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Concordia University, Nebraska honors graduating seniors for outstanding academic achievements

Seward, NE (08/01/2020) — Concordia University, Nebraska honored graduating seniors who achieved outstanding academic accomplishments during their college career at its annual Academic Honors Reception Aug. 1.

Every year, each academic department may give two or more awards, depending on the size of the department and the number of students in the program. Each department establishes its own criteria for determining award recipients, but the criteria must, at minimum, consider the student's grade-point average, level of service to the department and level of service to Concordia.

"We are pleased and proud to honor these students for their accomplishments and as representatives of an outstanding student body," said Dr. Tim Preuss, Concordia provost. "These students have added significantly to our academic community and have been a blessing both to the faculty with whom they have studied and the students with whom they have learned."


Concordia's College of Arts and Sciences, represented by Professor Don Robson, art department chair, honored the following students:

  • Alison Coomer, Troy, Mo., Biology
  • Colby Duvel, Max, Neb., Chemistry
  • Brooke Gettman, Norfolk, Neb., Studio Art and Graphic Design
  • Olivia Hunt, Big Lake, Minn., Spanish, TESOL and World and Intercultural Studies
  • John Kastner, Henrico, Va., Biblical Languages
  • Kacy Meyer, Jenks, Okla., History
  • Rebekah (Hinrichs) Price, Gladstone, Mo., Communication
  • Jacob Roggow, Cottage Hills, Ill., Music
  • Valery Rostek, Norton, Kan., English
  • Riley Tegtmeier, Davenport, Neb., Physics
  • Jordyne Vanselow, Kansas City, Mo., Studio Art and Art Education
  • Christopher Warneke, Hastings, Neb., Communication and Philosophy
  • Danae Welling, Ashland, Neb., Music Education

Concordia's College of Business, represented by Jonathon Moberly, dean of the college, honored the following students:

  • Annemarie Pico, Mesa, Ariz., Business Administration
  • Taryn Thomas, Overland Park, Kan., Accounting


Concordia's College of Education, Health and Human Services, represented by Dr. Lorinda Sankey, dean of the college, honored the following students:

  • Allana Blakeman, Lincoln, Neb., Middle Level Education
  • Corrianne Cain, Cedarburg, Wis., Elementary Education
  • Colby Duvel, Max, Neb., Criminal Justice
  • Harlie Himmelberg, Lawrence, Neb., Exercise Science
  • Tristen Metzger, Lincoln, Neb., Exercise Science
  • Emmie Noyd, Rising City, Neb., Early Childhood Education
  • Annemarie Pico, Mesa, Ariz., Behavioral Science
  • Abigail Reitz, Milford, Neb., Public Health and Fitness
  • Audrey Rich, Lincoln, Neb., Psychology
  • Kaitlyn Stradtmann, Belvidere, Ill., Secondary Education

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 honored graduating seniors who achieved outstanding academic accomplishments during their college career at its annual Academic Honors Reception Aug. 1.

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