For the tenth time in the past 14 years, the incoming freshman class at the UNMC College of Dentistry had the highest incoming grade point average of any first-year dental school class in the country.
This year’s freshman class edged out Harvard University and the University of Texas Health Science Center.
It’s an accomplishment that bodes well for the College of Dentistry, said John Reinhardt, D.D.S., dean of the UNMC College of Dentistry.
“The caliber of students who have chosen to attend the UNMC College of Dentistry is a reflection of the caliber of our programs,” he said. “We should all be proud that the college continues to attract the best and brightest.”
Nearly 1,050 candidates applied for the 47 spots in this year’s incoming dental class, Dr. Reinhardt said.
Listed below are the 47 students in this year’s first-year class and their hometowns:
- Bellevue: Gavin Trogdon and Kristi Zoucha
- Bertrand: Jonathan Sand
- Clarkson: Kyle Papousek
- Curtis: Daniel Woodburn
- David City: Mark Griffiths
- Fairfield: Bronsen Schliep
- Gordon: Shelby Schmidt and Christina Goodsell
- Hastings: Richard Sherman, Melissa Brenneman and Kayla Risma
- Lexington: Thomas Alexander
- Lincoln: Phuong-Thao Dao, Jodi Day, Cristina Schroder, Stephen Peterman, Christopher Fries, Katherine Garcia, Daniel Tylka, Rachel Williams and Elizabeth Glenn
- Norfolk: Patricia Martens
- Overton: Rachel Benson
- Omaha: Thomas St. Germain, Gary Lehn, David Montgomery and Namita Sakhuja
- Pawnee City: Bobbi Laun
- Ralston: Brian Penly
- Sidney: Micaela Raasch
- South Sioux City: Jennifer Gotch
- Fulton, Mo.: Daniel Mensah-Boateng
- Joliet, Ill.: Brian Bain
- Manhattan, Kan.: Rawley Hungerford
- Maplewood, Minn.: Kelly Plote
- Blue Springs, Mo.: Emily Raveill
- Wahpeton, N.D.: Melissa Moutray
- Grand Forks, N.D.: Maren Hall
- Colman, S.D.: Angela Pfeiffer
- Sioux Falls, S.D.: Joshua Barta, Michael Duffy and Anne Pillar
- Tripp, S.D.: Amanda Bakke
- Collegedale, Tenn.: Toby Imler
- Wheatland, Wyo.: Chase Pruitt
- Basin, Wyo.: Chadron Schell