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06/04/2026

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06/01/2026

UNMC Congratulates More Than 1,000 Graduates in Commencement Ceremonies

Events were held in Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff

Diplomas and certificates were conferred on more than 1,000 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies held May 7 in Lincoln, Norfolk and Kearney and May 9 in Omaha and Scottsbluff.

The following is a list of graduates -- 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

Alliance -- Riley Lawrence

Byron -- Paiton Nash

Cozad -- Alyssa Kolbo

Franklin -- Taelyn Pritchard with Highest Distinction

Fremont -- Morgan Ondracek

Gibbon -- Edhel Escandon

Grand Island -- Samantha Roby with High Distinction, Litzy Rodriguez

Harvard -- Kinzee Derr

Hastings -- Olivia Kvols, Emily Schaefer

Hickman -- Morgan Bice

Imperial -- Lucy Rector with Distinction

Kearney -- Madison Mishou with Distinction, Brooklyn Rowh

Lexington -- Falhado Mohamed

Lincoln -- Lauren Dirks, Isaiah Petersen

McCook -- Joslyn Hammond

Neligh -- Emily Mlnarik with High Distinction

North Platte -- Kaitlyn Doucet

Omaha -- Karly Hanna, Kyle Lienemann

Phillips -- Ashlynn Brown

Scottsbluff -- Emma Foote

Seward -- Myka Smith with High Distinction

West Point -- Riley Heller



Colorado Springs, CO -- Aspen Brandich

Wray, CO -- Bianca Aguilar Ramirez, Alexis Aguilar-Ramirez

Newton, KS -- Kenyon Forest

Midwest City, OK -- Makayla Seal



Sint Maarten -- Clylisha Carty



Master of Science in Nursing

Clearwater -- Sierra Byrn

Grand Island -- Liza Nelson

North Platte -- Taylor Johnson



Doctor of Nursing Practice

Grand Island -- Shannon Mills

Hastings -- Rebecca Rockefeller

Kearney -- Jordan Isabella Witte

Oxford -- Megan Bergquist

Polk -- Kamrie Peterson



Oberlin, KS -- Mollie Tate



UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING LINCOLN DIVISION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Albion -- Madyson Zoucha with Highest Distinction

Alma -- Michelle Lujan Medrano

Amherst -- Tenley Hadwiger with Highest Distinction

Arlington -- Sarah Theiler

Beatrice -- Lauren Pieper with Highest Distinction

Bennington -- Alivia Petersen with Distinction

Broken Bow -- Garrett Phillips with Highest Distinction

Columbus -- Katherine Smith

Crete -- Jordyn Coe, Alennys Dominguez Alonso

Eagle -- KiLee Newell with High Distinction

Elkhorn -- Erin Sheehy

Gothenburg -- Emily Schwanz with Highest Distinction

Grand Island -- Presley Lilienthal, Cindy Salas with Distinction, Kaitlyn Wemhoff

Hastings -- Leah Krings, Rachel Theisen with High Distinction, Megan Yindrick with Highest Distinction

La Vista -- Keira Sterling with Highest Distinction

Lincoln -- Tara Bisesi, Avery Bowman with High Distinction, Caleb Cecava, Harleigh Crow, Sequoia Davis, Mariah Dawn, Cecilia Duong with Distinction, Alixandria Gifford with Highest Distinction, Isabella Gloria, Trinity Goodwin, Zahra Hasnawi with High Distinction, Kim Hoang with Distinction, Mary Householder with Highest Distinction, Alyanna Johnson, Ellizabeth Just with Highest Distinction, Bridget Kambarami with High Distinction, Aleyna Kassebaum with Highest Distinction, Emma Kolbet with Highest Distinction, Sara Kreikemeier with Distinction, Jacob Mullendore with Highest Distinction, Emma Rust, Lily Schroeder, Ziqing Shi with Highest Distinction, Reese Snell, McKenzie Unger, Patia Wolfe

Louisville -- Laura Swanson

Nebraska City -- Emily Breazile with Distinction, Kaitlyn Howard

Norfolk -- Reagan Van Diest with High Distinction

North Platte -- Elizabeth Davis with Highest Distinction

Omaha -- Madison Buda, Mia Centeno with Highest Distinction, Ava Circo with High Distinction, Kayla Cote with Highest Distinction, Isabelle Empson with High Distinction, Ava Fehr with High Distinction, Libby Hubschman, Kalani Kerkman with Highest Distinction, Jordyn Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Miller, Kyra Nordmeyer with Distinction, Stella Scott, Victoria Van D**e

O’Neill -- Tate Thompson

Overton -- Abigail Lawton

Papillion -- Ainsley Dierks

Pilger -- Samuel Ferguson

Roca -- Eliana Wayoro

Scottsbluff -- Justin Sharp

Seward -- RaeLynn Sugden with Highest Distinction

Wahoo -- Taylor Luben

Waverly -- Ian Peterson

Wood River -- Lauryn Zessin with Distinction

York -- Elsa Dick, Heaven Hoyt with Distinction



Phoenix, AZ -- Eden McQueen with High Distinction

Windsor, CO -- Claire Pepin

Elk Grove Village, IL -- Maggie Wheatley

Andale, KS -- Madison Strathmann

Shawnee, KS -- McKenna Taylor

Rochester, MN -- Katherine Hogan

Houston, MO -- Nicholas Warner with Highest Distinction

Ennis, MT -- Olivia Lohrenz

Dakota Dunes, SD -- Madeline Stout

Sioux Falls, SD -- Mia Tjaden with Distinction

Osceola, WI -- Ellie Johnson



Iraq -- Salman Salman

Nigeria -- Chiamaka Nwaizu with Distinction



Master of Science in Nursing

Columbus -- Morgan Roesener

Lincoln -- McKenze Cole, Bailey Keithley, Nyaduoth Plummer, Tobin Wyatt

Omaha -- Hanna Theobald

Seward -- Rhonda Souchek



Doctor of Nursing Practice

Crete -- Daisy Ortiz Juarez

Hastings -- Audrey Cooper

Lincoln -- Madison Pieper, Laura Rogers, Juan Zhou Powell

Pleasant Dale -- Kelsie Roberts

Seward -- Taylor Ronne



UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING NORTHERN DIVISION (NORFOLK)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Albion -- Olivia Connelly, Tristin Ho**er

Beemer -- Erica Engelmeyer

Bingham -- Angela Davis with High Distinction

Bloomfield -- Emelie Johnson

Cedar Rapids -- HaiLee McCready

Clarkson -- McKenna Cleveland

Columbus -- Isabelle Hastings, Halima Isaak with Distinction

Creighton -- Anna Tyler

Fullerton -- McKenzie Supik

Grand Island -- Rachael Osazuwa

Hastings -- Kaelyn Sojka

Laurel -- Berniece McCorkindale with High Distinction, Freya Young

Leigh -- Madisyn Pelan

Madison -- Sara Beth Reynaga

Monroe -- Callie Backman witH Highest Distinction

Neligh -- Kenzie Mosel

Norfolk -- Jeniffer Carrera, Beyonce Gildea, Amanda Uecker

O'Neill -- Ayden Dugan with High Distinction

Osceola -- Mackenzie Pinney

Petersburg -- Harlie Bode

Pierce -- Callie Arnold, Ashton Middendorf

Ponca -- Ellie McAfee with Distinction

Richland -- MaKenna Lutjelusche

Rising City -- Jenna Potter

Shelby -- Natalie Eller, Jenna Logan with High Distinction, Jaimee Paddock

South Sioux City -- Carla Villicana with Distinction

Stuart -- Cadence Kramer

Valparaiso -- Aaron Albin

Wausa -- Rachael Hubers



Holdingford, MN -- Chloe Ash



Philipines -- Sandra Fern Bolarong



Master of Science in Nursing

Wayne -- Amanda Cook



UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING OMAHA DIVISION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Aurora -- Rachel Hunter with Highest Distinction

Bancroft -- Elise Raasch

Battle Creek -- Joslyn Hrabanek with Distinction

Bellevue -- Jake Balaberda, Madelyn Faisetty, Babette Flores, Lily Hybner with High Distinction, Lindsey Redburn, Laine Roman, Atzin Vazquez Avila

Broken Bow -- Callie White with Highest Distinction

Columbus -- Sussan De Leon Orozco, Ava Newman

David City -- John Prochaska

Elkhorn -- Julia Edwards with Highest Distinction, Darien Foster, Zoe Obamwonyi, Danielle Stanley

Fullerton -- Piper Kramer

Gering -- Tayber Meyer with High Distinction

Gretna -- Nicole Briganti, Payton Childress, Abigail Costanzo, Grace Coufal

Hastings -- Gareth Jones with High Distinction, Jessie Nguyen with High Distinction

Kearney -- Ansley Noyes

Lincoln -- Clara Catlin, Lillian Duggan with Highest Distinction, Lilly Gierhan, Aubrey Hayes, Delaney Kort with High Distinction, Vi Nguyen, Aubrey Nydahl, Eli Stubblefield, Elizabeth Ware, Olivia Wolfgram

Murray -- Abigail Koelzer

North Platte -- Alexis Hoatson

Omaha -- Gbemisola Adedoyin, Marissa Ashcraft, Natalie Barrera Mendoza, Leilani Bryson, Alahna Davis, Daniel Deras, Aidan Firmature, Shaylee Fogelstrom with Highest Distinction, Zoe Goodrich, Elyssa Griess with Highest Distinction, Eric Hernandez Ayala, Monalisa Khan, Monica Kuzala, Ellie McDonald, McKenzie Miller, Alison Rivera-Alberto, Morgan Scholl, Katrina Shirkey, Ellie Smith, Mallory Swanson, Susanne Waechter, Belem Zapata-Ramirez

O’Neill -- Lauren Young

Papillion -- Stephan Adeyemi, Rachel Diehm, Seanna Garcia, Halie Mitchell

Pierce -- Payten Simmons

Schuyler -- Yeni Carreto-Escobar

South Sioux City -- Leslie Rodriguez



Mesa, AZ -- Jenna Van Der Kroon

Los Alamitos, CA -- Jacqueline Kucera with Highest Distinction

Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Alexander Dixson

Boise, ID -- Russell Hubach



Doctor of Nursing Practice

Anselmo -- Michelle Burnett

Bayard -- Melissa Larson

Bellevue -- Tiffany Whitney

Elwood -- Rachel Danielson

Gretna -- Jamie Granatowicz, Heidi Wesely

North Platte -- Lacey Simonton

Omaha -- Andrea Cahill, Audrey Davis, Shelby Ehle, Mackenzie Gillway, Maribeth Hall, Elizabeth Heuertz, Emily Lydiatt, Cindy McNew, Alicia Smith, Madison Thramer

Papillion -- Carley Crawford

Tecumseh -- Laynee Conner



Ortonville, MN -- Ashma Treinen



Master of Science in Nursing

Elkhorn -- Christina Reynolds

Elm Creek -- Jacqueline Burkey

Omaha -- Lauren Bruggeman, Michael Fettig, Alexandra Fettig, Amanda Gould, Abigail Krone



Rolling Hills, CA -- Sherry Phelan

West Des Moines, IA -- Kaylee Boelter



Germany -- Diana Preston



UNMC COLLEGE OF NURSING WEST NEBRASKA DIVISION (SCOTTSBLUFF)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bassett -- Benjamin Klemesrud

Gering -- Megan Bewley with Highest Distinction

Mitchell -- Leanne Leach with High Distinction

Morrill -- Jessica Harvey

Ogallala -- Alexandra Coffman with High Distinction

Scottsbluff -- Martin Strachan

Sidney -- Lacie Vach with Distinction

Sutherland -- Taigen Ruff with Distinction



Boulder, CO -- Stephanie Lopez

Gillette, WY -- Andrea O'Dell with Highest Distinction

Torrington, WY -- Juan Munoz



Philipines -- Steffi Geline Tactacan



Doctor of Nursing Practice

Alliance -- James Vermilion

Gering -- Ashley Heimbouch

Scottsbluff -- Kelsey Miller



UNMC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY (LINCOLN)

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Abie -- Joshua Roh

Bellevue -- Erin Alexander

Central City -- Bradley Schoch

Columbus -- Nathan Slusarski

Elkhorn -- Luke Andreasen with Highest Distinction, Aspen Auel, Logan Spanel

Fremont -- Emily Carlson, Kenedi Holck

Grand Island -- Thomas Haith, Faith Harris with Distinction

Hastings -- Trey Asher, Julia Reimer with High Distinction

Lincoln -- Rachael Collins with High Distinction, Upoma Guha, Alyson Jackson, Nori Khalaf, Shayla Meyer, Jaclin Peters

North Platte -- Zane Leibhart

O'Neill -- Kendra Kozisek with Distinction

Ogallala -- Mikah Hoppens with Highest Distinction

Omaha -- Payton Alber, Ashley Bush with Distinction, Anna Campbell, Eugene Kim, Jacob Olsen, Elaina Spanel

Papillion -- Logan McNeil with High Distinction

South Sioux City -- Jose Mendoza

Staplehurst -- Jacob Wiesen with Distinction

Sutton -- Kesean Bundy

York -- Lauren Herzberg with Highest Distinction



Phoenix, AZ -- Pierson Foi

El Centro, CA -- Samantha Hunter

Glendale, CA -- Lilian Al Nihmy

Sioux City, IA -- Quinn Adajar with Highest Distinction

Palos Hills, IL -- Farah Ali

South Barrington, IL -- Ashley Suchyta

Marysville, KS -- Alex D**e with Distinction

Olathe, KS -- Tanner Delaney with Highest Distinction

Wichita, KS -- Katharine Ewing with High Distinction

Baltimore, MD -- Gracie Smith

Luverne, MN -- Emma Verbrugge

Edison, NJ -- Shraddha Patel

Flandreau, SD -- Kathryn Benson with Distinction

Mitchell, SD -- Andrew Christiansen

Rapid City, SD -- Carter Meyer

Sioux Falls, SD -- Ian Ailts with Distinction, Conner Ulrich

Yankton, SD -- Jack Schoenfelder

San Antonio, TX -- Dayne Thomas

Blanding, UT -- Preston Macdonald

Buffalo, WY -- Mason Jensen with Distinction



Brazil -- Maria Carolina Leme Biran, Amanda Ribeiro Wobido

India -- Amandeep Kaur, Shivani Pandey



Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

Bellevue -- Brittney Brtek

Bennington -- Natalie Blumenkemper with High Distinction

Cortland -- Samantha Root

Grand Island -- Alyssa Empfield, Darian Hadenfeldt with High Distinction

Kearney -- Carsyn O'Hare

Lincoln -- Alaa Al Bayati, Juan Cervantes, Grace Ehly, Kimmy Hoang, Jael Quick

McCook -- Addison Knoll

Omaha -- Fatima Anguiano Cortes, Kelsey Hudecek, Jade Rodriguez Ramirez

Osceola -- Baili Kumpf

York -- Cori Combs



Denver, CO -- Andrea Perez

Flandreau, SD -- Hannah Parsley



UNMC COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY (Scottsbluff)

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

Gering -- Diana Acosta

Grand Island -- Kristan Rinkol

Raymond -- Alora Ferguson with Distinction

Utica -- Gracen Fehlhafer



UNMC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Doctor of Medicine

Albion -- Taylor Sullivan, Jessie Sullivan

Alliance -- Sophia Sánchez

Arlington -- Grace Volk

Bassett -- Megan Erickson

Bellevue -- Nolan Marshall, Alissa Schroeder

Blair -- Kailynn Jensen

Bridgeport -- Emily Baxter with Distinction, Kaitlyn Nein

Cedar Bluffs -- Seth Springer with Distinction

Columbus -- Henrique Adabo, Madeline Luebe, Jainaha Srikumar

David City -- Grace Moravec

Elkhorn -- Zachariah Headley, Priya Verbik

Fremont -- Henry Diers

Gretna -- Mazie Atteberry

Hastings -- Violet Brownsmith, Uyen Tran with Distinction

Juniata -- Abigail Klammer

Lincoln -- Connor Aylor, Trevin Ball, Molly Coffey, Joslyn Ford, Leah Heyen, David Liescheski, Cruz Longoria, Joshua Qu, Keegan Schuchart, Kaitlyn Slepicka, Elizabeth Staab, Shea Swanson, Duncan Works with Distinction

Mullen -- Jeremy Vinton

Norfolk -- Braden Fink, Danielle Krohn, Connor Rockwell

Omaha -- Elizabeth Amato-Hanner, Kayley Anderson with Distinction, Emma Andrews, Bridget Backer with High Distinction, Madelyn Bash, Hannah Burbach with High Distinction, Courtney Doherty with High Distinction, Stephanie D**g, Jeffrey Garvey Jr., with Distinction, John Glassman, Sean Hartwell, Madeline Helm with High Distinction, Lucas Houser, Joel Jacob, Megan Kerns with Distinction, Lauren Klingemann with Distinction, Shane Kochenderfer with Distinction, Binh Le, Sean MacBride, Noah Peyton, Jakob Phillips, Noelle Pick, Margarita Pipinos with Distinction, Keland Potthoff Hernandez, Ethan Ruh, Joseph Schanbacher, Allyson Schmitz, Varun Sharma, Troy Suwondo, Olivia Taylor, Nathan Turner, Jordan Walsh, Rachel Weber, Rebecca Williams with High Distinction, Allison Zetterman, Anita Zhou with Distinction

Papillion -- Rachel Cournoyer

Scottsbluff -- Alisha Langan, Taylor York

Valley -- Megan Ott with High Distinction

Wayne -- Grace Heithold

Wisner -- Lauren Jacobsen



Birmingham, AL -- Samuel Storey

Carlsbad, CA -- Andrew Rappolt

Chula Vista, CA -- Carol Schroeder

El Dorado Hills, CA -- Sophia Cima with Distinction

Mountain View, CA -- Anna Haggart

Orange, CA -- Linda Huynh

San Francisco, CA -- Emily Ehsan with High Distinction

Stockton, CA -- Kristina Pravoverov

Colorado Springs, CO -- Ryder Cuppett

Denver, CO -- Laura Beach

Longmont, CO -- Brandon Staple

Parker, CO -- Eric Van Der Zwaag

Washington, DC -- Chase Jablon

Council Bluffs, IA -- Romilia Castillo

Barrington, IL -- Brock Calamari

Mahomet, IL -- Garret Williams

Overland Park, KS -- Natalie Sturd

Canton, MI -- Alexander Farell

Prior Lake, MN -- Adrienne Shabaz

Saint Michael, MN -- Taylor Nelson

Kidder, MO -- Molly Schieber

Lee's Summit, MO -- Brianna Knipp

Maryville, MO -- Maggie Kempf

St. Louis, MO -- Shalmali Mirajkar

Billings, MT -- Aubree Honcoop

Ocean City, NJ -- Luke Wiedmayer

Amherst, NY -- Joshua Jolton

Inwood, NY -- Abraham Killanin

Columbus, OH -- Jamal Salaymeh with High Distinction

Portland, OR -- Owen Sanders

Fort Pierre, SD -- Riggs Sanchez

Jefferson, SD -- Marie Bernard

Rapid City, SD -- Sarah Casey

Sioux Falls, SD -- Insaf Omar

Houston, TX -- Lina Adwer

Kamas, UT -- Brett Weller

Waunakee, WI -- Michael Kinzler



Uzbekistan -- Nozima Aripova



COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

KEARNEY

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Hastings -- Tate Pfeifer

Kearney -- Ashley Stanton with Honors, Claire Vanderbeek with Honors

Lincoln -- Tristen Toelle



OMAHA

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Beatrice -- Carley Leners with Honors

Bennington -- Cassidy Johnson with Honors

Blair -- Nicole Wiese with Honors

Callaway -- Cheyney Loper with Honors

Carroll -- Austin Fernau

Deshler -- Jaden Siegle

Friend -- Holly Manalili

Funk -- Hadley Milks with Honors

La Vista -- Jack Cosgrove

Lincoln -- Madison Krueger with Honors, Christian Kwambamba, Kelsey Novak with Honors

Minden -- Emma Rutt with Honors

Omaha -- Jocelyn Anderson with Honors, Jake Cera, Lydia Delkamiller with Honors, Noah Farho with Honors, Bridgette Quinn

Overton -- Jaycee Wallace

York -- Abbey Seevers with Honors



Cottage Grove, MN -- Bailey Hein

Sauk Rapids, MN -- Shawn MacDonald with Honors



Doctor of Medical Science

Eustis -- Leigh Lehmann with Honors

Hastings -- Clare Keller with Honors

North Platte -- Sydney Wolken with Honors



St. Clair, MI -- Adam Huffman with Honors

Spring Lake, NC -- Christopher Griffis with Honors

Princeton, NJ -- Julia Sieczkowski with Honors

Akron, OH -- John Wilson

Greybull, WY -- Makyela Sorensen



KEARNEY

Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences

Boelus -- Haley Hellwege with Honors

Broken Bow -- Sydney Jacobsen

Farwell -- Olivia Koperski with Honors

Fullerton -- Ethan Ciancio with Honors

Grand Island -- Elizabeth Trausch

Kearney -- Lia Cool with Honors, Ella Kugler with Honors

Lawrence -- Lily Conn

North Platte -- Aspen Nelson with Honors

Sidney -- McKenzie Andrew with Honors

Valentine -- Tessa Krolikowski



Treynor, IA -- Allison Black



OMAHA

Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences

David City -- Brett Kobza with Honors

Elkhorn -- Avery Hoegh with Honors, Matthew Robin

Gretna -- Kelsey Jarnagin

Harvard -- Benjamin Okraska

Hickman -- Jordan Wilkinson with Honors

Kearney -- Naomi Cardona

Laurel -- Cassandra Granquist with Honors

Lincoln -- Josephine LaPorta, Kara Linder with Honors

North Bend -- Cierra Kluthe

Omaha -- Abbie Gaube with Honors, Sadiah Hasan, Yesenia Mora-Lopez, Kyara Pool, Samantha Severin, Katelyn Shila

Plymouth -- Emerson Schultis with Honors

Raymond -- Devan Greenlee

Wausa -- Leah Bloomquist

Waverly -- Hogan Wingrove



Albertville, AL -- Katelynn Kelley with Honors

Jenison, MI -- Crystal Reno with Honors

Riesel, TX -- Maikayla Williams with Honors



KEARNEY

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

Dannebrog -- Jacqueline Bourbonnais

Grand Island -- Joseph Holling

Gretna -- Brooklyn Schuler with Honors

Sidney -- Karalyn Stevens



OMAHA

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

Bellevue -- Nicholas Mohr with Honors

Elkhorn -- Claire Kolkman with Honors

Falls City -- Heather Kirkendall

Gretna -- Sean Hacker

Lincoln -- Amy Le, Kyle Malone

McCook -- Emma Olson

Milford -- Madeline Wittstruck

Omaha -- Tatiana Bullion, Evalyn Johannes, Noah Ratliff with Honors

Waverly -- Delanie Burklund



Carlsbad, CA -- Caitlin McCarthy with Honors

San Diego, CA -- Tue Dinh with Honors

San Leandro, CA -- Mary Junelyn Vinuya

Westmoreland, KS -- Kristen Wheeler with Honors

Lakeville, MN -- Sarah Hawkinson

Houston, TX -- Hang Tran



Master of Genetic Counseling

Fremont -- Cami Bisson

Omaha -- Anna Wilwerding with Honors



Little Rock, AR -- Sarah Williams

Loveland, CO -- Joseph Flock with Honors

Fishers, IN -- Claire Blake with Honors

Lewisport, KY -- Halley Stewart with Honors

Sioux Falls, SD -- Annika Paulsen with Honors

Lubbock, TX -- Joshua Truong with Honors



Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Plymouth, MI -- Irene Shao



Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Chadron -- Kennedy Trueblood



Master of Health Professions Teaching & Technology

Ortonville, MN -- Zachary Larson



Master of Perfusion Science

Norfolk -- Christian Eisenhauer

Omaha -- Andrew Campagna



Yucaipa, CA -- Cameron Harper

Parker, CO -- William Scavuzzo

Solon, IA -- Taylor Moore

El Paso, IL -- Boden Halvorsen

Lenexa, KS -- Will Sydzyik with Honors

Wellington, KS -- Andrew Linnebur

Pikeville, KY -- James Compton

Edina, MN -- Sofia Carlson

St. Louis, MO -- Abigail Meyer

Aledo, TX -- Alyssa Hickerson

Rowlett, TX -- Madison Mao



Canada -- Jenna Parfeniuk



OMAHA

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Central City -- Koby Brandenburg

Columbus -- Aspen Luebbe

David City -- Hannah Hessler

Denton -- Zachary Bennetts

Dodge -- Jayson Henrickson

Elkhorn -- Maxwell Fedde

Grand Island -- Carlyn Willis

Gretna -- Bryant Jeary

Kearney -- Elle Dahlgren, Carrie Oaklund, Madison Swartwood

Laurel -- Trent Lubberstedt

Lincoln -- Josie Arduser, Sophia Duggan, Alexis Johnson, Sierra St. Clair, Peyton Stoppel, Hope Whitney

North Platte -- Tanner Ruda with Honors

Odell -- Camaryn Gydesen

Omaha -- Porfirio Garcia Hernandez, Emma Hansen, Greta Heffron with Honors, Nicole Kleffman with Honors, Kara Roos, Alexis Shade, Spencer Wagner with Honors

Papillion -- Tatum Hemmingsen, Jackson Larsen

Pawnee City -- Andrew Davis

Ravenna -- Jordyn Heins

Rising City -- Katherine McDonald

Scottsbluff -- Logan Moravec

South Sioux City -- Ximena Alvarez Magana

Trumbull -- Tristan Larson

Wahoo -- Kylee Swanson

Wakefield -- Antonio Sarmiento

Waverly -- Kyle Goodban

Wayne -- Owen Frideres



Parker, CO -- Haley Morris

Carroll, IA -- Sydney Renning

Plymouth, MN -- Alexandra Stageman

Sioux Falls, SD -- Brooke Peterson

Peshtigo, WI -- Nadia Khayat



KEARNEY

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Ainsworth -- Mackenzie George

Broken Bow -- Lindsay McMeen

Cambridge -- Amelia Sayer

Creighton -- Ashtyn Fritz

Fairbury -- Isaac Robertson

Holdrege -- Antonia Kolbo

Lincoln -- Maisie Ohlrich

North Bend -- Jacob Ray

Overton -- Braden Kizer

Wahoo -- Hadley Chvatal

Wayne -- Ashton Boyer



Windsor, CO -- Kamille Hocking

New Underwood, SD -- Jae Hanks

Casper, WY -- Jenae Pope



UNMC COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Certificate in Public Health

Bennington -- Mounica Soma

Gurley -- Nicole Tuzicka

Lincoln -- Lesa Hoppe

Ralston -- Jamie Craft



Coal Valley, IL -- Russell Schmidt

Brownsburg, IN -- Frances Brewer

Hampton Township, NJ -- Daniel Kent V



China -- Yuhan Miao, Jiarui Jin, Ning Ma, Yu Gu

Togo -- Mawaba Mewenemesse



Master of Public Health

Beatrice -- Zander Wells with Highest Distinction

Friend -- Edwen Baptista with High Distinction

Grand Island -- Jessica Hammers, Lauren Hauser with Highest Distinction

Hickman -- Dylan Hafer with High Distinction

Lincoln -- Kim-Yen Cao with Highest Distinction, Rebecca Cederberg with Highest Distinction, Stefan Merchant with Highest Distinction

Malcolm -- Christine Rohe with High Distinction

North Platte -- Bethany Burklund with Highest Distinction

Omaha -- Mariah Abney with High Distinction, Megan Coffey, Andrea Dizona with Highest Distinction, Sarah Jaksich with Highest Distinction, Blaire Kratochvil with High Distinction, Colleen Malashock with High Distinction, Kathleen Malmgren with High Distinction, Kelly McCauley with Highest Distinction, Aubrey Schieuer with Highest Distinction

Papillion -- Hannah Cochran with High Distinction

Syracuse -- Megan Wallman with Highest Distinction



Jacksonville, FL -- Armin Barghan with High Distinction

Henderson, IA -- Jodi Fleissner with Distinction

Smithland, IA -- Brittney Yockey with High Distinction

Romeoville, IL -- Alexis Connelly with Highest Distinction

Fishers, IN -- Nishant Chenchaiah with Highest Distinction

Garden City, KS -- Julevi Bernido with High Distinction

Liberal, KS -- Devvrat Bhakta with Highest Distinction

New Orleans, LA -- Tyler Wilson

Baltimore, MD -- Brittany Williamson with Highest Distinction

Lake Orion, MI -- Micah James

Eden Prairie, MN -- Jordan Collins with High Distinction

Kansas City, MO -- Regan Hill

Bartlesville, OK -- Chloe Maye with Highest Distinction

Spearfish, SD -- Kelli Mutchler with High Distinction

El Paso, TX -- Daisy Valdez

Houston, TX -- Philipp Lirk with Distinction

Ogden, UT -- Colleen Heines

Troy, VA -- Brian Young with High Distinction

Bonney Lake, WA -- Kayla Q**m with Distinction

Snohomish, WA -- Elizabeth Laskowski with Highest Distinction



Bangladesh -- Farzana Afrin Bithi with Highest Distinction

China -- Chunbo Deng with Highest Distinction

Guinea -- Ibrahima Kaba with Highest Distinction

Liberia -- Siddiq Konneh

Nepal -- Punam Rai with High Distinction

Togo -- Edi Anthony

Vietnam -- Nu Bui with Distinction



Doctor of Public Health

Chadron -- Wendy Wasserburger Wells

Gretna -- Justin Frederick with Highest Distinction

Omaha -- Kishla Askins with Distinction



Canada -- Sumaiya Khan with High Distinction



Master of Health Administration

Howells -- Megan Morton with High Distinction



UNMC COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Doctor of Pharmacy

Alma -- Shelby Butts

Blair -- Chase Clausen with Highest Distinction

Broken Bow -- Samuel Schendt

Chester -- Katelyn Richardson with Distinction

Columbus -- Ashley Newman with Distinction

Cozad -- Jace Russman

Falls City -- Tanner Cromer with Distinction

Henderson -- Benjamin Mestl with High Distinction

Hildreth -- Abby Quadhamer with Distinction

Lexington -- Vanessa Lo with Distinction

Omaha -- Amal Abou-Ayash, Zachary Kalkwarf, Nicholas Soltys with Distinction

Papillion -- Emily Jinings

Pierce -- Breane Hoffman



Monterey, CA -- Samantha Hughes

San Diego, CA -- Rachel Viter

Cunningham, KS -- Paige DeWeese

Lawrence, KS -- Gouri Jas

Bloomsburg, PA -- Daniel Kresock

Rapid City, SD -- Lauren Brost

Sioux Falls, SD -- Meredith Ollerich



Iran -- Mehrnaz Alishiri with Distinction

Iraq -- Sanan Aldakhi , Banas Dna

Nepal -- Poonam Gupta with Distinction



GRADUATE STUDIES

Master of Healthcare Delivery Science

Lincoln -- Jared Denny

Omaha – Wenyan Wang

Springfield -- Jamie Maier



Master of Science

Allen -- Ashley Kraemer

Bellevue -- Kamryn Reynolds

Bennington -- Trenton Sedlacek

Cozad -- Jacob Engel

Denton -- Mason Warner

Elkhorn -- Madison Kent, Blake Kidder

Hampton -- Kael Kingery

Herman -- Garrison Potadle

Kearney -- Nolan Eatherton

Lincoln -- Jacob Aldridge, Rebecca Gross, Matthew Millian, Diana Pham

North Platte -- Joseph Heirigs

Omaha -- Tommie Frazier III, Angelica Ibarra, Marisa Perez-Durham, Michael Prucha Jr., Alexandra Stodola



Fort Collins, CO -- Camryn Berry

Overland Park, KS -- Jacob Dolesh

Wichita, KS -- Elizabeth Meister

Marion, MD -- Taylor Marshall

Rock Port, MO -- Richard Burke

Albuquerque, NM -- Alina Cartron

Las Vegas, NV -- Chacen Carpenter

Goshen, NY -- Margaret Lapan

Laredo, TX -- Samantha Gomez



China -- Xiongyuxuan Wang

Denmark -- Elina Lynge Wagner

Ecuador -- Tania Aguilera Pineda

India -- Sharon Krithi Jegadish

United Kingdom -- Kareem Omran



Doctor of Philosophy

Beatrice -- Dylan George

Bennington -- Lauren Loyd

Elkhorn -- Abi Heller-Wight

Omaha -- Brigham Killips, Maria Mickles, Elizabeth Reisher

Papillion -- Evie Ehrhorn

Ralston -- Thomas Webster

Verdigre -- Jessica Tschirren



San Jose, CA -- Rebecca Barall

Fort Collins, CO -- Dylan Jochum

Pleasant Hill, IA -- Shaylah McCool

Lafayette, LA -- Emma Hymel

Haslett, MI -- William Miklavcic

Henning, MN -- Makenzie Vorderbruggen

Grand Forks, ND -- Hunter Jones

Ashland, OR -- Dawson Hollingsworth

Molalla, OR -- Reegan Sturgeon

Necedah, WI -- Dalton Staller



Bangladesh -- Ashish Das, S M Shatil Shahriar, Ashrafi Sultana

China -- Yingling Chen, Qianqian Li, Xinyu Sun

Ethiopia -- Lelisse Umeta

Germany -- Marie Neumann

India -- Deepan Chatterjee, Dipanwita Das, Achyuth Kalluchi, Sipra Panda, Pooja Roy, Venkatesh Varadharaj

Nigeria -- Olawale Alimi, Ikenna Orji

Philipines -- Francis Fontanilla

Rwanda -- Josiane Kabayundo

Beyond Imminent Risk: Understanding and Supporting Chronic Suicidality Across the Lifespan (Ethics)July 17, 2026 | 11:00...
05/29/2026

Beyond Imminent Risk: Understanding and Supporting Chronic Suicidality Across the Lifespan (Ethics)
July 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

The Omaha AHEC is proud to collaborate with the Grace Abbott Training and Supervision Academy for the 6th consecutive year to host a virtual Continuing Education event. This year’s training focuses on Understanding and Supporting Chronic Suicidality Across the Lifespan, a valuable topic for both physical and mental health practitioners.

This live webinar explores how clients may experience ongoing suicidal thoughts without immediate intent, yet still need meaningful, consistent support. Participants will gain a lifespan-informed perspective along with practical, relational, and meaning-centered strategies to promote safety, dignity, and long-term engagement.

Whether you're a student, caregiver, or professional in any field, this training will equip you with effective tools to support others and strengthen communication.

Register Here: https://gatsa.advance.nebraska.edu/courses/beyond-imminent-risk-understanding-and-supporting-chronic-suicidality-across-the-lifespan

Dr. Haley Hays has been appointed Assistant Dean at the West Nebraska Division, effective June 1, 2026. Dr. Hays has bee...
05/28/2026

Dr. Haley Hays has been appointed Assistant Dean at the West Nebraska Division, effective June 1, 2026.

Dr. Hays has been serving as interim Assistant Dean at the West Nebraska Division since January 1, 2025 where she is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Specialty Coordinator for the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) program.

She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNMC in 2014, followed by a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Family Nurse Practitioner certification from the University of Wyoming in 2017. Dr. Hays completed a Post-Graduate Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certificate at UT Health in 2019 and a Post-Graduate Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate at UNMC in 2020.

Dr. Hays is a Partner, Nurse Practitioner, and former LEAD Advanced Practice Professional with Aligned Providers of Wyoming with her primary practice site at Kimball Health Services in Kimball, Nebraska. She maintains clinical affiliations with Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

She maintains service as a Nebraska State Representative for the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and as a current Board of Directors member. Dr. Hays is also completing her final year on the Nominations Committee for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She has delivered numerous presentations including locally, regionally and nationally, contributed as an item writer for the AANPCB ENP certification examination, and serves as a peer reviewer for the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal (AEJN). In addition, she has published case reports in AEJN and has contributed chapters to the upcoming ENP Core Curriculum revision.

Dr. Hays has received numerous recognitions. In 2023, she received the Nebraska Nurses Association’s “40 Under 40” award. In 2025, she was honored with the Rosalee C. Yeaworth Teaching Excellence Award, the Virginia Tilden Leadership Award from the College of Nursing, and the Outstanding Rural Practitioner Award from the Nebraska Rural Health Association. She was also named a NurseTRUST Emerging Leader Fellow in 2025.

Address

2620 College Park
Scottsbluff, NE
69361

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