Note: Some students choose not to be listed in the news release below but they are counted in the total number of graduates.
A commencement ceremony will be held Dec. 15 for 305 University of Nebraska Medical Center students. The students are graduating from one of three colleges — nursing, public health, allied health professions – or from the Graduate College. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the Witherspoon Concert Hall at Joslyn Art Museum.
Below is a list of students and their hometowns.
UNMC College of Nursing Omaha Division
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Blair — Mallory Smolinski
Boelus — Alicia Rogers
Cozad — Estrella Monrroy (With Distinction)
Gering — Melissa Langenberg
Hastings — Emily Grealish (With High Distinction)
Howells — Sidney Blum (With Distinction)
Kearney — Helen Albrecht (With High Distinction), Keely Envick
Leigh — Kristin Henggeler (With Distinction)
Lincoln — Leah Dank, Jocelyn Hellman, Sidney Hoff (With High Distinction)
Mitchell — Jennie Robbins
Norfolk — Stephanie Alvarez
North Platte — Emily Luenenborg (With High Distinction)
Ogallala — Daniel Nielsen
Omaha — Zachary Beerman, Peter Chambers, Aasia Fortier (With Highest Distinction), Arica Hauger (With High Distinction), Lauren Longacre, Angelica Marquez, Olivia O'Hara, Christine Smith, Daniel Smith, Melissa Sondag
O'Neill — Shaylee Laursen (With Distinction), Paige Taylor
Palmer — Kaelee Stone (With High Distinction)
Tecumseh — Laynee Davison
Wahoo — Nicole Pearson
Coronado, CA — Kelsey Good
Glendora, CA — Derek Anderson (With Highest Distinction)
Livermore, CA — Zoe Ashcraft
Los Angeles, CA — Ashley Hamrick
Johnston, IA — Taylor Kavaya
Lake Orion, MI — Linnea Berriman
Minneota, MN — Cory Drietz
Stet, MO — Melissa Feild
Grand Forks, ND — Jaiden Hansen
Reno, NV — Ryan Bristol (With Highest Distinction)
Vermilion, OH — Daniel Eberle (With Distinction)
Beaverton, OR — Hailey Page (With Highest Distinction)
Sioux Falls, SD — Kaitlyn Barker
Winneconne, WI — Natasha Clark
Gillette, WY — Angela Benson
UNMC College of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing
Bellevue — Janette Stallings
Crofton — Anne Hofer
Kenesaw — Kelsey Brisbin
Lincoln — Sabrina Hellbusch
Tilden — Jennifer Rystrom
Hoyt, KS — Sheila Love
Smith Center, KS — Chelsie Sutton
UNMC College of Nursing
Post Masters Certificate in Nursing
Omaha — Anna Fuder-Boehm
UNMC College of Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Bancroft — Jennifer Bierbaum
South English, IA — Tilly Schmidt
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science (MILITARY)
Omaha — Cassandra Day
South Sioux City — Edwin Suaza
Cottonwood, AZ — Ryan Boudreau
Mesa, AZ — Justin Cooper
Salinas, CA — Antonio Zavala
Harwinton, CT — Kristen Heavens
Cave Spring, GA — Kevin Floyd
Idaho Falls, ID — Cole Landon
Taylorville, IL — Marjorie Evans
Lawrenceburg, IN — Parker Gillespie
Avon, ME — Ashley Dalessandro
Saint Peter, MO — Ashley Albright
Matthews, NC — John Long
Manchester, NH — Shazreena Furlough
Alamogordo , NM — Jason Lamm
Bellevue, OH — Jonathan Eubanks
Edmond, OK — Jonathan Richardson
Bend, OR — Michelle Geffert, Hattie Piske
Greenville, SC — Luigi Chemell
Kingsport, TN — Brian Caston
Nashville , TN — Brian Fox
Auburn, WA — Matthew Diotte
Guam — Alria Delacruz
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Science
Laurel — Kylie Owen
Louisville, KY — Kimberly Buckman
Seattle, WA — Asa McDonald
Vicksburg, MS — Carol Ford
Thailand — Navapun Agustin
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Post Baccalaureate Certificate of Health Professions Teaching and Technology
Omaha — Lorena Baccaglini
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Master of Perfusion Science
Midland, TX — Madison Ropp
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MILITARY)
Fairbanks, AK — Robert Holley
Bullhead City, AZ — Jeffrey Rollman
Prescott, AZ — Megan Silveus
Menifee, CA — Roden Quibuyen
Arvada, CO — Rockford Salbato
Marianna, FL — Christopher Gardner
Terre Haute, IN — Justin Bensinger
Lawrence, KS — Keith Janda
Brevard, NC — Ashley McCall
Putnam Station, NY — Teryn Granger
Rochester, NY — Vincent Proctor
Cleveland, OH — Mercedes Lawson
McMinnville, OR — Joshua Johansen
Greenville, SC — Melissa Klukkert
Lexington, SC — Shannon Delahoy
The Woodlands, TX — Danielle Miltenberg
Kettle Falls, WA — Jonathan Clemons
Port Townsend, WA — Noah Russell
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Elkhorn — Brittany Smelser
Fremont — Jose Nuno, Brooke Sajevic
Grand Island — Brenna Rasmussen, Taryn Trosper
Greenwood — Alysha Garber
Kearney — Brittany Conroy (With Distinction), Kayla James
Lincoln — Megan Foss (With High Distinction), Laura Freese, Erin Snyder, Sarah White, Jessica Wright
Minden — Kaelyse Clapper
Monroe — Kelsey Cherry (With Highest Distinction)
Norfolk — Kalynn Borer, Tyler Maguire (With High Distinction)
North Platte — Ross Rasmussen, Ryan Sowle, Brooke Weilage
Omaha — Sydney Brouillette, Ashley Christianson, Ryan Houser, Trisha Quon, Mohammed Shakir, Kristine Spears, Efrat Tsabari,
Osceola — Lindsay Peterson
Papillion — Marisa Braddock
Pickrell — Ashley Wallen
Spalding — Kayla Rankin (With Distinction)
West Point — Lindsey Schutte
Wymore — Elisa Zeiss
Trabuco Canyon — Lauren Akahoshi
Aurora, CO — Lauren Dethomas
Basalt, CO — Megan Southward
Denver, CO — Benjamin Wilkerson
Littleton, CO — Hannah Baird
Hamburg, IA — Bianca Patel
Holstein, IA — Heidi Lindstad
Sioux City, IA — Shelby Hackett, Christina Jensen
La Grange, IL — David Wisthuff (With High Distinction)
Baileyville, KS — Jamison Macke
Kingman, KS — Amelia Govert
Overland Park, KS — Taylor Vaughn
Topeka, KS — Sarah Franklin (With High Distinction), Jana Schwartz
Plymouth, MI — Laura Kushner
Williamstown, VT — Samantha Kaftan (With High Distinction)
UNMC Graduate College
Master of Science
Fremont — Leslie Ellingson
Cary, NC — Jacob Stadiem
Wichita, KS — Kelsey White
UNMC Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Columbus — Crystal Epstein
Kearney — Matthew Ingersoll
Omaha — Molly McCarthy, Julia Sommer, Kristin Wipfler
Conyers, GA — Jaime Abrego
Elliott, IA — Rita Million
Odebolt, IA — Katherine Olson-Johnson
Newton, KS — Caroline Robb
Bethlehem, KY — Brittany Corley
St. Louis, MO — Megan Bosch
Dayton, OH — Jonathan Ali
Canton, SD — Lynn White
Sioux Falls, SD — Barbara Swenson
El Paso, TX — Jacob Contreras
China — Jingpeng Liu, Xiangmin Lv, Li Yuan
Guatemala — Vivian Ibañez
India — Premila Devi Leiphrakpam, Rhishikesh Thakare
UNMC College of Public Health
Certificate in Public Health
Fremont — Jazmin Yacaman Struble
Omaha — Lourdes Secola
Belleville, KS — Megan Holmes
Niles, OH — Amanda Kis
Rapid City, SD — Sean Jackson
Mason, WI — Sara Wartman
Montgomery, WV — Brian Madison
UNMC College of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Bellevue — Jessica Semin
Grand Island — Gina Schwieger
Lincoln — Kandy Do, Sarah Preston
Norfolk — Mariah Morgan
Omaha — Michelle Beacom-Claborn, Emma Frost-Briley, Roger Gonzales, Matthew Holt
Papillion — Donna Jordan
Placentia, CA — Kushal Karan
Princeton, IA — Liene Topko
Cameroon — Tatiana Tchouankam Tchatchouang Lowe
Columbia — Bibiana Carvajal Suarez
Korea — Eun Hee Kwon
Nigeria — Mariam Taiwo
Oman — Sultan Al Balushi
Saudi Arabia — Anas Almatrafi
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