Bachelors Awards Conferred in May Ceremony

Peru, Nebraska – Peru State College and its President, Dr. Michael Evans, granted degrees to 192 undergraduates on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in the Al Wheeler Activity Center on the campus of the College. More than 2,500 people attended the ceremony in the Al Wheeler Activity Center which was followed by a reception on the campus quad.

The lists below notes who graduated in December 2021, as well as those who completed their coursework in May 2022. In addition, the honors received by the graduates is noted. Only majors are identified – no minors and/or endorsements are included.

Peru State granted degrees to students from 22 states, one territory, and five nations.

NOTE: The degree code is: BAS – Bachelor of Applied Science, BA – Bachelor of Arts, and BS – Bachelor of Science. The honors column code is: HPG – Honors Program Graduate, SCL – Summa Cum Laude (3.9 to 4.0 grade point average), MCL – (3.75 to 3.89 GPA), and CL – (3.50 to 3.74 GPA).

The following are the graduates who completed their requirements in December 2021.

Name	Degree	Major(s)	Honors	City	State
Nathan Carl Bornemeier	BAS	Business Administration - Management	SCL	Beatrice	NE
Clinton John Bruna	BAS	Business Administration - Management	MCL	Cortland	NE
Tracy Lynn Hasenjager	BAS	Business Administration - Management	MCL	Omaha	NE
Arthur Oliver	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Nottingham	GBR
Ethan Skarmas	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Palm Desert	CA
Leya Smith	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Brownville	NE
Jade Elizabeth Alexander	BS	Business Administration - Management & Computer & Management Information Systems		Eagle	NE
Dylan Neal Andersen	BS	Computer & Management Information Systems		Thedford	NE
Zachery Paul Arbogast	BS	Business Administration - Marketing	CL	El Paso	IL
Trey Foxx Athen	BS	Business Administration - Management		Hamburg	IA
Christine Ann Barcelo	BS	Psychology		Rancho Mission Viejo	CA
Kaitlyn Nicole Barnes	BS	Psychology		Omaha	NE
Shanna l. Beard	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	SCL	Hastings	NE
Carly Jo Bennett	BS	Business Administration - Marketing		Malad City	ID
Grady Matthew Brown	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration		Shelton	WA
Leah Katherine Brown	BS	Language Arts	MCL	Omaha	NE
Rachael L. Carpenter	BS	Psychology		Kearney	NE
Adam Parker Cendejas	BS	Kinesiology		Auburn	NE
Joseph Phillip Cervantes	BS	Business Administration - Public Administration	MCL	Wilmington	CA
Jordyn Alanna Church	BS	Psychology	CL	Johnstown	CO
Russell Glen Coffey	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration	SCL	York	NE
Kimberly Ann Colvert	BS	Business Administration - Accounting		Murray	NE
Cassandra Marie Davis	BS	Business Administration - Marketing	MCL	Colorado Springs	CO
Jessica Lynn Determan	BS	Psychology		Palmer	TX
Joseph A. Dominguez	BS	Kinesiology		Von Ormy	TX
Jeffrey Richard Doose	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	SCL	Lincoln	NE
Jaddy Fernandes Duarte	BS	Business Administration - Marketing	SCL	Charlotte	NC
Taylor Ann Finke	BS	Language Arts Teaching	SCL	Omaha	NE
Weseley Allan Hansen	BS	Wildlife Ecology		Nebraska City	NE
Jasmine Harden-Bethea	BS	Business Administration - Marketing		North Las Vegas	NV
Koner Joe Hogue	BS	Health and Physical Education K-12		Falls City	NE
Akirah S. Houser	BS	Psychology	SCL	Austin	TX
Joslynn Rose Hudson	BS	Elementary Education	CL	Nebraska City	NE
Lexi Christine Jasa	BS	Social Science Teaching	MCL	Steinauer	NE
Kate Marie Lierz	BS	Wildlife Ecology	SCL	Holton	KS
Kylie Jo Markey	BS	Business Administration - Marketing	CL	Omaha	NE
Abby Rose Mathewson	BS	Psychology	MCL	Summerfield	KS
Ashley Sue Mergenthal	BS	Psychology		Lincoln	NE
Jennifer Lyn Blackwell Micek	BS	Psychology	SCL	Hodge	LA
Amber Lee Moore	BS	Psychology		Merced	CA
Abbegail Kaylynn Myers	BS	Early Childhood Education PK-3 & Elementary Education		Omaha	NE
Matthew Dean Niemann	BS	Biological Science		Auburn	NE
Raymond Nyamasekpor	BS	Business Administration - Management		Union City	GA
Savanna Marie Osthoff	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration	SCL	Wichita	KS
KiJana DaJon Owens	BS	Kinesiology		North Platte	NE
Abigail Lyn Packett	BS	Business Administration - Management	SCL	Lincoln	NE
Tanner James-Eric Pinyan	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	CL	Lincoln	NE
Melissa L. Reuter	BS	Psychology	CL	Beatrice	NE
Alexandra Lynn Rockwell	BS	Business Administration - Management		Plattsmouth	NE
Maria Camila Ruiz	BS	Business Administration - Accounting & Mathematics	CL	Bogota	COL
April Melissa Saathoff	BS	Psychology	SCL	Beatrice	NE
Adrian Ascension Sauceda	BS	Kinesiology		Lathrop	CA
Hillary Amber Schneekloth	BS	Psychology	MCL	Fremont	NE
Dayna Anne Schultz	BS	K-6 Special Education	MCL	Beatrice	NE
Thomas Jason Settje	BS	Business Administration - Management	MCL	Lincoln	NE
Dawson Marie Sharman	BS	Business Administration - Management	MCL	Sidney	NE
Rachel Delaney Sherlock	BS	Psychology	CL	Valdosta	GA
Cheyenne Jeffries Smith	BS	Art Teaching	CL	Bennington	NE
Jodi Kingsolver Stephen	BS	Psychology	SCL	Glenwood	IA
Jacob Christopher Stock	BS	Elementary Education		Lincoln	NE
Brandon David Sullivan	BS	Health and Physical Education K-12	CL	Allen	NE
Breanna Monae Tarvin	BS	Psychology		Apple Valley	CA
Jalen James Tate	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration		Omaha	NE
Sierra Jean Thomas	BS	Business Administration - Management		Peru	NE
KayeLynn Marie Tyson	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	CL	Nebraska City	NE
Sara Marie Vance	BS	K-12 Special Education	CL	Omaha	NE
Dylan Connor Webb	BS	Biological Science		Giltner	NE
Isaiah Timothy Wilson	BS	Psychology		Gering	NE
Samantha Lee Wilson	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	MCL	Holton	KS
Marissa Lynn Wingert	BS	Graphic Design		Panama	IA
Hailey Lynn Winters	BS	Elementary Education	CL	Falls City	NE
Sydney Lyn Yost	BS	Early Childhood Education Inclusive B-3		Papillion	NE

The following are May 2022 graduates:

Name	Degree	Major(s)	Honors	City	State
Corey Eugene Ballue	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Beatrice	NE
Roger Becker	BAS	Business Administration - Management	CL	Lincoln	NE
Sara Abigail Bessey	BAS	Business Administration - Management	CL	Weeping Water	NE
Jessica Jean Crunk	BAS	Business Administration - Management	SCL	Nebraska City	NE
Lauren Terese Halvorsen	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Lincoln	NE
Rebekah M. Mayer	BAS	Business Administration - Management		Ashland	NE
Shelby Ann Bartlett	BA	Liberal Arts	HPG & MCL	Crete	NE
Valerie Emerick	BA	English	MCL	Peru	NE
Gretchen Maybelle Tharp	BA	Liberal Arts		Rock Port	MO
Amanda Claire Anderson	BS	Early Childhood Education PK-3 & Elementary Education	SCL	Nebraska City	NE
Ishrat Azeem	BS	Psychology	MCL	Middletown	DE
Jonas Edward Bailey	BS	Kinesiology		Kansas City	MO
Angie Nichole Bailly	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	SCL	Casper	WY
Jaxson B. Balm	BS	Elementary Education & K-6 Special Education	MCL	Auburn	NE
Katarina Marie Bennett	BS	Elementary Education	SCL	Tarkio	MO
Kinsey G. Boller	BS	Business Administration - Marketing		Horton	KS
Miranda JaeLynn Branek	BS	Business Administration - Accounting/CPA & Business Administration - Marketing	SCL	Pawnee City	NE
Alyssa Leigh Brink	BS	Educational Studies	CL	Oakland	IA
Gustavo Brochetto	BS	Biochemical Science	CL	Sao Marcos	BRA
Sarah Jane Brown	BS	Psychology	CL	Seward	NE
Kelsey Dee Brundage	BS	Music K-12 Vocal/Instrumental	CL	Juniata	NE
Devyn Michelle Butorac	BS	Kinesiology	CL	Westville	FL
Brandi Cahill	BS	Psychology	SCL	Independence	KY
Alexander Chmelka	BS	Criminal Justice - Counseling		Lincoln	NE
Dana Christensen	BS	Elementary Education	CL	Lincoln	NE
Nathan Scott Christensen	BS	Business Administration - Accounting/CPA	SCL	Hickman	NE
Mercedes Dominique Clark	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration	MCL	Laramie	WY
Mason Lee Clobes	BS	Biochemical Science	HPG & CL	Seward	NE
Wendi Halli Coker Callenius	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	SCL	Scottsbluff	NE
RyAnn Cooper-Barton	BS	Business Administration - Marketing		Omaha	NE
Kenaan Isiah Cormier	BS	Kinesiology		Stockton	CA
Beau Michael Craig	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	SCL	Weeping Water	NE
Savanna Nicole Davis	BS	Business Administration - Management		Anchorage	AK
Bailey Makay Deal	BS	Criminal Justice - Counseling	CL	Timnath	CO
Katlynn June Dewey	BS	Criminal Justice - Counseling & Psychology	MCL	Swanton	NE
Shelby Jotana Donahoo	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	CL	Falls City	NE
Carter James Drake	BS	Elementary Education	MCL	Humboldt	NE
Hannah Joy Drent	BS	Middle Level Education	SCL	Beatrice	NE
Hillary J. Edwards	BS	Biological Science		Peru	NE
Madison Faye Elliott	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	MCL	Imperial	NE
Lily Oriana Ellis	BS	Art - Fine Arts & Graphic Design	CL	Auburn	NE
Ronald Lee Farr	BS	Psychology	SCL	Bellevue	NE
Blake Douglas Feeken	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	CL	Crete	NE
Sylvia Richelle Jewel Foust	BS	Art - Fine Arts	MCL	Auburn	NE
Edward L. Fritz	BS	Health and Physical Education K-12		Verdon	NE
Daniel Mark Gardiner	BS	Psychology	MCL	Waukee	IA
Taylor Anne Gerdes	BS	Business Administration - Management	CL	Talmage	NE
Susan Kimberly Giroux	BS	Computer & Management Information Systems		Concord	CA
Ann Marie Goldsborough	BS	Criminal Justice - Counseling	SCL	Omaha	NE
Hannah Grace Grell	BS	Criminal Justice - Counseling & Psychology		Omaha	NE
Parker Donly Gutschow	BS	Biochemical Science	HPG	Elkhorn	NE
Ryan Joseph Hardman	BS	Wildlife Ecology		Valley	NE
Mary Elizabeth Buchinski Harris	BS	Psychology	SCL	Lincoln	NE
Matthew Randall Hawkins	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	MCL	Tekamah	NE
Whitney Hawley	BS	Psychology	MCL	Omaha	NE
Karlee Ann Haynes	BS	Business Administration - Management		Auburn	NE
Tristan Bryan Henagan	BS	English	SCL	Rock Port	MO
Alison Mamie Raye Herrmann	BS	Art - Fine Arts		Sabetha	KS
Cade Michael Heywood	BS	Biochemical Science	CL	Peru	NE
Jessenia Hincapie	BS	Biological Science		Nebraska City	NE
Jouelles Gabriel Hinkert	BS	Computer & Management Information Systems		Willemstad, Curacao	ANT
Madysyn J. Holloway	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	SCL	Laurel	NE
Addison LeeAnn Huning	BS	Elementary Education	CL	Lincoln	NE
Khaleda Mohiuddin Islam	BS	Psychology	CL	Eden Prairie	MN
Panashe Nigel Jacha	BS	Psychology	CL	Lincoln	NE
Devyn Jule Jeffries	BS	Early Childhood Education Inclusive B-3	SCL	Bellevue	NE
Karina Johana Johnson	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	CL	Johnson	NE
Tiffany Suzan Johnson	BS	Mathematics & Mathematics Teaching	CL	Tabor	IA
Bobbie Lynn Jones	BS	Business Administration - Management	MCL	Auburn	NE
Shea Alicea Kinnison	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	MCL	Nebraska City	NE
Kaitlyn Lucille Kivett	BS	Psychology	MCL	Hershey	NE
Sherri Lynn Koehler	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	CL	Herman	NE
Morgan Estelle Kroll	BS	Music K-12 Vocal/Instrumental	MCL	Peru	NE
Caitlyn Brea Kuhlmann	BS	Psychology		Bellevue	NE
Alaina Jenene Lacy	BS	Psychology		Lincoln	NE
Kelsi Nicole Leininger	BS	Business Administration - Public Administration & Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	HPG & SCL	Shenandoah	IA
Henry Andrew Lickteig	BS	Kinesiology	CL	Auburn	NE
Michael Matthew Lombardi	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration	CL	Peru	NE
Sofia Grace Lunbery-Fox	BS	Biology Teaching		Alliance	NE
Tiffany R. Majeski	BS	Criminal Justice - Administration	SCL	Omaha	NE
Kaitlyn Rose McNeil	BS	Psychology	HPG & SCL	Sterling	NE
Reiner Bagdolio Mendez Yepez	BS	Kinesiology	CL	Barquisimeto	VEN
Emily Sue Meyer	BS	Psychology		Morrill	KS
Samantha Kay Miles	BS	Business Administration - Accounting	CL	Mound City	MO
Jared Timothy Mueller	BS	History & Social Science		Auburn	NE
Emily Ann Oestmann	BS	Graphic Design	MCL	Johnson	NE
Blake Patrick Parker	BS	Computer & Management Information Systems	SCL	Peru	NE
Cydney Marie Parsons	BS	Elementary Education	CL	Ashland	NE
Lydia Jane Paulson	BS	Business Administration - Management & Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management	MCL	Sterling	NE
Blake D. Petersen	BS	Kinesiology	MCL	Columbus	NE
Benjiman Pettiford	BS	Music K-12 Vocal/Instrumental		Omaha	NE
Rylee Erin Pieper	BS	Biochemical Science	SCL	Western	NE
Jacy Elaine Pollard	BS	Early Childhood Education PK-3 & Elementary Education		Syracuse	NE
Travis Jordan Ranger	BS	Business Administration - Human Resources and Risk Management		Lincoln	NE
Travis Jeffrey Reed	BS	Social Science Teaching		Hickman	NE
Kayla Marie Renken	BS	Educational Studies	SCL	Nebraska City	NE
Kelsie Grace Robinson	BS	Kinesiology	CL	Prosser	NE
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Ocasio	BS	Business Administration - Accounting		Bayamon	PR
Rebecca Kay Ross	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies		Lincoln	NE
Nicole Cepeda Ruiz	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	SCL	Shenandoah	IA
Michelle Dawn Sachtjen	BS	Business Administration - Accounting/CPA	SCL	North Platte	NE
Kensila Christine Saner	BS	Elementary Education	MCL	Shenandoah	IA
Tobias Schantz	BS	Business Administration - Accounting/CPA	SCL	Sioux Falls	SD
Jolie Marcella Scott	BS	History	HPG & MCL	Jansen	NE
Patrick James Sholund	BS	Kinesiology		Manteca	CA
Zachary M. Steele	BS	Social Science		Auburn	NE
Sierra Lynn Stofle	BS	Psychology		Concord	CA
Trey Lee Stutheit	BS	Elementary Education & Health and Physical Education K-12		Johnson	NE
Henry Tanksley	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies		Lincoln	NE
Aliyah Michal Telpner	BS	English	SCL	La Vista	NE
Ashlyn Marie Teten	BS	Business Administration - Accounting/CPA	MCL	Auburn	NE
Nyemuoch C. Tot	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	MCL	Papillion	NE
Arianna Rae Waschkowski	BS	Elementary Education	MCL	Bellevue	NE
Brealynn Elizabeth Wattier	BS	English	HPG & SCL	Raymond	NE
Olivia Rose Welch	BS	K-12 Special Education	SCL	Wilber	NE
Kaleb J. Williams	BS	Elementary Education	SCL	Sterling	NE
Austin Nicholas Woodard	BS	Biochemical Science		Union	NE
Bryanna Grace Woodard	BS	Wildlife Ecology	HPG & SCL	Homer	NE
Layla Corinne Worthington	BS	Criminal Justice - Legal Studies	CL	Holladay	UT
Noah Matthew Wynn	BS	Business Administration - Accounting & Computer & Management Information Systems	SCL	Auburn	NE

Representatives of the Peru State College Foundation – Jeff Greenwald, Chair, and Al Urwin, Secretary – presented each graduate who walked with a welcoming gift to the National Alumni Association.

Peru State College is nestled in the hills of historic southeast Nebraska on the Missouri River. The College offers a mix of innovative online and traditional undergraduate and graduate programs. Nebraska’s first college, established in 1867 as a teacher training school with one building and 60 students, has transformed over the past century and a half into a state-of-the-art institution offering diverse, multifaceted education programs to around 2,000 students.

The College offers 57 options/majors ranging from accounting to wildlife ecology. In addition, there are 27 minors or certificates with options of 2-D Art to Theatre.

Peru State College has long been a wellspring of leadership, an invaluable resource for communities and businesses, and a source of accomplished graduates known for their excellent education and professional competence. While the College serves students around the globe, Peru State retains a special commitment to serve the residents and needs of the southeast Nebraska community through education, research, and public service programs.

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Bachelors Awards Conferred in May Ceremony

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