Local students earn college degrees from UNL, UNMC

Students from area communities graduate in May

  • Twins Courtney and Cole Oswald (left) and Jameson Herzberg (right), all graduates of Aurora High School, all graduated from the University of Nebraska in May.
    Twins Courtney and Cole Oswald (left) and Jameson Herzberg (right), all graduates of Aurora High School, all graduated from the University of Nebraska in May.

    The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 3,683 degrees during May commencement exercises. The degrees were earned by 3,593 graduates from 57 countries, 46 U.S. states and 250-plus Nebraska communities, including several in Hamilton County. Those students and the degrees earned are listed below in alphabetic order according to hometown.

    Aurora
    Andrew Michael Bell, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with distinction; Raina Lynn Cattau, College of Education and Human Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences with highest distinction; Jameson Luke Herzberg, College of Business, double major in Finance and Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Jeremy Alan Hunter, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with distinction; Cole Oswald, College of Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Jeremy Jay Oswald, College of Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering; Jacob Douglas Penner, College of Business, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Libby Jo Troester, College of Education and Human Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences; Ellen Rose Wanek, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science.

    Giltner
    Camden J. Humphrey, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Bachelor of Science in Mechanized Systems Management.

    Hampton
    Kaleb Marvin Senff, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Bachelor of Science in Agronomy.

    Hordville
    MaKenna Marie Clinch, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts with high distinction.

    Phillips
    Samuel Steven Schroeder, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics; Jaylee Dawn Schuster, College of Education and Human Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences with distinction.
    Pinnacle Bank Arena hosted a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 16 and two ceremonies for those earning bachelor’s degrees May 17. A College of Law ceremony took place May 3 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

    Area UNMC grads
    Diplomas and certificates were also conferred on nearly 1,000 University of Nebraska Medical Center students during ceremonies held May 8 in Lincoln, Norfolk and Kearney and May 10 in Omaha and Scottsbluff.
    Area graduates of the various programs are listed by school:

    UNMC College of Dentistry (Lincoln)
    Emily Erickson of Aurora, Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene.

    College of Nursing Lincoln Division
    Courtney Oswald of Aurora, Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Highest Distinction.

    College of Nursing Norfolk Division
    Noel Eckert of Marquette, Bachelor of Science in Nursing with High Distinction.      

    College of Nursing Omaha
    Maya Phillips of Aurora, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.                    
                 
    College of Allied Health Professions (Kearney)
    Alexa Preissler of Giltner, Doctor of Occupational Therapy with Highest Distinction.

    College of Allied Health Professions (Omaha)
    Aubrianna Hohensee of Giltner, Doctor of Occupational Therapy with Highest Distinction and Lukas Pohlmann of Aurora, Doctor of Physical Therapy with Highest Distinction.