Diplomas were conferred on more than 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 19.
The following is a list of graduates from the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, College of Nursing, College of Public Health and UNMC Graduate Studies organized by college, degree, and hometown.
Some graduating students are not listed below. They have requested their information not be released to the public.
Graduates included:
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING KEARNEY DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Atkinson — Taylor Schaaf
Brainard — Adaline Sullivan
Columbus — Jenna Lawrence
David City — Lauren Vandenberg
Grand Island — Lizbeth Chavez, Emma Smidt
Grant — Aryn Seiler
Greeley — Ragan Wood with High Distinction
Hastings — Madison Turpen, Emily Uhrmacher
Kearney — Brecken Arkle with Distinction, Esmeralda Mendez Ortiz, Madelynn Robinson
Omaha — Julie Nahimov
Papillion — Caitlyn Camp
Pleasanton — Emma Keaschall with Distinction, Kaci Pierce
Yuba City, CA — Raegan Marshall with High Distinction
Johnstown, CO — Madison Rosenthal with High Distinction
Sedgwick, CO — Kyerie Goddard with Highest Distinction
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING LINCOLN DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Auburn — Faith Allgood
Beatrice — Addison Barnard with Highest Distinction
Lincoln — Heather Helmke with Distinction, Skye Hiser, Bailey McLellan with Highest Distinction, Emily Varner with Highest Distinction
Papillion — Emma Brant
Seward — Rebekah Carlson with High Distinction
Anaheim, CA — Nicole Jelinek with High Distinction
Prairie Village, KS — Megan Howell
Dakota Dunes, SD — Kyla Michalak
Austria — Elena Kaiser
Master of Science in Nursing
Nigeria — May Asuoha
Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Lincoln — Sara Linder-Hittle
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING NORFOLK DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Battle Creek — Makenna Taake with High Distinction
Newman Grove — Paige Nelson with Distinction
Wynot — Skylar Arkfeld with Highest Distinction
Brush, CO — Jade Gleason with Highest Distinction
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING OMAHA DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Aurora — Taylar Eikmeier with Academic Excellence
Bellevue — Kylie Beck with Highest Distinction
Benkelman — Hawley Lister
Bladen — Satie Engelhardt
Curtis — Elizabeth Jorgensen
Elkhorn — Amy Kinser with Academic Excellence
Fort Calhoun — Cecilia Behrens
Lincoln — Wei-Qi Chan
Minden — Kalyn Bitner
Norfolk — Reilly Schlomer
North Platte — Megan Lampe with Academic Excellence
Omaha — Geoffrey Ambunya, Isabela Hovorka, Emily Jamal with High Distinction, Sebastiano Jennings, Kayla Johnson, Kay Ray Jue, Honnah Leo, Abigail McGonigal, Ashleigh Shafer, Gabriella Shell with Distinction, Dillon VanOrnam, Elaine Velez
Walton — Miriam Miller
West Point — Andrew Franzluebbers
York — Ashton Rauert
Glenwood, IA — Christian Stanislav
Gallup, NM — Elizabeth Graham
Lennox, SD — Kaylene Ford
Master of Science in Nursing
Omaha — Theresa Kinnison, Haylie Krone
UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING SCOTTSBLUFF DIVISION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Scottsbluff
Gering — Kira Perez with Highest Distinction
Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing
Scottsbluff — Lisa Salisbury
Westminster, CO — Betty Steer
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Fort Collins, CO — Bridget Spring
UNMC COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Master of Diagnostic Cytology
Omaha — Zainab Mohamed with High Distinction, Moya Murray
Tempe, AZ — Alexis Ruiz with High Distinction
Tolleson, AZ — Ana Boyle
Tucson, AZ — Zoe Mendoza
Santa Clarita, CA — Gieselle Alarcon
Arvada, CO — Paiton Hancock with Highest Distinction
Suffield, CT — Vanessa Salemi with Highest Distinction
Largo, FL — Michael Deja
Tampa, FL — Marlie Fistick with Highest Distinction
Barrington, IL — Sierra Born with Highest Distinction
Chicago, IL — Nikolas Stipanicev
Sterling, IL — Sarah Ogg with Highest Distinction
Erath, LA — Autumn Delahoussaye
Worcester, MA — Claudia Guzman Jovel with High Distinction
Ogden, UT — Ashley McCauley with Distinction
Morgantown, WV — Tongju Guan with Highest Distinction, Katie McManigal with Highest Distinction
Master of Medical Nutrition
Elkhorn — Emma Peterson with High Distinction
Lincoln — Kali Paulson with High Distinction
Omaha — Stephanie Kloucek with Distinction
Hartington — Rebekah Kleinschmit with High Distinction
Carson, IA — Maggie Boruff with Distinction
Glenwood, IA — Audrey Arnold with Highest Distinction
Blue Springs, MO — Emily Allen with High Distinction
Puerto Rico – Chanel Gonzalez-Jimenez with Highest Distinction
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Beatrice — Kayla Gaertig with Highest Distinction
Bellevue — Lucas Long with Distinction
Bellwood — Evan Forney
Bloomfield — Will Fehringer with High Distinction
Blue Hill — Brianna Danehey
Elkhorn — Camryn Larsen
Fullerton — James Lesiak with High Distinction
Gothenburg — Ali Bartels with Highest Distinction
Gretna — Olivia Thompson
Kearney — Jaci Dietz, Claire Sorrell
Lincoln — Makayla Rice, Joycin Stonacek, Lilly Zhou
Omaha — Taylor Burghardt, Emily Champion, Daisy Gomez, Courtney Kern, Georgia Miller, Wade Ott with High Distinction, Sydney Petersen with High Distinction, Marie Powers, Keenan Taylor, Alejandro Vargas with Distinction
Papillion — Liza Thurman
Paxton — Simran Shah
Sumner — Lindsey Dittmar
Waverly — Abigail Frick with Distinction
Weeping Water — Jayden Brammier
Colorado Springs, CO — Bailey Flores with High Distinction, Sydney Lambert
Johnstown, CO — Taylor Hankins
Thornton, CO — Taylor Peltz
Stuart, FL — Matthew Pereira
Lafayette, IN — Carson Minick
Lawrence, KS — Caitlynn Kliem
Canton, MI — Irene Shao
St. Louis, MO — Jolie Chan
West Charlton, NY — Leah Vanderhorst with High Distinction
Sioux Falls, SD — Zoe Bour
Corpus Christi, TX — Walter Graham with High Distinction
Canada — Namratha Jampana with Distinction
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Scottsbluff — Tasha Knaub
Maurice, LA — Kelly White with Highest Distinction
Doctor of Medical Science
Omaha — Kurt Andree with Highest Distinction, Darcy Jones with Highest Distinction
Papillion — Samantha Dellinger with Highest Distinction
Winnetoon — Tamara Dietze with Highest Distinction
Sterling, CO — Kyle Brown with Highest Distinction
Council Bluffs, IA — Allison McGinley with Highest Distinction
Newburgh, ME — Troy Cyr with Highest Distinction
Petal, MS — Michael Day with Highest Distinction
Aubrey, TX — Elijah Geesaman with Highest Distinction
Harlingen, TX — Louis Perez
San Antonio, TX — Jasmin Butler with Highest Distinction, Joshua Saniel with Highest Distinction
Puyallup, WA — Jeffery Lerma with Highest Distinction
Philippines — Julian Ray Tayag with Highest Distinction
Master of Perfusion Science
Canada — Tyler Laird with Highest Distinction, Kyle Penner with Highest Distinction
Master of Health Professions Teaching & Technology
Columbus — Angela Cyza
Omaha — Lauren Schiefelbein
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS KEARNEY CAMPUS
Master of Medical Nutrition
Columbus — Kennedy Jones with Highest Distinction
Giltner — Audra Joyce with Highest Distinction
Gothenburg — Hannah Harrison with Highest Distinction
Newman Grove — Kirsten Milam with High Distinction
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Alma — Madison Aspegren with Distinction
Bridgeport — Kyler Johnson
Hastings — Brooke Becker, Daniela Lagunas
Merna — Tara Miller
Norfolk — Christian Cattau
Gilbert, AZ — Makenna VanLengen
Lakewood, CO — Kaitlyn Chavira
Walker, MN — Edgar Ficke-Anderson
Kansas City, MO — Brooklyn Hannan
Edgemont, SD — Abigail Russman
UNMC COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Master of Public Health
Omaha — Destinee King with Highest Distinction, Brandy Leaver, Lauren Maskin with High Distinction
St. Libory — Nicole Placke with Highest Distinction
El Cajon, CA — Hind Murad with Distinction
Littleton, CO — Caroline Smetanka with Highest Distinction
Stamford, CT — Allison Ferro with Distinction
Parkland, FL — Diana Andrade with High Distinction
Quitman, GA — Jeanne VanOrsdal with High Distinction
Paxton, IL — Erin Noga with High Distinction
Wichita, KS — Emily Nguyen with Distinction
Independence, MO — Kiersten Astarita with High Distinction
Columbus, OH — Clare Schutte
Cleveland, TX — Tempie Wyatt
Dallas, TX — Skye Medcraft
Medical Lake, WA — Holly Johnson with Distinction
Pakistan — Fizza Raza
Certificate in Public Health
Firth — Hannah VanderPutten
Gurley — Nicole Tuzicka
Lincoln — Jason Hutchison, Matthew Stern
St. Charles, IL — Margaret Mills
Reisterstown, MD — Paige Berman
Joplin, MO — Natalie Liu
Doctor of Public Health
Decatur, GA — Ester Sikare with High Distinction
Burlington Township, NJ — Runi Patel with Highest Distinction
Master of Health Administration
Omaha — Chandra Cummins-Zimmerman
Wichita, KS — Lani Bui with Highest Distinction
UNMC GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master of Healthcare Delivery Science
Broken Bow — Kesha DeGroff
Scottsbluff — Shane Weyrich
Master of Science
Bennington — Christopher D’Angelo
Cortland — Brylie Hartwig
Gretna — Brent Luedders
Lincoln — Katelyn Thompson
San Jose, CA — Jonjei Ku
Roscoe, IL — Faith Gomez
Chantilly, VA — Nam Ha
India — Rehana Bashir
Kenya — Rosemary Mwithiga
Malaysia — Min Sze Ewe
Panama — Marco Gonzalez
Doctor of Philosophy
Battle Creek — Misty Pocwierz-Gaines
Bellevue — Savanna Wallin
Center — Jessica Tschirren
Central City — Valerie Fousek-Schuller
Omaha — Alexandra Farfalla, Shaun Horak, Stephanie Lough, Molly Myers, Ashley Ravnholdt, Gabrielle Schulze, Anne Woodruff Jameson
Carroll, IA — Desiree Dawson
Council Bluffs, IA — Caroline Seilstad
Westborough, MA — Namita Bhyravbhatla
Sauk Rapids, MN — Suraj Adhikari
Columbia, MO — Sadie Klein
Raleigh, NC — Abigail Hall
Molalla, OR — Reegan Sturgeon
Bangladesh — Apu Chandra Das
India — Mahek Fatima, Sai Sundeep Kollala, Neha Kumari, Kasturi Siddhanta, Poonam Yadav
Iran — Raheleh Mohammadi
Lebanon — Zeinab Hedroj