Spring commencement 2008 degree candidates

The list, which is the largest since 2000, contains graduates from the following states and nations: Nebraska 184, Wyoming 52, South Dakota 24, Colorado 18, California 4, Arizona 2, Iowa 2, Kansas 2, Michigan 2, North Carolina 2, Minnesota 1, New Jersey 1, Ethiopia 1, Zimbabwe 1.

Those graduating, by degree (***summa cum laude, **magna cum laude, *cum laude):

 

SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION

David City: Gary Klahn

 

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Chadron: Andrew Cassiday, Clint Reading

Dix: Robert Maurer II

Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eve Buchanan

Martin, S.D.: Kathryn Smith

 

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Auburn: Seth Groff

Bridgeport: Kiley Jensen

Chadron: John Morford

Columbus: Todd Klein

Hamilton, Mont.: Todd Jamison

Lincoln: Christian Wulf

Mitchell: Kelly Downer

Omaha: Elizabeth Houston

Pleasant Hill, Iowa: Sarah De la Cuba

Sterling, Colo.: Heidi Eckland

Wellington, Colo.: Tamara Fosher

 

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Bridgeport: Bradley Noonan

Chadron: Amy Gardner

Chappell: Kurt Finkey

Colorado Springs, Colo.: Stephanie Colgate

Fort Morgan, Colo.: James Farley

Gering: Christine Fulk

Gordon: William Kyle Metzger, Lynn Schott

North Platte: Linda Ritner Anderson, Matthew Kaminski

Oelrichs, S.D : Connie L’Nette Swigert Carson

Oral, S.D.: Ronda Neugebauer

Riverton, Wyo.: Jennifer Kellner

Rushville: Dennis Dolezal

Sidney: Melvin Miller

Torrington, Wyo.: Robert Flock, Meghan Merkel

Valentine: Merrill Feller

Wheatland, Wyo.: Matthew Calvert

 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Benton Harbor, Mich.: Mary Brown

Casper, Wyo.: Kerri Flammang

Chadron: Audra Lynn Sauser

Colorado Springs, Colo.: Ryan Weiss

Council Bluffs, Iowa: Ryan Milner

Fort Collins, Colo.: Julie Hilt

Gillette, Wyo.: Andrew Urlaub

Kimball: Amber Burson

Santa Monica, Calif.: *Michael Timothy Collins

Scottsbluff: Benjamin Martin

 

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Amherst, Colo.: Maury Kramer

North Platte: Helen Rosso

Torrington, Wyo.: Darci Duran

 

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Nebraska

Alliance: Amber Foreman, James Girard, Lori Hoegerl, ***Lori Rodriquez, Christine Rudden

Bertrand: Alexander Schwarz

Bloomfield: **Joel Repenning

Broken Bow: *Brittany Clay

Callaway: Jacob Nelsen

Carroll: Katherine Osten

Chadron: Amy Amack, David Andersen, Rachel Blausey, Kyle Brice, Jeffrey Casselman, Sheli Yeradi Cerny, Sarah Clark, Michelle DeBoer, Bryan Enos, Nels Huffman, Brandee Lathrop, **Vanessa Mapes, Kelli McKinney, Miranda Parish, Jessica Pettie, Kathleen Rapp, Deana Roberts, Sally Roberts, Scott Roberts, David Spahn, **Laurie Vigen, Jacob Williamson

Crawford: ***Jessica Burke, Sandra Seidel, Anthony Staab

Culbertson: Georgia Spencer

Dawson: Daniel Giffee

Elgin: ***Kelcey Fredrickson Roberts

Gering: ***Angela Ybarra Mobly

Glenvil: **Tracy Hubl

Gordon: Glenn Stevens, ***Lacey Swayne

Gurley: Timothy Keller

Harrisburg: Kelsey Loutzenhiser

Harrison: ***Mika Huntrods

Hay Springs: Joy Blundell, Tracy Dierksen, Kristopher Pyle

Hemingford: Bryan Linegar

Imperial: Jesse Fitzke

Kimball: **Allison Perlinski

LaVista: Megan Maine

Lewellen: Andrew Hain

Lincoln: **Stephanie Liesl Frey, Jillian Stewart

McCook: Megan Nicholson, Luke Olson

Minatare: Nancie Riesen

Mitchell: **Aletia Norwood

Mullen: Carrie Haskell

North Platte: Katherine Hawks, Craig Lowe

O’Neill: Lindsey May, ***Jordon Swesey, Rachel Walton

Ogallala: *Nicole Hagan, Lauren Smith-Kuckkahn

Omaha: Samantha Graves

Oral, S.D.: Jami Klippenstein, Thomas “Levi” Lauing

Oshkosh: ***Kimberly Chadwick, Brittany Norman

Scottsbluff: Kristina Corey, Tenica Van Winkle, Bertana Venturino

Sidney: Wilbur Juett

Stuart: Lucas Vogel

Superior: Melissa Barry

Thedford: Jody Ray

Wauneta: *Ashley Kitt, Glenn Libby Jr.

 

Other States and Nations

Basin, Wyo.: Connie Vigil

Belle Fourche, S.D.: Joshua Gallagher

Casper, Wyo.: Brittany Benardis, **Richard Kunckel

Cheyenne, Wyo.: *Heather Canarecci, **Carol Walker, Adrienne Wood

Clearlake, Calif.: Theodore Donley Jr.

Douglas, Wyo.: Bruce Bevers

Eaton, Colo.: Matthew DeAngelis

Elk Grove, Calif.: ***Maura Bronte Pfeifer

Faith, S.D.: Stormy Inghram

Garden Valley, Calif.: *Mark Pfeifer

Gillette, Wyo.: **Jacob Ewing, Audrey Johnson, Calvin Rodgers

Golden, Colo.: Jacolb Lockhart

Green River, Wyo.: Chet Murray

Holyoke, Colo.: *Amanda Johnson

Hot Springs, S.D.: *Megan Aspen, Rachel Burtzlaff, **Cody Griebel

Interior, S.D.: Jessica Toczek

Lafayette, Colo.: Melissa Konopnicki

Lakewood, Colo.: Barton Cron

Longmont, Colo.: Paul Schweger

Marana, Ariz.: ***Nicholas Fiegel

Martin, S.D.: Zachary Knecht

Mesa, Ariz.: Jourdin Holden

Mountain View, Wyo.: *Corissa Kesterson

Newcastle, Wyo.: Nicole Hartley Bloom, Christopher Merkel, Patrick Riggs

Newell, S.D.: ***Sierra Lamb Gullickson

Raleigh, N.C.: Adisa Tobin

Rapid City, S.D.: Diane Russo

Riverton, Wyo.: Ryan Cassity

Rock Springs, Wyo.: Beau Wendling

Sedgwick, Colo.: Daniel Koenen

Sheridan, Wyo.: Jerry Smith

Sterling, Colo.: Jennifer Henderson

Thermopolis, Wyo.: Logan Stropko

Torrington, Wyo.: James Bedient, Cydney Cotton, ***Anna Hytrek

Wheatland, Wyo.: Crystal Cheser

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Nebraska

Albion: Lindsey Michael

Alliance: Jordan Colwell, **Leigha Curtiss, Joslynne Simpson, ***Kylee Stanley

Anselmo: *Richard Christen

Arnold: Joshua Magill

Blue Hill: Christina Whitten

Bridgeport: Jessica Bilby-Morrow

Cairo: **Bryce Jarzynka

Chadron: Laura Anderson-Beguin, *Jennifer Balmat, Wendy George, Matthew Lewin, Megan Pelton, Benjamin Rust, ***Andrew Schmid

Crawford: Luke Norman, Shane Norman

Gering: **Alesa Hebbert

Gothenburg: Shane Max

Harvard: **Amanda Owens

Hay Springs: Luther Marcy

Hebron : Tamara Lohmeier

Maywood: Austin Fischer

McCook: **Kaitlin Powell

Merna: **Daniel McDermott

Minatare: Steven Suhr

Monroe: **Alex Laudenklos

Morrill: *Tyler Dickey

Nebraska City: **Joseph Osovski

North Platte: ***Jessamy Thornton

O’Neill: Charles Funk

Ogallala: Craig Eddie

Omaha: **Landon Ehlers

Paxton: Katie Fisher Metz

Scottsbluff: Zachary Metz

St. Paul: **Lea Wells

Sutherland: Traci Jochum

Wellfleet: Alex Hasenauer

Wynot: ***Rebecca Pinkelman

 

Other States and Nations

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: **Yoseph Kenno

Ardmore, S.D.: Jennifer Walker

Benson, Minn.: Chance Kvistad

Buffalo, S.D.: Cale Bickerdyke

Casper, Wyo.: ***Brian Rochelle

Harare, Zimbabwe: *Bruce Kambarami

High Point, N.C.: Joshua Balmat

Kadoka, S.D.: Colleen Vander May

LaGrange, Wyo.: William Johnson

Merino, Colo.: **Cynthia Coats

Newcastle, Wyo.: Stacie Kline

Newell, S.D.: Cody Gullickson

Olathe, Kan.: Taylor Lewis

Ovid, Colo.: Tanner Peyton

Sioux Falls, S.D.: Eileen Baszler

Torrington, Wyo.: Aimee Mehrens

Wall, S.D.: Grant Andrews

West Creek, N.J.: ***Anna Redmond

Wheatland, Wyo.: Jaime Balzan, Carey Thomas

Worland, Wyo.: Matt Hazen

 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF EDUCATION

Nebraska

Ainsworth: *Theresa Kelly

Alliance: *Shelly Langemeier

Bassett: Kelsi Devall

Bayard: Misty Shimp

Chadron: Heather Pickering, Mitchell Pope

Gering: Lorna Davis, **James Miller, Allison Smith, ***Tyler Thompson, **Marne Wearne

Gothenburg: Dawn Jobman

Grand Island: Dustin Penas

Imperial: Dusty Hudson, *Brooke Lutz, John Strand

Kimball: Jennifer Carlson

Minatare: **Lisa Quintanar

Mitchell: Kelli Kuxhausen

North Platte: ***Bobbi Dehr, Lyndsey Douglas, Katherine Ellett, Cassandra Kubes, *Cheyenne Lacy, ***Audra Liebig, Michelle Martinez, ***Nichole Neal, ***Angela Siegmann, Charles Whyte

Randolph: Trevor Anderson

Rushville: Kristin Moore

Scottsbluff: Darci Davis, Hollie Williams

Sutherland: Nolan Collins

Wallace: **Wendy Cline

York: Ivy Weldon

 

Other States and Nations

Baggs, Wyo.: Sara Schneider

Black Hawk, S.D.: Nicole Penning

Buffalo, Wyo.: *Jennifer Fenster

Camp Crook, S.D.: *John Latham

Casper, Wyo.: Kristen Burnett

Douglas, Wyo.: ***Lynne Bath

Gillette, Wyo.: ***Julie Christensen

Lingle, Wyo.: Sheila Cruth

Lusk, Wyo.: **Lacey Lingelbach

Martin, S.D.: Cory Sterkel

Moorcroft, Wyo.: ***Chastity Holland Julson

Peetz, Colo.: Blaire Schumacher

Pine Bluffs, Wyo.: Zachariah Malcolm

Riverton, Wyo.: *Trista Bauer, ***Abigail Mowry, Derek Watson

Torrington, Wyo.: **Kenda Foos, **Joshua Jackson, Dusty Shields

Ulysses, Kan.: ***Renee Gaddis

White River, S.D.: *Shelsey Hight

 

NOTE: One name has been added since this list was initially distributed.