A graduate student receives their hood from Dr. Deb Stuto on the platform at Doane's winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Dr. Deb Stuto places a hood on a student, symbolizing their graduation from Doane's Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction program.

More than 125 students crossed the stage at Doane University’s winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16. The ceremony was held at 1 p.m. inside the university’s Fuhrer Fieldhouse in Crete. Doane President Dr. Roger Hughes, a 1982 graduate of the university, handed 129 degrees to students who walked in the ceremony to the cheers and celebration of their family and peers. Students who complete degrees in August, October or December are given the option of participating in the winter commencement. A total of 157 students completed degrees in October and December. Additionally, 56 students completed degrees in August.

Of October and December graduates, 101 graduated from programs in the university’s College of Education, 26 from the College of Arts & Sciences and 30 from the College of Business.

Kate Bolz, senior director for policy and advocacy at Cedars Youth Services, presented the commencement address, titled “Defining Vocation.” Bolz has previously served as a state senator, as state director for the Nebraska United States Department of Agriculture, as mayoral aide for economic development for the city of Lincoln, as executive director of the Nebraska Association of Service Providers, and in many other leadership and community development positions.

She spoke with students about the importance of mattering and joy in their vocation, and about an experience that helped her find joy and feel mattered in her own work.

“But your challenge today as you walk out those doors, your diploma in hand, is to ignore anything that the world tells you that makes you feel like you don’t matter and doesn’t help you feel valued and add value,” Bolz said in her closing statements. “Because at the end of the day, you can build a career or you can live your entire life in response to your calling. And from the other side of the graduation stage, I can tell you, the second way is the way that matters.”

Bolz’s speech (and the full commencement ceremony) can be viewed on YouTube

 

October and December Graduates

College of Education — Doctor of Education

 

Jason Davis

Doctor of Education

Hastings

NE

Mark Charles Funkey

Doctor of Education

Hastings

NE

Courtney Dawn Porter

Doctor of Education

Osborne

KS

 

College of Education — Graduate Students

 

Durkhany Nawabi Bassia

Education Specialist

Omaha

NE

Chad Aaron Boyes

Education Specialist

Bennington

NE

Miranda Lynn Bright

Education Specialist

Lincoln

NE

Meredith Eileen Buckman

Education Specialist

Omaha

NE

Cedric W. Cooper

Education Specialist

Omaha

NE

Allysa Diehl

Education Specialist

Superior

NE

Bradley Scott Dirksen

Education Specialist

Lincoln

NE

Angie Janel Eberle

Education Specialist

Clarks

NE

Scott D. English

Education Specialist

Kearney

NE

Ann Elizabeth Foster

Education Specialist

Brady

NE

Matthew Joseph Geerts

Education Specialist

Davenport

IA

Tara Rose Gossman

Education Specialist

Johnson

NE

Elijah Frederick Knight

Education Specialist

Lincoln

NE

Brittney Anne Kuhr

Education Specialist

Wahoo

NE

Alyssia Martinez Wilkinson

Education Specialist

Bellevue

NE

Jessica J. Prusha

Education Specialist

Omaha

NE

Zachary Douglas Simon

Education Specialist

Lincoln

NE

Brooke Davis Studt

Education Specialist

Omaha

NE

Jamie L. Thavenet

Education Specialist

Lincoln

NE

Ernest William Valentine

Education Specialist

David City

NE

Adam John Aschenbrenner

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Malcolm

NE

Reed Baillie

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Kelly Brauch

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Tyne Brouillette

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Jensyn Dene' Burchett

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Bryan D. Carver

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Jessica Judith Chrastil

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Crete

NE

Jason J. Codr

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Michael David Coffey

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Crete

NE

David Wayne Crabtree

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Hannah Louise DelaBarre

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Faith Elizabeth Deunk

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Hastings

NE

Cassa J. Easter

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

York

NE

Nolan Field

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Papillion

NE

Kimberly Fiorelli

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Bellevue

NE

Jessica Foote

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Michelle Elizabeth Gall

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Scribner

NE

MyKinze Rachel Hahn

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Taylor Katharine Hank

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Kristie Ann Hartman

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Milwaukee

WI

Brianna Heideman

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Abigail Lynn Heller

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Kearney

NE

Claire Elizabeth Holling

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Crete

NE

Gannen Kaylor Ingalls

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Shelby

NE

Tylyn Layton

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Morgan A Lenigan

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Brooke Kaye Lingren Vote

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Ogden

IA

Jessica Lucero Lopez Franco

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Crete

NE

Michael T. Lucas

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Waverly

NE

Marissa Kay Maughan

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Sheila Mays

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Hailey Marie McGruder

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Kelsey Elisabeth Mecone

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Papillion

NE

Kari Nicole Meister

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Gretna

NE

Gabrielle Lynn Menghini

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

North Platte

NE

Marissa Ann Morrison

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Elkhorn

NE

Ryan James Nanny

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Hillsboro

TX

Kendra Leigh Nelson

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Madisyn Jo Warrelmann Ott

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Taylor Perry

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Lindsey Pinkerton

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Sara Alicia Prince

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Maclain Randazzo

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Pamela June Riley

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Taylor Schilling

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Chelsey Schuessler

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Maxwell Lee Sealer

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Britany Lynn Shaw

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Ceresco

NE

Madeline Shomos

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Tisha Marie Simpson

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Bellevue

NE

Bailey  Sloup

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Columbus

NE

Marisa Leigh Springman

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Brooklyn Nicole Stara

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Kalli-Ann Namie Takafuji

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Honolulu

HI

Mary Ellin Wilhelm

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Bridgette Marie Willey

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Elizabeth A. Bohrer

Master of Education in School Counseling

Springfield

NE

Taylre Marie Estrada

Master of Education in School Counseling

Omaha

NE

Samantha Mykal Fitzgerald

Master of Education in School Counseling

Cedar Bluffs

NE

Emma Virginia George

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Natalie Ruth Husmann

Master of Education in School Counseling

Chapman

NE

Ronica Richelle Lien

Master of Education in School Counseling

Omaha

NE

Mikayla Rae Nelson

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Emily Ann Rakowsky

Master of Education in School Counseling

Omaha

NE

Jennifer L. Redden

Master of Education in School Counseling

DeSoto

KS

Ashlee Slade

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Heather Ann Stahr

Master of Education in School Counseling

Waco

NE

Jaidin Jean Stonacek

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Kelsey Jo Vnoucek

Master of Education in School Counseling

Geneva

NE

Siobhan P. Allen

Master of Arts in Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Martha G. Balderas

Master of Arts in Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Steven Jon Fankhauser

Master of Arts in Counseling

Kearney

NE

Veronica Santillan

Master of Arts in Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Kayla Marie Wilson

Master of Arts in Counseling

Ozark

MO

 

College of Business — Graduate Students

 

Nicholas Armentrout

Master of Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Tara Culver

Master of Business Administration

Waverly

NE

Douglas Eicher

Master of Business Administration

Elkhorn

NE

Eman M. Elshaikh

Master of Business Administration

San Diego

CA

Michael Eugene James

Master of Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Jessica Lynn Jasnoch

Master of Business Administration

Grand Island

NE

MyRranda Marie Kendle

Master of Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Kendra Kinney

Master of Business Administration

Ankeny

IA

Nicholis Markham

Master of Business Administration

Omaha

NE

Augustine Francis Milanzi

Master of Business Administration

Blantyre

Malawi

Luis Kedir Moreno Moya

Master of Business Administration

Hialeah

FL

John J. Mueggenberg

Master of Business Administration

Omaha

NE

Rennes A. Nassrat

Master of Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Jodie Lynn Persson

Master of Business Administration

West Point

NE

Jonathan D. Rehor

Master of Business Administration

Rapid City

SD

Stacy Daniel Ritchie

Master of Business Administration

Grand Island

NE

Peter V. Rossow

Master of Business Administration

North Tonawanda

NY

Henrique Dielle Sakoda

Master of Business Administration

Sao Paulo

Brazil

Amanda Thunker

Master of Business Administration

Hastings

NE

Stephanie Marie Bailey

Master of Arts in Leadership

Elkhorn

NE

William P. Barrett

Master of Arts in Leadership

Lincoln

NE

Debra Ann Buehler

Master of Arts in Leadership

Sterling

NE

Camila L. Da Silva Leite

Master of Arts in Leadership

Sao Paulo

Brazil

Kelly Holsteen-Chapman

Master of Arts in Leadership

Lincoln

NE

Nina Catherine Theiler

Master of Arts in Leadership

Omaha

NE

 

Undergraduates 

 

Justin Wayne Anderson

Bachelor of Arts

Organizational Communication and Liberal Arts Studies

Lincoln

NE

Hannah Kaylee Baesler

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Thornton

CO

Samuel Eli Banzhaf

Bachelor of Arts

History and Political Science

Overton

NE

Donat Beke

Bachelor of Science

Engineering

Algyo

Hungary

Paul Lynn Blomstedt

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Ralston

NE

Nicholas Scott Borges

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

North Platte

NE

Ethan Coleman

Bachelor of Science

Engineering

Benson

AZ

Grace Ann Damme

Bachelor of Science

Exercise Science

Talmage

NE

Abbigail Marie Egenberger

Bachelor of Arts

Elementary Education

Gretna

NE

Tursaikhan Enkhbold

Bachelor of Science

Information Systems

Arlington

VA

Alexus Victoria Folmer

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Shanyn Lucille Gappa

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology

Ashton

NE

Jayboc Pineal Garcia

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

Yakima

WA

William Grixby

Bachelor of Science

Engineering

Omaha

NE

Thomas Dale Heavey

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

Overland Park

KS

Luke Thomas Henriksen

Bachelor of Science

Liberal Arts Studies

Omaha

NE

Savannah Maria-Luz Householder

Bachelor of Arts

Media Communication

Bellevue

NE

Cristen Ja’dawn Jackson

Bachelor of Science

Health Sciences

Monticello

GA

Victoria Kennen

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Queens

NY

Brehan Michael Lambert

Bachelor of Arts

Media Communication

Lincoln

NE

Olivia Marie McBeth

Bachelor of Arts

Music

Lincoln

NE

Jamie McGuire

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Gretna

NE

Dylan Walker McNeil

Bachelor of Arts

Special Education

Lincoln

NE

Amy Mews

Bachelor of Science

information Systems & Technology

Inwood

IA

Braden Jeffrey Olson

Bachelor of Science

Engineering and Economics

Omaha

NE

Daniel Ortiz Adame

Bachelor of Arts

Physical Education and Health Education

Crete

NE

Andrew Paquette

Bachelor of Arts

Physical Education and Health Education

Beatrice

NE

Luke Theodore Partridge

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

Wahoo

NE

Alaynna Kristeen Pedersen

Bachelor of Science

Computing

Kearney

NE

Gehrig Antonino Perez

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Hollywood

FL

Samuel Ramirez De La Torre

Bachelor of Arts

History

Guadalajara

Mexico

Payton Catherine Schelin

Bachelor of Science

Science

Bonney Lake

WA

K. K. Snoke

Bachelor of Arts

Liberal Arts Studies

Elmwood

NE

Nyamoch Biel Tap

Bachelor of Arts

Human Relations

Gambella

Ethiopia

Jacob Neil Williams

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

Kansas City

MO

 

August Graduates

College of Education — Doctor of Education

 

Nichlas Hans Dressel

Doctor of Education

Chadron

NE

Kristal D Flaming

Doctor of Education

Newton 

KS

Garrett Dean Hall

Doctor of Education

Lincoln

NE

 

College of Education — Graduate Students

 

Hannah Jean Brust

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Ithaca

NE

Cecilia Marie Burda

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Courtney Cloyed

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Kayla Jean Daniel

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Cherokee

IA

Jacinda Kay Davis

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Plattsmouth

NE

Jenifer Morgan Dillon

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Aurora

NE

Madison Ashton Dodd

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Jordan Kaye Graviette

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Hastings

NE

Kristina Darlene Marie Riche

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Pleasant Dale

NE

Mallory Lantzer

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Alyssa Ann McClellen

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Taylor Lee McMurray

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Adams

NE

Tristan Riley Mitchell

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Hickman

NE

Haydyn Emily O'Toole

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Wilber

NE

Zoe Cecelia Peterson

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Anna Phelps

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Emily Karleen Reimer

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Alexa Lauren Rohde

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Central City

NE

Alyssa Jade Rood

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Meadow Grove

NE

Sarah Elise Samson

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Fremont

NE

Calvin Joseph Schlautman

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Erika Nicole Schroeder

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Bellevue

NE

Hannah Marie Schwieger

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Red Oak

TX

Jillian Nicole Stark

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Lincoln

NE

Larissa Ailene Horvath

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Bennington

NE

Erin Stover

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Elkhorn

NE

Jayden Stull

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Hickman

NE

Alexa Thielen

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Bryce Trout

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Omaha

NE

Rebbeca Wilson

Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

Council Bluffs

IA

Ellie Blume

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Briana Starr Bridgeford

Master of Education in School Counseling

Omaha

NE

Shauna Renae Reeves

Master of Education in School Counseling

Omaha

NE

Shaima Hassan Shakir

Master of Education in School Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Paola A Carrillo-Lazalde

Master of Arts in Counseling

Grand Island

NE

Ashley Romero

Master of Arts in Counseling

Bellevue

NE

Shelby Ingersoll

Master of Arts in Counseling

Lincoln

NE

Danette R Novotny

Master of Arts in Counseling

Lincoln

NE

 

College of Business — Graduate Students

 

Kelsey Lynn Bernhardt

Master of Business Administration

Thornton

CO

Asmir Cavalic

Master of Business Administration

Lincoln

NE

Ahmed Fahmy Attia Ibrahim Ghobashy

Master of Business Administration

Abu Dhabi

Egypt

Reynaldo Axel Villafuerte Ruiz

Master of Business Administration

Crete

NE

Whitney Lee-Schwandt Fritzinger

Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology

Lincoln

NE

 

Undergraduates 

 

Aussie Curtis Lennox Barker

Bachelor of Arts

Agribusiness

Chesapeake

VA

Maria Isabel Benitez

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology

Panama City

Panama

Rachel Lynn Buehler

Bachelor of Arts

Agribusiness

Sterling

NE

Jared D. Henke

Bachelor of Arts

Business Administration

Columbus

NE

Kylie Ann Krivohlavek

Bachelor of Arts

Human Relations

Seward

NE

Alexander Lubrano

Bachelor of Science

Information Systems and Technology

Grand Island

NE

Maci Bree Lyman

Bachelor of Science

Health Sciences

Omaha

NE

Jason James O'Flaherty

Bachelor of Science

Information Systems

Lincoln

NE

Halie Rohe

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology

Malcolm

NE

Luke Jacob Urbonavicius

Bachelor of Arts

Strategic Communication

Kaunas

Lithuania