reikofski
Pierce — Stefanie Dvorak
Platte Center — Taylor Jarecki
Randolph — Wendi Burbach
South Sioux City — Sarah Carothers
Stanton — Laura Lowe
Tilden — Candice Ruther
West Point — Rebecca Oligmueller
Wynot — Abby Foxhoven
Byers, CO — Angela Brumage
Hays, KS — Tahnee Weatherbee
Seoul, South Korea — Yoo Hoon Kim
School of Allied Health Professions — The School of Allied Health Professions held its ceremony for 169 students in Omaha.
Ainsworth — Kelsey Lechtenberg
Albion — Sarah Johnson
Allen — Samantha Bock, Lukas Sachau
Ansley — Natosha Vose
Arcadia — Brittany Sheeks
Ashton — Joanne Kaslon
Aurora — Kyle Shaffer
Bayard — Justin Snyder
Beaver City — Raquel Perkins
Bellevue — Anthony Cruz
Bennington — Sadie Johnson
Bruning — Whitney Holtzen
Blue Hill — Randi Pohlmeier
Cambridge — Brett Cribelli, Kelsey Gregory
Cedar Bluffs — Amanda Reiss
Columbus — Beth Niedbalski, Kristin Ostdiek, Lindsey Shannon
David City — Kyle Eller
Denton — Ashley Urbach
Diller — Jenna Henrichs
Eustis — Jessica Hueftle
Firth — Cody Hobelman
Fort Calhoun — Theresa Macdissi
Fremont — Breanna Hitchler
Genoa — Rebecca Peterson, Brittany Reeg
Gothenburg — Amy McDermott
Grand Island — Megan Campbell, Stephanie Grupe, Brooke Oseka, Ryan Zavala
Hastings — Brett Herbek, Ashley Rethorst
Hayes Center — Kyle Fornoff
Henderson — Carly Hiebner, Kristin Hiebner
Hickman — Meagan Hovendick
Johnson — Meredith Smith
Kearney — Allison Fuller, Megan Schliefert, McKenzie Stevens
Lawrence — Jacob Karmazin
Lexington — Kristen Eblen, Alyssa Evans
Lincoln — Mark Aksamit, Hannah Hoy-Elswick, Josiah Parker, Courtney Petersen, Anna Plambeck, Katie Whitten
Loomis — Alyssa Saline
Lyons — Karlyn Miller
Nebraska City — Kathryn Griess
Neligh — Jeffrey Gossman
Norfolk — Sarah Becker, Elizabeth Geary, Cole McCallum, Heather Warren
North Platte — Jill Hassel, Kaitlin Smith
Oakland — Nikaela Schernikau
Omaha — Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Corey Andrews, Carly Anstine, Alfred Anzalone, Brittney Beers, Jaimie Bender, Stephanie Borst, Lauren Cable, Kelly Cole, Ashley Collins, Brandon Deeds, Megan Dirks, Kristie Dugas, Corey Friesen, Emily Gentleman, Brandon Gogetap, Heidi Hansen, Sarah Hecox, Whitney Hiebner, Bethany Hippen, Kyung Huh, Einstein Juma, Gregory Kraemer, Kayla Kutilek, Stephanie LaFountain, Holly Lanoha, Michelle Lewis, Bin Li, Suraj Mainali, Meghan McDonough, Melanie Miller, Julie Miller, Danielle Moores, Kelly Mullin, Gregory Naple, Elizabeth Nelson, Aaron Olson, Krysta Peers, Tram Pribil, Shannon Roth, Ty Schmidt, Andrea Sedlacek, Kathryn Shanahan, Elizabeth Stahmer, Anne Storey, Teresa Stubbs, Timothy Szalewski, Anna Tennal, Jenna Teply, Adam Thompson, Bryan Vukorepa, Kimberly Walter, Alicia Wichman, Sarah Witt, Maureen Zabawa
Ord — Kristy Stevens
Orleans — Lindsey Williams
Osceola — Lindsey Crook
Papillion — Alisha Goliber, Kelsi Newington, Leah Rowell
Pleasant Dale — Kari Meyer
Plymouth — Michelle Craig
Ralston — Kristine Foley
Ravenna — Emily Plautz
Sargent — Jordan Gibbens
Seward — Anthony Hentzen
Sidney — Adam Peetz, Jamie Pittam
Springfield — Shelby Hand
St. Edward — Kaleb Cruise
St. Paul — Neal Hahn
Stromsburg — Zachary Petersen
Valentine — Natalie Dunn
Wallace — Katherine Friesen
Waverly — Kelley Parde
West Point — Devyn DeTurk, Corinna Schmaderer
Western — Danielle Theis
York — Janae Nienhueser
Jacksonville, AR — Sarah Baker
Lakewood, CO — Laura Foord
Sterling, CO — Kyle Brown
Clarinda, IA — Colton Harris
Missouri Valley, IA — Julia Kenealy
Orange City, IA — Morgan Achterhoff
Sioux City, IA — Stephanie Evans
Treynor, IA — Joshua Bintz
Urbandale, IA — Michelle Ripperger
Wall Lake, IA — Kelsey Roth
Highland, IN — Donna Smailis
McPherson, KS — Lindsay Fibranz
Houston, MO — Noah Gantnier
Kansas City, MO — Whitney Western
Monett, MO — Amy Newbold
Fargo, ND — Haley Gorby
Hillsboro, ND — Jenna Ahrens, Megan Mueller
Parshall, ND — Brianna Myers-Blair
Aberdeen, SD — Sarah Poe
Scotland, SD — Cassandra Neth
Sioux Falls, SD — Jacqlynn Reiter
Vermillion, SD — Chelsea Gauer
Orem, UT — Scott Springer
Richland, WA — Kanpapha Bovornassavaurai
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