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Concordia confers degress to 110 students in December 2019

Seward, NE (01/16/2020) — Undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded to 110 students in December 2019 at Concordia University, Nebraska in Seward.

Undergraduates earning a degree from Concordia were eligible for distinction or high distinction honors. The top 10 percent of graduates with the highest GPA in their respective colleges were designated as graduating with high distinction. An additional 15 percent were designated as graduating with distinction.

Concordia University, Nebraska graduates earning their degree in December 2019 include (listed in alphabetical order by state [exception: Nebraska first], city and last name):

Nebraska

Rhonda Henschen, Bancroft, Neb., M.Ed.

Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Lorissa Ballinger, Bellevue, Neb., M.Ed.

Jenna Lempke, Bellevue, Neb., M.Ed.

Hallane George, Bennington, Neb., M.H.A.

Quinn Wragge, Bloomfield, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Paige Glasshoff, Brainard, Neb., MBA

Seth Hart, Fairbury, Neb., B.A.

Mitchell Charron, Fremont, Neb., B.S.

Drew Laird, Gretna, Neb., B.A.

Brody Kelley, Hartington, Neb., M.Ed.

Wyatt Woodman, Kenesaw, Neb., B.A.

Paige Borcherding, Lincoln, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Hannah Callahan, Lincoln, Neb., MBA

Jared Callahan, Lincoln, Neb., MBA

Jamie Hohensee, Lincoln, Neb., M.Ed.

Zachary Kollbaum, Lincoln, Neb., M.S.

Emilee Linebaugh, Lincoln, Neb., MBA

Samuel Otte, Lincoln, Neb., B.S. and B.S.Ed.

Johanna Owen, Lincoln, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Evan Asche, Omaha, Neb., B.F.A.

Jasmine Campbell, Omaha, Neb., M.Ed.

Kimberly Sleeper, Omaha, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Robert Peterson, Ord, Neb., B.A.

Cameron Moes, Osmond, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Tanner Schwaninger, Palmyra, Neb., B.S.

Aaron Carlson, Papillion, Neb., B.A.

Sarah Heineman, Ponca, Neb., M.Ed.

Cari Berner, Seward, Neb., MBA

Bethany Johnson, Seward, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Allison Wisco, Seward, Neb., MBA

Amanda St. Louis, Staplehurst, Neb., B.S.Ed.

Brady Fehlhafer, Utica, Neb., B.A., Distinction

Rebecca Hoffschneider, Utica, Neb., B.A.

Hallie Mayer, Weston, Neb., M.Ed.

Nora Friberg, York, Neb., B.A.

Shannon Nelson, Yutan, Neb., M.Ed.


Alabama

Sophie Thorsen, Huntsville, Ala., B.S.Ed.


Alaska

Katelyn Sloan, Eagle River, Alaska, M.Ed.


Arizona

Camaren Gause, Tuscon, Ariz., B.A.

California

Peter Jensen, Costa Mesa, Calif., B.A.

Jiles Smith, Diamond Bar, Calif., MBA

Arthur Anderson, Fresno, Calif., MBA

Jesica Neal, Mission Viejo, Calif., M.Ed.

Laura Sieglitz, Sacramento, Calif., M.Ed.

Patricia Tripp, Simi Valley, Calif., B.A., Distinction


Colorado

Amy Migl, Centennial, Colo., B.S.

Nicole Mapes, Greeley, Colo., M.P.H.


Connecticut

Walter Gutierrez, Danbury, Conn., M.Ed.

Cecilia Schlossberg, Hartford, Conn., M.Ed.


Florida

Erica Babcock, Daytona Beach, Fla., M.Ed.

Brittany Martinez, Kissimmee, Fla., M.Ed.

Chad Lyne, Navarre, Fla., M.Ed.


Georgia

Marcy Almanzar, Newnan, Ga., M.Ed.


Hawaii

Eric Hamp, Kula, Maui, Hawaii, MBA


Illinois

Kaitlyn Stradtmann, Belvidere, Ill., B.S.Ed., Distinction

Shannon Armstrong, Cortland, Ill., M.Ed.

Josiah Rensner, Effingham, Ill., B.S. and B.S.Ed., High Distinction

Tracey Polson Ragen, Normal, Ill., MBA


Indiana

Allyson Dawson, Indianapolis, Ind., M.Ed.

Sheena Roach, Indianapolis, Ind., M.Ed.


Iowa

Caleb Silcott, Altonna, Iowa, B.A.

Logan Ryan, Johnston, Iowa, B.S.Ed.


Kansas

Kaleb Weinkauf, Basehor, Kan., B.A.

Emily Wetzel, Olathe, Kan., B.A.

Stuart Kolpin, Overland Park, Kan., B.S.

Jacob Jennings, Shawnee, Kan., B.S., High Distinction

Traci Noll, Winchester, Kan., M.H.A.


Louisiana

Hope Lagarde, New Orleans, La., M.Ed.


Maryland

Summer Quisgard, Owings Mills, Md., M.Ed.


Michigan

Kimberly Duncan, Royal Oak, Mich., M.H.A.


Minnesota

Olivia Hunt, Big Lake, Minn., B.A., High Distinction


Montana

Brynn Rowley, Choteau, Mont., M.Ed.


North Carolina

David Fordham, Concord, N.C., M.Ed.

Jenna Rossi, Charlotte, N.C., M.Ed.

Lavonda Benbow, Garner, N.C., M.P.H.

Lori Lundy, High Point, N.C., M.H.A.

Heather Neal, Waxhaw, N.C., M.H.A.


New Jersey

Amanda Dineen, Barnegat, N.J., M.Ed.

Connor Walsh, Butler, N.J., M.S.

Jonathan Lado, Gloucester City, N.J., B.A.

Andre Waller, Newark, N.J., M.Ed.

Elsie Clodomir, Piscataway, N.J., M.H.A.

Tajh Laster, Trenton, N.J., M.S.


New York

Joycelyn McGregor, Brooklyn, N.Y., M.Ed.

Carey Daniels, Middletown, N.Y., M.Ed.

Ibanessa Hogan, New Rochelle, N.Y., MBA


Nevada

Angela Rose, Las Vegas, Nev., M.Ed.

Jeffrey Pierce, Sparks, Nev., M.Ed.


Oklahoma

Kacy Meyer, Jenks, Okla., B.A., High Distinction

Aadel Bussinger, Lawton, Okla., M.Ed.


South Carolina

Cortnie Jones, Gadsden, S.C., M.P.H.

Sean O'Connor, Little River, S.C., M.Ed.


South Dakota

Ann Condello, Sioux Falls, S.D., MBA


Texas

Carmen Johnson, Azle, Texas, M.Ed.

Shelby Janysek, Bryan, Texas, MBA

Raymundo Martinez, El Paso, Texas, M.Ed.

Latoya Hawkins, Fort Worth, Texas, M.Ed.

Debra Atkins, Houston, Texas, M.H.A.

Anna Bennett, Houston, Texas, M.H.A.

Sabrina Easington, Houston, Texas, M.P.H.

Ronald Jackson, Houston, Texas, MBA

Brandon Rhodes, Knox City, Texas, M.H.A.

Mikala Westbrook, Plano, Texas, M.Ed.

Raven Jones, Port Arthur, Texas, M.S.


Virginia

Ashley Milo, Richmond, Va., M.S.


Wisconsin

Sophia Hoelz, Jackson, Wis., B.A.

Sarah Stohs, Oconomowoc, Wis., M.Ed.


International

Jan Chvojan, Plzen, Czech Republic, MBA

Nikita Kostikov, Rishon LeZion, Israel, MBA


About Concordia University, Nebraska

Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 2,500 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.

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Concordia University, Nebraska conferred degrees to 110 undergraduate and graduate students in December 2019.

Concordia University, Nebraska

Logan Tuttle, 402-643-7266, logan.tuttle@cune.edu

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