UNK announces record number of graduates

A record-setting 670 graduates — 529 undergraduates and 141 graduate students — will take part in 10 a.m. ceremonies today at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Addressing the graduates will be Curt Coffman, an independent researcher, New York Times best-selling author, speaker and consultant.

Southeast Nebraska graduates are listed below by degree and hometown. Distinctions are indicated in parentheses:

SCL — summa cum laude

MCL — magna cum laude

CL — cum laude

HM — honorable mention

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Beatrice: Clark Bausch 

Edgar: Lesley Jones

Lincoln: Melissa Hinkley, Hannah Hotovy (SCL)

Seward: Aaron Lewien (HM)

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Beatrice: Elizabeth Fielder

Brainard: Melissa Jakub (MCL)

Crete: Jennifer Callan

Fairbury: Heather Milius

Henderson: Mark Hiebner

Lincoln: Brett Christensen

Martell: Bridget Egger (CL)

Panama: Philip Onwiler

Syracuse: James Blex

Valparaiso: Jonathan Bouc

Waco: Stephanie Hoemann

York: Timothy Moser (HM)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Ashland: Jarrod Holz

Beatrice: Joshua Hanshaw, Travis Hardin, Jason Janzen

Crete: Dustin Lineweber (HM), Rebecca Lineweber (SCL), Joseph Nerud

Davenport: Stacy Smith

David City: Robert Daro (MCL), Gregory Eickmeier

Deshler: Timothy Bartling

DeWitt: KaDene Deke

Eagle: Travis Checketts, Wesley Frye

Edgar: Rochelle Meyer, Sonja Meyer (CL)

Fairbury: Matt Ringen

Firth: Cory Eastin

Geneva: Katie Coufal (MCL)

Giltner: Lindsey Ocker, Heather Wagner

Harvard: Ashley Sadd (MCL)

Hebron: Jammie Wiedel

Henderson: Bret Schweitzer

Lawrence: Jason Hoelting, Stephanie Janda, Lisa Ostdiek, Emily Schroer

Lincoln: Matthew Blum, Travis Gonzalez, Kyle Myers, Sharice Ward

Milford: Megan Esch (CL)

Nebraska City: Jacqueline Hubl

Nelson: Peter Spirk

Plattsmouth: Elizabeth Gehrig

Plymouth: Jacilyn Sellenrick, Amber Vossler 

Seward: Dana Schultz

Shelby: Steven Stewart

Superior: Kassandra Swanson (HM)

Syracuse: Kimberly Kuhlenengel (HM)

Tecumseh: Matthew Urkoski (HM)

Western: Joelle Nickel

Wilber: Rebecca Korinek, Jessica Oliver, Andrew Stutesman

York: Creighton Demuth (CL), Jacquelyn Dibbern, Heath Dooley (HM), Kylee Gardner, Levi Rath

Yutan: Victoria Althage

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Aurora: Renee Ekhoff (HM)

York: Darrel Branz (HM)

EDUCATION SPECIALIST

Hebron:  Deborah Lee

Stromsburg: Evan Wieseman

MASTER OF ARTS

Brownville: William Hayes

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

Aurora: Debra Carlson

Lincoln: Steve Schultz

Mead: Cortney Couch

Superior: Kathleen Brennfoerder

York: Kenneth Booth

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Aurora: Stephanie Buller 

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Aurora: Julie Wasem 

Henderson: Carrie Regier

Lawrence: Vicki Kucera

Lincoln:  Kandi Thomas

Pawnee City: Margaret Voigtlander

Waverly: Robert Fish