The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester for the colleges of nursing, pharmacy and dentistry and the radiation science technology and clinical laboratory science programs in the School of Allied Health Professions.
To qualify for the dean’s list, nursing and radiation science technology and clinical laboratory science students must be enrolled for 12 or more hours during the semester and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above. To qualify for the pharmacy dean’s list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. College of Dentistry students must be in the top 10 percent of their class.
The following is a list of students and their hometowns.
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Auburn – Ruth Steadman
Beemer – Levi Zehr
Bellevue – Rebekah Edington, Elizabeth Evans, Rise Mitchell, Christy Robinson, Mica Velasquez, Jennifer Waterhouse
Cedar Creek –Ashley Mohler
Elkhorn – Lindsay Jakopovic
Fremont – Jessica Elliott
Gering – Shanon Dunovan
Gretna – Rebecca Van Winkle
Kearney – Allison Bean
Lincoln – Chelsea McGuffey, Rachel Opp, Elizabeth Tylander
Omaha – Emily Bailey, Katherine Banks, Margaret Baumann, Grace Benson, Lauren Bergin, Aimee Boer, Lisa Bowyer, Meghan Burns, Emily Cunningham, Erika Delgado, Kari DiNucci, Dilorom Djalilova, Kirsten Durham, Bradley Eaton, Shari Eberhardt, Kathryn Gallagher, Erika Goldsmith, Kiran Hapke, Samantha Hennessy, Caitlin Hopkins, Mark Huber, Kayla Jansen, Kassandra Kingsbury, Samantha Lowther, Michaela Martin, Kirsten Millais, Chealse Miller, Kathryn Norby, Cynthia North, Mirian Pelicioni Sordo, Mackenzie Schulz, McKaela Simpson, Carrie Smith, Karisa Sorensen, Jill Stahlecker, Cari Stinn, Danielle Streit, Renee Tannehill, Sarah Taphorn, Marcus Tippery, Elizabeth Tuttle, Galina Warren, Ryleigh Whittle, Andrea Yager
Papillion – Patricia Harnisch, Sarah Taliaferro
Pierce – Brittany Test
Plattsmouth – Abigail Ferris
Stuart – Ann Schaaf
Waverly – Alanna Stickney
West Point – Sarah Garber
UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Arlington — Bree Opfer
Avoca — Cathrin Bond
Beatrice — Danielle Quackenbush
Beaver Crossing — Anna Wambold
Broken Bow — Cari Gruszczynski
Carroll — Michaela Staub
Ceresco — Cairo Isley
Clearwater — Laura Sanne
Columbus — Kelsey Beiermann, Jessica Evans, Nicole Furtaw, Lauren Schumacher
Crete — Kaylie Henning
Denton — Morgan Mowery
Elwood — Cale Holscher
Fairbury — Brittny Barber
Falls City — Hayley Milam
Fullerton — Nichole McKeeman
Genoa — Heidi Noecker
Gothenburg — Lindsy Mercer
Hartington — Alyssa Fischer
Hastings — Alyssa Coble
Hebron — Cassandra Meyer
Holdrege — Kelsey Enquist
Homer — Haley Eckert
Howells — Danielle Prusa
Lewellen — Jessie Bolton
Lincoln — Christi Barton, Megan Bonner, Courtney Dunn, Megan Fehringer, Michelle Gogan, Christine Harring, Lisa Howard, Ellie Johnson, Alexandria Nelson, Jaclyn Nordell, Shane Pearson, Danielle Penkava, Lindsey Thege, Mary Thompson, Claire Valder, Paige Vanicek, Kathryn Vestecka, Nathan Warner, Shelby Wieser, Ashley Wunibald
Louisville — Kiley Lamb
Malcolm — Nicole Smathers
Martell — Jill Deschaine
McCook — Lindsey Hazlitt
Nebraska City — Connie Knorr
Norfolk — Amber Gefaller, Megan Mitchell, Brooke Sixta
North Platte — Kelly Thompson
Oakland — Tracey Bixler
Omaha — Kristin Buttner, Patricia Cobb, Katherine Herman, Joanna Luebbert, Danielle Pearce, Shannon Phelan, Kirsten Wallace, Nicole Wiest
Osmond — Shanelle Stech
Plainview — Nicole deWit
Ralston — Nicholas McKay
Seward — Elizabeth Hubbard
Superior — Courtney Aksamit
Weeping Water — Rachel Randall
Wellfleet — Staci Koester
Wilber — Briana Beckworth
Antioch, IL — Kaitlin Fox
Dekalb, IL — Alyssa Jensen
Sidney, IA — Kayla Roberts
St Paul, MN — Rebekah Manz
Jackson, MO — Alisha Craft
Liberty, MO — Lindsey Harder
Custer, SD — Hilary Fischer
Rapid City, SD — Josie Bloom
Sioux Falls, SD — Liza Gary
Watertown, SD — Alexi Pickrel
Yankton, SD — Britt Lehr
Salt Lake City, UT — Jane Bauer
Jos, Nigeria — Elizabeth Akinyemi
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Alma – Sara Sindt
Atkinson – Alyssa Claussen
Aurora – Victoria Du Preez
Bartley – Jerrel Alexander
Bennington – Mary Goetz
Broken Bow – Kassandra Wright
Central City – Ivie Speer
Ceresco – Kinna Rudeen
Cozad — Brandy Houser, Meggan Ide
Dalton – Shannon Linton
Edgar – Theresa Elting
Elwood – Austin Gydesen
Franklin – Deborah Welton
Gothenburg – Brooke Ballmer, Laura McDiarmid, Emily McMichael
Grand Island – Maureen Stump
Grant – Emily Carlson, Juliana Johnson
Hastings – Macaela Cottam, Scott Micek
Holdrege – Justin Boutwell
Juniata – Lisa Tipton-Wylie
Kearney – Carrie Carstens, Jenna Epley, Juhi Juhi, Sarvinoz Kadyrova, Taya O'Brien, Sara Pelster, Kira Putscher, Courtney Schliefert, Gina Schroeder, Acacia Schulte, Wanda Thein
Lincoln – Dexton Skolnik
Minden – Marguerite Berg
North Platte – Shanae Pacheco
Omaha – Sarah Stastny
Papillion – Jordan Higgins
Pleasanton – Lori Klein
Ravenna – Kelsie Mingus
Roca – Michaela Jameson
St. Paul – Stephanie Berney
Tecumseh – Derek Wolken
Ulysses – Dani Asay
Wood River – Sarah Schwartz-Strobl
Big Bear Lake, CA – Hollie Oberneder
Julesburg, CO — Holly Christensen
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)
Alliance — Jacob Collins, Alison Green, Rahne Kunzman, Jessica Mattox, Jessica Mulhern, Amber Schulze, Hannah Steele
Bayard — Jesse Newberry
Bridgeport — Sarah Counts
Broken Bow — Jocelyn Jordan
Chadron — Angela Waugh
Chappell — Megan Akeson
Columbus — Stephanie Powell
Crawford — Shane Norman
Fremont — Jeffery Zimmerman
Fullerton — Cynthia Wurdeman
Gering — Tonya DeMott, Alan Moore, Jenna Propp, Amber Taylor
Holdrege — Erica Burr
Lincoln — Christine Newell
Mitchell — Heidi Pedersen
Morrill — Laura Reisig
North Bend — Samantha Renter
Omaha — Arielle Donner
O'Neill — Amber Baseggio
Randolph — Ashley Thies
Rushville — Kristin Mitzel
Scotia — Mercedes Roy
Scottsbluff — Stephanie Burns
Sidney — Marcene Wiegand
Wauneta — Shannon Rammage, Jacob Smith
Benicia, CA Anna Walters
Sun City, CA Marcella Wildeman
Colorado Springs, CO Jennifer Richardson
Berthoud, CO Brenna Clyncke
Highlands Ranch, CO Nicholas Singer
Hugo, CO Rachel Smith
Littleton, CO — Brittany Kauffman, Jaclyn Wiese
Lone Tree, CO Jamie Mozena
Wheat Ridge, CO Briana Pichon
Yuma, CO Kelsey Winger
Jackson, MI Kelly McClain
Lake Odessa, MI Paul Adams
Cloquet, MN Kearsty Cordle
Spearfish, SD Jessica Brumbaugh
Cheyenne, WY Jannene Zobell, Melanie Zobell, Ryan Rohla, Charla Romero
Torrington, WY — Libby Childs, Laura Gill, Taylor Moore, Alyssa Webster
UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division (Norfolk)
Battle Creek—Roni Tone
Hastings—Caitlin A. Philippi
Lexington—Micala A. Allen
Lincoln—Bradi Hotz-McMahon, Stacy Hugo
Neligh—Amanda Peterson
Norfolk—Alycia M. Blevins, Sheryl Houston, Kathryn Sonnenfelt, Danielle Stahla,
Kari K. Uhlir, Kelsey M. Vesely
Omaha—Brittny N. Murphy
Osmond—Paige A. Reikofski
Prague—Kaleigh J. Kaspar
Ralston—Jamie Rankin
Randolph—Jennifer D. Lemmons
Stanton—Laura S. Lowe
Tilden—Candice M. Ruther
West Point—Rebecca J. Oligmueller
Hays, KS—Tahnee Jo Weatherbee
UNMC College of Pharmacy
Albion — Kyle Young
Arlington — Caroline Jamison
Auburn — Justin Lane
Blair — Caci Schulte
Bloomfield — Jeremiah Bertschinger
Cambridge — Cristin Bruckman
Chambers — Valarie Hoffman
Columbus — Kyle Clarey
Dakota City — Amber (Estochen) Cizmic, Nicholas Eckert, Elizabeth (Thompson) Morgan
Elkhorn — Sarah Paasch
Grand Island — Halie Schneiderheinz
Kearney — Danielle (Reinke) Longo
Lincoln — Tara Behne, Charleen Phan, Anthony Podany, Michael Schmidt
Louisville — Daralyn Roberts
Madison — Kendra Schomer, Alyssa (Demmel) Tello
Omaha — Andrew Bendlin, Kayli (Hall) Bendlin, Ross Bergt, Elizabeth Brenner, Carolyn Corn, Corinne (Shields) Hickey, Elizabeth Jamieson, Ashley Kenkel, Megan Kenkel, Gina Paletta, Ellina Pisetsky, Jessica Rago, Brian Robinson, Anna Schreck, Daniel Schroeder, Jennifer Thiele, Mary Vacha, Jenna Woods
Papillion — Philip VanDeVelde
Pawnee City — Holly Donahue
Ponca — Alisyn Hansen
Prague — Ashley Paseka
Rushville — Sharla (Janssen) Roth
Seward — Megan Hrnicek
Sidney — Emily Johnson
Sterling — Katrina Keebler
West Point — Emily Prinz, Amy (Uher) Reiner
Sioux City, IA — Sarah (Stalheim) Gorczynski
Soldier, IA — Kristin Bumsted
Conway Springs, KS — Margaret (Harris) Hitzeman
Winger, MN — Jeremy Gieseke
Kansas City, MO — Leigh Blobaum
Charlotte, NC — Rory Sallach
Las Cruces, NM — Kristin (Brotan) McNaughton
UNMC College of Dentistry (in Lincoln on east campus)
Dental Hygiene students
Clarkson – Annie Brabec
Lincoln – Katherine Kohout
Norfolk — Whitney Porn
Waverly – Shelbie Halvorsen
Dental students
Aurora – Aaron Bradley
Crawford – Danial Hanlon
Elkhorn – Richard Carstens, Richard DuVall
Fairfield – Sara Kluver
Gretna – Piper Larson
Lincoln – Phuong Nguyen, Casey Filbert
Louisville – Jesse Roberts
Ogallala – Justin Weber, Matthew Weber
Omaha — Matthew Freyer, Lindsey Mikkelsen, Tyler Siegert
York – Miles Berg
Brookings, SD – Emily Tschetter
New Holland, SD – Trevor Holleman
Parkson, SD – Tami Luebke
Pierre, SD – Karli Williams
Sioux Falls, SD – Cory Peterson
Cheyenne, WY – Stacie Stephens
Sheridan, WY – Christopher Schultz
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
Aurora — Jenna Ahrens
Bertrand — Kirk Robinson
Bruning — Whitney Holtzen
Clay — Jacey Fisher
Columbus — Macey Fuhr, Beth Niedbalski
Crofton — Molly VanHeek
Denton — Ashley Urbach
Elba — Joanne Kaslon
Fort Calhoun — Jacqlynn Reiter
Gothenburg — Amy McDermott
Hastings — Brett Herbek
Hillsboro — Kristen Eblen
Holdrege — Danielle Clayton
Ithaca — Chelsea Bergman
Johnson — Meredith Smith
Kearney — Allison Fuller, Ashley Kuebler
North Platte — Kaitlin Smith
Omaha — Ashley Collins, Einstein Juma, Gregory Naple, Teresa Stubbs, Bryan Vukorepa, Emily Richter, Carly Anstine
Ravenna — Breanne Ritz
Sidney — Jamie Pittam
Sutton — Marilee Boals
Tecumseh — Rachel Kettelhake
Lakewood, CO — Laura Foord
Glenwood, IA — Paige Copsey
Belleville, KS — Alyssa Millington
Chaska, MN — Victor Duong
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